| 5/1/2008 |
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Fenwick & West Represents Covad in Acquisition by Platinum Equity |
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| Fenwick & West LLP represented Covad Communications Group, Inc. in its acquisition by Platinum Equity, LLC.... more |
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| 4/20/2008 |
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Harry Potter Case Illustrates Blurry Line in Copyright Law |
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| Laurence Pulgram, chair of the Fenwick & West Copyright Litigation Group, was recently quoted in an Associated Press article entitled "Harry Potter Case Illustrates Blurry Line in Copyright Law."... more |
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| 4/16/2008 |
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Airline Mergers Not Likely to Face Antitrust Hurdles |
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| Mark Ostrau, co-chair of the Antitrust and Unfair Competition Group at Fenwick and West LLP was recently quoted in a Los Angeles Times article entitled "2 More Carriers Consider Merging."... more |
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| 4/14/2008 |
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Thriving Seattle Tech and Life Sciences Sector Draws National Law Firms to Washington |
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| Fenwick & West LLP was recently spotlighted in a National Law Journal article entitled, "Thriving Seattle Tech Sector Draws Law Firms." Stephen Graham, Managing Partner of the firm's Seattle ... more |
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| 4/14/2008 |
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Fenwick & West Continues to Grow its Seattle Office Rapidly; Adds IP Partner Andrew Serafini To Continue Expansion of Life Sciences Practice |
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| Fenwick & West LLP announced today the addition of Andrew T. Serafini, Ph.D., as a partner in its firmwide intellectual property group. ... more |
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| 3/21/2008 |
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Fenwick & West Represents Synopsys in $227M Acquisition of Synplicity |
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| Fenwick & West LLP represented Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNPS) in its recently announced acquisition of Synplicity, Inc.... more |
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| 3/20/2008 |
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Fenwick & West SF Bay Area Life Sciences Venture Capital Survey Reveals 45% Increase in Valuations |
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| Fenwick & West San Francisco Bay Area Life Sciences Venture Capital Survey Reveals 45% Increase in Valuations... more |
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| 3/17/2008 |
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Law Firm Develops In-House System to Deal with Discovery Requests |
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| Fenwick & West's Electronic Information Management Group was featured in a recent ComputerWorld article ... more |
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| 3/17/2008 |
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Fenwick & West Moves Quickly to Grow its New Seattle Office Adds Emerging Company Corporate Partner Bill Bromfield |
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| Fenwick & West LLP announced today that prominent Seattle corporate lawyer Bill Bromfield has joined the firm as a corporate partner.... more |
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| 3/13/2008 |
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Fenwick & West Adds Two Experienced Corporate Attorneys in Silicon Valley; Expands China Practice Group |
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| John Liu and In Lee of the Charter Law Group to Join Fenwick & West's Mountain View Office... more |
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| 3/11/2008 |
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Fenwick & West Represents ArcSight in its Initial Public Offering |
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| Fenwick & West LLP represented ArcSight, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARST) in its initial public offering... more |
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| 3/5/2008 |
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Fenwick & West's San Francisco Bay Area Venture Capital Survey Shows Continued Improvement in Valuations in Fourth Quarter of 2007 |
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| Up Rounds Exceed Down Rounds for 16th Consecutive Quarter... more |
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| 2/20/2008 |
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E-Discovery Ensures Evidence Can't Hide |
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| Matt Kesner, CTO of Fenwick & West, was recently quoted in an Investors Business Daily article ... more |
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| 2/7/2008 |
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Fenwick & West Adds Three Prominent Corporate Partners in Seattle; Expands Life Sciences Practice |
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| Fenwick & West LLP announced today that three prominent Seattle corporate lawyers, Stephen M. Graham, Roger M. Tolbert and Alan C. Smith, have joined the firm and will launch its Seattle office.... more |
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| 2/5/2008 |
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Assessing The Microsoft-Yahoo! Deal |
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| Doug Cogen, co-chair of the Fenwick & West Mergers and Acquisitions group, was recently quoted in a Forbes.com opinion piece... more |
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| 2/1/2008 |
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A Far-Fetched Fix for E-Voting Woes: Open Source |
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| Robert D. Brownstone, Law and Technology Director at Fenwick & West, was recently quoted in a Linux Insider article ... more |
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| 1/28/2008 |
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Regulatory Tunnel for Microsoft is Nearing End |
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| Mark Ostrau, co-chair of the Fenwick & West Antitrust and Unfair Competition Group, was recently quoted in a FOX Business article... more |
