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    <title>Fenwick &#38; West - Press Room</title>
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    <updated>2010-08-26T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
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    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Green Dot in its Initial Public Offering</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=4301&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=4301&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2010-08-26T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2010-08-26T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented Green Dot Corporation (NYSE: GDOT) in its initial public offering.  Green Dot, based in Monrovia, CA, is a prepaid financial services company. The offering raised approximately $188.7 million for Green Dot stockholders, which collectively sold 5,241,758 shares of Green Dot Class A common stock in the offering. J.P. Morgan and Morgan Stanley acted as joint book-running managers, and Deutsche Bank Securities, Piper Jaffray &amp; Co. and UBS Securities LLC served as co-managers for the offering. 
</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>20 Fenwick &amp; West Partners Named Among &quot;Best Lawyers in America&quot; by Peers</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=4311&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=4311&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2010-08-26T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2010-08-26T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>The 2011 edition of Best Lawyers, a peer-review publication of U.S. News Media Group, named 20 Fenwick &amp; West partners as &quot;Best Lawyers in America.&quot; This recognition is based on detailed peer evaluations of lawyers by other lawyers. </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>SEC Makes It Easier For Investors to Nominate Corporate Directors</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=4312&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=4312&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2010-08-25T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2010-08-25T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Horace Nash, Corporate partner and chair of the Securities Group of Fenwick &amp; West LLP, was recently quoted in the National Law Journal article &quot;SEC Makes It Easier For Investors to Nominate Corporate Directors.&quot;</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Who&#8217;s Who Legal 2010 Identifies 13 Fenwick Attorneys as Leading Lawyers</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=4300&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=4300&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2010-08-25T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2010-08-25T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP is pleased to announce that 13 partners have been recognized as being among the world&#8217;s top lawyers in their practice by the 2010 edition of &quot;Who&#8217;s Who Legal.&quot;</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West &#8220;Leads the League&#8221; in 2010 Northern California Super Lawyers in the &#8220;Intellectual Property&#8221; and &#8220;Intellectual Property Litigation&#8221; Categories32 Fenwick Attorneys Honored; Gordon Davidson Named to Top 100 Attorney List</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=4285&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=4285&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2010-08-20T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2010-08-20T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>The 2010 edition of &#8220;Northern California Super Lawyers&#8221; magazine is out, and 32 Fenwick &amp; West attorneys were placed on the magazine&#8217;s Super Lawyers list.  
</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Becomes the First U.S. Law Firm to Introduce Networked Electric Vehicle Charging Stations, Increasing Availability of Green Transportation Options in Silicon Valley</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=4264&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=4264&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2010-08-17T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2010-08-17T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP strengthened its commitment to sustainability and innovation by becoming the first law firm in the U.S. to install networked electric vehicle charging stations in its main parking facility.  </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Axolotl in Acquisition by Ingenix</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=4282&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=4282&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2010-08-17T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2010-08-17T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented its client Axolotl, a leading provider of health information exchange (HIE) solutions for states, communities, hospitals and health systems, in its recently announced acquisition by Eden Prairie, MN-based Ingenix, a leading provider of health information, technology and consulting services to over 240,000 physicians and nearly 6,000 hospitals. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Who&#8217;s Who Legal 2010 Recognizes Two Fenwick Trademark Attorneys</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=4254&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=4254&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2010-08-16T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2010-08-16T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP is pleased to announce that both of our trademark partners, Sally Abel and Connie Ellerbach, have been recognized as being among the world's top trademark lawyers in the 2010 edition of The Who&#8217;s Who of Trademark Lawyers. In addition, Fenwick &amp; West was listed as a leading trademark law firm, one of only six law firms in North America to be included.
</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West's Silicon Valley Venture Capital Survey Reveals Improved Valuations in Second Quarter of 2010</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=4252&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=4252&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2010-08-11T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2010-08-11T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP, one of the nation's premier law firms providing comprehensive legal services to high technology and life science clients, today announced the results of its Second Quarter 2010 Silicon Valley Venture Capital Survey</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents County of Santa Clara in Action Challenging State&#8217;s Denial of Reimbursement for Children&#8217;s Mental Health Services </title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=4191&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=4191&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2010-07-22T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2010-07-22T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP, along with the Office of the County Counsel, is representing the County of Santa Clara on a pro bono basis in a petition for administrative mandamus filed in Sacramento Superior Court earlier this month.</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Ranks Among Top 10 M&amp;A Legal Advisors in the U.S. for the First Half of 2010 </title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=4179&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=4179&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2010-07-14T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2010-07-14T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP is pleased to announce the firm&#8217;s recent rankings as one of the top 10 M&amp;A Legal Advisors in the U.S. for the First Half of 2010 by multiple ranking organizations.</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>American Lawyer Ranks Fenwick as one of the Highest Performing Firms in the Country</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=4132&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=4132&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2010-07-01T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2010-07-01T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West is pleased to announce that the firm ranked 38th in the American Lawyer Media's eight annual &quot;A List&quot; report card. </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Supreme Court Rules Against Business Method Patent</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=4133&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=4133&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2010-07-01T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2010-07-01T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>On Monday, June 28, the US Supreme Court issued its much anticipated ruling on the validity of business method patents in the Bilski v. Kappos case. Fenwick &amp; West Intellectual Property partners </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Earns Top Peer Ratings in 2010 Chambers USA Guide</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=4110&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=4110&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2010-06-25T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2010-06-25T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West attorneys and practice groups received top recognition from their clients and peers in the 2010 Chambers USA Legal Directory. One of the most respected legal directories in the world, </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>'Sexting' Case Leaves Privacy Issue Unresolved</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=4134&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=4134&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2010-06-23T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2010-06-23T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Robert Brownstone, Law &amp; Technology Director and co-chair of the Electronic Information Management Practice Group at Fenwick &amp; West LLP, was recently quoted in the New Orleans City Business article &quot;Sexting Case Leaves Privacy Issue Unresolved.&quot;
</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Staff Poaching Rises In The Downturn</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=4135&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=4135&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2010-06-23T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2010-06-23T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Daniel McCoy, partner and co-chair of the Employment Practices Group and Litigation Group at Fenwick &amp; West LLP, was recently quoted in the Daily Journal article &quot;Staff Poaching Rises In The Downturn.&quot;</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Mark Porter Appointed Chair of the Executive Committee of the State Bar&#8217;s Business Law Section </title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=4074&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=4074&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2010-06-09T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2010-06-09T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Mark Porter was recently appointed as Chair of the Executive Committee of the Business Law Section of the State Bar of California, beginning on September 26, 2010.</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents SonoSite in Acquisition of Visualsonics</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=4014&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=4014&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2010-05-27T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2010-05-27T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented SonoSite, Inc., the world leader and specialist in bedside and point-of-care ultrasound, in its recently announced acquisition of Visualsonics</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West's Silicon Valley Venture Capital Survey Reveals Improved Valuations in First Quarter of 2010</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=3992&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=3992&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2010-05-18T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2010-05-18T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP, one of the nation's premier law firms providing comprehensive legal services to high technology and life science clients, today announced the results of its First Quarter 2010 Silicon Valley Venture Capital Survey.</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>California Lawyers for the Arts Recognizes Fenwick &amp; West for Outstanding Pro Bono Services </title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=3963&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=3963&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2010-05-14T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2010-05-14T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP is pleased to announce its selection as an honoree for the 2010 Artistic License Awards by California Lawyers for the Arts (C.L.A.). C.L.A. honored Fenwick for the pro bono legal </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Lateral Data Viewpoint Works for Fenwick &amp; West</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=3962&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=3962&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2010-05-07T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2010-05-07T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Brad Bonnington, Practice Support &amp; Database Manager at Fenwick &amp; West LLP, discusses the ways in which law firms have utilized Viewpoint's  e-discovery technology to cut costs and save time in the </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Adds Prominent Corporate Partner Jeffrey Bloom to Lead Investment Fund Formation Practice</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=3932&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=3932&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2010-05-03T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2010-05-03T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Jeffrey M. Bloom, has joined Fenwick &amp; West as a partner, and will lead the Fenwick &amp; West Investment Fund Formation Practice in its Mountain View office. </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Translating for IT and Earthlings</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=4069&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=4069&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2010-05-01T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2010-05-01T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Robert Brownstone, Law &amp; Technology Director and co-chair of the Electronic Information Management Practice Group at Fenwick &amp; West LLP, wrote an article published in California Lawyer Magazine entitled &quot;Translating for IT and Earthlings.&quot; </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Patenting Nature and Seattle Biotech</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=3933&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=3933&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2010-04-29T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2010-04-29T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Andrew T. Serafini, Ph.D., and IP partner in the Life Sciences Group at Fenwick &amp; West LLP, was recently featured on the National Public Radio KUOW segment &quot;Patenting Nature and Seattle Biotech.&quot;</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Policies Should Be Consistent, Up To Date</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=4071&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=4071&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2010-04-26T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2010-04-26T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Robert Brownstone, Law &amp; Technology Director and co-chair of the Electronic Information Management Practice Group at Fenwick &amp; West LLP, was quoted in the Business Insurance article &quot;Policies Should Be Consistent, Up To Date</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>High Court Goes High Tech: Justices to Hear Employee Texting Case</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=4072&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=4072&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2010-04-15T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2010-04-15T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Robert Brownstone, Law &amp; Technology Director and co-chair of the Electronic Information Management Practice Group at Fenwick &amp; West LLP, was recently quoted in the Yahoo! News article &quot;High Court Goes High Tech: Justices to Hear Employee Texting Case</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Court Rules Against FCC in Comcast Challenge</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=3883&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=3883&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2010-04-12T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2010-04-12T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Mark Ostrau, partner and Chair of the Antitrust Unfair Competition Group at Fenwick &amp; West LLP, was recently quoted in the National Law Journal article, &quot;Court rules against FCC in Comcast </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Concur in Pricing of $287.5 Million Senior Notes Due in 2015</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=3858&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=3858&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2010-04-06T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2010-04-06T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented Concur Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: CNQR), leading provider of on-demand Employee Spend Management services, in its convertible note offering that closed today.  </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>U.S. Appeals Court Rules for eBay in Tiffany Spat</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=3692&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=3692&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2010-04-01T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2010-04-01T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Sally Abel, partner and  Chair of the Trademark Group at Fenwick &amp; West LLP, was recently quoted in the Reuters article, &quot;U.S. appeals court rules for eBay in Tiffany spat.&quot;</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Associate One of Two Recipients of Lexology Legal Writing Award</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=3697&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=3697&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2010-04-01T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2010-04-01T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West is proud to announce Soo Cho as this year's winner of the 2010 North America Lexology Legal Writing Award in the category of Litigation.</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Electronic Redaction &#8211; Be A Do Bee, Not A Dont Bee</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=4068&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=4068&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2010-03-30T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2010-03-30T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Robert Brownstone, Law &amp; Technology Director and co-chair of the Electronic Information Management Practice Group at Fenwick &amp; West LLP,  wrote an article published in the State Bar of </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Diamond Foods in $615M Acquisition of Kettle Foods, and Related Equity Offering and Credit Facility</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=2845&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=2845&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2010-03-05T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2010-03-05T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented its client Diamond Foods, Inc. (NASDAQ: DMND) in its recently announced pending acquisition of Kettle Foods</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Awarded Prestigious First Tier Status from International Tax Review</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=2827&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=2827&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2010-03-04T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2010-03-04T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP is pleased to announce that International Tax Review, a leading publication covering the tax industry, has named Fenwick &amp; West in the first tier of the World's Leading Tax Transactional Firms for the United States</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Ranks Seventh in the Nation on The American Lawyer's Diversity Scorecard </title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=2712&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=2712&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2010-03-01T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2010-03-01T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP, a premier law firm providing comprehensive legal services to technology and life sciences clients, has received high honors on The American Lawyer's 2010 Diversity Scorecard</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Adds Prominent IP Litigation Partner in Seattle </title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=2612&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=2612&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2010-03-01T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2010-03-01T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP, a leading technology and life sciences law firm with offices in Seattle, Silicon Valley and San Francisco, is pleased to announce today that prominent Seattle-based patent litigation lawyer, David K. Tellekson, </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>The Brave New World of eWorkplace Privacy Policies</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=4067&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=4067&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2010-03-01T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2010-03-01T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Robert Brownstone, Law &amp; Technology Director and co-chair of the Electronic Information Management Practice Group at Fenwick &amp; West LLP,  wrote an article published in the State Bar of California's Business </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents ngmoco in Acquisition of Freeverse</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=2565&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=2565&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2010-02-26T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2010-02-26T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented its client ngmoco, Inc., a leading iPhone and iPod touch game developer and publisher based in San Francisco, CA, in its recently announced acquisition of Freeverse</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>E-discovery Ruling Gives Insight on Errors, Sanctions </title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=2564&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=2564&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2010-02-24T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2010-02-24T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Robert Brownstone, Law &amp; Technology Director at Fenwick &amp; West LLP, was recently quoted in the Lawyers USA Online article, &quot;E-discovery ruling gives insight on errors, sanctions.&quot;</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents VUDU in Acquisition by Wal-Mart</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=2440&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=2440&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2010-02-23T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2010-02-23T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented its client VUDU, Inc., a leading provider of digital technologies and services that enable the delivery of entertainment content directly to broadband high-definition TVs and Blu-ray players based in Santa Clara, CA</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West's Silicon Valley Venture Capital Survey Reveals Increase in Valuations in Fourth Quarter of 2009</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=2408&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=2408&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2010-02-16T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2010-02-16T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP, one of the nation's premier law firms providing comprehensive legal services to high technology and life science clients, today announced results of its Fourth Quarter 2009 Silicon Valley </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Ausra in Acquisition by French-based Areva</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=2380&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=2380&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2010-02-10T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2010-02-10T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented its client Ausra, Inc., a leading provider of large-scale, concentrated solar thermal steam generators for electricity generation and industrial processes, in its recently announced acquisition </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Wins VoIP Patent Reexamination for Electronic Frontier Foundation </title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=2362&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=2362&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2010-02-08T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2010-02-08T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP and The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) are pleased to announce that the United States Patent and Trademark Office granted their request for reexamination of a voice-over-Internet protocol (VoIP) patent</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Going Paperless It's the end of the bi-fold as we know it (and we feel fine)</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=2711&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=2711&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2010-02-01T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2010-02-01T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>In an article published in the February 2010 issue of Managing Partners magazine, Robert Brownstone and Matt Kesner review Fenwick &amp; West's process of going paperless and discuss the advice </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Elevation Partners in Investment in Yelp!