Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP has a strong focus across the finance, technology, energy and infrastructure sectors for a global client base, where the private investment funds group primarily advises venture capital funds, including early stage and emerging sponsors, an area of expertise for practice head Dolph Hellman, who is based in San Francisco. Among the key practitioners are Washington DC-based Mary Wallace, who has expertise in co-investment structures and debt and equity transactions, while New York's Perry Teicher is well versed in fund formation matters and portfolio transactions. and Kenneth Rasamny in Orange County addresses regulatory matters for venture capital funds, private equity funds and debt funds.