Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe

Chairman: Mitch Zuklie

Number of lawyers worldwide: 1,100+

Firm Overview: 

Orrick is a global law firm focused on serving the Technology & Innovation, Energy & Infrastructure, Finance and Life Sciences & HealthTech sectors. Founded more than 150 years ago in San Francisco, Orrick today has offices in 25+ markets worldwide. Focused on delivering innovative solutions that integrate transactional, litigation and regulatory excellence, the firm is named by Financial Times among the top 10 most innovative law firms globally of the past 20 years.

Main Areas of Practice:  

Technology & Innovation: 

Orrick acts for tech companies across all stages in the lifecycle, helping them compete globally and thrive in a fast-paced and dynamic landscape. Cients include nearly 5,000+ venture-backed companies – including 100+ unicorns, 13 of the 25 largest public tech companies, and the most active PE/VC funds and underwriters in the tech ecosystem. Orrick advises clients on virtually every transaction type – from formation through going public – and helps them achieve critical litigation and regulatory outcomes. Orrick lawyers also partner with clients on setting their strategic agendas, shaping key employment strategies, managing cyber risk, lobbying for innovation-friendly public policy and establishing effective ESG oversight.

Energy & Infrastructure: 

Orrick offers a comprehensive global energy & infrastructure platform to help clients innovate across the full spectrum of energy assets: renewables, power, oil & gas and infrastructure. Clients turn to the firm for innovative projects in energy transition and energy technology, along with the development of some of the most impactful infrastructure modernization projects across the planet. Orrick is a pioneer in the infrastructure and P3 markets globally, working hand-in-hand with governmental agencies to realize their transformational and sustainable energy, infrastructure and mobility roadmaps. The firm also delivers strong results across litigation, arbitration, regulatory and proactive compliance engagements.

Finance:  

Orrick has a long and rich history of serving the finance sector – including acting for global banks, funds and leading financial institutions at the forefront of innovation in the private and public sectors, from creating new financial products to resolving high-stakes litigation, enforcement and compliance matters. Harnessing the talents of the firm’s diverse finance, restructuring, securitization, real estate, M&A, capital markets and tax lawyers, Orrick partners with clients to develop strategies for bespoke challenges and opportunities in today's fast-paced financial markets. The firm combines market knowledge with a deep bench of leading trial, appellate, regulatory and compliance lawyers to help financial institutions navigate complex litigation and enforcement matters.

Life Sciences & Healthtech:

Orrick helps life sciences, biopharma, healthtech, medical device, digital health and healthcare innovation providers protect their innovations, scale and invest. Clients include 12 of the 20 largest biopharma companies by market cap in the U.S. and 750+ venture-backed companies across biotech and pharma, digital health, research and laboratories, medical devices, and healthtech and diagnostics. Orrick provides holistic advice on venture and strategic financings, IP and regulatory considerations, and brings the technical knowledge to understand life sciences clients’ inventions and how to explain them to juries and judges.