Orrick advises on cross-border and domestic equity financing transactions across the tech, biotech and fintech sectors. The team is co-led by Olivier Vuillod and Benjamin Cichostepski, who divides his time between Paris and San Francisco. Vuillod counsels startups and high-growth technology companies throughout their lifecycle, bringing particular expertise to U.S. venture capital transactions. Cichostepski supports clients at every stage of their growth, from incubation and fundraising to M&A, industrial exits and public offerings.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Extremely strong technical skills. Exceptionally good negotiators. In-depth mastery of both French and Anglo-Saxon law. Complete knowledge of startup and VC agreements.’
- ‘Léa Fiorenza, the associate, is exceptionally talented for her age. Sharp, highly competent, and remarkably reliable, including in negotiations. Olivier Vuillod lives up to his reputation, he is probably the best lawyer I have ever had the pleasure of working with.’
- ‘The Orrick team is attentive, drives projects forward and show great knowledge in the field. ’
Key clients
- Alan
- Alice & Bob
- Aledia
- Amo SAS
- Battery Ventures
- Cathay Capital Private Equity
- Crescent Cove
- Fabric Ventures Group S.à r.l.
- FlexAI
- Ganymed Robotics SAS
- Janngo Capital Partners SA
- May Health
- Mistral AI
- Open CNP
- Pasqal
- Play Ventures Pte Ltd
- Permutation / Dust
- Renaissance Fusion
- Ringover
- Sequoia Capital Operations, LLC
Work highlights
Advised Alan, a France based company that developed an online digital insurance platform in its €173m Series F financing.
Advised Alice & Bob, a France-based company that is a leader in Quantum Computing, in its €100m Series B financing.
Advised HV Capital and Cathay Innovation in their investments in the $102m financing of Flowdesk, a France-based regulated, full-service digital asset trading and technology firm that specialises in market making, OTC and treasury management services.
Lawyers
Leading partners
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Practice head
Benjamin Cichostepski
Other key lawyers
Olivier Vuillod; Manon Speich; Léa Fiorenza