Orrick Advises New Unicorn Scalapay on $497 Million Series B Round
| February.24.2022
Congratulations to our fintech client Scalapay on closing its $497 million Series B financing round – making it the latest European unicorn.
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Orrick Advises Keyarch Acquisition Corporation on $115 Million IPO
| February.15.2022
Keyarch Acquisition Corp. announced the pricing of its $115 million IPO.
Orrick Advises Descartes Underwriting on $120 Million Series B
| January.31.2022
Congratulations to our client Descartes Underwriting on raising $120 million in its Series B financing round.
Orrick Advises Dream Games on Its $255 Million Series C Round to Hit a $2.75 Billion Valuation
| January.27.2022
We advised Dream Games, the Istanbul-based mobile gaming company behind the hit Royal Match game, on its $255 million Series C round.
Orrick Advises Gap on Launch of NFT Platform
| January.27.2022
Congratulations to our client Gap on the launch of its NFT platform, Gap Threads, running on the energy-efficient blockchain Tezos.
Orrick Advises Salesforce Ventures on Investment in Sylvera
| January.26.2022
We advised Salesforce Ventures on its investment in the $32.6 million Series A financing of London-based carbon offset ratings provider Sylvera.
Orrick Advises Dompé on 2022 R&D Collaboration with and Series A Investment in Engitix
| January.21.2022
We advised Dompé farmaceutici S.P.A (Dompé) on its multi-year, multi-program strategic research and development collaboration with Engitix Ltd.
Orrick Advises PayFit, the Latest French Unicorn, on its €254 million Series E
| January.06.2022
Led by General Atlantic, the round brings the valuation of the Parisian startup to €1.82 billion.
Orrick Advises Codecademy on $525 Million Acquisition by Skillsoft
| December.22.2021
Congratulations to our client Codecademy, an online learning platform for technical skills, which has entered into a definitive agreement to be ...
Orrick Advises Fresha on $152 Million Series C Round
| December.17.2021
Congratulations to our client Fresha, a booking platform for salons and spas, which has raised over $52 million in additional investment, extending ...
Insights
6 Things You Need to Know About United Kingdom (UK) International Data Transfers
by Shannon Yavorsky, Faraaz Samadi, Julia Apostle, Daniel Forester, Dr. Christian Schröder, Heather Sussman, James Hall and Alex Sobolev | March.01.2022
The UK Information Commissioner’s Office, along with the UK’s data protection authority, published an update on the UK's position on international ...
Deal Flow 2.0: European Venture Capital Deal Term Review 2021
| February.23.2022
Investors poured more than $100B into European tech last year, a staggering sum more than triple the size of investments made the previous year.
Life Sciences Snapshot – A Quarterly Report on Financing Trends – Q1 2022
| February.16.2022
A Conversation on the Future of Longevity, Cell Regeneration and Senescence
The Curious Incident of the Transparency and Consent Framework: Does IAB Europe's ad-consent popup system have a future?
by Julia Apostle and Alex Sobolev | February.09.2022
The Belgian Data Protection Authority ("Belgian DPA") ruled that IAB Europe's Transparency and Consent Framework ("TCF") does not comply with the ...
The Austrian Data Protection Authority Ground-breaking Google Analytics Decision: Analysis and Key Takeaways
| February.02.2022
The Austrian data protection authority (Österreichische Datenschutzbehörde; Austrian DPA) recently ruled that the use of Google Analytics violated ...
5 Steps Companies Can Take Now to Improve their Data Privacy and Security Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Best Practices
by Carolyn Frantz, Shannon Yavorsky, Heather Sussman and Ryan McKenney | January.31.2022
5 best practices that shareholders, customers, and ESG rating agencies focus on when assessing a company’s ESG fitness as it relates to data privacy
Year-End Roundup for Health Data Privacy: What Life Sciences and Healthcare Companies Need to Know for 2022
by Thora Johnson, Shannon Yavorsky, David Curtis, Melanie Phillips and Alyssa Wolfington | January.27.2022
Six noteworthy trends that life sciences and healthcare companies should continue to keep an eye on in 2022.
Top 10 Action Items for 2022: The California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA)
by Shannon Yavorsky, Thora Johnson, Heather Sussman, Emily S. Tabatabai, David Curtis and Kyle Kessler | January.18.2022
With less than a year to go, it is critical for organizations to carefully evaluate whether the CPRA may impact their business processes and practices
Infrastructure Law Adds Important Crypto Provisions
by Peter Connors and Joseph Perkins | January.10.2022
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, enacted on November 15, 2021, also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (the “BIL”), adds many ...
