Joshua Sisco

February 07, 2013 | The Recorder

After 10 years in Apple's legal department, Lutton is enjoying the energy of scrappy startup culture at smart thermostat company Nest Labs.

By Joshua Sisco

5 minute read

February 14, 2013 | The Recorder

Not content to just fend off patent litigation lobbed against the networking giant, Cisco's general counsel has decided to go on the offensive.

By Joshua Sisco

7 minute read

April 12, 2013 | The Recorder

Michelle Lee was chosen to create a local presence for an agency seen as remote and bureacratic.

By Joshua Sisco

7 minute read

March 21, 2013 | Law.com

Chinese genome research and sequencing company BGI-Shenzhen has finalized its $117 million purchase of genome sequencing company Complete Genomics, marking the first acquisition of a U.S. public company by a Chinese acquirer. O'Melveny & Myers advised BGI; Latham & Watkins advised Complete Genomics.

By Joshua Sisco

3 minute read

April 30, 2013 | Law.com

The brighter outlook for Yahoo since ex-Googler Marissa Mayer took over as CEO last July seems to be permeating the company's legal department. Last week, lobbyist William Ashworth returned to Yahoo after an eight-month sojourn at Google, and Tekedra Mawakana joined as deputy general counsel and vice president of global public policy from AOL.

By Joshua Sisco

3 minute read

March 08, 2013 | The Recorder

By Joshua Sisco

5 minute read

February 07, 2013 | Daily Report Online

Leonard Stein started at data management company Splunk Inc. in April 2011 as the company's general counsel and only lawyer. Since then, he's hired nine more and is looking now for another two.

By Joshua Sisco

7 minute read

February 21, 2013 | The Recorder

Not all of Sofinnova Ventures' partners were initially convinced their shop needed an in-house lawyer, but the firm's GC has made the role essential.

By Joshua Sisco

6 minute read

May 17, 2013 | Law.com

After an early stint as a paralegal at Morrison & Foerster, Laurence Wilson knew he wanted to forgo the Big Law route in favor of something more entrepreneurial. Now Yelp's general counsel, he says there are both advantages and drawbacks to going in-house right away. "You gain experience at twice the rate as a first-year associate at a big firm, but in a much less formal environment."

By Joshua Sisco

6 minute read

February 12, 2013 | Law.com

It's a good time to look for an in-house job in Silicon Valley. Technology companies are seeking to trim their outside counsel costs by bringing more tasks in house. At the same time, many companies are creating larger business roles for their in-house lawyers, making the jobs more enticing to the Valley's entrepreneurial-minded lawyers.

By Joshua Sisco

7 minute read