Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Best-known for its investee offering but increasingly active for funds throughout the investment life cycle, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe (UK) LLP provides ‘supremely knowledgeable and commercial’ advice and an ’updated view on what is “market”‘, by dint of the sheer volume of transactions handled by the practice in the technology sector. Drawing upon the expertise of several US-qualified lawyers in its London office, as well as benefiting from a market-leading Silicon Valley offering in the US, the team has ’a unique perspective in understanding US investor needs’ on their inbound investments and is also well-placed to represent investee companies seeking to scale up and to access the US capital markets as an exit strategy. The ‘extremely knowledgeable’ Jamie Moore excels in handing cross-border mandates for investors and high growth technology companies, and has ’a unique ability to translate UK concepts for US investors’. Drawing upon strong connections within the venture capital ecosystem, including with venture capitalists, angel investors, and industry experts, Ylan Steiner remains pivotal to the firm’s increasingly well-established investor offering and ‘is well-versed in areas such as fundraising for companies at all stages’. A ’very reassuring’ presence on deals, ‘given his market knowledge and reputation’, Jamie Moore combines deep sector knowledge in disruptive technologies, including fintech and AI, with a highly commercial mindset on transactional work, ensuring that he is a popular choice for investees in the space throughout the investment life cycle. Senior associate Christopher Perry ’is able to clearly explain concepts/changes and proposed amendments in an effort to keep things moving’, and is gaining market recognition among technology and life sciences companies, as well as those investing in them. Christopher Grew heads the team.