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August 08, 2007 | Law.com

Former Brocade CEO Found Guilty on All Counts

In a decision that astounded his defense team and a courtroom full of observers, Gregory Reyes, the former CEO of Brocade Communications, was convicted Tuesday on 10 felony counts relating to the backdating of stock options. Reyes, whom prosecutors said faces up to 20 years in prison, was the first of a string of executives to be indicted on charges of misdating stock options. Reyes' indictment accused him of altering dates, and not of profiting directly from the scheme.
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January 12, 2004 | Law.com

IRS Tweaks Rules for Patent Donations

Companies are set to lose millions of dollars in tax write-offs from donating their patents to universities and nonprofit groups. Last month, the Internal Revenue Service announced that it plans to disallow certain "improper deductions" for charitable contributions of patents and other intellectual property. The agency also said it might impose penalties on appraisers who set too high a value on donated patents.
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December 06, 2006 | Law.com

Huge IPO Case Hits Big Snag at 2nd Circuit

The 2nd Circuit on Tuesday vacated class certification in six key cases in the litigation over dot-com era initial public offerings -- a potentially devastating setback for plaintiffs in the biggest consolidated securities class action in U.S. history. The decision leaves in doubt whether plaintiffs will ever certify a class against IPO underwriters in the more than 300 cases that make up In Re IPO Securities Litigation. It may also help to unravel a pending $1 billion settlement agreement.
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May 03, 2004 | Law.com

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A weekly report of lawyer moves and law firm changes. Keep abreast of where movers and shakers are going and what they're doing.
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May 03, 2004 | Law.com

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March 19, 2003 | New York Law Journal

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October 24, 2007 | Law.com

MPAA GC Is Ready for His Close-Up

Since 1922, when movies were silent and television was a laboratory experiment, the Motion Picture Association of America has advocated the interests of Hollywood studios. GC Gregory P. Goeckner says these days, much of his work involves intellectual property litigation that results from changes in technology. "We've been involved in a great deal of precedent-setting litigation," he says.
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July 26, 2006 | Law.com

Calif. High Court Ruling Renders Prop 64 Retroactive

Hundreds, if not thousands, of California unfair practice cases may have been thrown into limbo Monday when the state Supreme Court ruled that Prop 64, the controversial ballot measure that limits private attorney general suits, applies to cases "pending" on the date it passed -- sort of a limited form of retroactivity. Disappointed plaintiffs lawyers were mollified by the court's companion decision that many of those pending cases could be kept alive by substituting in new plaintiffs with actual injuries.
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August 28, 2002 | Law.com

The Litigation Equation

Hiring litigators has been a top priority for tech law firm managers -- but a look at the number of litigators at these firms shows limited success. According to Robert Feldman, head of litigation at Wilson Sonsini, there is a benefit to the recent emphasis on litigation. "The best thing about the last several years is the increased connection between the corporate lawyers and the litigators," he says. "Everyone is now pulling in the same direction."
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June 08, 2000 | Law.com

Silicon by the Sea

An electrified sign off Interstate 5 blaring one word -- Brobeck -- stands as an enticing advertisement of the new-economy revolution sweeping through San Diego, Calif.'s legal community. Brobeck, of course, is Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison, the San Francisco-based firm that strenuously focuses on emerging markets. In San Diego, Brobeck and Palo Alto-based Cooley Godward have capitalized on the emergence of a lucrative silicon scene.
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