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- Technology & Innovation Sector
- Technology Companies Group
Emma Cameron Senior Associate
London
Emma's primary focus is venture capital work, and she has considerable experience working with early stage companies as well as with investors and VCs. She can advise on all aspects of venture and growth capital transactions including early stage financing, institutional funding rounds and exits.
Practice:
- Employment Advice & Counseling
- Employment Law & Litigation
Katie Cleworth Managing Associate
London
Katie provides U.K. and international clients with commercially focused, practical advice on a broad range of transactional and advisory employment matters, including the employment aspects of cross-border mergers and acquisitions, workforce restructuring, employee relations and consultation, recruitment and severance, workforce classification and restrictive covenants.
Practice:
- Technology Companies Group
- Technology & Innovation
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Fintech
Rachel Conder Associate
London
Rachel has experience working with companies of all stages, primarily in the technology sector, as well as venture capital funds and investors.
Practice:
- Finance Sector
- Equity Capital Markets
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Technology Companies Group
- Real Estate
- Energy
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.
Raphael Crouan Mng Dir Sales & Client Growth
London
Uniquely positioned as a business advisor within Orrick, Raph drives opportunities for clients throughout the technology sector across Europe and Great Britain.
Raph supports existing clients & assisting in identifying new opportunities, drive execution on expanding client relationships. He is also tasked with raising the firm’s profile in key markets, sectors and practices. Prior to joining Orrick, Raph served as Business Development Partner with C4 Ventures, in charge of Fundraising and LP relationships. He also founded & managed the Startupbootcamp IoT Program, which invested in more than 30 early-stage companies. Until 2011, Raph occupied various responsibilities at a leading tech company (U.S.) , closing with the role of Head for iPhone & iPad in Business for Europe based out of London.
An international keynote speaker with a background in sales, marketing & strategic business development, Raph also serves in advisory roles for various companies:
- Founding Board Member & President, French Tech London, the largest French Government backed community of French Entrepreneurs, Investors & Corporate leaders outside of France (2000+ members).
- Advisor to Greentech Alliance, whose mission is to Connect the Greentech community putting our sustainable future first and support them with advice about funding, impact, visibility and strategy with the help of top VCs, journalists, advisors and entrepreneurs.
- CEO & Founder, DisruptVenture, which supports early-stage companies with advisory in investment strategies & growth.
Practice:
- Technology Transactions
- Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- Cyber, Privacy & Data Innovation
- IP Counseling & Due Diligence
- Fintech
Róisín Culligan Managing Associate
London
Róisín works with fast-growing startups and established technology companies to navigate complex legal frameworks.
She has a particular focus on AI governance, complex outsourcings, technology contracts and digital platform compliance with the EU’s new technology regulations.
Prior to joining Orrick, Róisín held roles at a top-tier Irish law firm where she developed a deep understanding of the intersection between law, technology and business strategy.
Practice:
- Antitrust & Competition
- International Trade and Investment
- Complex Litigation & Dispute Resolution
Rebecca Dipple Professional Support Lawyer
London
Rebecca has acted for “Big Four” audit firms and global listed companies in a range of matters. These have included complex professional negligence litigation in the High Court, internal investigations and investigations by domestic and overseas regulators including the Financial Reporting Council, the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.
In addition to the above, Rebecca has also advised on UK and EU public procurement legislation including the application of the OJEU notification requirements to real estate developments.
Practice:
- Technology & Innovation Sector
- Technology Companies Group
- Mergers & Acquisitions
Patrick Driscoll Senior Associate
London
Patrick advises companies with often transformative technologies across a number of sectors – including Enterprise Software, Consumer Marketplaces, Fintech, Web3, EdTech, Media, Cleantech, Healthcare and Life Sciences. He has supported companies in formation, through growth stages, to those scaling their operations across geographies, on a wide range of private equity transactions, M&A, joint ventures and corporate restructurings.
He has also represented leading investment funds (such as EQT Growth, ABN Amro Ventures, Kinnevik and Greycroft) and corporates (such as EDF, Live Nation, Workday and Twist Bioscience) in their venture capital and private equity investments.
Practice:
- Technology & Innovation Sector
- Capital Markets
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Strategic Counseling
- Corporate Governance
- Continuing Disclosure
- Technology Companies Group
- Corporate & Venture Capital for the Life Sciences & HealthTech Sector
- Japan
- Renewable Energy
- Airport and Port Financing
- Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- UK National Security Group
- Life Sciences & HealthTech
- Energy
- Fintech
- Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs)
Edward Dyson Partner
London
He regularly advises on IPOs, direct listings and follow-ons on UK, US and European stock exchanges, domestic and cross-border M&A deals, de-SPACs and reverse takeovers, venture capital, private and growth equity investments, debt financings, joint ventures, carve-outs, and restructurings, as well as on governance, disclosure, compliance and strategic advisory matters.
His broad industry experience includes working with clients in the technology, healthcare and life sciences, logistics, retail, media, marketing, financial services, energy and natural resources sectors.
He was recently recognised in The Lawyer's Hot 100 2023, by Financial News as a Rising Star of Legal Services in Europe 2023 and Financial Times at its European Innovative Lawyer Awards 2023.
Practice:
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Private Equity
- Corporate Governance
- Restructuring
James Edwards Associate
London
James has experience working on acquisitions, disposals and investments, primarily in the technology sector.
Practice:
- Complex Litigation & Dispute Resolution
Rebecca Evans Senior Associate
London
Rebecca acts for clients on a broad range of litigation and regulatory matters. She has particular experience in acting for professional services firms in contentious regulatory investigations, enforcement proceedings and negligence claims.
Practice:
- Complex Litigation & Dispute Resolution
- International Arbitration & Dispute Resolution
- Finance
- Bankruptcy Litigation
Jacob Ferm Senior Associate
London
Jake regularly acts for banks and other financial institutions and professional services firms in connection with cross-border litigation, arbitration, investigations and regulatory enforcement matters.