Amy Miller

July 11, 2011 | Legaltech News

Wilson Sonsini represented web hosting company Go Daddy in its acquisition by an investment group that includes Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, Silver Lake Partners, and Technology Crossover Ventures. Financial terms of the deal were not officially disclosed, but the investors are reportedly paying about $2.25 billion for the biggest domain name registrar in the world.

By Amy Miller

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August 16, 2010 | The Recorder

By Amy Miller

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March 22, 2010 | Corporate Counsel

They're not puttin' it on pause! Blockbuster, the world's largest video rental chain, has pushed the fast-forward button on its legal department — promoting in-house veteran Rod McDonald to general counsel.

By Amy Miller

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May 10, 2011 | Corporate Counsel

Defendants can beat patent infringement claims in the notoriously plaintiff-friendly Eastern District of Texas. After deliberating for less than an hour, a federal jury in Tyler found that Yahoo Inc. did not infringe a Linux-related patent held by Bedrock Computer Technologies, a so-called patent troll based in Texas.

By Amy Miller

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November 20, 2009 | Corporate Counsel

More companies are paying their outside counsel off the clock—and they're getting law firms to freeze or cut their hourly rates—according to the Hildebrandt 2009 Law Department Survey.

By Amy Miller

3 minute read

August 13, 2010 | Law.com

Companies raising venture capital saw improved valuations for the fourth quarter in a row, according to Fenwick & West's Second Quarter 2010 Silicon Valley Venture Capital Survey. The survey showed that 55 percent of companies sold equity on more favorable terms, compared to 27 percent who saw less favorable terms than in the previous round of financing. But the trend may not continue if the economy stagnates, cautioned Fenwick & West partner Barry Kramer, co-author of the survey.

By Amy Miller

3 minute read

April 29, 2011 | Law.com

Cooley and Wilson Sonsini have bumped up associate salaries, restoring pay lost in the recession -- and things are booming for corporate, litigation, licensing and patent prosecution attorneys. Says one recruiter, "The demand is just extraordinary right now."

By Amy Miller

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April 26, 2011 | Corporate Counsel

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office won't be setting up a satellite office anytime soon in Silicon Valley. The PTO is now delaying plans to open any remote offices, including one already planned in Detroit.

By Amy Miller

2 minute read

June 30, 2011 | The Legal Intelligencer

A federal judge has dismissed a class action against Facebook Inc. that claimed the site's "Friend Finder" feature violated users' rights to control the use of their names and likenesses.

By Amy Miller

3 minute read

September 27, 2011 | Corporate Counsel

McDermott Will & Emery has been on a hiring spree, expanding its patent prosecution practice to keep pace with growing demand in California and elsewhere. The firm has added two patent attorneys in Silicon Valley in recent weeks and has hired 10 associates and one partner in Orange County since the start of the year.

By Amy Miller

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