</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=2337&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=2337&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2010-01-28T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2010-01-28T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented Elevation Partners, a $1.9 billion private equity firm, in its recently announced investment in San Francisco, CA-based Yelp! Inc., a website that connects people with great local businesses.  </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Recognized for Contributions to Community, Honored with 2009 Salsman Award by SCCBAFirst Firm in History to Receive Distinguished Award, Highest Honor Awarded by SCCBA</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=2336&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=2336&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2010-01-22T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2010-01-22T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP is pleased to announce that the Firm has been recognized for its outstanding contributions to the community by the Santa Clara County Bar Association (SCCBA) with its prestigious </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents DexCom in $35M Follow-on Offering</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=2328&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=2328&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2010-01-21T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2010-01-21T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented DexCom, Inc. (Nasdaq: DXCM), a medical device company focused on the design, development and commercialization of continuous glucose monitoring systems, in its $35 million follow-on public offering</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>STUDY: CALIFORNIA LAW FIRMS LEAD COUNTRY IN DIVERSITY &#8211; BUT IT&#8217;S NOT EASYFierce Competitors Share Best Practices, Including Mentoring, Monitoring and Activism</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=2326&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=2326&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2010-01-19T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2010-01-19T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Some of the nation's largest law firms have chosen to share &#8211; among even their fiercest competitors &#8211; the best practices that helped them recruit, grow and promote a more diverse firm, in hopes that the law </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents ZymoGenetics in $96.6 Million Follow-on Offering</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=2308&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=2308&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2010-01-12T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2010-01-12T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented ZymoGenetics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZGEN), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of therapeutic proteins, in a $96.6 million follow-on public offering </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Virgin America in Capital Restructuring Following DOT Clearance, Obtaining $68.4M Debt Financing</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=2313&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=2313&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2010-01-12T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2010-01-12T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented its client Virgin America, a privately-held domestic airline, in a series of capital restructuring transactions, which enabled the Company to continue to operate as a U.S. certified </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Flixster in Acquisition of Rotten Tomatoes from News Corporation</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=2304&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=2304&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2010-01-06T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2010-01-06T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented Flixster, Inc., producer of the world&#8217;s largest online movie community, in its recently announced acquisition of film reviewing site Rotten Tomatoes.</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Ranks Among Top 25 U.S. M&amp;A Legal Advisors </title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=2306&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=2306&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2010-01-06T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2010-01-06T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>The Fenwick &amp; West LLP Mergers and Acquisitions Group is pleased to announce the firm's listing on Thomson Reuters' 2009 M&amp;A Legal Advisory Review. The firm is listed as one the top 25 most active M&amp;A Legal Advisors</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Makes Two-Year Commitment to Pride Law FundContribution will fund important LGBT civil rights initiatives</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=2303&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=2303&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2010-01-05T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2010-01-05T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP is pleased to announce a two-year financial commitment to Pride Law Fund&#8212;one of the oldest groups in the United States supporting legal advocacy, civil rights and education for the </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Ranks 16th in U.S. M&amp;A for 2009</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=2305&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=2305&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2010-01-04T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2010-01-04T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP is pleased to announce the firm's recent ranking by Bloomberg as the #16 U.S. M&amp;A legal advisor to acquiring and target companies, across all industries, on the 2009 Global Legal </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>E-Degree: Group Seeks Standards for Discovery Workers</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=4063&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=4063&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2010-01-01T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2010-01-01T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Robert Brownstone, Law &amp; Technology Director and co-chair of the Electronic Information Management Practice Group at Fenwick &amp; West LLP, was quoted in the ABA Journal article &quot;E-Degree: Group Seeks Standards for Discovery Workers.&quot; 
</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>PTO Pilot Program To Speed Up Some Green-Tech Patent Applications</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=2289&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=2289&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2009-12-09T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2009-12-09T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Stuart Meyer, partner in the Intellectual Property Group at Fenwick &amp; West LLP, was recently quoted in the National Law Journal article, &quot;PTO Pilot Program To Speed Up Some Green-Tech Patent Applications.&quot;</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Apple Shareholder's Derivative Suit Rejected Again</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=2285&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=2285&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2009-11-24T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2009-11-24T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP successfully defended Apple, Inc. and members of its board of directors in a shareholder derivative suit that was dismissed by a California appeals court yesterday, as reported in the </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>The Economy in Silicon Valley</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=2286&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=2286&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2009-11-23T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2009-11-23T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Laird Simons, Partner in the Securities Group of Fenwick &amp; West LLP, is interviewed on the KLIV 1590 News Radio show &quot;Economy in the Silicon Valley&quot; </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Chegg in $57 Million Series D Financing and $25 Million Credit Facility</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=2280&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=2280&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2009-11-19T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2009-11-19T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented its client Chegg, Inc., the number one online textbook rental company based in Santa Clara, CA, in Chegg's $57 million Series D financing.</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Underwriters in SolarWinds' Secondary Offering</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=2277&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=2277&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2009-11-18T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2009-11-18T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented the underwriters in a $258 million secondary public offering for SolarWinds, Inc. (NYSE: SWI), a provider of network management software based in Austin, TX. </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>American Lawyer Names Fenwick &amp; West a 2010 Go-To Law Firm </title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=2278&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=2278&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2009-11-17T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2009-11-17T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP, one of the nation's premier law firms providing comprehensive legal services to technology and life science clients, is please to announce its selection as a 2010 Go-To Law Firm for the </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick Represents Four of the Eight Largest VC-backed Exits in 2009</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=2272&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=2272&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2009-11-16T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2009-11-16T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP, one of the nation's premier law firms providing comprehensive legal services to technology and life science clients, represented clients in four of the eight largest VC-backed M&amp;A exits of </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West's Silicon Valley Venture Capital Survey  Reveals Increase in Valuations in Third Quarter of 2009 </title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=2268&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=2268&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2009-11-11T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2009-11-11T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP, one of the nation's premier law firms providing comprehensive legal services to high technology and life science clients, today announced results of its Third Quarter 2009 Silicon Valley </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Supreme Court Bilski Hearing: Potential Danger for Software Firms</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=2262&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=2262&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2009-11-10T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2009-11-10T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Stuart Meyer, partner in the Intellectual Property and Litigation Groups of Fenwick &amp; West LLP, was quoted exclusively in the bNet article &quot;Supreme Court Bilski Hearing: Potential Danger for </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Web Based E-Mail: Businesses Beware</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=4062&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=4062&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2009-10-18T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2009-10-18T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Robert Brownstone, Law &amp; Technology Director and co-chair of the Electronic Information Management Practice Group at Fenwick &amp; West LLP, was quoted in the Business Week article &quot;Web Based E-Mail: Businesses Beware.&quot;  </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Files Ariad v. Eli Lilly Amicus Brief on Behalf of Eight Universities</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=2248&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=2248&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2009-10-16T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2009-10-16T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP yesterday filed an amicus brief with the Federal Circuit on behalf of the country's leading research institutions, including The Regents of the University of California</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Sidekick Data Rises from the Ashes</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=4060&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=4060&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2009-10-15T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2009-10-15T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Robert Brownstone, Law &amp; Technology Director and co-chair of the Electronic Information Management Practice Group at Fenwick &amp; West LLP, was quoted in the TechNews World article Sidekick Data Rises from the Ashes,&quot; </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Cisco in $2.9B Acquisition of Starent</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=2244&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=2244&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2009-10-13T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2009-10-13T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented its client Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) in its recently announced acquisition of Starent Networks, Corp. (NASDAQ: STAR), a leading supplier of IP-based mobile  </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Court Rules Against TVG in Patent Case</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=2269&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=2269&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2009-10-09T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2009-10-09T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP is pleased to announce the recent court ruling in favor of its client XpressBet, an account-wagering company, in the patent infringement case filed by Television Games Network (TVG).</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Wins Tax Firm of the Year from International Tax Review 2009</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=2232&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=2232&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2009-10-01T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2009-10-01T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP announced today that International Tax Review, a leading publication covering the tax industry, named Fenwick &amp; West LLP as the &quot;Tax Firm of the Year for the San Francisco Area.&quot;</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>EFiling: Conversions, Redactions and Uploads, Oh My!</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=4066&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=4066&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2009-10-01T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2009-10-01T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Robert Brownstone, Law &amp; Technology Director and co-chair of the Electronic Information Management Practice Group at Fenwick &amp; West LLP, authored an article published in the State Bar of Californias Law  </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Eastern District of Texas Partially Transfers Patent Case </title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=2229&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=2229&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2009-09-24T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2009-09-24T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Michael Sacksteder, partner in the Patent Litigation Group at Fenwick &amp; West LLP, was recently quoted in the National Law Journal article &quot;Eastern District of Texas Partially Transfers Patent Case.&quot;</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Data Domain: A 'Hall of Famer' for its Advisers </title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=2231&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=2231&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2009-09-21T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2009-09-21T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Gordy Davidson, Dennis DeBroeck and Greg Roussel, partners in the Mergers &amp; Acquistions Group at Fenwick &amp; West LLP, were recently quoted in The Deal article &quot;Data Domain: A 'Hall Of Famer' For Its Advisers.&quot; </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick Earns Perfect Score on Human Rights Campaign Foundation's Corporate Equality Index</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=2230&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=2230&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2009-09-18T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2009-09-18T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP is pleased to announce its ranking on The Human Rights Campaign Foundation&#8217;s 2010 Corporate Equality Index. The eighth annual survey rated more than 590 business on lesbian, gay, bisexual </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Attorney Urges Privacy Policies for Public Employers to Avoid Pitfalls</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=2270&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=2270&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2009-09-07T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2009-09-07T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Robert Brownstone, Law &amp; Technology Director of Fenwick &amp; West LLP, was exclusively quoted in the Privacy &amp; Security Law Report article &quot;Attorney Urges Privacy Policies for Public Employers to</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Andreessen Horowitz in $2.75B eBay, Skype Deal</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=2221&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=2221&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2009-09-02T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2009-09-02T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented its client Andreessen Horowitz, the venture firm recently launched by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, in eBay Inc.&#8217;s sale of its Skype communications unit valued at $2.75 billion.</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Doctoring The Lilly Doctrine</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=2220&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=2220&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2009-09-01T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2009-09-01T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Michael Shuster, Ph.D., partner in the Intellectual Property Group and Co-Chair of the Life Sciences Group at Fenwick &amp; West LLP, was recently quoted in the BioCentury article, &quot;Doctoring The Lilly Doctrine.&quot;</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Privacy Litigation</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=4065&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=4065&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2009-08-25T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2009-08-25T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Robert Brownstone, Law &amp; Technology Director and co-chair of the Electronic Information Management Practice Group at Fenwick &amp; West LLP,  authored a chapter entitled &quot;Privacy Litigation&quot; in the Thompson Reuters West publication</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West's Silicon Valley Venture Capital Survey  Reveals Decline in Valuations in Second Quarter of 2009 </title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1503&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1503&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2009-08-10T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2009-08-10T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP, one of the nation's premier law firms providing comprehensive legal services to technology and life science companies, today announced results of its Second Quarter 2009 Silicon Valley Venture Capital Survey.
</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Joint Defense in Patent Cases May Leave One Player Standing</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=2228&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=2228&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2009-08-07T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2009-08-07T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Michael Sacksteder, Partner in the Patent Litigation Group at Fenwick &amp; West LLP, was quoted in The Recorder article &quot;Joint Defense in Patent Cases May Leave One Player Standing.&quot;</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Patent Pools in a 4G World</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1500&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1500&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2009-08-05T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2009-08-05T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Robert Sachs, a partner in the Intellectual Property Group at Fenwick &amp; West LLP, was recently quoted in a Digital Media Buzz titled &quot;Trolling For Patents in a 4G World.&quot;</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>32 Fenwick &amp; West Attorneys Honored as Super Lawyers of Northern California and Washington State</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1986&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1986&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2009-08-01T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2009-08-01T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West congratulates its thirty attorneys who were recently selected for inclusion in Law &amp; Politics ranking of Northern California and Washington State &quot;Super Lawyers.&quot; </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>How to Protect Your Clients' and Your Firm's Electronic Information</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=2213&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=2213&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2009-08-01T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2009-08-01T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Robert Brownstone reviews key ethical and legal duties that arise from protecting the confidential information of various entities, including clients, adverse entities imposed by protective order and/or non-disclosure agreement, and your firm itself. </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West in Seattle Becomes the First Law Firm in the United States to Gain LEED-CI Platinum DesignationFenwick &amp; West also received LEED-EB Gold for its Silicon Valley Office</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1105&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1105&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2009-07-27T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2009-07-27T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP today announced that it became the first law firm in the United States to be awarded LEED-CI Platinum Designation by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).  </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Zappos in $847M Acquisition by Amazon</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1101&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1101&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2009-07-24T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2009-07-24T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented Zappos.com, Inc. in its recently announced acquisition by Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN). Zappos, headquartered in Henderson, NV, is a leading provider of online apparel and footwear sales. </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents The Burlingame Museum of Pez in Trademark Infringement Suit Brought by PEZ Candy Inc.</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1093&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1093&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2009-07-16T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2009-07-16T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West IP &amp; Technology Litigation partners Rodger Cole and Jennifer Kelly, and associates Rachael Samberg, Songmee Connolly and Leslie Kramer, have been retained by the Burlingame Museum of Pez Memorabilia </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Data Domain in $2.4 Billion Acquisition by EMC</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1086&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1086&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2009-07-13T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2009-07-13T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented its client Data Domain, Inc. (NASDAQ: DDUP), a leading provider of deduplication storage solutions, in its recently announced acquisition by EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC). </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Ranks #11 in U.S. M&amp;A for First Half of 2009</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1085&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1085&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2009-07-10T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2009-07-10T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP is pleased to announce the firm's recent ranking by Bloomberg as the #11 U.S. M&amp;A legal advisor for counsel to principals, across all industries, for the first half of 2009.
