Our identity –

Client-centered legal advice is our true vocation.

We observe legal developments but also help shape them. Orrick strives to provide clients with support and practical advice, day in and day out, in their national and international activities: our work extends far beyond pure legal assistance. We seek results which significantly strengthen our clients’ operations with superior long-term solutions.

Success comes from knowledge, strategy and substance. Our lawyers comprise the substance upon which we have built our firm and their ability to provide high-end legal advice. The firm’s manageable structures as well as flat hierarchies allow for the best possible development of their talent and potential.

The quality of strategic decisions depends, however, on one thing above all else – the objectivity of the decision-maker.

The firm at a glance:   

  • Name/legal form Orrick Hölters & Elsing, the brand name of the German offices of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
  • Locations in Germany Düsseldorf, Berlin and Frankfurt
  • Lawyers/Partners/Of-Counsel in Germany 54 / 22 / 8
  • Locations in Asia Beijing, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Taipei and Tokyo
  • Locations in Europe Berlin, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, London, Milan, Moscow, Paris and Rome
  • Locations in North America Los Angeles, New York, Orange County, Portland, Sacramento, San Francisco, Seattle, Silicon Valley and Washington, D.C.
  • Service high-end advice in commercial law matters of all kinds 
  • German Practice areas commercial law advice, with a focus on M&A/corporate, real estate, arbitration, public procurement/PPP and employment law
  • International strategy project-specific, highly-specialized teams
  • High-end - one of the leading commercial law firms with an international reputation resulting from extensive experience of high-end transactions