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Jonas Wang Senior Associate

Washington, D.C.

Jonas represents clients in the technology sector in high-stakes matters in federal and state courts across the country, including successfully defending a win for a major technology company in leading briefing and delivering argument before the Federal Circuit, working as part of a team recognized as Litigators of the Week for flipping a multi-billion-dollar jury verdict, and others. Jonas also recently led a pro bono appeal and delivered argument to secure a precedential victory on behalf of thousands of U.S. veterans, a win that was highlighted in the American Lawyer as among the 15 top cases representing "some of the very best of the legal industry's pro bono efforts" in its annual national report.

Before joining Orrick, Jonas served as a law clerk to the Honorable Beverly B. Martin of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit and the Honorable Analisa Torres of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. A graduate of Yale Law School, Jonas was an Articles and Essays Editor for the Yale Law Journal and a member of the Veterans Legal Services Clinic.

Jonas previously served as a staff attorney at a leading nonprofit and litigated in federal district and appellate courts challenging adverse effects from criminal fines and fees.

Lu (Echo) Wang Senior Associate

Beijing

Her practice focuses on advising clients on mergers and acquisitions, private equity, capital markets and SEC compliance matters.

John Wang Partner

San Francisco

John advises issuers, borrowers and underwriters on financings for higher education, solid waste disposal (including waste-to-energy facilities), and utilities (including water, wastewater and energy facilities).  He actively advises clients in such financings on a national basis, including in California, Hawaii, Guam, Nevada and Texas.

John has been recognized as a leading lawyer by multiple organizations, including as a Chambers USA, Band 2 attorney for California Public Finance, and as one of California's top 50 development lawyers by The Daily Journal.

Martha Wang Managing Associate

Beijing

Martha regularly represents Chinese and international clients in cross-border M&A, private equity investments and financings, joint ventures, foreign direct investments and other compliance matters.

She has represented clients from a broad range of industries, including TMT, financial services, healthcare, consumer products, energy, manufacturing, etc.

In addition, she has experience in handling initial public offerings, debt and equity securities offerings, pre-IPO investments, as well as advising on restructuring, employment, antitrust, and general corporate matters.

Xiang Wang Partner

Beijing; New York

Xiang is a Guiding Expert of the China Overseas IP Dispute Response & Guidance Center.

He also serves several consultancy roles for local regulatory authorities, including as IP Guiding Expert of Shenzhen IP Protection Center; IP Guiding Expert of Zhejiang Province IP Protection Center; IP Consultant of Technology Innovation Bureau of Nanjing Jiangbei New Area Management Committee (Jiangsu Province); Expert of IP Dispute Investigation and Appraisal of Foshan Market Supervision and Administration Bureau (Guangdong Province); Expert for Overseas IP Protection and Assistance of Foshan Intellectual Property Bureau (Guangdong Province); and Guiding Expert of Shantou Overseas IP Center and Shunde Enterprise IP Protection Center (Guangdong Province).

Dr. Wang is an arbitrator of Beijing Arbitration Commission and Beijing International Arbitration Center.

Xiang has extensive experience in assisting local and foreign-based multinational companies with all aspects of their IP rights in the U.S. and China, including IP litigation and arbitration, patent infringement, industrial espionage, trade secret misappropriation, copyright and trademark infringement, ITC Sec. 337 investigations, patent office proceedings including inter partes reviews (IPR), IP due diligence and portfolio counseling, technology export control, mass torts and product liability, securities litigation, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and other investigations and compliance. These matters have implicated a vast array of technologies, from software and electronics to renewable energy and medical devices as well as agricultural and building materials, to name just a few.

Xiang also works extensively on cybersecurity investigations and data privacy compliance matters for both Chinese and international clients.

Xiang has been particularly active in Chinese state-owned enterprises related U.S. litigation. Clients turn to his strategic and innovative advice thanks to his in-depth understanding of their business needs and political risks. Clients appreciate that he “understood the environment in the China legal system and can give nuanced advice”.

Xiang has developed the region’s premier IP practice based on his reputation as one of the few IP lawyers who has a doctorate in electrical and computer engineering, a Juris Doctor, a Chinese Certificate of Laws, and admission to practice law in New York, Indiana and before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Due to its success in patent disputes in the United States and China, involving both foreign and Chinese companies, Orrick IP team was exclusively featured in a documentary film “Patent Wars” by the China Central Television (CCTV).

Xiang is highly regarded for his practical legal advice that results from more than ten years of experience at medical and electronic device businesses before becoming a lawyer. He also has received four U.S. medical-technology patents in his name.

Sibby Ward Associate

London

Sibby represents international financial institutions and corporations in securitisation transactions, warehouse financings and asset-backed lending transactions.

Scott Ward Partner

Washington, D.C.

Scott has spent years working in the political arena on both the federal and state level, promoting political and policy agendas via a national network of elected officials, policy makers and outside influence groups.

He has comprehensive experience in federal and state campaign finance, ethics, lobbying and compliance law, and assists clients in all aspects of compliance with rules related to engaging in the political process.

