Mitch Zuklie

Mitch Zuklie serves as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Orrick. Under Zuklie’s leadership, the firm has pursued a strategy to become a leading advisor to the global technology and innovation, energy and infrastructure, and finance sectors. Financial Times named Orrick the Most Innovative Law Firm in North America in 2016, 2017, and 2018. Fortune also selected the firm among the “100 Best Companies to Work For” 3 years in a row.
Named by Chambers USA as an “eminent practitioner,” Zuklie is an experienced business and legal advisor who has completed hundreds of venture capital financings and numerous public offerings, mergers, acquisitions, and licensing transactions. He counsels technology companies at all stages of their lifecycles, as well as their founders, advisors, and investors.
Zuklie has led the firm’s portfolio approach to innovation, including the transformation of its West Virginia operation into a center for analytics and innovation, the launch of Orrick Labs to develop customized technologies, and the creation of partnerships with leading innovation initiatives in the industry. He has also led the firm’s entry into new markets, including Boston, Santa Monica, Houston, Austin, and Geneva.
Zuklie serves on the boards of the Leadership Council for Legal Diversity and the Berkeley Center for Law and Business, and on the advisory boards of the Stanford Law School Center on the Legal Profession and the Harvard Law School Center on the Legal Profession. He is also a member of the Board of the Wild Salmon Center.