Adam Rizzo > Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe (UK) LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe (UK) LLP
107 CHEAPSIDE
LONDON
EC2V 6DN
England
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Work Department

Complex Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Position

Partner

Career

Adam Rizzo is a Partner in the Complex Litigation & Dispute Resolution group. He focuses on internal and regulatory investigations, and commercial disputes.

Adam has significant experience of conducting internal investigations and handling contentious regulatory matters, often for professional services firms. He has experience of representing clients in regulatory investigations and proceedings brought by the Public Companies Accounting Oversight Board, the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Department of Justice in the US as well as the UK’s Financial Reporting Council, Financial Conduct Authority and Serious Fraud Office. Adam has also acted for clients on ad hoc Governmental inquiries. As part of his wider commercial disputes practice, Adam acts on disputes involving professional services firms, financial instructions and other companies.

Languages

English

Education

BPP Law School, Legal Practice Course, 2007
U
niversity of Warwick, LL.B., Bachelor of Laws, 2006

Lawyer Rankings

London > Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe (UK) LLPhas the resources to conduct heavy litigation effectively‘. The London disputes group routinely acts in high-stakes matters involving the finance, technology and innovation, and energy and infrastructure sectors. London practice leader Simon Willis is a commercial disputes specialist, who is ‘exceptionally good at managing cases and advising on strategy‘; and Mark Beeley predominantly focuses on international arbitration, yet also maintains a significant cross-border disputes practice in the English courts. The next line of key practitioners includes commercial litigation partners Amanda VossAdam Rizzo and recently-promoted Sarah Stockley, as well as experienced senior associate  Marcus Holmstroem.