North America - United States • M&A/corporate and commercial
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP is celebrated for delivering ‘high-quality advice and service’ to clients in the tech industry and their investors, with a notable presence in the AI sector, representing companies like MosaicML, Casetext, and Paperspace in their exit strategies. John Bautista, based in Silicon Valley, is highly esteemed for his work with high-tech and life sciences companies, covering securities law, venture capital financings, M&A, and IPOs. Co-leading the firm’s global technology companies group from Santa Monica, Josh Pollick specializes in representing venture capital clients and high-growth tech companies; he was recently involved in Dave’s $4bn public transition via a SPAC sponsored by Victory Park Capital. In San Francisco, Amanda Galton assists clients across the corporate lifecycle, from initial formation and financing rounds to IPOs and direct listings. Silicon Valley’s Stephen Venuto offers his expertise to clients in IT, AI, fintech, and media sectors.
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Testimonials
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‘Max Cantor is an invaluable asset to his clients. He is not just my counsel, he is my business partner.’
‘Kasey Winshall is excellent.’
‘Exceptional team, high-quality advice and service.’
‘They have a broad range of experts for different stages of the life of a tech start-up client.’
‘Laura Bloxham has a great combination of smart professionalism and warm approachability.’
Key clients
- MosaicML
- Casetext
- Paperspace
- Stripe, Inc.
- Coatue Management
- Anthropic
- ElectroTempo Inc.
- Dataiku, Inc
- Fuse
- Elementl, Inc.
- Pre-Act Technologies
- K Health
- TypeFace
- Boisson
- Flourish Labs
- CapStack Technologies, Inc.
- Harbour Enterprises
- SafeRide
- Certa
- HM Bradley
- GlossGenius
- Arris Composites
Work highlights
- Advised on various tech company exits, including MosaicML in its $1.3bn acquisition by Databricks, Casetext in its $650m acquisition by Thomson Reuters; and Paperspace in its $111m acquisition by DigitalOcean.
- Advised Stripe on its $6.5bn Series I financing.
- Advised Anthropic on its $450m Series C financing and subsequent deals, including its minority ownership stake sale to Amazon.
Lawyers
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Practice head
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Josh Pollick, Amanda Galton, Stephen Venuto, Mitchell Zuklie, John Bautista