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Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe

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United States • Dispute resolution

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Securities litigation: defense

Clients in the financial services, life sciences, and emerging industries regularly seek out the Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe team to defend them in class actions and fiduciary duty claims. Working mainly within New York and California are the team heads, Paul Rugani and James Kramer, who handles shareholder class actions, derivative suits, and regulatory proceedings. For matters regarding M&A litigation, Alex Talarides is recommended. Edward Han joined the firm in September 2025 from Paul Hastings LLP, offering extensive expertise in relation to shareholder class action lawsuits and commercial disputes.
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Key clients

  • Goldman Sachs & Company, Citigroup, J.P. Morgan, and the rest of the underwriting syndicate.
  • Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, BofA Securities, and the rest of the underwriting syndicate.
  • Henrik Fisker (of Fisker Inc.)
  • Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan, and other underwriters of Rivian’s IPO
  • Block, Inc.
  • Luminar Technologies, Inc.
  • Credit Suisse Securities (USA)
  • Morgan Stanley, J.P. Morgan, BofA Securities, and other underwriters of Freshworks’ IPO
  • Credit Suisse Securities (USA), Morgan Stanley, RBC Capital Markets, Evercore Group, and other underwriters of SelectQuote’s IPO
  • Directors and officers of ZocDoc, Inc.
  • VantagePoint Capital Partners
  • Gregory Becker (Former CEO of Silicon Valley Bank)
  • James Monsees (Co-Founder of Juul Labs, Inc.)
  • Twist Bioscience Corp.
  • VantagePoint Capital Partners
  • Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc. and officers and directors
  • Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, BofA Securities, Inc., UBS Securities LLC, KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated, Cowen and Company, LLC, and Raymond James & Associates, Inc
  • The Special Committee of the Board of Directors of U.S. Well Services, Inc. “USWS,” David Treadwell, Ryan Carroll, and Steve S. Habachy
  • Covisint Corporation, Samuel Inman, III, John F. Smith, Bernard M. Goldsmith, William O. Grabe, Lawrence David Hansen, Andreas Mai, Jonathan Yaron, and Enrico Digirolamo
  • Marqeta, Inc.

Lawyers

Next Generation Partners

Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.

Alex Talarides
Alex Talarides
Practice head

Paul Rugani; James N. Kramer

Other key lawyers

Alex Talarides; Darrell Cafasso; Edward Han; Jennifer Keighley; Todd Scott; William J. Foley