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Daren M Orzechowski

Daren M Orzechowski

USA 2026

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Practice Areas

Daren is Technology Sector Lead.

He is a partner in the Silicon Valley office focusing on M&A and technology transactions. For more than 20 years, Daren has represented clients from a variety of industries in connection with their most important strategic intellectual property, data and technology-focused transactions. He regularly counsels clients in connection with M&A and IP strategy and licensing matters.

Daren is recognized as a top technology deal lawyer both in Silicon Valley, where he is based, and globally. He has handled matters relating to a wide variety of technologies, including cloud computing and software-as-a-service offerings, drones, autonomous vehicles, semiconductors, artificial intelligence, social media, infrastructure and platform technologies, blockchain, and augmented and virtual reality related technologies.

Private equity and venture capital investors as well as large corporate and start-up clients seek Daren's advice regarding transactions involving the acquisition, development and licensing of intellectual property, software, hardware and data. Daren has also assisted clients in forming new funds for investment into the technology industry. He has an extensive track record in M&A, strategic alliances, outsourcing, and licensing arrangements, as well as day-to-day operational matters ranging from product development to supply chain issues for devices and cloud-based solutions. He regularly handles complex international joint ventures and corporate transactions and projects related to digitization and information technology.

Chambers Review

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Chambers Guide to the USA

Technology - California

Band 2
Band 2

Individual Editorial

Daren Orzechowski handles M&A as well as outsourcing transactions for a number of well-known technology companies. He is also well versed in licensing agreements.

Artificial Intelligence: Corporate/Commercial - USA - Nationwide

Band 2
Band 2

Individual Editorial

Daren Orzechowski is a noted technology transactions specialist working in Silicon Valley. He advises AI innovators ranging from giants to startups on M&A, strategic alliances and licensing deals.

Strengths

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  • He is very knowledgeable.

    TechnologyChambers Guide to the USA
  • Daren is a brilliant lawyer who understands all the issues possible in a deal.

    TechnologyChambers Guide to the USA
  • He is sharp and has a good sense of the market.

    TechnologyChambers Guide to the USA
  • He knows how to get to the core of issues and provides great solutions.

    TechnologyChambers Guide to the USA
  • Daren Orzechowski has extremely helpful contextual knowledge of the tech sector and also a sixth sense of matter handling, really was spot on.

    Artificial Intelligence: Corporate/CommercialChambers Guide to the USA
  • Daren is sharp, has a good sense of the market and a good idea of what we are trying to do.

    Artificial Intelligence: Corporate/CommercialChambers Guide to the USA

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California

California: San Francisco, Silicon Valley & Surrou

District of Columbia

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