</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Social Networks Could Create E-Discovery Headaches</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1094&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1094&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2009-07-07T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2009-07-07T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Robert Brownstone, Law and Technology Director at Fenwick &amp; West LLP, was recently quoted in the Technology Law 360 article, &quot;Social Networks Could Create E-Discovery Headaches.&quot;</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Madoff behind bars, but probe grinds forward</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1495&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1495&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2009-07-01T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2009-07-01T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West partner Christopher Steskal was quoted in an Associated Press article titled &#8220;Madoff behind bars, but probe grinds forward.&#8221;  </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Technology Transfer Considerations for Stem Cell Technologies</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1741&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1741&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2009-07-01T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2009-07-01T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Andrew T. Serafini, Ph.D., Partner in the Intellectual Property Group at Fenwick &amp; West LLP, and Melissa Harwood, Patent Agent in the Intellectual Property Group at Fenwick &amp; West LLP, were published in the </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Technology &#8211; One Byte at a Time</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1088&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1088&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2009-06-10T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2009-06-10T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Robert Brownstone, Law &amp; Technology Director at Fenwick &amp; West, was interviewed as an expert on electronic information and records retention during the Computer Outlook Radio Talk Show &quot;Technology &#8211; One Byte at a Time.&quot;</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Zaniest Patents</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1494&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1494&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2009-06-05T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2009-06-05T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West IP partner Robert Sachs was quoted in a Forbes article titled &#8220;Zaniest Patents.&#8221; </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Recommended in Legal 500  2009 for Media, Technology, Mergers &amp; Acquisitions and Tax </title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1040&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1040&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2009-06-05T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2009-06-05T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP is pleased to announce its recognition in the 2009 edition of The Legal 500 United States. </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Adds Prominent Litigation Partner in Seattle  Brian D. Buckley to Lead Fenwick&#8217;s Litigation Practice in Seattle</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1031&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1031&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2009-06-01T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2009-06-01T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP is pleased to announce today that prominent Seattle-based litigation lawyer, Brian D. Buckley, has joined the firm</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West's Silicon Valley Venture Capital Survey  Reveals Significant Decline in Valuations in First Quarter of 2009 </title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1032&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1032&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2009-05-27T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2009-05-27T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP today announced results of its First Quarter 2009 Silicon Valley Venture Capital Survey.</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Protect Your Privacy in the Information Age</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1043&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1043&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2009-05-27T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2009-05-27T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Robert Brownstone, Law &amp; Technology Director at Fenwick &amp; West, was the featured guest during the hour-long KUCI radio show Protect Your Privacy in the Information Age.
</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick Partner Quoted in Wall Street Journal</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1030&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1030&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2009-05-26T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2009-05-26T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West Partner Barry Kramer was quoted in a Wall Street Journal article titled &quot;Venture Capital: It's a Downer.&quot; </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Underwriters in SolarWinds' Initial Public Offering</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1033&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1033&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2009-05-26T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2009-05-26T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented the underwriters in the initial public offering for SolarWinds, Inc. (NYSE: SWI), a provider of network management software based in Austin, TX. </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Patents for Human Genes Face Legal Challenge</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1029&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1029&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2009-05-21T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2009-05-21T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West Partner Dr. Michael Shuster was quoted in a MedPage Today article titled &quot;Patents for Human Genes Face Legal Challenge.&quot;</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Minding the Three P&#8217;s of Electronic Discovery: Policies,  Pre-existing Plans, and Preservation</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1742&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1742&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2009-05-15T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2009-05-15T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Robert Brownstone and Juleen Konkel discuss practical tips for developing a legally defensible protocol for Electronically Stored Information (ESI) in an article that appeared in The Recorder.</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Synopsys in Acquisition of Analog Biz Group from MIPS</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1034&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1034&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2009-05-13T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2009-05-13T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS) in its recently announced acquisition of the Analog Business Group from MIPS Technologies, Inc.</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Challenging the Enterprise Risk Management Team</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=4061&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=4061&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2009-04-29T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2009-04-29T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Robert Brownstone, Law &amp; Technology Director and co-chair of the Electronic Information Management Practice Group at Fenwick &amp; West LLP, participated in the Gartner Risk Management &amp; </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Consolidating Firm Calendars in Microsoft Office SharePoint</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1751&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1751&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2009-04-16T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2009-04-16T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Mark Gerow discusses how to create a firmwide calendar in Microsoft Office SharePoint.</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>The Employee 2.0: You Are Your Own Records Manager</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1045&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1045&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2009-04-13T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2009-04-13T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Matt Kesner, Chief Technology Director at Fenwick &amp; West, was quoted extensively throughout the DCIG article &quot;The Employee 2.0: You Are Your Own Records Manager.&quot;
</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Michael Shuster Named One of California's Top IP Portfolio Managers </title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1058&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1058&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2009-04-08T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2009-04-08T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West congratulates Michael Shuster, Intellectual Property Partner and Co-Chair of the firm's Life Sciences Group, for being named one of the Top 25 Leading Portfolio Managers </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Gilead&#8217;s Hypertension Drug Darusentan Will Likely Receive Patent Extension, Attorneys Say</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1060&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1060&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2009-04-06T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2009-04-06T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Narinder Banait was recently quoted in the Pharmawire article, &quot;Gilead's Hypertension Drug Darusentan Will Likely Receive Patent Extension, Attorneys Say.&quot;</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Hifn in Acquisition by Exar</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1052&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1052&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2009-04-03T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2009-04-03T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented hi/fn, inc. (&quot;Hifn&quot;) (NASDAQ: HIFN), a provider of the key OEM ingredients for 21st century storage and networking environments</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Ranks #8 in U.S. M&amp;A for First Quarter 2009</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1059&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1059&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2009-04-02T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2009-04-02T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP is pleased to announce the firm's recent ranking by Bloomberg as the #8 U.S. M&amp;A legal advisor</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Electronic Redaction &#8211;  Ill Advised Method Strikes Again</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=4064&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=4064&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2009-04-01T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2009-04-01T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Robert Brownstone, Law &amp; Technology Director and co-chair of the Electronic Information Management Practice Group at Fenwick &amp; West LLP,  wrote an article published in the State Bar of </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Security Managers Concerned but Confident about Conficker</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1044&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1044&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2009-03-31T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2009-03-31T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Matt Kesner, Chief Technology Officer at Fenwick &amp; West, was quoted extensively throughout the Computerworld article &quot;Security Managers Concerned but Confident about Conficker.&quot; 
</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Cisco in Acquisition of Pure Digital </title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1061&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1061&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2009-03-20T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2009-03-20T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) in its proposed acquisition of San Francisco, CA-based Pure Digital Technologies, Inc.</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West's Silicon Valley Venture Capital Survey Reveals Valuations Weakening in Fourth Quarter of 2008</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1062&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1062&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2009-03-02T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2009-03-02T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP today announced results of its Fourth Quarter 2008 Silicon Valley Venture Capital Survey</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Understanding the Impact of New State Data Protection Laws</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1042&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1042&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2009-02-26T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2009-02-26T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Robert Brownstone, Law &amp; Technology Director at Fenwick &amp; West, was quoted extensively throughout the Compliance and Governance Digest article &quot;Understanding the Impact of New State Data Protection Laws.&quot; </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Ranks Top 10 M&amp;A Firm for Technology Sector</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1063&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1063&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2009-02-24T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2009-02-24T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP is pleased to announce the firm&#8217;s recent ranking by Mergermarket as one of the top 10 M&amp;A firms in the U.S. for the technology sector. </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Mitchell Zimmerman Receives 2009 CLAY Award</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1064&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1064&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2009-02-20T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2009-02-20T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West would like to congratulate Mitchell Zimmerman for earning the 2009 California Lawyer Magazine Attorney of the Year Award.</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Adopting Wikis in Law Firms</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1745&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1745&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2009-02-20T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2009-02-20T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Mark Gerow discusses the benefits of internal wikis and explains how law firms can capture these benefits while maintaining structure and control over content.</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Eastern Texas Judges Begin to Transfer IP Cases  </title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1065&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1065&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2009-02-19T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2009-02-19T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Michael Sacksteder, a partner in Fenwick &amp; West's Patent Litigation Group, was recently quoted in the Daily Journal article  &quot;Eastern Texas Judges Begin to </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Cisco in $4 Billion Senior Notes Offering</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1066&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1066&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2009-02-17T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2009-02-17T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) in its recently announced sale of two series of senior unsecured notes </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>M&amp;A Activity Likely to Heat Up in Stem Cell Space Following Reversal on Federal Funding, Experts Say</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1067&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1067&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2009-02-17T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2009-02-17T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Narinder Banait, a partner in the Life Sciences Group with Fenwick &amp; West, was recently quoted in the Pharmawire article, &quot;M&amp;A Activity Likely to Heat </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents DexCom in $48M Public Offering</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1068&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1068&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2009-02-11T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2009-02-11T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West recently represented client DexCom, Inc. (Nasdaq: DXCM) in its $48 million offering of 15,844,000 shares of its common stock </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Antitrust Partners on the Who's Who of Competition Lawyers List</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1069&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1069&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2009-02-11T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2009-02-11T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>The Fenwick &amp; West Antitrust and Unfair Competition Group would like to congratulate partners Tyler Baker and Mark Ostrau for their recognition </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Congratulates Clients Awarded by AlwaysOn </title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1070&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1070&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2009-02-05T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2009-02-05T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West would like to congratulate the 19 clients earning spots on the 2009 AlwaysOn OnMedia list of the top private companies in online </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Billions Flow Between Israel and Silicon Valley</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1071&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1071&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2009-01-30T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2009-01-30T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Gal Hoffman, a senior associate in the Corporate Group with Fenwick &amp; West, was recently quoted in the Silicon Valley Business Journal article</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Ranks One of the Top 20 U.S. M&amp;A Legal Advisors by Mergermarket</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1072&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1072&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2009-01-30T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2009-01-30T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Mergermarket has just released the Global M&amp;A Round-up for 2008, and Fenwick &amp; Wests </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Ranks &quot;Recommended&quot; for Antitrust by Global Competition Review</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1073&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1073&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2009-01-29T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2009-01-29T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>The Fenwick &amp; West Antitrust Group was recently recognized as a leading law practice in the world's antitrust marketplace on the Global Competition Review</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Partner Rodger Cole Honored as one of Daily Journal&#8217;s Top 20 Under 40</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1074&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1074&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2009-01-23T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2009-01-23T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Rodger Cole, a litigation partner and Co-Chair, IP &amp; Technology Litigation Group with Fenwick &amp; West LLP, was selected as one of the top 20 lawyers under the age of 40 </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Ranks Top 25 U.S. M&amp;A and Private Equity Legal Advisor by Mergerstat </title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1075&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1075&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2009-01-23T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2009-01-23T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP announced today that FactSet Mergerstat, a leading provider of global M&amp;A data and information for every market sector and industry</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Interwoven in Acquisition by Autonomy </title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1076&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1076&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2009-01-22T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2009-01-22T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented its long-time client Interwoven, Inc. (NASDAQ: IWOV) in its pending acquisition by Autonomy Corporation plc (LSE: AU)</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Build a Better Client-and-Matter Search</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1746&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1746&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2009-01-16T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2009-01-16T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Mark Gerow explains how to customize Microsoft Office SharePoint search to quickly look up client and matter numbers.</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>The Do's and Don'ts of Sending a Corporate E-mail</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1077&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1077&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2009-01-12T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2009-01-12T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Robert Brownstone, Law &amp; Technology Director at Fenwick &amp; West, was quoted throughout the recent LawyersUSA article &quot;Advising Clients Before They Hit &#8216;Send.&#8217;&quot;</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Satyam Scandal Reflects Post-Enron Regulations </title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1078&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1078&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2009-01-08T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2009-01-08T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West Partner Chris Steskal was quoted in an Investor's Business Daily article titled &quot;Tough Post-Enron Regulations No Match for Satyam CEO.&quot; </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Venture Firms Find Turning Investments Tougher</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1079&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1079&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2009-01-06T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2009-01-06T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West Partner Barry Kramer was quoted in a San Francisco Chronicle article titled &quot;Venture Firms Find Turning Investments Tougher.&quot;</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>What to Budget: IT Security in a Recession Year</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1080&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1080&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2008-12-22T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2008-12-22T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Matt Kesner, Chief Technology Officer at Fenwick &amp; West, is quoted in the ITWorld article &quot;What Can You Afford NOT to Do on IT Security?&quot;</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>A Wrench in Silicon Valley&#8217;s Wealth Machine</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1107&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1107&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2008-12-18T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2008-12-18T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West partner Barry Kramer was quoted in the BusinessWeek article titled &quot;A Wrench in Silicon Valleys Wealth Machine.&quot;</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Creating an Effective Enterprise Search</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1747&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1747&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2008-12-17T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2008-12-17T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Mark Gerow offers advice to law firms that wish to make effective use of search engine technologies.</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Congratulates Monogram Biosciences on Biotech Patent Portfolio Ranking </title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1108&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1108&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2008-12-11T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2008-12-11T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West congratulates its client Monogram Biosciences on placing 21st in the most recent Wall Street Journal Biotech Industry Patent Scorecard for biotech portfolios.