People

Jamie Moore Partner

London

Jamie acts for both early and late stage companies in intellectual property rich sectors and those who invest in them, including some of the most active venture capital funds, corporate or individual investors.

Jamie has a passion for disruptive technologies, innovation and entrepreneurial business. He has acted on countless transactions across a broad range of sectors both in the UK and internationally, but is most known for his experience in acting on investments into fintech and Artificial Intelligence companies.

Jamie has deep knowledge of the practice area in which he operates and market trends, which he leverages to provide clear and concise advice on a range of corporate issues taking high growth technology companies from start-up through to exit.

He presents on corporate law and venture capital to clients and at seminars in the City, including practitioners’ conferences on practical legal issues in venture capital transactions and SEIS/EIS investments.

An active participant in the venture capital community, Jamie Moore has contributed to industry standard form documentation, acted as a mentor for various Seedcamp portfolio companies and hosted office-hours for the Barclays' TechStars cohort.

Amanda Morales Associate

Santa Monica

Brian T. Moran Partner

Seattle

As the U.S. Attorney in Seattle, Brian led the first U.S. attorney’s office in the country to confront the challenges of the Covid-19 crisis. He led the office’s response to unprecedented civil unrest, and prosecuted an array of crimes ranging from hate crimes perpetrated by neo-Nazis to sophisticated data breaches by cyber criminals, and he pursued drug and human traffickers. He served on the Native American Issues (subcommittee), and the Border States and marijuana enforcement U.S. Attorney Work Groups. Brian earned wide bipartisan support for his leadership and was recently selected to serve on the Western District of Washington’s federal judicial selection committee.

During his 15 years serving in the office of the Washington State Attorney General, including as the Chief Deputy Attorney General, Brian was the top legal advisor to the Attorney General and had a significant role in the office’s legal strategy and policy initiatives, including matters related to consumer protection, data breaches, unfair competition, and public records. He frequently worked with the state legislature and state agencies to draft, implement, or amend state law in important areas such as consumer protection, the powers and duties of the Attorney General, public records, tort liability, public safety, and criminal law.

Brian has conducted numerous high-profile investigations for government agencies. In private practice, he has represented Fortune 100 companies, financial institutions, and tech innovators under investigation by state Attorneys General and other regulatory bodies.

Prior to his Chief Deputy appointment, Brian served as the Attorney General’s chief criminal prosecutor and as a Senior Deputy Prosecutor with the Office of the Kitsap County Prosecuting Attorney. His extensive trial and litigation experience includes white collar fraud, public corruption, environmental, and criminal and civil matters. Brian has tried over 100 cases through verdict, including 35 homicides and three death penalty cases.

Michael Morehead Senior Associate

Austin; Houston

Michael regularly engages in his clients' most complex and sophisticated matters involving eight, nine and ten figure exposure. Whether it be securing billion-dollar summary judgments or obtaining full dismissals for energy companies in mass tort cases, Michael defines success as winning, and doing so in a manner that enhances and protects the reputation and prospects of his clients.

Michael understands how courts think and what they want. He managed a federal court civil docket for two years and drafted judicial opinions for the highest levels of the Texas judicial system. He regularly assists his clients navigate their most complicated legal obstacles, and does so with bottom-line clarity.

Francesca Morency Partner

Washington, D.C.

A member of Orrick’s Complex Litigation & Dispute Resolution team, Francesca has extensive experience litigating challenging, high-stakes cases on behalf of her clients, including in some of the most high-profile and impactful wins for the NCAA.  In addition to her trial prowess, she also has conducted internal investigations and has been called upon to assist with regulatory and administrative challenges that her clients face day-to-day.

Francesca has guided the preparation of significant litigation and arbitration matters, from the drafting stage through discovery, depositions, expert and lay witnesses, and through motions and trial.  Having served on a secondment to a Fortune 5 client, she understands well the importance of effective and proactive case management.  Francesca provides empathetic, targeted advice to clients, and she moves matters forward with energy and efficiency.

Prior to working in private practice, Francesca served as a judicial clerk to the Honorable Judge Ivan D. Davis, United States Magistrate Judge in the Eastern District of Virginia.  In that role, she handled primarily civil discovery matters.

Scott Morrison Senior Associate

Orange County

Scott's professional passion is to defend employers in complex wage and hour class actions and representative lawsuits filed under California's Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) statute, and he has extensive experience doing so. He has represented clients in the tech, insurance, airline, airline service, retail, healthcare, and grocery industries, among others, at all litigation phases. 

Scott recognizes that industry nuances means there is no one-size-fits-all approach to wage-and-hour defense. His broad experience has enabled him to identify opportunities to use industry idiosyncrasies to his clients' advantage. Scott's litigation experience includes leading fact investigations, discovery management, drafting dispositive motions, brief writing, and pre-trial dispute resolution. 

In addition to his wage-and-hour experience, Scott has defended clients against claims of wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, and retaliation under state and federal laws. He also frequently counsels employers on various employment issues including complex federal and California laws regarding the proper calculation of the regular rate of pay, leave protections and entitlement, wage and hour compliance, exempt vs. non-exempt classifications, and others. 

Before practicing law, Scott clerked in Las Vegas for The Honorable Jennifer Dorsey of the District of Nevada. Scott earned his Juris Doctor degree from the Pepperdine University School of Law, where he was an Associate Editor of the Pepperdine Law Review, teaching assistant for Advanced Legal Writing, and member of the Trial Advocacy Team.

