Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe partners Lynne Hermle and Jessica Perry led litigation teams that fought off class certification for Twitter and Microsoft in two of the most closely watched gender pay disparity cases in the tech industry. Partner Jim Kramer defended PayPal from a pair of shareholder class actions. And patent litigators Jared Bobrow and Jason Lang won affirmance of Patent Trial and Appeal Board victories for Micron Technology at the Federal Circuit.

That resume landed Orrick as one of six finalists for the Tech Litigation Department of the Year as part of The Recorder’s California Leaders in Tech Law and Innovation Awards. The winner will be announced at a ceremony celebrating all winners and finalists Nov. 6. The Recorder recently asked Perry, the leader of Orrick’s litigation practice worldwide, how the firm is managing changing trends in litigation.