</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Computer Fraud and Abuse Act&#8217;s Soft Parameters</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1109&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1109&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2008-12-09T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2008-12-09T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Robert Brownstone, Law &amp; Technology Director at Fenwick &amp; West, was quoted in the article &quot;The Computer Fraud Act: Bending a Law to Fit a Notorious Case,&quot; the E-Commerce Times examination</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Named Winner of AO Top Dealmaker Award 2008; Gordy Davidson and Mark Stevens Named Top Dealmaker Lawyers</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1110&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1110&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2008-12-08T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2008-12-08T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP is pleased to announce that it has been awarded the prestigious &quot;Top Dealmaker&quot; award for 2008 from AlwaysOn. Fenwick has again been named one of the &quot;Top Corporate Law Firms&quot; by AlwaysOn</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Wins Significant Securities Litigation Victory in the Ninth Circuit</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1111&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1111&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2008-12-04T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2008-12-04T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>The Ninth Circuit affirmed dismissal of a securities class action against Fenwick &amp; West client GE-InVision. The case arose following InVision's announcement of possible Foreign Corrupt Practices Act</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Elects Four New Partners</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1112&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1112&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2008-12-02T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2008-12-02T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP announced that it has elected four associates to join</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>The California Guide to Opening and Managing a Law Office</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1748&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1748&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2008-12-01T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2008-12-01T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Robert Brownstone and Kevin Moore wrote several articles for The California Guide to Opening and Managing a Law Office, published by The State Bar of California. </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West&#8217;s Third Quarter 2008 Silicon Valley Venture Capital Survey Reveals Continued Increase</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1114&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1114&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2008-11-25T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2008-11-25T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP today announced results of its Third Quarter 2008 Silicon Valley Venture Capital Survey</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Facebook Gets SEC Stock Exemption</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1115&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1115&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2008-11-21T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2008-11-21T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West was recently highlighted in the Business Week article, &quot;Facebook Gets SEC Stock Exemption.&quot;</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Implementing Large-Scale Extranets</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1757&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1757&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2008-11-19T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2008-11-19T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Mark Gerow discusses implementing extranets in an article for  Legal Technology News . </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Green IP: A Thorny Challenge </title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1116&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1116&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2008-11-10T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2008-11-10T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West partner Michael Shuster is quoted in the November 2008 </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Named as Go-To Patent Litigation Firm</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1117&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1117&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2008-11-05T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2008-11-05T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>IP Law &amp; Business 2008 report of Who Protects IP in America named Fenwick &amp; West as IP counsel to four of the most innovative companies in the world.</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Business Method Patents Down But Not Out Following Federal Circuit Bilski Decision</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1118&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1118&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2008-10-31T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2008-10-31T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Rajiv Patel was recently quoted in two articles outlining the Bilski decision in which a federal appeals court ruled on the patentability of pure business methods.</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Game Over: Fenwick &amp; West Sends Copyright Case Back to the Grave</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1119&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1119&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2008-10-22T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2008-10-22T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West today announced it has won a motion to dismiss trademark and related claims asserted by the MKR Group against its longtime client, Capcom.</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Facebook Gets Pass from SEC</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1120&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1120&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2008-10-21T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2008-10-21T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West was highlighted in the recent Red Herring article for its representation of Facebook.</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Cisco Systems in its Acquisition of Jabber</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1121&amp;loc=SD"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1121&amp;loc=SD</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2008-10-08T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2008-10-08T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP advised Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) in its acquisition of Jabber, Inc., announced on September 19, 2008.</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>The Partnership of a CTO and a Technology Director</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1122&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1122&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2008-10-07T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2008-10-07T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West is showcased as the ideal example of a successful technology director hire in the InfoWorld article </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Wins Prestigious Award from International Tax Review</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1123&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1123&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2008-10-06T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2008-10-06T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP announced today that International Tax Review, a leading publication covering the tax industry, named Fenwick &amp; West as the &quot;U.S. Tax Court Firm of the Year.&quot;</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Clients, Lawyers Undertake New eDiscovery Roles</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1124&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1124&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2008-09-22T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2008-09-22T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Robert Brownstone, Law &amp; Technology Director at Fenwick &amp; West, is quoted throughout the LawyersUSA article </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Make Document Libraries More Manageable by &quot;Auto-Profiling&quot;</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1750&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1750&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2008-09-22T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2008-09-22T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Mark Gerow discusses why Fenwick &amp; West have begun to look seriously at Microsoft Office SharePoint as an alternative to the traditional legal document management system.</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Insightful in Acquisition by TIBCO</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1125&amp;loc=SD"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1125&amp;loc=SD</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2008-09-15T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2008-09-15T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented Insightful Corporation (NASDAQ: IFUL) in its acquisition by TIBCO Software Inc.</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Natus in Acquisition of NeuroCom</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1126&amp;loc=SD"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1126&amp;loc=SD</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2008-09-11T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2008-09-11T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented Natus Medical Inc. in its acquisition of NeuroCom International, Inc., a developer of computerized systems for the assessment and rehabilitation of balance and mobility </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Obtains Defense Success in the Eastern District of Texas</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1127&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1127&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2008-09-02T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2008-09-02T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West today announced that it helped client FriendFinder obtain a successful result in trial in Texarkana, Texas of a lawsuit involving allegations of infringement of two patents.</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Wrangling, Lassoing and Roping At the M&amp;A Corral</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=4070&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=4070&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2008-08-26T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2008-08-26T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Robert Brownstone, Law &amp; Technology Director and co-chair of the Electronic Information Management Practice Group and Todd Gregorian, Associate at Fenwick &amp; West LLP, co-authored the VC Experts </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Tech Firms Pitch Tools for Sifting Legal Records</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1128&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1128&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2008-08-22T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2008-08-22T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Robert Brownstone, Law &amp; Technology Director for Fenwick &amp; West, was recently quoted in a Wall Street Journal article entitled, &quot;Tech Firms Pitch Tools For Sifting Legal Records.&quot;</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Concur Technologies in Strategic Arrangement with American Express</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1129&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1129&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2008-08-19T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2008-08-19T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented Concur Technologies, Inc. in its recently-announced strategic partnership with American Express Company.</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West's San Francisco Bay Area Venture Capital Survey Reveals Continued Increase in Valuations in Second Quarter of 2008</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1497&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1497&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2008-08-18T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2008-08-18T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Up Rounds Outpace Down Rounds for 18th Consecutive Quarter</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Diamond Foods in $190M Acquisition of Pop Secret Popcorn</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1131&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1131&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2008-08-15T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2008-08-15T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented Diamond Foods, Inc. in its recently announced acquisition of the Pop Secret popcorn business from General Mills, Inc.</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Rackspace Swims Into Rough IPO Waters</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1132&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1132&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2008-08-08T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2008-08-08T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Mark Stevens was recently quoted in the E-Commerce Times article entitled, &quot;Rackspace Swims Into Rough IPO Waters.&quot;</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Robert Brownstone, Fenwick &amp; West Director of Law &amp; Technology, Appointed to NELI Advisory Board</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1133&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1133&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2008-08-06T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2008-08-06T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP is pleased to announce the appointment of Robert D. Brownstone, Esq., the Firm's Law &amp; Technology Director, to the National Employment Law Institute (NELI) Advisory Board.</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Mid-year Report on Insider-Trading Enforcement</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1134&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1134&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2008-07-25T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2008-07-25T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Christopher Steskal, Chair of the White Collar/Regulatory Group and member of the Securities Litigation Group with Fenwick &amp; West, was recently quoted in a Compliance Week article</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Donates Attorneys' Fees to Public Interest Law Firm</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1135&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1135&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2008-07-23T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2008-07-23T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West donating to the pro bono organization Public Interest Law Firm the firm's share of attorneys' fees awarded as part of the settlement of a successful lawsuit against Santa Clara County</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Boost Efficiency with SharePoint Workflow</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1752&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1752&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2008-07-11T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2008-07-11T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Mark Gerow outlines the potential benefits of using Microsoft Office SharePoint's workflow in law firms.</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Bush Wins Warrantless Wiretapping War</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1136&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1136&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2008-07-10T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2008-07-10T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Laurence Pulgram, co-chair of Fenwick &amp; West's IP Litigation Group, was recently quoted in the E-Commerce Times article</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>From Handbags to Diamonds, eBay a Target, but Safe</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1137&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1137&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2008-07-01T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2008-07-01T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Sally M. Abel, chair of the Fenwick &amp; West Trademark Group, was recently quoted in the Reuters article</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick Jumps Up AmLaw 2008 </title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1138&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1138&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2008-06-30T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2008-06-30T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West jumped more than 30 points in American Lawyer Media's &quot;A List&quot; report card</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents LipoSonix in Acquisition by Medicis</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1140&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1140&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2008-06-17T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2008-06-17T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented Bothell, WA-based LipoSonix, Inc. in its recently announced acquisition by Medicis (NYSE: MRX)</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Earns Top Peer Ratings in 2008 Chambers USA Guide  </title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1496&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1496&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2008-06-13T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2008-06-13T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West attorneys and practice groups received top recognition from their clients and peers in the 2008 Chambers USA Legal Directory.</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Tech Makers Dip Into Patent Pool</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1139&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1139&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2008-06-10T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2008-06-10T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Robert Sachs was recently quoted in a Recorder article entitled, &quot;Tech Makers Dip Into Patent Pool.&quot;</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Electronic Arts in Acquisition of ThreeSF</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1141&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1141&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2008-06-09T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2008-06-09T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented Redwood City, CA-based Electronic Arts Inc. in its recently announced acquisition of ThreeSF, Inc.</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Comply Or Die: Data Disposition Must Be A Priority</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1142&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1142&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2008-06-07T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2008-06-07T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Michael Sands, chair of the Electronic Information Management (EIM) Group with Fenwick &amp; West, was quoted in the InformationWeek article &quot;Comply Or Die: Data Disposition Must Be A Priority.&quot;</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Records Retention: Practice What You Preach</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1143&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1143&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2008-06-07T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2008-06-07T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Michael Sands, Chair of the Electronic Information Management (EIM) Group with Fenwick &amp; West, was quoted in the InfoWeek article entitled, &quot;Records Retention: Practice What You Preach.&quot;</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West's San Francisco Bay Area Venture Capital Survey Shows Continued Increase in Valuations in First Quarter of 2008; Rate of Increase Declines</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1144&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1144&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2008-06-05T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2008-06-05T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>For 17th Consecutive Quarter, Up Rounds Outpace Down Rounds</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West CTO Matt Kesner Named One of InfoWorld's Top 25 CTOs for 2008</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1145&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1145&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2008-06-04T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2008-06-04T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP is pleased to announce that IDG's InfoWorld has named its Chief Technology Officer, Matt Kesner, as one of InfoWorld's Top 25 Chief Technology Officers for 2008. </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Electronic Arts in Acquisition of Hands-On Mobile Korea </title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1146&amp;loc=SD"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1146&amp;loc=SD</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2008-05-29T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2008-05-29T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) in its recently announced acquisition of Hands-On Mobile Korea</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Becton in Acquisition of Cytopeia</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1147&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1147&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2008-05-28T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2008-05-28T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented Becton, Dickinson and Company (NYSE: BDX) in its recently announced acquisition of Seattle, WA-based Cytopeia Inc.</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Proposed Bill to Stop 'Patent Trolls' Supported By Big Tech Companies</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1148&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1148&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2008-05-28T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2008-05-28T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Charlene Morrow, chair of Fenwick &amp; West's Patent Litigation Group, was recently quoted in an Investor's Business Daily article entitled &quot;Proposed Bill To Stop 'Patent Trolls' Supported By Big Tech Companies.&quot;</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Boutique Banks Find a Niche in Tech </title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1009&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1009&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2008-05-22T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2008-05-22T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Mark Stevens, a partner in the Corporate Group at Fenwick &amp; West, was recently quoted in a BusinessWeek article</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Covad in Acquisition by Platinum Equity</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1150&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1150&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2008-05-01T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2008-05-01T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented Covad Communications Group, Inc. in its acquisition by Platinum Equity, LLC.</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Simplify Project Management with SharePoint</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1753&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1753&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2008-04-25T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2008-04-25T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Mark Gerow explains how to create a tool for capturing, tracking, and reporting on project deliverables using Microsoft Office SharePoint.</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Harry Potter Case Illustrates Blurry Line in Copyright Law</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1151&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1151&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2008-04-20T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2008-04-20T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Laurence Pulgram, chair of the Fenwick &amp; West Copyright Litigation Group, was recently quoted in an Associated Press article entitled &quot;Harry Potter Case Illustrates Blurry Line in Copyright Law.&quot;</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Web 2.0 and Legal Discovery</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1152&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1152&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2008-04-19T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2008-04-19T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Michael Sands was recently quoted in an InfoWeek article entitled, &quot;Web 2.0 and Legal Discovery.&quot;</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Airline Mergers Not Likely to Face Antitrust Hurdles</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1153&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1153&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2008-04-16T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2008-04-16T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Mark Ostrau, co-chair of the Antitrust and Unfair Competition Group at Fenwick and West LLP was recently quoted in a Los Angeles Times article entitled &quot;2 More Carriers Consider Merging.&quot;</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Thriving Seattle Tech and Life Sciences Sector Draws National Law Firms to Washington</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1154&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1154&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2008-04-14T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2008-04-14T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP was recently spotlighted in a National Law Journal article entitled, &quot;Thriving Seattle Tech Sector Draws Law Firms.&quot; Stephen Graham, Managing Partner of the firm's Seattle </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Continues to Grow its Seattle Office Rapidly; Adds IP Partner Andrew Serafini To Continue Expansion of Life Sciences Practice</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1155&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1155&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2008-04-14T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2008-04-14T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP announced today the addition of Andrew T. Serafini, Ph.D., as a partner in its firmwide intellectual property group. </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Synopsys in $227M Acquisition of Synplicity</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1156&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1156&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2008-03-21T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2008-03-21T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNPS) in its recently announced acquisition of Synplicity, Inc.