Year-end Crypto Roundup — Five Key Concepts About the U.S. Government’s Recent Actions on Virtual Currency and Ransomware
by Jeanine P. McGuinness, Matthew Moses, Daniel Nathan, Ben Dobkin and Kathryn Boyle | December.29.2021
Ransomware attacks have increased dramatically in number and severity. We discuss recent regulatory activity and considerations for mitigating risk.
2021 Roundup: Global Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity & Privacy Developments
by Heather Sussman, Dr. Christian Schröder, Shannon Yavorsky, Emily S. Tabatabai, Xiang Wang and Julia Apostle | December.17.2021
Significant developments in artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and consumer privacy occurred across the globe in 2021 with the anticipation of ...
2021 Roundup: United States (U.S.) State Consumer Privacy Developments
by Emily S. Tabatabai, Heather Sussman and Shannon Yavorsky | December.15.2021
Across the United States (U.S.), 2021 was a busy year for legislative and regulatory-related consumer privacy developments.
6 Key Things to Know about the New EDPB Guidance on International Data Transfers
by Dr. Christian Schröder, Shannon Yavorsky, Julia Apostle and Daniel Forester | November.22.2021
Need-to-Knows about the new guidance on international data transfer issued by the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) on Friday 19 November 2021
U.S. Artificial Intelligence Regulation Takes Shape
by Heather Sussman, Ryan McKenney and Alyssa Wolfington | November.18.2021
Companies with AI-based products and services must carefully monitor and account for the unsettled and changing regulatory landscape of AI-specific ...
Cyber Incident Response Do's and Don'ts: Tips for Surviving the First 24 to 48 Hours After an Incident
by Heather Sussman and Aravind Swaminathan | November.03.2021
The decisions that you make in the first 24 to 48 hours of a potential cybersecurity incident can have a lasting financial, reputational and legal ...
News
Orrick Continues Growth of Life Sciences & Tech Team
| February.22.2022
Welcome to Tony Chan who joins the firm as a partner focused on advising companies and investors in the life sciences and tech sectors.
Orrick Expands London Tech Team
| January.18.2022
Welcome to Anna Humphrey who has joined Orrick as a partner in London focused on Employee Incentives and Executive Compensation.
Orrick’s Albert Vanderlaan Named Top EV Startup Lawyer by Business Insider
| December.21.2021
Congratulations to our partner Albert Vanderlaan named a top startup lawyer to electric vehicle companies by Business Insider.
Orrick Is #1 for European Venture Capital for Q3 2021
| November.22.2021
Orrick is again the #1 venture capital law firm in Europe, according to Pitchbook's third quarter 2021 report.
Orrick Grows IP Licensing & Tech Transactions Team in Boston
| November.01.2021
Rob Parr has joined the firm as a partner in our IP Licensing & Technology Transactions practice, based in Boston.
Orrick Grows New York Corporate Team with Rising Star in the Tech Companies Space
| September.13.2021
Orrick welcomes Max Cantor as a partner in our Technology Companies Group in New York.
Orrick Is #1 for European Venture Capital for Q2 2021
| August.19.2021
Orrick is again the #1 venture capital law firm in Europe, according to Pitchbook's second quarter 2021 report.
NYLJ Recognizes Orrick with 2021 Innovation Award
| October.06.2021
New York Law Journal has named Orrick among the three most innovative law firms in the New York market.
Orrick Welcomes Alice Hsu to New York Capital Markets Team
| August.03.2021
Welcome to leading capital markets advisor Alice Hsu who has joined the firm as a partner in New York.
Orrick Joins Newly Created Open Cap Table Coalition as Founding Member
| July.28.2021
Orrick is a founding member of a new industry group – the Open Cap Table Coalition – which aims to make it easier for startups to manage their cap ...
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Some of the recognition we have received
Most Innovative Law Firm
in North America
Financial Times, 2016-2018,
runner-up in 2019
Service Provider of the Year
Investor AllStars, 2020
Band 1 for Private Equity: Venture Capital
Chambers UK, 2021
#1 Venture Capital Law Firm in Europe
Pitchbook, 2020 and 5 years in a row
Most Digital Law Firm
Financial Times, 2020
Top 5 for Tech Litigation
Bloomberg, 2020
Top Law Firm for Fintech
Lendit, 2019 and 2020
Top 10 Globally for M&A by Deal Count
Mergermarket 1H 2021
Appellate Hot List
National Law Journal, 2020 and 9 times
Employment Group of the Year
Law360, 2020 and 5 times
Band 1 Nationwide for Privacy & Data Security
Chambers USA, 2021
Privacy & Data Security
Law Firm of the Year
Chambers USA, 2019