Prior to joining Orrick, he was the President and General Counsel of the Republican State Leadership Committee, a $30 million national political organization focused on electing Republicans to the state offices of Attorney General, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, and State Legislator. Under his leadership, the Republican State Leadership Committee made historic gains in the 2010 elections, netting a record 700 plus state legislative seats, flipping 20 state chambers to Republican control as well as netting six Attorneys General, seven Secretaries of State and three independently elected Lt. Governors.

Scott was previously in private practice with Holtzman Vogel Josefiak PLLC and Arent Fox LLP in the areas of Political law and Litigation. He advised numerous IRS § 527 political organizations, federal and state political action committees, federal and state candidates, state parties, associations, corporations and non-profits in all aspects of fundraising, organization, compliance, disclosure and reporting under federal and state campaign finance laws.

He was General Counsel and served on the Executive Committee of the District of Columbia Republican Party from 2004 to 2012. Prior to his legal career, Scott served as Field Director for Americans for a Republican Majority Political Action Committee (ARMPAC) and worked on the majority staff of the U.S. House Budget Committee for Chairman John Kasich.

Montana Ware Partner

Austin

Montana primarily represents emerging growth companies, venture capital funds and other strategic investors in a wide array of corporate matters, including early and late-stage venture funding rounds, formation and corporate governance, securities issuances and mergers and acquisitions.  Montana's practice spans all industry verticals, with significant experience representing frontier technology companies and "dual use" companies such as those in the defense, nuclear and space industries.  Montana regularly assists VC-backed companies in developing comprehensive FOCI mitigation processes in connection with financing transactions.  

Prior to practicing law, Montana served in the U.S. Air Force.

Select engagements Montana has advised on include:

• Represented Stripe in its $6.5 billion Series I financing
• Represented Radiant Nuclear in its $12.6 million Series A, $40 million Series B, $160 million Series C and $300+ million Series D financings
• Represented Castelion in its $14.2 million Series Seed, $100 million Series A and $350 million Series B financings
• Represented Standard Nuclear in its $140 million Series A financing
• Represented Firehawk Aerospace in its $60 million Series C financing
• Represented Supabase in its $30 million Series A, $80 million Series B, $200 million Series C, $200 million Series D, $100 million Series E and $500 million Series F financings
• Represented Speakeasy Labs ("Speak") in its Series A, Series B (and follow-on) and $78 million Series C financings
• Represented Solugen in its $350 million Series C and $200 million Series D financings
• Represented Zeno Power in its $45 million Series B financing
• Represented Merama in its $225 million Series B and $80 million Series B follow-on financings and its $45 million Series C financing
• Represented Next Insurance in its $250 million Series C financing, $250 million Series D financing and $250 million Series E financing
• Represented Coatue Management in its investment in the $100 million Series B financing of Mercury Technologies
• Represented D1 Capital Partners in its investment in the $450 million Series D financing of Anduril
• Represented Inspire Semiconductor in its $2.5 million Series A financing and acquisition of Greenfield Acquisition (TSX:GAC.P), a publicly-traded SPAC, by way of a reverse merger
• Represented Codecademy in its $525 million acquisition by SkillSoft (NYS: SKIL), a New Hampshire based provider of educational software
• Represented Gym Class in its $8 million Series Seed financing and in collaborative licensing deal with the NBA
• Represents Squadra Ventures, Decisive Point and other venture investors on defense and frontier technology investments

*Please note: Montana’s experience includes that prior to joining Orrick.

Rob Warfield Partner

New York

He has experience representing financial institutions, sponsors, investors, and lenders in energy and infrastructure financings, acquisitions, joint ventures and other transactions.

Prior to joining Orrick, Rob was a member of the legal investments team at a global investment firm in New York, where he supported private equity and credit investments across infrastructure and other asset classes. He also worked in private practice at leading international law firms.

Jason Warrington Managing Associate

Washington, D.C.

His practice focuses on project finance transactions in the energy and infrastructure sectors.

Sarah Wastler Of Counsel

Washington, D.C.

At the CFTC, Sarah led high-stakes investigations and federal court prosecutions involving insider trading, market manipulation, financial fraud and other misconduct across the full spectrum of financial derivative products, including futures, swaps, options, digital assets, prediction markets, event contracts and physical commodities.

Before government service, Sarah gained extensive experience in private practice where she represented clients in litigation and other disputes spanning a wide range of industries and subject matters—including securities litigation, class actions, contract disputes, professional liability actions, employment and antitrust. Sarah also led internal investigations and represented clients in matters before the DOJ, SEC, PCAOB, FTC and state attorneys general.

Shuto Wata Managing Associate

Tokyo

He brings extensive experience from law firms in Tokyo as well as his role as an investigator at the Consumer Affairs Agency, enforcing the Act against Unjustifiable Premiums and Misleading Representations. He has handled a wide variety of matters for both Japanese and international corporate and individual clients. His work includes litigation, legal advisory, contract review, compliance investigations, and legal training, in both Japanese and English. He is also well-versed in cross-border matters, regularly collaborating with overseas counsel and advising on foreign law issues.