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| 1/28/2008 |
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Fenwick's Billion-Dollar Deal Needs Swedish Massage |
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| Richard Dickson, Chair of Fenwick & West's Start-Ups and Venture Capital Group, was recently quoted in The Recorder article entitled, "Fenwick's Billion-Dollar Deal Needs Swedish Massage."... more |
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| 1/27/2008 |
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EU-Microsoft Deal Doesn't Stop Record $1.3 Billion Fine - Company Faces Two New Antitrust Investigations |
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| Mark Ostrau, co-chair of the Fenwick & West Antitrust and Unfair Competition Group, was recently quoted in a Seattle P-I article... more |
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| 1/16/2008 |
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Fenwick & West Represents MySQL in $1B Acquisition by Sun Microsystems |
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| Fenwick & West LLP represented MySQL AB in its recently announced acquisition by Sun Microsystems, Inc.... more |
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| 1/14/2008 |
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Microsoft Targeted By New European Antitrust Probes |
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| Mark Ostrau, co-chair of the Fenwick & West Antitrust and Unfair Competition Group, was recently quoted in a Dow Jones article entitled, "2nd Update: Microsoft Targeted By New European Commission Prob... more |
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| 1/8/2008 |
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Fenwick & West's San Francisco Bay Area Venture Capital Survey Reveals 79% Increase in Valuations in 3rd Quarter of 2007 |
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| Increase in Valuations is Largest Since Survey Began... more |
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| 1/3/2008 |
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Fenwick & West Represents Carlyle Group as Special Tax Counsel in Sale of HTC to Teleperformance |
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| Fenwick & West LLP represented The Carlyle Group as special tax counsel in the sale of its portfolio company Hispanic Teleservices Corporation (HTC) to France-based Teleperformance (ROCH: Paris Stock ... more |
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| 12/26/2007 |
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Fenwick & West Elects Six New Partners |
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| Fenwick & West LLP announced that it has elected six associates to join the Firm's partnership, effective January 1, 2008... more |
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| 12/20/2007 |
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Fenwick & West Represents Eaton as Special Tax Counsel in $2.23B Moeller Acquisition |
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| Fenwick & West LLP represented Eaton Corporation (NYSE: ETN) as special tax counsel in its acquisition of Germany-based The Moeller Group... more |
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| 12/17/2007 |
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Fenwick & West Represents SuccessFactors in its Initial Public Offering |
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| Fenwick & West LLP represented SuccessFactors, Inc. (NASDAQ: SFSF) in its initial public offering... more |
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| 12/10/2007 |
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John McNelis Selected by Aspatore Books as Contributing Author in Patent Law Client Strategies |
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| John McNelis, Partner, Fenwick & West LLP, has been recognized as a leader in Patent Law by being selected as an author in the recently released book, Patent Law Client Strategies, published by Aspatore Books... more |
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| 12/10/2007 |
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Special Report: Computerworld's Premier 100 IT Leaders for 2008 |
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| Matthew P. Kesner, Chief Technology Officer at Fenwick & West, was recently named one of Computerworld’s Premier 100 IT Leaders for 2008.... more |
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| 12/3/2007 |
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Fenwick & West Represents Six Apart in Acquisition of LiveJournal by SUP |
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| Fenwick & West LLP represented Six Apart Ltd. in the acquisition of its global community web site LiveJournal by SUP, a Russian-based international media company... more |
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| 11/30/2007 |
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The New Mom Brain Drain: Moms Leaving the Work Force |
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| Securities Litigation Partner Susan Muck was recently quoted in an NBC news feature on working mothers entitled, "The New Mom Brain Drain"... more |
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| 11/29/2007 |
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Fenwick & West Represents Glu Mobile in Acquisition of China-based MIG |
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| Fenwick & West LLP represented Glu Mobile Inc. (NASDAQ: GLUU) in its recently announced acquisition of Beijing Zhangzhong MIG Information Technology Co. Ltd.... more |
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| 11/13/2007 |
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Fenwick & West Represents Canadian-based Cognos as Special Tax Counsel in $5B Acquisition by IBM |
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| Fenwick & West LLP represented Cognos Inc. (NASDAQ: COGN) as special tax counsel in its recently announced acquisition by IBM (NYSE: IBM)... more |
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| 11/8/2007 |
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Fenwick & West Represents Symantec in $350M Acquisition of Vontu |
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| Fenwick & West LLP represented Symantec Corporation (NASDAQ: SYMC) in its recently announced acquisition of Vontu, a provider of Data Loss Prevention solutions... more |
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| 11/2/2007 |
