SAN FRANCISCO — Attorneys at Hogan Lovells in Silicon Valley, Washington, D.C., and Denver have withdrawn as defense counsel for Apple Inc. and Quattro Wireless Inc. in several privacy class actions.

On Aug. 19, U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh in San Jose approved a motion to withdraw partners Michael Charlson, Christopher Wolf and Clayton James, along with associate Maren Clouse, from several privacy class actions, referred to collectively as In re iPhone Application Litigation.