Orrick Hires Fenwick Practice Leader to Build ESG Offerings

Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe has hired Ashley Walter as a partner in Seattle from Fenwick & West to expand its environmental, social, and governance capabilities amid growing demands for such expertise.

He works with companies and boards on ESG matters such as oversight, disclosures, investor engagement, and compliance. He advised clients such as Amazon.com Inc., Cisco Systems, Facebook Inc., Fitbit Inc., and Symantec as leader of Fenwick’s corporate social responsibility governance and compliance practice.

Company emphasis on ESG has bolstered the need for lawyers to help corporations live up to demands that range from diversity and inclusion to data security ...