Daniel James O'Rielly
O’Rielly & Roche LLP
With more than 20 years of experience in law firms—including large, medium, and small firms, and running his own law firm for years—Mr. O’Rielly counsels and advises California law firms on critical issues at every stage of law firm life. He provides insight, analysis, and judgment to California law firms seeking to solve their most important challenges:
+ Law firm General Counsel. Serves as an outside General Counsel to California law firms, advising on attorney ethics, compliance, and practice management. Identifies and implements best practices for risk management, including identifying and resolving potential ethics compliance issues and practice management issues.
+Law firm formation, structure, and policies. Counsels and advises California law firms on strategic business issues, including developing and drafting partnership agreements and other firm organizing documents; developing and documenting compensation systems, attorney promotion systems, and retirement systems; developing and executing law firm start-up planning and growth planning.
+Law firm transitions, partner departures, and dissolution. Counsels and advises California law firms in partner or group departures, acquiring lateral partners or groups, and managing law firm mergers. Counsels and advises law firms on dissolution, winding up, and terminating partnerships.
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- California
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- Illinois
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- Oregon
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- 7th Circuit
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- 9th Circuit
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- U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
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- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
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- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
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- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
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- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
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- U.S. Supreme Court
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- English: Spoken, Written
- Partner
- O’Rielly & Roche LLP
- Current
- Cornell University
- J.D. (1998)
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- Colgate University
- B.A. (1995) | Economics
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- ABA Center for Professional Responsibility
- Member
- Current
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- Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers
- Member
- Current
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- Oregon State Bar
- Member
- Current
- Activities: Business Law Section
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- The Illinois State Bar
- Member
- Current
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- American Bar Association
- Member
- Current
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- California State Bar # 214846
- Member
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