VLG founder stands down from Heller
Legal Week Reports
June 22, 2005 at 08:03 PM
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Heller Ehrman White & McAuliffe's high profile Venture Law Group (VLG) technology practice has seen another departure with founder and frontman Craig Johnson standing down.
Johnson, the former Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati partner who set up VLG in 1993, had led the 26-partner practice into the merger with San Francisco-based Heller in 2003.
Johnson, one of California's best-known corporate technology lawyers, said he was going to retire from the law to pursue business interests.
The departure comes after Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe this year hired eight former VLG partners, including four of the other founding partners: John Bautista, David Lee, Michael Morrissey and Edmund Ruffin.
The defections are seen as a setback to Heller's technology ambitions, coming less than two years after its tie-up with VLG.
The technology boutique had previously rejected a merger offer from Orrick.
Johnson will continue to serve as chairman of the Heller Ehrman VLG Advisory Board.
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