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Fenwick & West Certified as Santa Clara County "Green Business" |
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| Last week, Fenwick & West became the first law firm certified by Santa Clara County as an environmentally sustainable "Green Business" for the steps it has taken to conserve natural resources.... more |
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| 11/1/2007 |
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Harnessing the Power of EDD |
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| Robert D. Brownstone, Law and Technology Director at Fenwick & West, was quoted in a Law Firm Inc. article... more |
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| 10/30/2007 |
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Darryl Woo Named Litigation Group Leader at Fenwick & West |
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| Fenwick & West is pleased to announce that Darryl M. Woo has been elected as Chair of the Litigation Group, effective January 1, 2008.... more |
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| 10/26/2007 |
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Denied Injunction, FTC Continues Whole Foods Battle |
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| Mark Ostrau was recently quoted in a Competition Law360 article entitled, "Denied Injunction, FTC Continues Whole Foods Battle".... more |
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| 9/27/2007 |
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Darryl Woo Named One of California's Top 100 Leading Lawyers |
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| Darryl M. Woo, Chair of Fenwick & West's Patent Litigation Group, was recently named by the Daily Journal as one of the Top 100 leading lawyers in California for 2007.... more |
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| 9/25/2007 |
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Fenwick & West Represents Opsware in $1.6B Acquisition by HP |
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| Fenwick & West LLP represented Opsware Inc. (NASDAQ: OPSW) in its acquisition by Hewlett-Packard Company... more |
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| 9/18/2007 |
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Fenwick & West Represents NCREX in Acquisition of MLS Providers, Creating a Revolutionary Step for the Real Estate Industry |
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| Fenwick & West LLP represented Northern California Real Estate Exchange (NCREX) in its recently announced acquisition of MLS (multiple listing systems)... more |
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| 9/18/2007 |
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IT Pros Climb Out of the Basement |
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| Brad Bonnington, Practice Support and Database Manager, and Kevin Moore, Director, Information Technology, were quoted in The Recorder... more |
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| 9/17/2007 |
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Cisco Kid: Attorney Doug Cogen Helps Keep Silicon Valley's Most Prominent Buyer on the Innovative Edge |
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| Doug Cogen, co-chair of the Mergers and Acquisition group at Fenwick & West, was recently the subject of an article in The Daily Deal entitled "Cisco Kid."... more |
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| 9/12/2007 |
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South Korean Agency Files Antitrust Suit Against Intel |
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| Mark Ostrau, Co-Chair of the Antitrust and Unfair Competition at Fenwick & West, was recently quoted in the San Jose Mercury News... more |
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| 9/11/2007 |
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Patent Office Issues New Guidelines to Crack Down on Trolls |
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| Heather Mewes, a patent litigation partner at Fenwick & West, was recently quoted in The San Francisco Daily Journal. She discusses how recent reforms to the patent system will affect patent litigation. ... more |
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| 9/10/2007 |
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Digital Dialogue Revs Up at Top Firms |
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| Matt Kesner, Fenwick & West's Chief Technology Officer, was recently interviewed by Legal Technology News about the use of online collaboration, wireless tools and technical support teams at top law firms. ... more |
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| 9/10/2007 |
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Fenwick & West's Silicon Valley Venture Capital Survey Reveals 74% Increase in Valuations in the 2nd Quarter of 2007 |
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| The survey analyzed the valuations and terms of venture financings for 126 technology and life science companies headquartered in the Silicon Valley/San Francisco Bay Area... more |
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| 9/1/2007 |
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VC Funding Trends for Life Science Firms |
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| Rob Dellenbach, a corporate partner at Fenwick & West, analyzes the number and value of venture capital investments in the healthcare, medical device and biopharmaceutical sectors... more |
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| 8/10/2007 |
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Fenwick & West Represents Virgin America in Over $200M of Financings to Launch U.S. Operations |
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| Fenwick & West LLP represented its client Virgin America in two recent rounds of financings, raising over $200 million in debt and equity – the most ever for a new domestic airline... more |
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| 8/8/2007 |
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Sophisticated Crooks Elude Radar in Trading Probes |
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| Emmett Stanton, co-chair of the Fenwick & West Securities Litigation Group, was recently quoted in a Reuters article... more |
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| 8/1/2007 |
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Fenwick & West Creates Diversity and Public Interest Summer Associate Fellowship |
