Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe (UK) LLP is especially knowledgeable in the areas of data licensing, e-commerce, as well as technology partnerships and transactions. Faraaz Samadi oversees the department with expertise in intellectual property aspects of corporate transactions, while Natasha Ahmed is particularly skilled at data protection matters. Alex Sobolev is experienced in product launch and software development, and Milan Baxter excels at licensing agreements. Another key member of the team is Vincent Lim, who handles technology M&A.
Testimonials
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‘Extremely thorough, thoughtful, calm and effective.’
‘They are ready to provide context and answers to questions.'
‘A focused team with a good understanding of technology businesses, they are very responsive and available.’
‘I found the Orrick team very professional and knowledgeable throughout. They demonstrated strong technical knowledge.'
‘Natasha Ahmed is an outstanding and gifted technology transactions lawyer. She is responsive, knowledgeable, and understands the tradeoff between legal risk and business reward. Natasha provides both legal and business advice, she will identify the inherent risks in an agreement but offer business-weighted solutions that move contract negotiations forward. I found her a pleasure to work with.’
Key clients
- ABN Amro
- Anthropic
- Aptean
- Azzuri Group
- Connexin
- Context AI
- Dream Games
- Form3
- GOAT
- Guardian News and Media Limited
- Zeus
- Kantar
- Legends
- Louis Dreyfus Co
- OneWeb
- OnlyFans
- RovCo
- SalesForce Ventures
- Sellier
- SUSE
- Terrapay
- Turtle Beach Corporation
- Untamed Cat Food
- Viasat
- Yugabyte
Work highlights
- Advised Anthropic on several technology transactions.
- Advised Aptean on the regulatory aspects and negotiation of a financial services addendum with its customer, Close Brothers.
- Advised Connexin on obtaining the exclusive naming rights to the Connexin Live Arena for a five-year term.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Faraaz Samadi