</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West SF Bay Area Life Sciences Venture Capital Survey Reveals 45% Increase in Valuations</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1157&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1157&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2008-03-20T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2008-03-20T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West San Francisco Bay Area Life Sciences Venture Capital Survey Reveals 45% Increase in Valuations</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Law Firm Develops In-House System to Deal with Discovery Requests</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1158&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1158&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2008-03-17T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2008-03-17T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West's Electronic Information Management Group was featured in a recent ComputerWorld article </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Moves Quickly to Grow its New Seattle OfficeAdds Emerging Company Corporate Partner Bill Bromfield </title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1159&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1159&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2008-03-17T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2008-03-17T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP announced today that prominent Seattle corporate lawyer Bill Bromfield has joined the firm as a corporate partner.</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Adds Two Experienced Corporate Attorneys in Silicon Valley; Expands China Practice Group</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1160&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1160&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2008-03-13T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2008-03-13T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>John Liu and In Lee of the Charter Law Group to Join Fenwick &amp; West's Mountain View Office</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents ArcSight in its Initial Public Offering</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1161&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1161&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2008-03-11T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2008-03-11T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented ArcSight, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARST) in its initial public offering</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West's San Francisco Bay Area Venture Capital Survey Shows Continued Improvement in Valuations in Fourth Quarter of 2007</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1162&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1162&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2008-03-05T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2008-03-05T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Up Rounds Exceed Down Rounds for 16th Consecutive Quarter</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>E-Discovery Ensures Evidence Can't Hide</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1163&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1163&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2008-02-20T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2008-02-20T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Matt Kesner, CTO of Fenwick &amp; West, was recently quoted in an Investors Business Daily article </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Adds Three Prominent Corporate Partners in Seattle;Expands Life Sciences Practice</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1164&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1164&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2008-02-07T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2008-02-07T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP announced today that three prominent Seattle corporate lawyers, Stephen M. Graham, Roger M. Tolbert and Alan C. Smith, have joined the firm and will launch its Seattle office.</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Assessing The Microsoft-Yahoo! Deal</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1165&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1165&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2008-02-05T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2008-02-05T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Doug Cogen, co-chair of the Fenwick &amp; West Mergers and Acquisitions group, was recently quoted in a Forbes.com opinion piece</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>A Far-Fetched Fix for E-Voting Woes: Open Source</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1166&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1166&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2008-02-01T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2008-02-01T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Robert D. Brownstone, Law and Technology Director at Fenwick &amp; West, was recently quoted in a Linux Insider article </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Metadata: To Scrub or Not To Scrub</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1754&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1754&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2008-02-01T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2008-02-01T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Robert Brownstone offers advice about managing the hidden danges for electronic document metadata.</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Regulatory Tunnel for Microsoft is Nearing End</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1167&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1167&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2008-01-28T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2008-01-28T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Mark Ostrau, co-chair of the Fenwick &amp; West Antitrust and Unfair Competition Group, was recently quoted in a FOX Business article</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick's Billion-Dollar Deal Needs Swedish Massage</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1168&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1168&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2008-01-28T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2008-01-28T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Richard Dickson, Chair of Fenwick &amp; West's Start-Ups and Venture Capital Group, was recently quoted in The Recorder article entitled, &quot;Fenwick's Billion-Dollar Deal Needs Swedish Massage.&quot;</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>EU-Microsoft Deal Doesn't Stop Record $1.3 Billion Fine - Company Faces Two New Antitrust Investigations</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1169&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1169&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2008-01-27T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2008-01-27T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Mark Ostrau, co-chair of the Fenwick &amp; West Antitrust and Unfair Competition Group, was recently quoted in a Seattle P-I article</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Marshalling Firm Resources with SharePoint</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1756&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1756&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2008-01-22T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2008-01-22T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Mark Gerow's article explains how to integrate Microsoft Office SharePoint with a line of business applications designed for the legal industry.</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents MySQL in $1B Acquisition by Sun Microsystems</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1170&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1170&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2008-01-16T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2008-01-16T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented MySQL AB in its recently announced acquisition by Sun Microsystems, Inc.</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Microsoft Targeted By New European Antitrust Probes </title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1171&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1171&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2008-01-14T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2008-01-14T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Mark Ostrau, co-chair of the Fenwick &amp; West Antitrust and Unfair Competition Group, was recently quoted in a Dow Jones article entitled, &quot;2nd Update: Microsoft Targeted By New European Commission Prob</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West's San Francisco Bay Area Venture Capital Survey Reveals 79% Increase in Valuations in 3rd Quarter of 2007</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1172&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1172&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2008-01-08T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2008-01-08T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Increase in Valuations is Largest Since Survey Began</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Carlyle Group as Special Tax Counsel in Sale of HTC to Teleperformance</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1173&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1173&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2008-01-03T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2008-01-03T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented The Carlyle Group as special tax counsel in the sale of its portfolio company Hispanic Teleservices Corporation (HTC) to France-based Teleperformance (ROCH: Paris Stock </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Elects Six New Partners</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1174&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1174&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2007-12-26T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2007-12-26T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP announced that it has elected six associates to join the Firm's partnership, effective January 1, 2008</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Eaton as Special Tax Counsel in $2.23B Moeller Acquisition</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1175&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1175&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2007-12-20T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2007-12-20T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented Eaton Corporation (NYSE: ETN) as special tax counsel in its acquisition of Germany-based The Moeller Group</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents SuccessFactors in its Initial Public Offering</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1176&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1176&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2007-12-17T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2007-12-17T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented SuccessFactors, Inc. (NASDAQ: SFSF) in its initial public offering</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>John McNelis Selected by Aspatore Books as Contributing Author in Patent Law Client Strategies</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1177&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1177&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2007-12-10T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2007-12-10T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>John McNelis, Partner, Fenwick &amp; West LLP, has been recognized as a leader in Patent Law by being selected as an author in the recently released book, Patent Law Client Strategies, published by Aspatore Books</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Special Report: Computerworld's Premier 100 IT Leaders for 2008</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1178&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1178&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2007-12-10T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2007-12-10T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Matthew P. Kesner, Chief Technology Officer at Fenwick &amp; West, was recently named one of Computerworld&#8217;s Premier 100 IT Leaders for 2008.</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Six Apart in Acquisition of LiveJournal by SUP</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1179&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1179&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2007-12-03T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2007-12-03T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented Six Apart Ltd. in the acquisition of its global community web site LiveJournal by SUP, a Russian-based international media company</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>The New Mom Brain Drain: Moms Leaving the Work Force</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1180&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1180&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2007-11-30T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2007-11-30T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Securities Litigation Partner Susan Muck was recently quoted in an NBC news feature on working mothers entitled, &quot;The New Mom Brain Drain&quot;</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Glu Mobile in Acquisition of China-based MIG </title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1181&amp;loc=SD"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1181&amp;loc=SD</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2007-11-29T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2007-11-29T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented Glu Mobile Inc. (NASDAQ: GLUU) in its recently announced acquisition of Beijing Zhangzhong MIG Information Technology Co. Ltd.</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Canadian-based Cognos as Special Tax Counsel in $5B Acquisition by IBM</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1182&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1182&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2007-11-13T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2007-11-13T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented Cognos Inc. (NASDAQ: COGN) as special tax counsel in its recently announced acquisition by IBM (NYSE: IBM)</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Symantec in $350M Acquisition of Vontu</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1183&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1183&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2007-11-08T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2007-11-08T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented Symantec Corporation (NASDAQ: SYMC) in its recently announced acquisition of Vontu, a provider of Data Loss Prevention solutions</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Certified as Santa Clara County &quot;Green Business&quot;</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1184&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1184&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2007-11-02T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2007-11-02T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Last week, Fenwick &amp; West became the first law firm certified by Santa Clara County as an environmentally sustainable &quot;Green Business&quot; for the steps it has taken to conserve natural resources.</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Harnessing the Power of EDD</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1185&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1185&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2007-11-01T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2007-11-01T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Robert D. Brownstone, Law and Technology Director at Fenwick &amp; West, was quoted in a Law Firm Inc. article</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Darryl Woo Named Litigation Group Leader at Fenwick &amp; West</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1186&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1186&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2007-10-30T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2007-10-30T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West is pleased to announce that Darryl M. Woo has been elected as Chair of the Litigation Group, effective January 1, 2008.</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Denied Injunction, FTC Continues Whole Foods Battle</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1187&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1187&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2007-10-26T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2007-10-26T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Mark Ostrau was recently quoted in a Competition Law360 article entitled, &quot;Denied Injunction, FTC Continues Whole Foods Battle&quot;.</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Wage Wars: Workers&#8212;From Truck Drivers to Stockbrokers&#8212;Are Winning Huge Overtime Lawsuits </title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1188&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1188&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2007-10-01T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2007-10-01T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Daniel McCoy, a litigation partner at Fenwick &amp; West's employment practices group, was recently quoted in BusinessWeek's cover story</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Complying With New Ethics Opinion Regarding Returning Electronic Data to Clients</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1755&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1755&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2007-10-01T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2007-10-01T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Robert Brownstone and Gideon Grunfeld co-wrote an article about the new ethics opinion regarding returning electronic data to clients at the end of representation. </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Darryl Woo Named One of California's Top 100 Leading Lawyers</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1189&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1189&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2007-09-27T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2007-09-27T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Darryl M. Woo, Chair of Fenwick &amp; West's Patent Litigation Group, was recently named by the Daily Journal as one of the Top 100 leading lawyers in California for 2007.</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Opsware in $1.6B Acquisition by HP</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1190&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1190&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2007-09-25T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2007-09-25T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented Opsware Inc. (NASDAQ: OPSW) in its acquisition by Hewlett-Packard Company</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>O.T. Isn't as Simple as Telling Time</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1191&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1191&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2007-09-20T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2007-09-20T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Daniel McCoy, a litigation partner in Fenwick &amp; West's employment practices group, was recently quoted in The New York Times on the grey area of &quot;overtime.&quot;</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents NCREX in Acquisition of MLS Providers, Creating a Revolutionary Step for the Real Estate Industry</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1192&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1192&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2007-09-18T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2007-09-18T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented Northern California Real Estate Exchange (NCREX) in its recently announced acquisition of MLS (multiple listing systems)</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>IT Pros Climb Out of the Basement</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1193&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1193&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2007-09-18T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2007-09-18T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Brad Bonnington, Practice Support and Database Manager, and Kevin Moore, Director, Information Technology, were quoted in The Recorder</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Cisco Kid: Attorney Doug Cogen Helps Keep Silicon Valley's Most Prominent Buyer on the Innovative Edge</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1194&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1194&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2007-09-17T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2007-09-17T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Doug Cogen, co-chair of the Mergers and Acquisition group at Fenwick &amp; West, was recently the subject of an article in The Daily Deal entitled &quot;Cisco Kid.&quot;</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>South Korean Agency Files Antitrust Suit Against Intel</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1195&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1195&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2007-09-12T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2007-09-12T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Mark Ostrau, Co-Chair of the Antitrust and Unfair Competition at Fenwick &amp; West, was recently quoted in the San Jose Mercury News</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Patent Office Issues New Guidelines to Crack Down on Trolls</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1196&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1196&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2007-09-11T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2007-09-11T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Heather Mewes, a patent litigation partner at Fenwick &amp; West, was recently quoted in The San Francisco Daily Journal. She discusses how recent reforms to the patent system will affect patent litigation.  </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Digital Dialogue Revs Up at Top Firms</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1197&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1197&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2007-09-10T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2007-09-10T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Matt Kesner, Fenwick &amp; West's Chief Technology Officer, was recently interviewed by Legal Technology News about the use of online collaboration, wireless tools and technical support teams at top law firms. </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West's Silicon Valley Venture Capital Survey Reveals 74% Increase in Valuations in the 2nd Quarter of 2007</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1198&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1198&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2007-09-10T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2007-09-10T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>The survey analyzed the valuations and terms of venture financings for 126 technology and life science companies headquartered in the Silicon Valley/San Francisco Bay Area</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>VC Funding Trends for Life Science Firms </title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1199&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1199&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2007-09-01T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2007-09-01T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Rob Dellenbach, a corporate partner at Fenwick &amp; West, analyzes the number and value of venture capital investments in the healthcare, medical device and biopharmaceutical sectors</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Virgin America in Over $200M of Financings to Launch U.S. Operations</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1200&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1200&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2007-08-10T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2007-08-10T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented its client Virgin America in two recent rounds of financings, raising over $200 million in debt and equity &#8211; the most ever for a new domestic airline</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Sophisticated Crooks Elude Radar in Trading Probes</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1201&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1201&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2007-08-08T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2007-08-08T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Emmett Stanton, co-chair of the Fenwick &amp; West Securities Litigation Group, was recently quoted in a Reuters article</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Creates Diversity and Public Interest Summer Associate Fellowship</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1202&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1202&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2007-08-01T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2007-08-01T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West has established an innovative Diversity and Public Interest Summer Associate Fellowship.</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Concur Technologies in $160M Acquisition of Gelco</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1203&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1203&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2007-07-30T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2007-07-30T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented Concur Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: CNQR) in its recently announced acquisition of H-G Holdings, Inc.