Richard Jacobsen serves as Lead Partner for Orrick’s 450-lawyer global Litigation practice, leader of Orrick’s Financial Services Litigation team and member of the firm’s 11-member Board of Directors.

The world’s largest financial institutions and other corporate leaders call on Rich to first chair their most complex, high-value litigation. For over two decades, he has successfully defended clients against billions of dollars of claims, securing some of the most favorable settlements and trial and appellate victories that have set precedents and significantly impacted the finance industry and reduced his clients’ exposure. He is among the youngest partners to be named a New York Law Journal Distinguished Leader on the basis of this record. He leads a team that has been named twice as Law360 Banking Group of the Year (2022 & 2025) in recognition of their courtroom results.