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Jason Dearen

Jason Dearen

March 27, 2003 | Law.com

Cisco Rushed to Finish Deals Before Start of War With Iraq

San Jose-based Cisco Systems Inc. recently acquired wireless networking company The Linksys Group Inc. of Irvine for about $500 million in stock. Cisco also bought audio software maker SignalWorks Inc. in a $13.5 million stock deal. Attorneys in the San Francisco and Palo Alto offices of Fenwick & West represented Cisco in both transactions. Lawyers in the Orange County office of Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker represented Linksys, and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati represented SignalWorks Inc.

By Jason Dearen

3 minute read

May 13, 2003 | Law.com

Security Banquet

To some law firms, the new Department of Homeland Security is a glimmer of hope in an economic wasteland. With the government poised to spend $60 billion on new information technology this year, Kirkpatrick & Lockhart's Robert Sherry says the department will create a lot of new business. To get a seat at the table, his firm is marketing a new homeland security practice group.

By Jason Dearen

6 minute read

August 15, 2002 | Law.com

Condor's Flight to Edo Corp. Propelled by Team at Orrick

By Jason Dearen

3 minute read

March 26, 2003 | Law.com

Santa Clara Law School Names New Dean

Santa Clara University School of Law has named Donald Polden its new dean. Polden most recently served as dean of Tennessee's University of Memphis School of Law, where he helped implement a national outreach and recruiting process that tripled the number of minority applications to the school during his tenure. Polden succeeds Mack Player, who will step down from his post at the Northern California school July 1.

By Jason Dearen

3 minute read

August 22, 2002 | Law.com

Brobeck Lends Cisco a Hand as It Buys Out a Wilson Client

By Jason Dearen

3 minute read

November 04, 2002 | Law.com

Farella Braun Elevates Six to Partner, Bringing Total to 58

By Jason Dearen

2 minute read

March 20, 2003 | Law.com

Chip Maker Grabs Oregon Company for $584M in Stock

San Jose-based television and PC display chip maker Genesis Microchip Inc. has acquired Tualatin, Ore.'s Pixelworks Inc. in a stock deal worth about $584 million. Attorneys in the Palo Alto office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati represented Genesis. Lawyers in the Menlo Park office of O'Melveny & Myers represented Pixelworks. Also: An Illinois judge threw out a $125 million class action filed against two supermarket chains that allegedly conspired to fix the price of milk in their Chicago locations.

By Jason Dearen

3 minute read

October 17, 2002 | Law.com

Intel Loses a Second Patent Fight With Intergraph Corp.

Intel Corp. lost its second patent battle against Intergraph Corp. last week when a Texas federal court ruled that Intel's Itanium microprocessors infringe two Intergraph patents. But the stakes weren't as high as they were in the previous dispute. That's because attorneys hammered out an unusual settlement in the first case that limited the damage award to $150 million in the second case, with an additional $100 million tacked on if Intel loses an appeal.

By By Brenda Sandburg and Jason Dearen

4 minute read

April 17, 2003 | Law.com

Private Time for Company Following Acquisition by INS

Santa Clara-based International Networks Services Inc. has agreed to buy Predictive Systems Inc., a publicly traded security and network consulting firm for $19.2 million in cash. Attorneys in the Palo Alto office of Gray Cary Ware & Freidenrich served as outside counsel for INS. The New York office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati represented Predictive.

By Jason Dearen

2 minute read

February 04, 2003 | Law.com

Deanship Dreaming? Now's Your Chance

Want to be dean of a law school? If so, there are plenty of rings to throw your hat into. In the Bay Area alone, three schools -- Boalt Hall School of Law, Santa Clara University School of Law and Golden Gate University School of Law -- are looking to fill the top slot. In fact, 20 percent of the nation's accredited law schools are in the market for new deans. Locally, Santa Clara is farthest along in its search, with a short list of five candidates to replace outgoing dean Mack Player.

By Jason Dearen

5 minute read