</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents ShoreTel in its Initial Public Offering</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1204&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1204&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2007-07-30T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2007-07-30T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented ShoreTel, Inc. (NASDAQ: SHOR) in its initial public offering</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>29 Fenwick &amp; West Attorneys Honored as 2007 Super Lawyers of Northern California</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1213&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1213&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2007-07-25T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2007-07-25T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West congratulates its 29 attorneys who were honored by San Francisco Magazine as top practitioners in Northern California</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Darryl Woo Participates in Patent Litigation Roundtable Published by California Lawyer</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1214&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1214&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2007-07-16T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2007-07-16T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Darryl Woo, Chair of the Patent Litigation Group at Fenwick &amp; West, recently participated in a patent litigation roundtable published by California Lawyer</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Ranked as #3 Most Diverse U.S. Law Firm</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1215&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1215&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2007-07-15T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2007-07-15T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West, a premier law firm providing comprehensive legal services to high technology and life sciences clients, was recently honored in the Minority Law Journal's Diversity Scorecard</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Postini in $625 million Acquisition by Google</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1216&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1216&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2007-07-13T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2007-07-13T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented Postini, Inc. in its recently announced acquisition by Google Inc.</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Postini in $625 million Acquisition by Google</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1217&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1217&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2007-07-13T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2007-07-13T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented Postini, Inc. in its recently announced acquisition by Google Inc.</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Second Opinions: Last Minute Miracles</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1218&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1218&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2007-07-01T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2007-07-01T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Matt Kesner, CIO at Fenwick &amp; West, was quoted in a Law Technology News issue</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Privacy Law and Information Security: An Interview with Robert Brownstone on KUCI</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1219&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1219&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2007-06-27T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2007-06-27T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Robert D. Brownstone, Law and Technology Director at Fenwick &amp; West, was the featured guest privacy expert on Privacy Piracy, a weekly radio show broadcast from UC Irvine</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>How to Make Associates Stick Around</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1220&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1220&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2007-06-26T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2007-06-26T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>A program at Fenwick &amp; West that asks associates to review the partners who mentor them was recently the subject of a front-page article in The Recorder</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Wall Street Firms Win in Supreme Court's IPO Ruling</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1221&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1221&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2007-06-19T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2007-06-19T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Tyler Baker, co-chair of the Fenwick &amp; West Antitrust and Unfair Competition Group, was recently quoted in a San Jose Mercury News story </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Earns Top Peer Ratings in 2007 Chambers USA Guide</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1222&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1222&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2007-06-15T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2007-06-15T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West attorneys and practice groups received top recognition from their clients and peers in the 2007 Chambers USA Legal Directory.</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents ABS Capital Partners in Private Equity Buyout of Innovation Interactive</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1223&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1223&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2007-06-12T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2007-06-12T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented ABS Capital Partners in the management-led buyout of Innovation Interactive Inc. from its parent company, Livedoor Japan</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>11 Fenwick Partners Recognized as Top California Attorneys in their Practice</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1224&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1224&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2007-06-04T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2007-06-04T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West is pleased to announce that 11 partners were included in the inaugural edition of Who's Who Legal: California, an honor reserved for only 725 of the state's 200,000+ lawyers.</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents StumbleUpon in Acquisition by eBay</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1225&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1225&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2007-05-31T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2007-05-31T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented StumbleUpon in its recently announced acquisition by eBay Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY).</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Photobucket in Acquisition by Fox Interactive Media</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1226&amp;loc=SD"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1226&amp;loc=SD</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2007-05-31T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2007-05-31T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented Photobucket, Inc. in its recently announced acquisition by Fox Interactive Media, a division of News Corporation (NYSE: NWS).</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Photobucket in Acquisition by Fox Interactive Media</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1227&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1227&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2007-05-31T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2007-05-31T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented Photobucket, Inc. in its recently announced acquisition by Fox Interactive Media, a division of News Corporation (NYSE: NWS).</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West's Silicon Valley Venture Capital Survey Reveals 75% Increase in Valuations in the 1st Quarter of 2007</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1228&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1228&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2007-05-24T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2007-05-24T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Up Rounds Outpace Down Rounds by Largest Ratio to Date</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Electronic Arts in $167M Equity Investment in China-based The9</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1229&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1229&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2007-05-22T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2007-05-22T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) in its recently announced $167 million investment in The9 Limited</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Microsoft Patent Claims Hint at Internal Issues</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1230&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1230&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2007-05-15T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2007-05-15T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Stuart Meyer, a partner in Fenwick &amp; West's intellectual property and litigation groups, was recently quoted in an IDG News story entitled, &quot;Microsoft Patent Claims Hint at Internal Issues.&quot;</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Partner Susan Muck Honored Again as One of California's Top Women Litigators</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1231&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1231&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2007-05-10T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2007-05-10T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Securities litigation partner Susan Muck was named by The Daily Journal as one of California's Top 75 Women Litigators</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>The Venture Capital Tangle</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1232&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1232&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2007-05-08T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2007-05-08T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West partner Mark Stevens was recently quoted in a Wall Street Journal story titled, &quot;The Venture Capital Tangle&quot;</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Announced as One of the &quot;Best Places to Work in the Bay Area&quot;</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1233&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1233&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2007-05-04T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2007-05-04T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP is pleased to announce that the firm has been recognized as one of the &quot;Best Places to Work in the Bay Area&quot;</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Tellme Networks in Acquisition by Microsoft</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1234&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1234&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2007-05-01T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2007-05-01T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented Mountain View, CA-based Tellme Networks, Inc. in its acquisition by Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT)</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>The Vanishing Trial</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1235&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1235&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2007-04-30T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2007-04-30T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Vic Schachter, a partner in Fenwick &amp; West's Litigation Group and Chair of its Employment Practices Group, was recently quoted in a BusinessWeek story entitled, &quot;The Vanishing Trial.&quot;</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Data, Data Everywhere</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1236&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1236&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2007-04-30T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2007-04-30T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>The boom in eDiscovery presents opportunities and challenges for law firms</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>National Tax Expert Michael Solomon Joins Fenwick &amp; West Tax Group</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1237&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1237&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2007-04-18T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2007-04-18T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP is pleased to announce that Michael F. Solomon is joining the firm as a partner in the Tax Group</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Oracle Case E-Discovery Fight Heats Up</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1238&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1238&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2007-04-18T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2007-04-18T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Robert Brownstone, Law &amp; Technology Director at Fenwick &amp; West, was recently quoted in a National Law Journal article titled &quot;Oracle Case e-Discovery Fight Heats Up.&quot;</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Glu Mobile in its Initial Public Offering</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1239&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1239&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2007-04-16T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2007-04-16T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented Glu Mobile (NASDAQ: GLUU) in its initial public offering. Glu, based in San Mateo, CA, is a global publisher of mobile games</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Recovering White House E-Mail Not Easy</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1240&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1240&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2007-04-13T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2007-04-13T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Robert Brownstone, Law &amp; Technology Director at Fenwick &amp; West, was recently quoted in an article by AP reporter Anick Jesdanun titled, &quot;Recovering White House e-Mail Not Easy.&quot;</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Big Suits: Fenwick Verdict One of Top Five Patent Litigation Awards</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1241&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1241&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2007-04-06T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2007-04-06T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West's Asyst litigation team was recently featured in an American Lawyer article entitled &quot;Big Suits&quot;</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Obtains Patent Litigation Verdict for Informatica </title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1242&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1242&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2007-04-02T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2007-04-02T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>A jury in San Francisco federal court awarded Fenwick &amp; West client Informatica Corp. (NSDQ: INFA) a $25 million verdict against Business Objects (NSDQ: BOBJ)</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West's Third Annual San Francisco Bay Area Life Sciences Venture Capital Survey Reveals 50</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1243&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1243&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2007-03-28T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2007-03-28T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Results Show a Continuation of the Positive Trend in the Life Science Venture Environment</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West&#8217;s Third Annual San Francisco Bay Area Life Sciences Venture Capital Survey</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1244&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1244&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2007-03-28T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2007-03-28T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Results Show a Continuation of the Positive Trend in the Life Science Venture Environment</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Electronic Arts in $105M Equity Investment in Korea-based Neowiz </title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1245&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1245&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2007-03-19T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2007-03-19T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) in its recently announced $105 million investment in Neowiz Co. Ltd</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Makes Two-Year Commitment to Pride Law Fund</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1246&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1246&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2007-03-16T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2007-03-16T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP is pleased to announce a two-year financial commitment to Pride Law Fund&#8212;one of the oldest LGBT legal advocacy and education groups in the United States</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Cisco Systems in $3.2B Acquisition of WebEx Communications</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1247&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1247&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2007-03-15T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2007-03-15T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented its client Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) in its proposed acquisition of WebEx Communications</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Court Rulings Set Stage for Backdating Suits</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1248&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1248&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2007-03-09T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2007-03-09T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Kevin Muck, co-chair of Fenwick &amp; West's Securities Litigation Group, was recently quoted in a Compliance Week story </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Intuit in $1 Billion Senior Notes Offering</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1249&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1249&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2007-03-08T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2007-03-08T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented Intuit Inc. (NASDAQ: INTU) in its recent public debt offering of $1 billion of investment-grade senior unsecured notes</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents DexCom in $60 Million Convertible Senior Notes Offering</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1250&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1250&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2007-03-06T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2007-03-06T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented DexCom, Inc. (NASDAQ: DXCM) in its recent Rule 144A offering of $60 million of Convertible Senior Notes due 2027 and in related issuer call spread options</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Radio Waves: Can the Definition of 'Monopoly' be Flexible?</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1251&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1251&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2007-02-22T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2007-02-22T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Tyler Baker, co-chair of Fenwick &amp; West's Antitrust and Unfair Competition Group, was recently quoted in a San Francisco Chronicle story </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West's Silicon Valley Venture Capital Survey Reveals Further Increases in Valuations in 4th Quarter of 2006</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1252&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1252&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2007-02-22T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2007-02-22T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Venture Capital Barometer shows largest increase since survey began. Up rounds outpace down rounds for twelfth consecutive quarter.</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Data Discovery Department?: Law Firms and Their Corporate Clients are Staffing Up</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1253&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1253&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2007-02-16T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2007-02-16T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Robert Brownstone, Director of Law &amp; Technology at Fenwick &amp; West, was recently quoted in a Law Firm Inc. story</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Gordon Davidson Makes Forbes Magazine's </title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1254&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1254&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2007-02-08T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2007-02-08T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West Chairman Gordon Davidson has once again been named by Forbes Magazine to its &quot;Midas List&quot; as one of the Top 100 dealmakers in technology and life sciences</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Asyst Wins $75M Patent Verdict</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1255&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1255&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2007-02-02T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2007-02-02T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Darryl Woo, chair of the patent litigation group at Fenwick &amp; West, was recently quoted in an IP Law360 article entitled, &#8220;Asyst Wins $75M Patent Verdict</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Obtains $74.7 Million Patent Litigation Verdict for Asyst Technologies</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1256&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1256&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2007-02-01T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2007-02-01T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>On January 31, 2007, a federal jury sitting in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California in San Jose, returned a unanimous verdict in favor of Fenwick &amp; West client</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>David Forst Elected to Leadership Spot in Fenwick &amp; West Tax Group</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1257&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1257&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2007-01-30T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2007-01-30T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP is pleased to announce that David Forst has been elected as the new Chair of the firm's Tax Group</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Symantec in $830 Million Acquisition of Altiris </title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1258&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1258&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2007-01-29T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2007-01-29T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented Symantec Corporation (NASDAQ: SYMC) in its acquisition of Altiris, Inc.</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Former Assistant U.S. Attorney Chris Steskal to Head Fenwick's White Collar Practice</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1259&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1259&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2007-01-22T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2007-01-22T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West Continues to Expand its Securities Litigation Practice</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West LLP Announces 2007 Relocation of San Francisco Office</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1260&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1260&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2007-01-21T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2007-01-21T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP announced today that after seven years at its Embarcadero Center West location, it will relocate its San Francisco office to 555 California Street.</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West LLP Announces 2007 Partnership Class</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1261&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1261&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2007-01-19T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2007-01-19T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP announced that it has elected two associates to join the Firm's partnership, effective January 1, 2007. The new equity partners are Blake W. Martell and Heather N. Mewes.</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Cisco Systems in Acquisition of IronPort Systems</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1262&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1262&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2007-01-04T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2007-01-04T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented its client Cisco Systems, Inc. in its acquisition of San Bruno, CA-based IronPort Systems, Inc.</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>New Fed IT Rules: What to Save and What to Dump</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=2212&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=2212&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2007-01-04T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2007-01-04T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Robert Brownstone exposes common myths about the new information destruction regulations and explains the legal risks of document retention and destruction in an article for Information Technology Advisor. </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West and Chairman Gordon Davidson Separately Honored by SCCBA for Commitment to Diversity</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1263&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1263&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2006-12-18T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2006-12-18T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>In the last several months, the Santa Clara County Bar Association (SCCBA) has honored both Fenwick &amp; West and Chairman Gordon Davidson for their efforts and commitment to a diverse working environment</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Five Fenwick &amp; West Tax Partners Ranked as Leading Tax Experts in the World</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1264&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1264&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2006-12-18T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2006-12-18T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Jim Fuller, chair of the Fenwick &amp; West Tax Group, was rated by the 2007 Guide to the World's Leading Tax Advisers as one of the three top-most nominated Tax Experts in the world</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Underwriters in Isilon Systems' Initial Public Offering</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1265&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1265&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2006-12-15T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2006-12-15T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West represented the underwriters in the initial public offering for Isilon Systems, Inc. The offering raised approximately $109 million for Isilon, which issued 8,350,000 shares of its comm</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Visa Hit with Antitrust, Patent Suits Over Security Fix</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1266&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1266&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2006-12-13T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2006-12-13T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>On behalf of Cryptography Research Inc. (CRI), Fenwick &amp; West filed a complaint with the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick Redefines Color of Money</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1267&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1267&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2006-12-07T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2006-12-07T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West's efforts to improve diversity were the subject of a recent front-page article in The Recorder entitled, &quot;Fenwick Redefines Color of Money.