Jason Dearen

September 05, 2002 | Law.com

By Jason Dearen

2 minute read

October 03, 2002 | Law.com

BMC Software, a Houston-based company, recently agreed to acquire Mountain View's Remedy Corp., a maker of business software, for $350 million. Attorneys in the Palo Alto and San Francisco offices of Heller Ehrman White & McAuliffe represented Remedy and its parent company, San Diego-based Peregrine Systems Inc., in the transaction. Houston-based Vinson & Elkins represented BMC.

By Jason Dearen

3 minute read

October 25, 2002 | Law.com

With partisan balance of the House and Senate at stake and congressional seats at play across the country, attorneys at the 40 largest corporate law firms in California have kicked more than $742,000 into the campaign kitty this election cycle. While Democrats have received the lion's share of the contributions, the top political players among the state's biggest law firms are also giving the GOP a substantial cut.

By Jason Dearen

6 minute read

November 19, 2002 | The Recorder

At least for the near future, the State Bar of California won't be considering a policy prohibiting judges from belonging to groups that discriminate against gays and lesbians. Angela Bradstreet, president of the Bar Association of San Francisco, had been slated to present the policy for review at the Board of Governors meeting next month, but received a letter last week informing her of the cancellation.

By Jason Dearen

4 minute read

January 16, 2003 | Law.com

Attorneys in the San Francisco office of Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison represent well-known sports agent Leigh Steinberg in his suit against former business partner David Dunn; Attorneys in the San Francisco office of Farella Braun & Martel represent Open Text Corp. in its acquisition of of Eloquent Inc.

By Jason Dearen

4 minute read

August 28, 2002 | Law.com

The state's judicial watchdog dismissed charges against an ex-judge charged with campaign speech violations Tuesday, citing a June U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down Minnesota's judicial speech gag. The decision by the Commission on Judicial Performance in its star-crossed case against former Sonoma County Judge Patricia Gray hints at the effect Republican Party of Minnesota v. White will have on California's judicial canon of ethics.

By Jason Dearen

3 minute read

September 15, 2003 | Law.com

Attorneys who leave behemoths to start boutiques cite everything from a desire for greater control to hopes for a friendlier culture. But for some women, the flexibility to fit in some family life is a large part of the allure. This may help to explain why a number of women-founded boutiques have sprouted up in the San Francisco Bay Area in recent years.

By Jason Dearen

6 minute read

December 19, 2002 | Law.com

Attorneys in the Palo Alto office of Fenwick & West represented Fremont-based Lexar Media Inc. in a $25.8 million public offering of 4.3 million shares. Lexar, a maker of "digital film" -- the memory banks used in digital cameras -- offered the stock under a shelf registration statement that had been declared effective by the SEC in July.

By Jason Dearen

3 minute read

September 26, 2002 | Law.com

San Jose-based Calpine Corp. completed financing for the construction of a new 300-megawatt power plant, snaring $150 million in financing from a group of banks to build the new plant. Latham & Watkins partner John Kenney led the team representing the lead lender, Credit Lyonnais, in the financing arrangement. Led by partner David Spielberg, attorneys in the San Francisco office of Stoel Rives represented Calpine.

By Jason Dearen

2 minute read

January 23, 2003 | Law.com

Lawyers in the San Francisco office of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe recently completed a $3 billion tobacco securitization bond deal for the state of California. The deal is part of a $206 billion settlement of lawsuits by states against cigarette makers for Medicaid costs stemming from smoking-related illnesses.

By Jason Dearen

3 minute read