Scott is an avid snowboarder and enjoys spending time with his husband and their three dogs, Apollo, Atlas, and Ares.

Mae Morter Partner

London

She has a wealth of experience in complex debt products, including in venture debt, leveraged finance, direct lending, corporate lending, acquisition finance, high-yield bonds, refinancings, restructurings, special situations and liability management exercises at all levels of the capital structure (including unitranche facilities, senior facilities, second liens, mezzanine debt, holdco PIK and convertible loan notes).

Mae is well versed in cross-border transactions and has been immersed in the European lending market for 15 years. Her prior experience includes an 18-month posting to Paris and in-house secondments at BNP Paribas, Goldman Sachs and Oaktree Capital. She is fluent in French.

Geoffrey Moss Partner

Los Angeles

As a member of Orrick’s Intellectual Property group, Geoff represents clients big and small through all stages of litigation, from pre-suit investigations through trial and appeals. Geoff was a member of the trial team and lead technology associate in Oracle v. Google, the long-running and high stakes lawsuit over Google’s use of Oracle’s Java APIs in the Android operating system. Geoff also has significant experience representing clients in a variety of commercial, employment, and products liability lawsuits.

Before attending law school, Geoff worked as a software developer at The Capital Group Companies, Raytheon, and the Teradata division of NCR.

Geoff spends significant time working on pro bono matters, notably with the Domestic Violence Project through the Los Angeles County Bar Association. The Project helps those in need navigate a complicated legal system in their time of need to get the restraining orders they need to stay safe.

Libby Moulton Partner

San Francisco; Silicon Valley

Libby joins trial teams – both within and outside of Orrick – and takes the role of legal strategist and brief writer. She has experience handling all pretrial filings, from early motions to dismiss to post-verdict motions for judgment as a matter of law. Libby excels at managing strategy around Daubert motions, jury instructions, and mid-trial briefing. Before trial, Libby develops strategies for raising and preserving legal issues. At trial, Libby handles mid-trial motions, the charge conference, and pocket briefing as needed. After trial, she manages the post-trial briefing and transitions the case to appeal. While most of her experience is in patent litigation, she has also served as appellate counsel in tort and employment cases. More than half of Libby's cases involve co-counsel outside of Orrick, where she quickly develops productive and collaborative relationships with outside litigation teams.

In addition to her trial work, Libby maintains a robust appellate practice. Libby leads appellate briefing and has presented oral arguments in the Federal Circuit, Ninth Circuit, and New York Appellate Division. Libby also has an active pro bono practice, including representing the Arizona Federal Public Defender’s Office in an ongoing administrative challenge to capital habeas proceedings.

Libby has experience in multiple jurisdictions, including courts in Delaware, Texas, California (state and federal), and Massachusetts; the ITC; and appeals to the Federal Circuit, Ninth Circuit, Sixth Circuit, DC Circuit, California Court of Appeal, New York Appellate Division, and US Supreme Court.

Prior to joining Orrick, Libby served as a law clerk to Judge Raymond C. Clevenger III of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and to Judge Ronald M. Whyte of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Before law school, Libby was a patent examiner in the medical device area at the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

Orion Mountainspring Partner

New York

Orion’s practice has a special focus on representing warehouse lenders and borrowers, forward flow and static pool loan purchasers, as well as issuers, underwriters, and investors in designing bespoke financial transactions in the capital markets.

He covers public and private conduit and term transactions backed by structured asset classes. These encompass a diverse array of financial instruments, ranging from consumer loans and residential mortgages to commercial mortgages, student loans, solar loans, marketplace lending, auto loans, credit cards, shipping, and municipal bonds.

Notably, Orion has structured creative solar securitization programs, underscoring his commitment to innovative solutions within the industry.

Before joining Orrick, Orion was a partner in Chapman and Cutler's Asset Securitization Department. Earlier in his career, he spent time at a major investment bank and was an analyst at one of the top three rating agencies.

Robert Moyle Partner

New York

Rob has experience with a wide variety of asset classes, including credit and charge card receivables, auto loans and leases, dealer floorplan receivables, consumer and small business loans, student loans, tender option bonds and residential mortgages. He represents a variety of market participants, including issuers, sponsors, underwriters, placement and remarketing agents, lenders, borrowers and liquidity providers. Rob also advises clients on the application of securities laws and other financial industry regulations, including Regulation AB II and the rules and regulations promulgated under the Dodd-Frank Act.

Rob joined Orrick in 2005. He serves as Hiring Partner in the New York Office and is a member of the firm’s Professional Development Committee.

Whitney-Ann Mulhauser Senior Associate

Washington, D.C.

Whitney-Ann has experience in state and federal courts throughout the country and arbitral tribunals. She can be trusted to jump into a case at any stage to help drive strategy and obtain favorable results. In addition to routinely helping clients obtain early victories through successful motions practice, she has served as a key member on multiple trial teams, including obtaining an important defense verdict after a multi-week trial for a high-profile client. 

Whitney-Ann formerly taught a practical course on civil discovery in federal courts as an adjunct professor at Georgetown University Law Center.

Whitney-Ann was previously a litigation associate at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP. After law school, she served as the judicial law clerk to the Honorable Judge Ivan D. Davis, United States Magistrate in the Eastern District of Virginia, Alexandria division.

Whitney-Ann maintains an active pro bono practice, focusing on immigration relief for children, families fleeing violence at home, and civil rights issues.