&quot;</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Sand Hill Group in Acquisition of its Software 2007 Conference by CMP Technology</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1268&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1268&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2006-12-05T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2006-12-05T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented Sand Hill Group LLC in the acquisition of its Software 2007 conference by CMP Technology</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West LLP Receives Award for Professional Vendor of the Year</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1269&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1269&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2006-12-01T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2006-12-01T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>On behalf of Fenwick &amp; West LLP, partner Vic Schachter, member of the firm's Litigation Group and Chair of its Employment Practices Group, accepted the Professional Vendor of the Year award </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title> Forum on Electronic Discovery with 8-K Magazine</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1759&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1759&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2006-12-01T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2006-12-01T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Robert Brownstone participated as a panelist on a forum about electronic discovery. </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Websites&#8217; CDA Sect. 230 Immunity</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1760&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1760&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2006-12-01T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2006-12-01T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Robert Brownstone discusses the implications and case law of CDA Section 230 in an article he co-wrote with Chad Woodford.</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Intuit in $1.35B Acquisition of Digital Insight</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1270&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1270&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2006-11-30T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2006-11-30T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented its client Intuit Inc. (NASDAQ: INTU) in its acquisition of Digital Insight Corporation</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Honored by API Legal Outreach for Pro Bono Efforts</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1271&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1271&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2006-11-30T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2006-11-30T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Asian Pacific Islander Legal Outreach (API) recently presented Fenwick &amp; West with its &quot;Legal Impact Award,&quot; in honor of the firm's sponsorship of Laureen Laglagaron</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West's Silicon Valley Venture Capital Survey Reveals Continued Strong Increase in Valuations in 3rd Quarter of 2006</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1272&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1272&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2006-11-16T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2006-11-16T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP, today announced results of its Third Quarter 2006 Silicon Valley Venture Capital Survey.</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Good Technology in Acquisition by Motorola</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1273&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1273&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2006-11-10T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2006-11-10T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented its long-time client Good Technology, Inc. in its recently announced acquisition by Motorola, Inc.</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Venture Capital 2.0?</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1274&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1274&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2006-11-10T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2006-11-10T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Samuel Angus, corporate partner with Fenwick &amp; West, was recently quoted in an American Lawyer Media blog </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Topio in Acquisition by Network Appliance</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1275&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1275&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2006-11-08T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2006-11-08T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented Topio, Inc. in its recently announced acquisition by Network Appliance, Inc.</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents JotSpot in Acquisition by Google</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1276&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1276&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2006-10-31T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2006-10-31T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented Palo Alto, CA-based JotSpot in its recently announced acquisition by Google Inc.</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Turin Networks in Recent Acquisition</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1277&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1277&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2006-10-27T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2006-10-27T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented Turin Networks in its acquisition of the product portfolio and the majority of the material assets of White Rock Networks</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Connetics in $930 Million Merger with Stiefel Laboratories</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1278&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1278&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2006-10-23T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2006-10-23T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented Connetics Corporation in its recently announced merger with Stiefel Laboratories, Inc., the world's largest independent pharmaceutical company specializing in dermatology.</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Mobile Devices Bring Freedom, Addiction and Employment Pitfalls</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1279&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1279&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2006-10-22T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2006-10-22T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Dan McCoy, an employment practices partner at Fenwick &amp; West, was recently quoted in a Newsday article, &quot;Curbing BlackBerry Addiction.&quot;</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Corporate Instant Messaging Tips for Avoiding the Foley Folly</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1280&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1280&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2006-10-17T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2006-10-17T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Shawna Swanson, employment practices partner with Fenwick &amp; West, was recently quoted in a CIO Magazine article</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Intel May Be Edging Toward Antitrust Showdown in Europe</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1281&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1281&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2006-10-05T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2006-10-05T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Tyler Baker, co-chairman of Fenwick &amp; West's Antitrust and Unfair Competition Group, was recently quoted in an E-Commerce Times story</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents SCP Global Technologies in Acquisition by Akrion</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1282&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1282&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2006-10-04T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2006-10-04T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented SCP Global Technologies, Inc. (SCP) in its completed acquisition by Akrion, Inc</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Swiss-based Phonak as Special Tax Counsel in $2.64B ReSound Acquisition</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1283&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1283&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2006-10-02T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2006-10-02T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented Switzerland-based Phonak Holding AG as special tax counsel in its acquisition of GN ReSound </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Ranks as Top Tax Counsel - Firm Wins International Tax Review Awards</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1284&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1284&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2006-09-29T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2006-09-29T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP announced today that International Tax Review, the leading publication covering the tax industry, named the firm Tax Litigation Firm of the Year</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Shutterfly in its Initial Public Offering</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1285&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1285&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2006-09-29T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2006-09-29T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented Redwood City, CA based Shutterfly, Inc. in its initial public offering.</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Trademark Dilution Revision Act Goes to President</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1286&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1286&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2006-09-27T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2006-09-27T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Karen Kitterman, a trademark partner from Fenwick &amp; West's Intellectual Property Group, was recently quoted in a Daily Journal article</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Enterprise Software Licensing from a Legal Perspective</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1287&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1287&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2006-09-26T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2006-09-26T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Stephen Gillespie, a corporate partner in the intellectual property of Fenwick &amp; West, was recently quoted in a Findlaw article </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Schwarz Jumps Into Pharma Consolidation Trend</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1288&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1288&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2006-09-25T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2006-09-25T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Sergio Garcia, co-chairman of Fenwick &amp; West's Life Sciences Group was recently quoted in a Forbes article</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Digging Through the Game Glut</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1289&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1289&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2006-09-21T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2006-09-21T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Mitchell Zimmerman, chairman of Fenwick &amp; West's Copyright Group, was recently quoted in a Wall Street Journal article</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Co-founders of Vitria Technology in Going-Private Transaction</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1290&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1290&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2006-09-21T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2006-09-21T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented the co-founders of Vitria Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: VITR) in a recent acquisition that will take the company private</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Doug Cogen Named One of California's Top 100 Leading Lawyers </title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1291&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1291&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2006-09-21T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2006-09-21T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Doug Cogen, co-chair of the Fenwick &amp; West Mergers and Acquisitions Group, was named by The Daily Journal as one of the Top 100 leading attorneys in California for 2006</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Seeking Out New Markets: Tapping Into Client Trends for New Business and Bigger Profits</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1292&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1292&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2006-09-01T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2006-09-01T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Robert D. Brownstone, Law &amp; Technology Director at Fenwick &amp; West, was featured in September's Law Practice Magazine article on law</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Electronic Discovery Morphs into Electronic Information Management</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1758&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1758&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2006-09-01T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2006-09-01T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Robert Brownstone published an article in the North Carolina Journal of Law &amp; Technology about the complexity of Information Technology (IT) and electronic discovery issues in an increasingly digital world. 
</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West's Silicon Valley Venture Capital Survey Reveals Continuation of Strong Positive Trend in Venture Valuations</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1293&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1293&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2006-08-22T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2006-08-22T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West announces the results of its Second Quarter 2006 Silicon Valley Venture Capital Survey.</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Cisco Systems in Acquisition of Arroyo Video Solutions</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1294&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1294&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2006-08-21T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2006-08-21T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented its client Cisco Systems, Inc. in its acquisition of Arroyo Video Solutions, Inc., a leading provider of video networking software for on-demand television </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Ariad v Lilly, Part II: The next big patent battle</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1296&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1296&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2006-08-04T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2006-08-04T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>The pharmaceutical industry is paying close attention to an upcoming legal show down, slated for August 7, between Ariad Pharmaceuticals and Eli Lilly &amp; Co. A U.S. District Court jury in May </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Pharmaceutical Giants View Biotech Players as Key to the Future</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1297&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1297&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2006-07-23T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2006-07-23T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Sergio Garcia, co-chairman of Fenwick &amp; West&#8217;s Life Sciences Group was recently quoted in an Oakland Tribune article</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Stem Cells: From DC to CA</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1298&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1298&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2006-07-21T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2006-07-21T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Michael J. Shuster, Ph.D., co-chair of the firm's Life Sciences Group was recently interviewed by Lisa Krieger, life science and biotech reporter with the San Jose Mercury News</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>43 Fenwick &amp; West Attorneys Honored as 2006 Super Lawyers of Northern California</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1299&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1299&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2006-07-18T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2006-07-18T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West congratulates its 43 attorneys who were honored by San Francisco Magazine as a top practitioner in Northern California</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Massive fines from EU may also be a warning to Microsoft </title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1300&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1300&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2006-07-13T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2006-07-13T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Mark Ostrau, co-chair of Fenwick &amp; West's Antitrust and Unfair Competition Group, was recently quoted in a Seattle Times article </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Bush Maintains Hard Stance on Stem Cell Bill</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1301&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1301&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2006-07-12T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2006-07-12T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>President Bush is threatening to veto legislation that would allow federal funding for controversial embryonic stem cell research.</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Cisco Systems in Acquisition of Meetinghouse</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1302&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1302&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2006-07-07T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2006-07-07T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) in its acquisition of Meetinghouse Data Communications, Inc.</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Securities Litigation Practice Expands Again</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1303&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1303&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2006-07-07T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2006-07-07T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP is pleased to announce that Jay Pomerantz is joining the firm as partner in the Securities Litigation Group, effective immediately</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Chairman Gordon Davidson Ranked as One of the 100 Most Influential Lawyers in America</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1304&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1304&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2006-06-30T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2006-06-30T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West Chairman Gordon Davidson was named by National Law Journal as one of the 100 most influential attorneys in the United States</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Convertible Debt: Winning Converts</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1305&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1305&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2006-06-28T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2006-06-28T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>David Michaels, a partner in Fenwick &amp; West's Corporate Group, was recently quoted in The Recorder's article entitled &quot;Convertible Debt: Winning Converts.&quot; </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Underwriters in Omniture&#8217;s Initial Public Offering</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1306&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1306&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2006-06-27T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2006-06-27T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West represented the underwriters in the initial public offering for Omniture, Inc. </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Public Company Directors Rank Fenwick &amp; West Top Firm for Northern California</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1307&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1307&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2006-06-23T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2006-06-23T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West was voted one of the top five corporate law firms in the San Francisco Bay Area by corporate directors of publicly traded companies</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Electronic Arts in Acquisition of Mythic Entertainment</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1308&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1308&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2006-06-20T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2006-06-20T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented long-time client Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) in its recently announced acquisition of Mythic Entertainment, Inc.</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Symantec in $2.0 Billion Convertible Senior Notes Offering</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1309&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1309&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2006-06-16T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2006-06-16T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented Symantec Corp. (NASDAQ: SYMC) in its recent offering of $2 billion of Convertible Senior Notes</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Secures Defense Verdict in Employment Discrimination Suit</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1310&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1310&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2006-06-12T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2006-06-12T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>After a three-week jury trial, Fenwick &amp; West secured a defense verdict in Santa Clara Superior Court on behalf of its client Synopsys</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Judge Lets Google Earth's Virtual Tours Continue</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1311&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1311&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2006-06-12T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2006-06-12T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West lawyers successfully staved off a preliminary injunction today in a patent lawsuit over Mountain View-based Google Inc.&#8217;s popular Google Earth software</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Application Networks in Acquisition by London-based Reuters</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1312&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1312&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2006-06-11T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2006-06-11T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented Application Networks, a risk management software firm, in its recently announced acquisition by London-based Reuters Group Plc (OTC: RTRSF.PK)</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Savi Technology in Acquisition by Lockheed Martin</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1313&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1313&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2006-06-08T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2006-06-08T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented Savi Technology, Inc. (Infolink Systems, Inc.) in its acquisition by Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE: LMT).</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Defeats Preliminary Injunction to Pave Way for Lexar Merger with Micron</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1314&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1314&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2006-06-02T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2006-06-02T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West&#8217;s Securities Litigation Group successfully defeated a preliminary injunction motion brought by shareholders of Lexar Media, Inc. (Nasdaq: LEXR), attempting to enjoin a vote</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Earns Top Peer Ratings in 2006 Chambers USA Guide</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1315&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1315&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2006-06-02T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2006-06-02T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West attorneys and practice groups received top recognition from their clients and peers in the 2006 Chambers USA Legal Directory.</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Partner Susan Muck Named One of California's Top Women Litigators</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1316&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1316&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2006-06-01T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2006-06-01T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Securities litigation partner Susan Muck was recently named by The Daily Journal as one of California's Top 75 Women Litigators.