In House
Ullyot Exit Closes Chapter for Facebook
With his decision to log out after nearly five years as general counsel of Facebook, Ted Ullyot has opened up one of the most visible law jobs in Silicon Valley. Under his directio
DCM's Matthew Bonner
Practicing law through the dot-com bubble and bust profoundly shaped the former accountant.
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Facebook GC Is Leaving Company
SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook is losing its top lawyer. Theodore Ullyot has decided to leave the social networking giant's legal department after almost five years as vice president, general counsel...
Kilpatrick Hires Boston Scientific's VP of IP
SAN FRANCISCO — Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton is expanding its medical device practice by bringing a former colleague back from the in-house fold. Nena Bains has joined the firm's Silicon...
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Lawyer Hires at Yahoo Underscore Sunnier Outlook
SAN FRANCISCO — The outlook for Yahoo Inc. — or at least its legal department — seems a bit brighter these days. Since ex-Googler Marissa Mayer took over as CEO last July, the company'...
Laurence Wilson
The Yelp GC took an unconventional path to the top, forgoing Big Law altogether.
Illumina Hires New GC
SAN FRANCISCO — Life sciences company Illumina Inc. is bringing on Charles Dadswell as its new general counsel, replacing the retiring Christian Cabou, who had been with the company since 2006....
Yahoo Hires New Policy Lawyer
SAN FRANCISCO — Yahoo Inc. has a new lead in regulatory policy after bringing over Tekedra Mawakana from AOL Inc. late last week. The position, deputy general counsel and vice president of...
Mark Zemelman
With the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, Kaiser's GC says it's a fascinating time to be in health care.
Annie's of Berkeley Hires First GC
Isobel Jones started her latest in-house job at the beginning of April, as the first general counsel for the organic food company Annie’s Inc. It’s the most recent step for Jones on a path...
Civil
- Richmond Hopes Cotchett Threat Can Bring Chevron to Table
- Feds Attack S&P's 'Puffery' Defense in Securities Suit
- Ninth Circuit Strikes Arizona Abortion Law
- Q&A: Counsel for Brocade, A10 Discuss Settlement Deal
- In Tobacco Litigation, State Wins Major Fee Award
Courts News
- Appeal Court Consensus Builder Leaves Bench
- In Tricky Prosecutions, Judges Play Peacemakers
- Lawmakers Find $100 Million for Trial Courts
- Brown Taps Three Prosecutors for S.F. Bench
- Capital Accounts: Judges Want Watchdog On Shorter Leash
Criminal
- In Tricky Prosecutions, Judges Play Peacemakers
- Haag Promotes DOJ Insider to Crim Chief
- Juror's Online Research Forces New Trial
- Fed Criminal Chief Under Haag Leaving
- Judge OKs 'Stingray' Tracking
Government & Policy
- DOJ's Tony West Defends Record on Whistleblowers
- Pass Rate on February Bar Exam Was 41 Percent
- State AG Sues Chase Over Debt Collection Practices
- Bar to Raise Legal Aid Funds with Opt-Out Surcharge
- Governor Jumps Into Prop 65 Fray
Law Firms
- Ropers Majeski Tries to Re-Invent Itself
- After Defections, CalPERS Wants Winston Disqualified
- Bingham Adds IP Partner in Silicon Valley
- Yahoo Picks Up Tumblr for $1.1B
- Kirkland Reps S.F.'s Vista on $906M Buy of Software Maker
People
- Appeal Court Consensus Builder Leaves Bench
- On the Move
- Haag Promotes DOJ Insider to Crim Chief
- Bingham Adds IP Partner in Silicon Valley
- On the Move
