Allen focuses on technology and intellectual property-related transactions, with a particular emphasis on drafting and negotiating complex commercial agreements, including:
hardware, software, content, and data licensing agreements;
IT-focused services agreements, including consulting, development, hosting, and cloud computing agreements, including software-as-a-service and platform-as-a-service arrangements; and
technology and intellectual property development, acquisition, and disposition agreements.
In addition, Allen counsels clients on intellectual property issues in connection with mergers, acquisitions, and financing transactions.
Pia advises high-growth technology companies and venture capital firms in many areas, including venture financings, secondary transactions, corporate and securities law, governance matters, corporate formations, and day-to-day legal needs of executive teams. Pia represents companies and their investors across a variety of industries, including software, financial technology, consumer goods, aerospace, and life sciences.
While at Harvard Law School, Pia worked with a number of technology startups affiliated with the Harvard Innovation Lab and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
John represents a wide range of clients—including leading technology companies, gaming and gambling companies, manufacturers, financial institutions, and national sports associations—in mass torts, product liability, and other complex civil litigation across the country. John has significant experience guiding clients through all phases of litigation in state and federal courts, as well as arbitration forums. He has managed cases nationwide and has coordinated large, multi-jurisdictional dockets involving high volumes of claims.
John has served on numerous trial teams that have taken cases to jury verdict, including several high-profile matters. He has played a key role in securing multiple defense verdicts for the NCAA in student-athlete litigation, and was an integral member of the teams that won cases involving chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), including the first collegiate football CTE case to reach a jury verdict. His experience includes preparing complex scientific and medical evidence for trial, working closely with expert witnesses, and supporting all aspects of trial preparation and execution.
Known for his practical and efficient approach, John is skilled at managing complex matters and collaborating with large teams to achieve favorable outcomes for his clients. He also maintains an active pro bono practice, with a focus on representing veterans before the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims.
Regularly acting for early through to late-stage companies, as well as leading investors, operating within the technology and media sectors, James' practice primarily focuses on equity financings, secondary transactions, M&A, private equity and general corporate advisory work.
James was previously seconded to a leading global start-up accelerator, venture studio and early-stage investor for six months where he sat as Legal Counsel, advising some of the over 300 portfolio companies and acting on cross-border joint venture and partnership arrangements and transactions with prominent corporate investors.
Passionate about working with innovators and investors, James is motivated to provide commercially pragmatic advice and to deliver innovative solutions to aid the growth and success of his clients within the ecosystem.
Laura’s practice focuses on the executive compensation and employee benefits aspects of domestic and cross-border public and private mergers and acquisitions, spin-offs, divestitures, IPOs, minority investments and other corporate transactions. She also regularly advises on the design, taxation, disclosure, negotiation, implementation and ongoing administration of equity and cash incentive programs, deferred compensation plans, severance and other change in control and retention arrangements for both public and private companies, including private equity backed companies. In addition, Laura routinely represents companies and executives in the negotiation of employment, consulting, separation, and other compensation arrangements.
Before joining the firm, Laura practiced at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP.
She advises high-growth technology companies in various sectors and has significant experience with venture capital financings, general corporate representation and complex corporate governance matters.
He advises developers and other stakeholders in the energy sector on project development matters, including drafting and negotiating key project agreements, and the purchase and sale of energy assets across various technologies. He understands the evolving landscape of the energy sector and the practical challenges facing energy development in today's market.
As a law student, Jack worked as a summer law clerk with the State Agency Counsel Division of the Utah Attorney General's Office, and clerked for the Provo City Attorney's Office during the school year. Additionally, Jack devoted hundreds of hours to working with community members through the BYU Law Community Clinic.
Before practicing law, Jack spent two years on a volunteer mission in upstate New York, interned for a member of Congress, and worked in supply chain management.
Samir has advised on venture financings totaling over $10 billion for both early and late-stage companies, and he has provided guidance on M&A transactions exceeding $5 billion. He has experience in advising founders on structuring their companies to maintain control and frequently counsels executive teams in maintaining and managing a successful board of directors. Samir also works closely with boards to guide them through complex crisis management situations, helping to navigate and overcome challenges.
Samir’s notable company-side representations include Betterment, Beacon Platform, K Health, Dataiku, Chime, Merama, Warby Parker (until IPO), Codecademy (until sold), Maisonette, Capchase, GlossGenius, Inspiren and ResearchGate, among many others.
In addition to his company-side representations, Samir has represented leading venture capital firms and other strategic investors, including Bessemer Venture Partners, Tribeca Venture Partners, Eight Roads Venture Capital, AE Industrial Partners, Charles River Ventures, Coatue Management, Krealo VC, Heavybit Industries, TPG Growth, Vista Equity Partners, Walden Venture Capital, Warburg Pincus, and Y Combinator Continuity Fund.
Before joining Orrick, Samir was an Associate at Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP in the General Corporate and M&A group.
Sidd trained at Orrick and has experience acting on the company- and investor-side of venture capital and growth equity transactions, including early-stage financings, institutional funding rounds, venture debt, bridge financings, secondary transactions, cross-border 'flip' transactions, and exits. Sidd also advises companies on the day-to-day and broader commercial matters that they encounter.
Lewis advises companies and investors on a wide range of corporate matters, including early-stage financings, institutional funding rounds, mergers and acquisition transactions and general corporate advisory matters.
He has experience advising clients across several industry sectors, including technology, financial services, energy and real estate, and is passionate about working closely with founders and investors throughout the corporate lifecycle.
Joshua often works on cross-border disputes and has represented clients from the UK, US, Uruguay, Italy, Switzerland, Singapore and various other offshore jurisdictions. He has acted in arbitrations under the main arbitration rules including the ICC and LCIA, and on disputes governed by the laws of numerous countries including England & Wales, Italy and the British Virgin Islands.
He is also a published author and frequently writes about developing areas of law. Most recently, he wrote about the changes to the UK’s sanctions regime and DIAC’s arbitration rules.
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