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| Fenwick & West, a premier law firm providing comprehensive legal services to high technology and life sciences clients, has established an innovative Diversity and Public Interest Summer Associate Fel... more |
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| 7/30/2007 |
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Fenwick & West Represents ShoreTel in its Initial Public Offering |
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| Fenwick & West LLP represented ShoreTel, Inc. (NASDAQ: SHOR) in its initial public offering... more |
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| 7/30/2007 |
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Fenwick & West Represents Concur Technologies in $160M Acquisition of Gelco |
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| Fenwick & West LLP represented Concur Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: CNQR) in its recently announced acquisition of H-G Holdings, Inc.... more |
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| 7/25/2007 |
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29 Fenwick & West Attorneys Honored as 2007 Super Lawyers of Northern California |
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| Fenwick & West congratulates its 29 attorneys who were honored by San Francisco Magazine as top practitioners in Northern California... more |
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| 7/16/2007 |
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Darryl Woo Participates in Patent Litigation Roundtable Published by California Lawyer |
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| Darryl Woo, Chair of the Patent Litigation Group at Fenwick & West, recently participated in a patent litigation roundtable published by California Lawyer... more |
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| 7/15/2007 |
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Fenwick & West Ranked as #3 Most Diverse U.S. Law Firm |
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| Fenwick & West, a premier law firm providing comprehensive legal services to high technology and life sciences clients, was recently honored in the Minority Law Journal's Diversity Scorecard... more |
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| 7/13/2007 |
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Fenwick & West Represents Postini in $625 million Acquisition by Google |
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| Fenwick & West LLP represented Postini, Inc. in its recently announced acquisition by Google Inc.... more |
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| 7/1/2007 |
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Second Opinions: Last Minute Miracles |
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| Matt Kesner, CIO at Fenwick & West, was quoted in a Law Technology News issue... more |
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| 6/27/2007 |
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Privacy Law and Information Security: An Interview with Robert Brownstone on KUCI |
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| Robert D. Brownstone, Law and Technology Director at Fenwick & West, was the featured guest privacy expert on Privacy Piracy, a weekly radio show broadcast from UC Irvine... more |
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| 6/26/2007 |
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How to Make Associates Stick Around |
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| A program at Fenwick & West that asks associates to review the partners who mentor them was recently the subject of a front-page article in The Recorder... more |
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| 6/19/2007 |
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Wall Street Firms Win in Supreme Court's IPO Ruling |
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| Tyler Baker, co-chair of the Fenwick & West Antitrust and Unfair Competition Group, was recently quoted in a San Jose Mercury News story ... more |
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| 6/15/2007 |
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Fenwick & West Earns Top Peer Ratings in 2007 Chambers USA Guide |
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| Fenwick & West attorneys and practice groups received top recognition from their clients and peers in the 2007 Chambers USA Legal Directory.... more |
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| 6/12/2007 |
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Fenwick & West Represents ABS Capital Partners in Private Equity Buyout of Innovation Interactive |
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| Fenwick & West LLP represented ABS Capital Partners in the management-led buyout of Innovation Interactive Inc. from its parent company, Livedoor Japan... more |
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| 6/4/2007 |
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11 Fenwick Partners Recognized as Top California Attorneys in their Practice |
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| Fenwick & West is pleased to announce that 11 partners were included in the inaugural edition of Who's Who Legal: California, an honor reserved for only 725 of the state's 200,000+ lawyers.... more |
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| 5/24/2007 |
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Fenwick & West's Silicon Valley Venture Capital Survey Reveals 75% Increase in Valuations in the 1st Quarter of 2007 |
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| Up Rounds Outpace Down Rounds by Largest Ratio to Date... more |
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| 5/22/2007 |
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Fenwick & West Represents Electronic Arts in $167M Equity Investment in China-based The9 |
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| Fenwick & West LLP represented Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) in its recently announced $167 million investment in The9 Limited... more |
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| 5/15/2007 |
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Microsoft Patent Claims Hint at Internal Issues |
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| Stuart Meyer, a partner in Fenwick & West's intellectual property and litigation groups, was recently quoted in an IDG News story entitled, "Microsoft Patent Claims Hint at Internal Issues."... more |
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