North America - United States • Labor and employment
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP is lauded for its ‘deep expertise’ in a broad spectrum of matters, including compensation governance, proxy disclosure, and financings, as well as high-stakes litigation, complex plan administration, and affordable care challenges. The team has a strong track record in managing the executive compensation aspects of SPAC mergers, as demonstrated by its involvement in COVA Acquisition Corp’s $3.8 billion merger with ECARX. Led by Juliano Banuelos from San Francisco, the department aids public and mature private companies in executive compensation, fiduciary duty, and governance matters. In New York, Laura Becking specializes in global equity compensation and human resources issues for international firms. Jason Flaherty in San Francisco and Christine McCarthy in Silicon Valley are key advisors on SPAC mergers, focusing on equity compensation and post-closing employee integration.
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Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘Orrick's EBC group has deep expertise and provides practical, actionable advice.’
‘Christine McCarthy has provided quality advice and helped operationalize a compliant structure.’
‘The team is very proactive and provides actionable and practical advice that is risk-based and pragmatic. Orrick does an excellent job at training associates and has worked with me on AFAs such as flat billing rates for U.S. employment advice. They respect my budget needs and staff accordingly.’
‘Laura Becking is the best lawyer to obtain advice regarding employment compliance for international expansion. Christine McCarthy is a great problem solver for any issues regarding equity plans, executive compensation, and benefits.'
Key clients
- Algolia
- Bayer
- Betterment
- Beyond Meat
- Casetext
- Cisco Systems, Inc.
- Convoy
- COVA Acquisition Corp.
- The Gap, Inc.
- Getaround
- Industrious Management Company
- Ipsen SA
- Microsoft
- Mosaic ML
- Nexa3D
- Oracle Corporation
- Williams-Sonoma
Work highlights
- Advising Microsoft on equity compensation, including drafting SEC comments and seeking SEC approval for novel approaches toward S-8 registration statements.
- Advised Gap, Inc. on executive transition issues and all aspects of executive compensation and public compensation disclosure.
- Advised Betterment on all aspects of its employee compensation needs, including the design and structuring of a restricted stock unit program and a broad-based secondary transaction.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Juliano Banuelos