The Inner Circle: Orrick's In-House Legal Network

Firm Event | September.25.2024 | 5:00pm - 8:30pm (British Summer Time (GMT +01:00))

Orrick London

Orrick's London office is delighted to announce the launch of Inner Circle, a network for in-house lawyers with a particular focus on our key sectors: Technology & Innovation, Energy & Infrastructure, and Finance. For our launch event, we will be hosting a discussion on legal privilege and its practical application for in-house lawyers, followed by networking with drinks and canapés.

Our panel features Orrick litigation partners Simon Willis and Amanda Voss, Orrick corporate partner Katie Cotton, along with Siubhán Clines, partner and associate general counsel at KPMG, and Salem Mayhew, senior legal counsel at Mazars. They will explore recent developments in the law, case studies, and potential pitfalls for in-house counsel to be aware of.

Following the discussion, join us for drinks and canapés to connect with fellow legal professionals and industry leaders. To register your interest, please contact us.

The Inner Circle

Contacts

Simon Willis Partner, Complex Litigation & Dispute Resolution, International Arbitration & Dispute Resolution

London

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D:+44 20 7862 4682
E: [email protected]

Practice:

Finance Sector
Complex Litigation & Dispute Resolution
International Arbitration & Dispute Resolution
Global Investigations
Internal Investigations
Bankruptcy Litigation

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Simon Willis Partner

London

Simon has wide experience of acting for major financial institutions, companies and professional firms in complex litigation, investigations and proceedings by domestic and overseas regulators, professional disciplinary proceedings, ad hoc governmental inquiries and internal investigations. In particular he has acted for those subject to investigations by a wide range of regulatory bodies including the Financial Reporting Council, the Financial Conduct Authority, the Prudential Regulation Authority, the Serious Fraud Office, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and others. He has considerable experience of advising clients on risk management and reputational risk arising from contentious matters.

Simon has been recognised in the Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners as: “an outstanding litigation solicitor”, who is “highly experienced in conducting heavy litigation”, and “one of the best lawyers operating in the Accountant’s liability space”. His clients describe him as “tactically astute and painstaking" and “tough, hardworking, well informed and highly tactical in his thinking.” with a “winning combination of legal knowledge and practicality”.

Please direct any HR or recruitment queries to our Recruitment Manager, Sophia Eleftheriou ([email protected]).

Amanda Voss Partner, Complex Litigation & Dispute Resolution

London

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D:+44 20 7862 4766
E: [email protected]

Practice:

Complex Litigation & Dispute Resolution

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Amanda Voss Partner

London

Amanda frequently acts for clients in the professional services, financial services, technology and energy sectors in connection with disputes in the English courts and abroad, arbitration and regulatory investigations. Amanda regularly acts for "Big 4" clients in connection with both litigation and regulatory investigations.

She was named as a Rising Star for both Commercial Litigation and International Arbitration in Legal 500 UK for 2021. She was described as "clever and tenacious", and "a fabulous senior associate! She’ll stop at nothing to produce an excellent document, and her contributions on every aspect of a case are invaluable. She someone you can depend upon with total confidence. Terrific.”

She is qualified in New Zealand, having relocated to the United Kingdom in 2010.

Katie Cotton Partner, Equity Capital Markets, Mergers & Acquisitions

London

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Practice:

Finance Sector
Equity Capital Markets
Mergers & Acquisitions
Technology Companies Group
Real Estate
Energy

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Katie Cotton Partner

London

She represents clients in the technology, Internet, digital media and marketing, artificial intelligence, fintech, e-commerce and hardware and software industries, and also represents clients in the energy & infrastructure, consumer products, hospitality and financial services sectors.

Katie's experience includes public and private mergers and acquisitions, earn-outs, carve-outs, asset acquisitions and disposals, recapitalisations, management buy-outs and take-private transactions, joint ventures, strategic alliances and minority investments. She has extensive experience with cross-border transactions and is particularly well-known for acting on sales of venture-backed companies to major international trade and financial buyers.

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