Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP is a go-to practice for disputes arising out of the financial services, technology and consumer products industries, representing the likes of Goldman Sachs and McDonald's in complex business litigation. Based out of New York and Los Angeles respectively, Meghan Kelly and William Oxley jointly chair the practice group. Oxley focuses on product liability, breach of contract, trademark, IP and business tort cases for some of the firm’s key clients, while Kelly has notable expertise in data privacy cases and class actions. Peter Bicks and Richard Jacobsen are other key points of contact within the practice group's New York office.
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‘Orrick are a very user friendly and experienced dispute resolution shop that communicates well and make clients' lives easier.’
Key clients
- Credit Suisse
- Goldman Sachs
- Ocwen
- National Collegiate Athletic Association
- Freedom Holding Company
- Elite Worldwide Group
- Silvio Scaglia
- China National Building Material Group
- Marathon Oil
- University of Washington
- American Express Company
- McDonald’s Corporation
- Avon
- Illusory Systems, Inc.
Work highlights
- Acted for Credit Suisse in litigation related to its legacy residential mortgage-backed securitization business, including securing a “Market Moving Reversal” decision from the New York Court of Appeals.
- Acted for the NCAA in the Brenner v. NCAA, et al. case, obtaining a complete defense verdict after a four-week jury trial in which the Plaintiff was seeking $125m in damages for alleged injuries resulting from a football workout.
- Acted for Ocwen in ERISA litigation stemming from The United Food & Commercial Workers Union & Employers Midwest Pension Fund’s investment in residential mortgage-backed securities, achieving a summary judgment win.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Meghan Kelly, William Oxley