ArticleFuture Of UK Tech Sector Post-BrexitOrrick's London office joined the Coalition for a Digital Economy (COADEC) in launching a new report on the effects of a projected skills shortfall on the UK technology industry...United KingdomStrategyOrrick
VideoCorporate Venture Capital In Today's Tech Ecosystem (Video)Corporate venture capital (CVC) is a valuable tool both for companies looking to pursue innovation strategies and for founders growing startups. United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawOrrick
ArticleOrrick Lawyers Author Article On Recent SCOTUS OpinionIn a unanimous opinion, the U.S. Supreme Court invalidated a Maryland program designed to incentivize construction of a new natural gas plant. United StatesEnergy and Natural ResourcesOrrick
ArticleCommission Publishes Proposals For A Regulation On MMFsOn September 4, a proposed Regulation on money market funds was published by the Commission, accompanied by a press release, impact assessment, FAQs and various other documents. United StatesFinance and BankingOrrick
ArticlePhoenix Light Sues Five RMBS Trustees Over $2.4 Billion In RMBSOn December 23 and 24, Phoenix Light SF Limited and other RMBS certificateholders filed suit against HSBC, Wells Fargo, Deutsche Bank, Bank of New York Mellon, U.S. Bank, and Bank of America...United StatesFinance and BankingOrrick
ArticleGeneral Liability Coverage For A Data Breach? Just Might Be…NY Appellate Court To DecideAs previously discussed, the question of whether Commercial General Liability coverage applies to cyber-attacks or data breaches is a hot point of contention between policyholders and insurers.United StatesInsuranceOrrick
ArticleThe World In US Courts: Orrick's Quarterly Review Of Decisions Applying US Law To Global Business And Cross-Border ActivitiesWe are pleased to announce our schedule of webinars to take place in September to review the state of the law summarized in our World in US Courts publication.United StatesIntellectual PropertyOrrick
ArticleOrrick Team Urges U.S. Supreme Court To Find Federal Mug Shots Subject To FOIAAn Orrick team filed a petition for a writ of certiorari in the U.S. Supreme Court today asking the Court to decide whether booking photos of indicted federal defendants must be disclosed to the media...United StatesLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationOrrick
Article2019 Corporate Governance Public Reports For Tech And Energy CompaniesClick on links to access newly updated 2019 reports on corporate governance profiles for public companies in the technology sector and, separately, the energy sector.United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawOrrick
ArticleOrrick Lawyer Co-Authors Article Addressing Unique Confirmation Issues In Nonprofit CasesOrrick's Evan Hollander co-authored an article for The Norton Annual Survey of Bankruptcy Law (2016 Edition) addressing unique confirmation issues faced by nonprofit debtors in Chapter 11.United StatesFinance and BankingOrrick
ArticleSeptember RecapIn September 2014, we started to see ND Cal judges applying the Supreme Court’s Alice Corp. decision to invalidate software patents under section 101. United StatesIntellectual PropertyOrrick
ArticleOrrick Technology IPO Insights Newsletter Q4 2014Welcome to the Q4 2014 issue of Orrick Technology IPO Insights, a quarterly publication highlighting trends in U.S. information technology company IPOs. United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawOrrick
ArticleESMA Publishes Advice On Equivalence Of Regulatory RegimesOn October 2, ESMA published its second round of advice on the equivalence of regulatory regimes under EMIR to the European Commission.United StatesFinance and BankingOrrick
ArticleMay RecapIn May, we saw examples of how ND Cal judges apply the stricter pleading requirements of "Twombly/Iqbal" both to causes of action and to affirmative defenses.United StatesIntellectual PropertyOrrick
ArticleOrrick Lawyers Provide Process Management Tips In Case Strategy And Cost ManagementOrrick's Wendy Butler Curtis and Kate Orr have published an article in Corporate Counsel entitled "How to Leverage Task-Based Legal Work to Improve Value, Efficiency and Outcomes."United StatesLaw Department PerformanceOrrick
ArticleOrrick Submits Comments To Civil Rules Advisory Committee Regarding The Proposed Amendments To The Federal Rules Of Civil ProcedureOn February 12, Orrick submitted written comments regarding proposed amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure intended to facilitate more meaningful discovery efforts and to reduce cost and delay in litigation. United StatesLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationOrrick
ArticleThe World In US Courts - Winter 2016This issue contains our summaries of 25 new US federal court decisions, in areas of the law including the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, Arbitration, Securities Law, White Collar Criminal Law, and Personal Jurisdiction. United StatesLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationOrrick
ArticleFederal Court Grants In Part UBS And JP Morgan Motions To Dismiss RMBS SuitsOn September 3, Judge John W. Lungstrum of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas granted in part and denied in part motions to dismiss by UBS Securities LLC and JP Morgan Securities LLC in four separate actions brought by the National Credit Union Administration, as liquidator of certain failed credit unions.United StatesFinance and BankingOrrick
ArticleOrrick's Marc Levinson Compares Chapter 9 To Chapter 11 For The Federal Judicial Center WebsiteOrrick Restructuring Senior Counsel Marc Levinson is one of the chapter 9 experts assisting in the preparation of a chapter 9 manual for bankruptcy judges and court clerks that has been posted on the website...United StatesInsolvency/Bankruptcy/Re-StructuringOrrick
ArticleOrrick Technology IPO Insights Newsletter Q1 2015Welcome to the latest issue of Orrick Technology IPO Insights, a quarterly publication highlighting trends in U.S. tech company IPOs.United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawOrrick