Offices, acquisitions and mergers
A Paris office was opened in 2002, along with its Global Operations & Innovation Center[22] in Wheeling, West Virginia.[23][24]
In 2003, the firm added a team from the Venture Law Group.[25] In 2005, Orrick expanded its London office and opened offices in Hong Kong, Beijing, and Shanghai with alumni of subsequently defunct law firm Coudert Brothers.[26]
In 2006, the firm engaged in merger negotiations with legacy Wall Street firm Dewey Ballantine;[27] the proposed merger was unsuccessful.[28] The same year, Orrick expanded its Paris office through a combination with Rambaud Martel, a French firm.[29]
In 2008, Orrick expanded into Germany by combining with Hölters & Elsing (Partnerschaft von Rechtsanwälten);[30] establishing offices in Düsseldorf and Munich. That year, the firm admitted almost two dozen partners in its London, New York, San Francisco, Seattle, and Washington, D.C., offices from the San Francisco firm Heller Ehrman, including 27 hired after Heller's September 26, 2008, announcement of dissolution.[31]
In 2023, Orrick merged with AmLaw 200 Buckley,[32][33] doubled the firm's size in Washington, D.C., expanding its financial regulation, enforcement, and litigation practices, and its services to consumer banks, and global fintechs.[33]
In 2025, Orrick hired a 13-lawyer tech company and venture capital team from Gunderson Dettmer in Los Angeles.[34]
During 2015 to 2025, Orrick also established offices in Geneva,[35] (2015–2025);[36] Houston in 2016,[37] Austin in 2018, Boston in 2019,[38] Singapore in 2021, and Miami in 2025.[39][40][41]
In 2025, the firm was joined by 37 lawyers from rival firm Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, including 10 new partners[42] in its Washington, D.C., Charlotte and London offices.[43]
