Supporting clients in their contentious and non-contentious matters, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP advises on class actions brought against major corporations as well as cross border compliance projects, concerning both privacy and data transfer. The firm frequently assists with the internal and external use of AI. When necessary, the firm is also able to guide companies through the crisis response process. The team is led by Shannon Yavorsky in San Francisco, who advises on global privacy, cybersecurity and AI regulatory matters. Heather Egan is based in Boston, focusing on cybersecurity, privacy and information management. Based in Washington DC, Thora Johnson is an expert in the handling of health data, regularly designing compliance programs. Both in the Boston office, Aravind Swaminathan supports clients in cybersecurity incidents, high-stakes litigation and enforcement actions, while Joe Santiesteban advises telecoms and entertainment companies on crisis management. Also working in Boston, Emily Tabatabai is instructed on privacy, consumer protection and online safety matters. The San Francisco-based Michelle Visser is a seasoned litigator in the tech space, supporting clients in cyber, privacy and online safety matters.
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- 'Incredible resources, from senior partners to associates. Their whole team was deeply experienced and showed that throughout our matter. They knew what was going to happen before it happened based on their experience.'
- 'Michelle Visser is a truly fantastic lawyer. She came up with a strategy that saved us years and tons in cost, and executed the strategy perfectly. Joe Santiesteban was great on incident response, clearly in control the entire time.'
Key clients
- Arietis Health
- Bark.com Global Limited
- Block, Inc.
- Capital One Financial Corp.
- Carnival Corp.
- Evolve Bank & Trust
- Fenix International Limited
- Meta Platforms
- Internet Society
- Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Work highlights
- Represented RingCentral in San Mateo County Superior Court concerning a class action brought under the California Invasion of Privacy Act(CIPA).
- Defending Evolve Bank & Trust in a multidistrict litigation in the Western District of Tennessee that consolidates 22 lawsuits alleging a threat actor stole customer information during a preventable data breach in violation of state and federal laws.
- Represented Block, Inc. and Cash App Investing in a class action filed in the Northern District of California.
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Practice head
Shannon Yavorsky
Other key lawyers
Heather Egan; Aravind Swaminathan; Michelle Visser; Emily Tabatabai; Thora Johnson; Joe Santiesteban