Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe retains a strong position in the M&A market, with the team boasting a particularly active tech practice, praised by clients for ‘deep technology company expertise’ and ’top-tier sell-side experience’ as well as an impressive life sciences and energy practice where the team frequently collaborates with the energy and infrastructure practice. At the helm of the practice, New York-based David Ruff is a longstanding reference in the market. Also active in the New York office ‘efficient and practical’ David Schwartz . The group is equipped to handle both cross-border and domestic transactions, often handled by Silicon Valley’s own Ramy Shweiky and Mark Seneca . Matthew Gemello is another key name, advising on the firms most prominent deals. The firm recently benfitted from the arrivals of ’engaged, highly communicative, and thoughtful’ Ken Wiggs and Santiago Assalini.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Deep technology company expertise, top-tier sell-side experience. Great team. ’’
- ‘We have a long and deep relationship with our relationship partner, David Schwartz. We have a set of documents and a way of working that is deeply experience and tested so we can start and work through our deals so much more efficiently. The advice and service we receive is practical and grounded in real-world experience and it just works well. David is efficient, practical and always available when we need him. ’
- ‘David Schwartz is our #1 pick for any and all private M&A work we have. ’
- ‘Jamie Kamen, associate. Punches up to Partner weight. Extremely talented - very responsive and thorough. David Schwartz, partner. Also very responsive. Level-headed and reads the room very well...meaning knows when to be more aggressive vs. patient. Highly innovative on deal structure and solving complex issues. Highly involved in the drafting process which accelerates deliverables and improves first draft quality.’
- ‘The team is exceptional and focused on being commercial, while also ensure we are protected. ’
- ‘They are engaged, highly communicative, and thoughtful. Ken Wiggins and Santi Assalini are some of the best partners I've worked with at any law firm. ’
Key clients
- Workday
- Trucordia
- Centerline
- Weights & Biases
- Coda
- Protect AI
- Beacon
- Durect
- Ferguson
- Intersect Power
- Grata
- Crunchy Data
- Chainalysis
- Modern Treasury
- Charter
- Trimble
- I.CO.P
- ImmunoPrecise Antibodies
Work highlights
Advised Workday, the enterprise AI platform for managing people, money, and agents, on its US$1.1 billion acquisition of Sana (the largest private European AI acquisition to date) and US$1 billion acquisition of Paradox.
Advised Trucordia, a top 20 U.S. insurance brokerage headquartered in Lindon, Utah, on its US$1.3 billion strategic investment from global investment firm Carlyle’s Global Credit platform, valuing Trucordia at $5.7 billion.
Advised Weights & Biases, a leading AI developer platform, on its acquisition by CoreWeave, the AI Hyperscaler™, allowing CoreWeave’s customers to innovate faster.
Lawyers
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Matthew Gemello
David Schwartz
Practice head
David Ruff
Other key lawyers
David Schwartz; Ramy Shweiky; Mark Seneca; Matthew Gemello; Ken Wiggins; Santiago Assalini