The copyright team at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP draws on the bench strength of its national footprint to represent major multinationals in tech, media, and telecoms involved in high-stakes litigation. Headed by IP group leader Clement Seth Roberts in San Francisco and IP business co-chair Alyssa Caridis in Los Angeles, the practice’s comprehensive offering covers preliminary injunctions and complex class action suits. In San Francisco, Annette Hurst provides experience in software disputes and challenges to the usage of generative AI for such clients as Microsoft. In Boston, seasoned litigator David Hosp acts for clients in tech and media. Robert Uriarte in Silicon Valley brings expertise to advising start-ups on security and internet law issues. Nathan Shaffer in San Francisco, who was a member of the trial team in Oracle v. Google, handles injunctions, and dispositive motion practice and damages determinations.
Key clients
- Microsoft and GitHub
- LinkedIn Corporation
- Cox Communications
- Maplebear Inc. d/b/a Instacart
- Synopsys
Work highlights
- Representing Microsoft and GitHub in a class action against generative AI, challenging GitHub’s CoPilot.
- Successful for LinkedIn in a year-long dispute with hiQ concerning unauthorized access to LinkedIn's website and member data.
- Represented plaintiff Synopsys in a copyright and trademark matter.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Clem Roberts, Alyssa Caridis