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The Voicemail Message That Has GCs Talking

Corporate Counsel

June 27, 2005

Four years ago Marvell Semiconductor general counsel Matthew Gloss and two colleagues phoned the legal chief of rival Jasmine Networks. The call went to voicemail, so Gloss left a message and hung up. Or he thought he did. It turns out the voicemail was still taping the Marvell officials as they talked on speakerphone -- allegedly about how they were stealing their rival's trade secrets. The incident has turned into a major headache, not just for Marvell, but potentially for in-house lawyers everywhere.

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