Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe (UK) LLP

Founded in San Francisco 150 years ago, Orrick is a leading global law firm with a strong focus on the technology and innovation, energy and infrastructure, and finance sectors. The firm is internationally recognised for providing high-quality, commercially oriented legal advice.

Orrick’s London office is a well-established presence in one of the world’s key financial centres, advising clients such as major banks and financial institutions, private equity funds, FTSE 100 companies, energy and infrastructure businesses, professional services, real estate entities, and venture-backed technology companies. Its integrated team of transactional, regulatory, and litigation lawyers is qualified in both English and US law, offering expertise across banking and corporate finance, venture capital, cross-border M&A, IPOs and fundraising, joint ventures, competition, employment, real estate, restructuring, private equity, tax, cybersecurity and data privacy, litigation, investigations, and international arbitration.

Much of the London office’s work involves cross-border transactions, disputes, and projects across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia, and the Americas, with significant experience in emerging markets, particularly Eastern Europe and Africa. The firm operates under a unified “one-firm” culture, ensuring global collaboration to meet client needs.

Orrick advises technology and innovation clients at every stage of growth, from incubation to strategic exits, leveraging strong connections to Silicon Valley and other leading technology hubs. Its energy and infrastructure team has broad experience across oil and gas, power, renewable energy, and large-scale infrastructure projects, advising governments, sponsors, utilities, private equity funds, and investors worldwide. The finance team represents leading credit providers, borrowers, and private equity sponsors on a wide range of financings, including leveraged and acquisition financing, project financing, high-yield, and structured financing.

Offices: Austin, Beijing, Boston, Brussels, Chicago, Düsseldorf, Geneva, Houston, London, Los Angeles, Milan, Munich, New York, Orange County, Paris, Portland, Rome, Sacramento, San Francisco, Santa Monica, Seattle, Silicon Valley, Singapore, Tokyo, Washington, D.C., and Wheeling, W.V.

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