</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West's Silicon Valley Venture Capital Survey Reveals 64% Increase in Valuations</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1317&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1317&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2006-05-24T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2006-05-24T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP announces results of its First Quarter 2006 Silicon Valley Venture Capital Survey.</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents ArcSight in Acquisition of ENIRA Technologies</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1318&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1318&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2006-05-23T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2006-05-23T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented ArcSight, Inc. in its recently announced acquisition of the assets of ENIRA Technologies, a privately-held provider of solutions for responding to network security </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>ICM Registry Gets Second Wind in Fight for XXX Domain</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1319&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1319&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2006-05-23T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2006-05-23T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Karen Kitterman, a partner in Fenwick &amp; West's trademark group, was recently quoted in a TechNewsWorld article entitled, &quot;ICM Registry Gets Second Wind in Fight for XXX Domain.&quot; </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents VeriSign in Acquisition of GeoTrust</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1320&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1320&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2006-05-17T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2006-05-17T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN) in its acquisition of GeoTrust, Inc., a supplier of SSL and other solutions to secure e-business transactions.</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Sponsors Largest Educational Event for Women Angel Investors</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1321&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1321&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2006-05-17T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2006-05-17T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Over 100 women angel investors converged in San Francisco for the largest event ever held to educate women on angel investing&#8211; the First National Women&#8217;s Angel Colloquium.</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents FiberTower in $1.8 Billion Merger with First Avenue Networks</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1322&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1322&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2006-05-15T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2006-05-15T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented FiberTower Corporation in its recently announced merger with First Avenue Networks Inc.</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>AT&amp;T, Verizon Readily Break their Own Rules</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1323&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1323&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2006-05-12T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2006-05-12T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Vic Schachter, chairman of Fenwick &amp; West&#8217;s privacy and information security group, was recently quoted in a San Francisco Chronicle</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Diamond Foods in Acquisition of Harmony Foods&#8217; Assets</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1324&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1324&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2006-05-09T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2006-05-09T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented Diamond Foods, Inc. (NASDAQ: DMND) in its recently announced acquisition of the assets of Harmony Foods Corporation, a supplier of quality snack foods</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Rule 11 Concerns when Filing a Patent Infringement Suit</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1325&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1325&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2006-05-04T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2006-05-04T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Darryl Woo, chair of the firm&#8217;s Patent Litigation Group, was recently interviewed by PLI for All-Star Briefing, PLI&#8217;s weekly newsletter</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Strategic Alliances Provide U.S. Law Firms with an International Footprint</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1326&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1326&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2006-05-04T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2006-05-04T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Ralph Pais, a partner in Fenwick &amp; West&#8217;s intellectual property group, was recently quoted in a San Francisco Daily Journal article</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Jungle Media Group and Fenwick &amp; West LLP Announce Winners </title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1327&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1327&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2006-05-03T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2006-05-03T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Jungle Media Group, publisher of award-winning Jungle magazine, Fenwick &amp; West LLP, the leading law firm for venture funding and technology start-ups, Knob Creek Bourbon and Gevril watches announce </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Partnerships Drive Biotech Boom</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1328&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1328&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2006-04-12T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2006-04-12T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Sergio Garcia, co-chair of the Life Sciences practice group at Fenwick &amp; West, was quoted in The Recorder&#8217;s front page article on the increase in partnership and collaboration deals </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Ranked Top 10 U.S. M&amp;A Advisor</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1329&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1329&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2006-04-06T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2006-04-06T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West ranked #10 among all M&amp;A legal advisors in Thomson Financial&#8217;s  Mergers &amp; Acquisitions Review for  the First Quarter of 2006.</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>VCs Honored at Second National Venture Capital Awards</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1330&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1330&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2006-04-05T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2006-04-05T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West was proud to be the Platinum Sponsor of the Second National Venture Capital Awards ceremony, recognizing VC investment in women-led companies</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Glu Mobile in Acquisition of UK-Based iFone</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1331&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1331&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2006-04-04T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2006-04-04T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented Glu Mobile in its recently announced acquisition of iFone, a leading global wireless entertainment publisher based in Manchester, UK</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Keynote in Acquisition of Germany-based SIGOS</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1332&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1332&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2006-04-03T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2006-04-03T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented Keynote Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: KEYN) in its recently announced acquisition of SIGOS Systemintegrations GmbH of Nuremberg, Germany</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Patent Litigation Partner Darren Donnelly Discusses eBay v. MercExchange</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1333&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1333&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2006-03-29T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2006-03-29T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>KCBS, the Bay Area's only-all news radio station, recently interviewed Patent Litigation attorney Darren Donnelly, regarding the eBay v. MercExchange case being argued in the U.S. Supreme Court</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Planet Group in AIM IPO</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1334&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1334&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2006-03-22T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2006-03-22T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented Planet Group, Inc. in its public offering of common stock on the London Stock Exchange's Alternative Investment Market (AIM)</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Electronic Arts in Acquisition of Digital Illusions</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1335&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1335&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2006-03-22T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2006-03-22T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented long-time client Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) in the merger of its subsidiary Electronic Arts EA Holdings AB with Sweden-based Digital Illusions CE AB (DICE).</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Defends Blogger's Free Speech Rights to Parody </title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1336&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1336&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2006-03-22T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2006-03-22T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Citing First Amendment protection for parodies, Fenwick &amp;West and the ACLU today came to the defense of a California man who received a cease-and-desist letter after posting a parody </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Eleven Fenwick &amp; West Clients Make the 2006 OnHollywood 100 List</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1337&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1337&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2006-03-22T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2006-03-22T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP congratulates its clients who were recently recognized by AlwaysOn as the most innovative emerging digital media companies</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Brings Interdisciplinary Approach to IP</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1338&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1338&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2006-03-20T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2006-03-20T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>IP Law360, an online IP law publication reaching over 30,000 subscribers a day, recently profiled the firm's team-oriented, practical approach to counseling clients.</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents China-based Suzsoft in Merger with Darwin Partners</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1339&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1339&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2006-03-09T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2006-03-09T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented China-based Suzsoft Co, Ltd., a provider of software design, engineering and quality assurance services, in its merger with Darwin Partners</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Securities Partner Horace Nash Selected as 2005 Dealmaker of the Year by American Lawyer Magazine</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1340&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1340&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2006-03-08T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2006-03-08T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Horace Nash, Chair of the Fenwick &amp; West Securities Group, was selected by American Lawyer Media as a &quot;Dealmaker of the Year&quot; for 2005</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Kleiner Perkins in Publicly-Traded Life Sciences Company PIPE Deal</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1341&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1341&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2006-03-08T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2006-03-08T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented investor Kleiner Perkins Caufield &amp; Byers in its recently announced $12.5 million investment in Novavax, Inc.</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Lexar Media in Acquisition by Micron Technology</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1342&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1342&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2006-03-08T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2006-03-08T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented long-time client Lexar Media, Inc. (NASDAQ: LEXR) in its recently announced acquisition by Micron Technology, Inc. (NYSE: MU)</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Cisco Systems in Acquisition of SyPixx Networks</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1343&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1343&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2006-03-07T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2006-03-07T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented its client Cisco Systems, Inc. in its acquisition of SyPixx Networks, Inc.</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick&#8217;s Tyler Baker and Mark Ostrau are featured in the March 2006 issue of Global Competition Review</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1344&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1344&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2006-03-01T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2006-03-01T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Silicon Valley is known for its heavy concentration of high tech businesses. Thousands of cutting-edge companies make their home in the cluster of nondescript towns south of San Francisco</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>USA PATRIOT Act Impasse</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1761&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1761&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2006-03-01T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2006-03-01T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Robert Brownstone and Christine Vogeli discuss the privacy implications of the USA PATRIOT Act and the legal precedents for wiretaps and access to personal email accounts.</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West's Silicon Valley Venture Capital Survey Reveals 45% Increase in Valuations </title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1345&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1345&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2006-02-28T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2006-02-28T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP...today announced results of its Fourth Quarter 2005 Silicon Valley Venture Capital Survey</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Elance in Sale of its Services and Contractor Management Business to Click</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1346&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1346&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2006-02-08T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2006-02-08T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented Elance, Inc. in the sale of its on-demand Services and Contractor Management business unit to Click Commerce, Inc.</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents SonicWALL in Acquisition of MailFrontier</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1347&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1347&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2006-02-08T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2006-02-08T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented SonicWALL, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNWL) in its recently announced acquisition of MailFrontier, Inc.</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents OuterBay in Acquisition by HP</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1348&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1348&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2006-02-07T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2006-02-07T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented OuterBay Technologies, Inc. in its recently announced acquisition by Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE: HPQ)</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Wins 2005 Award for Most Innovative Use of Technology by a Law Firm</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1349&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1349&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2006-01-25T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2006-01-25T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>ALM's Law Technology News(R), the legal profession's leading technology publication, today announced the law firm and in-house law department winners</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Concur Technologies in Acquisition of Outtask</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1350&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1350&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2006-01-23T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2006-01-23T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented Concur Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: CNQR) in its recently announced acquisition of privately held Outtask, Inc., provider of Cliqbook</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West LLP Announces 2006 Partnership Class</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1351&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1351&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2006-01-03T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2006-01-03T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP announced today that it has elected three associates to join the Firm's partnership, effective January 1, 2006. The new partners are David A. Bell, Darren E. Donnelly and Daniel J. McCoy</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Honored as Top U.S. Law Firm for Asian-American Diversity</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1352&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1352&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2005-12-20T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2005-12-20T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West, a premier law firm providing comprehensive legal services to high technology and life sciences clients, has been cited as the top firm for Asian Americans</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Kleiner Perkins and Texas Pacific Group in Investment in Publicly-Traded Life Sciences Company</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1353&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1353&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2005-12-16T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2005-12-16T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented investors Kleiner Perkins Caufield &amp; Byers and Texas Pacific Group in their recently announced investment in BioCryst Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: BCRX)</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Advanced Micro Devices as Special Tax Counsel in Spansion Spin-off</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1354&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1354&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2005-12-16T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2005-12-16T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NYSE: AMD) in the spin-off of its flash memory business</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Viacom as Special Tax Counsel in Historic DreamWorks Studio Acquisition</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1355&amp;loc=SD"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1355&amp;loc=SD</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2005-12-11T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2005-12-11T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented Viacom (NYSE: VIA) and its subsidiary Paramount Pictures as special tax counsel in Paramount&#8217;s recently announced $1.6 billion acquisition of the DreamWorks SKG studio</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Electronic Arts in Acquisition of JAMDAT Mobile</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1356&amp;loc=SD"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1356&amp;loc=SD</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2005-12-08T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2005-12-08T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) in its recently announced acquisition of JAMDAT Mobile Inc. (NASDAQ: JMDT)</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Cyota in Acquisition by RSA Systems</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1357&amp;loc=SD"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1357&amp;loc=SD</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2005-12-05T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2005-12-05T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented Cyota, Inc. in its recently announced acquisition by RSA Security Inc. (NASDAQ: RSAS)</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Ion Systems in Acquisition by MKS Instruments</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1358&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1358&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2005-11-28T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2005-11-28T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented Ion Systems, Inc. in its recently announced acquisition by MKS Instruments, Inc. (NASDAQ: MKSI).</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Cisco Systems in $6.9B Acquisition of Scientific-Atlanta</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1359&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1359&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2005-11-21T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2005-11-21T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West represented its client Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) in its agreement to acquire for $6.9 billion in cash Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>$400M Compuware Settlement Against IBM One of the Largest IP Litigation Payouts of 2005</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1360&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1360&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2005-11-08T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2005-11-08T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>The $400 million settlement that Fenwick &amp; West helped its client Compuware secure against IBM ranks as the 7th largest IP litigation award or settlement of 2005</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents BioWare in Partnership Investment with Pandemic by Elevation Partners</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1361&amp;loc=SD"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1361&amp;loc=SD</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2005-11-03T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2005-11-03T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented BioWare Corp. in the formation of a creative and management partnership with Pandemic Studios, LLC by private equity firm Elevation Partners</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Research-In-Motion Faces Injunction Without Accord, Experts Say</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1362&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1362&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2005-10-21T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2005-10-21T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Greg Sueoka, chair of the Fenwick &amp; West Patent Group, was one of several experts quoted by Bloomberg News on the latest development</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Neoforma in Acquisition by Global Healthcare Exchange</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1363&amp;loc=SD"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1363&amp;loc=SD</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2005-10-11T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2005-10-11T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented Neoforma, Inc. (Nasdaq: NEOF) in its recently announced agreement to be acquired by Global Healthcare Exchange, LLC (GHX).</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>West Coast Law Firm Boosts IT Productivity with 'PhoneTop' IP Phone Application from AAC  </title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1364&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1364&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2005-10-11T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2005-10-11T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West, a law firm located in the San Francisco Bay Area with a staff of 550, provides legal services to high technology and life sciences clients of national and international prominence. </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents VeriSign in Acquisition of Payment Gateway Business by eBay</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1365&amp;loc=SD"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1365&amp;loc=SD</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2005-10-10T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2005-10-10T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented VeriSign (Nasdaq: VRSN) in the recently announced sale of its payment gateway business to PayPal, an eBay company (Nasdaq: EBAY)</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Intuit in Sale of Information Technology Solutions to TA Associates</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1366&amp;loc=SD"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1366&amp;loc=SD</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2005-10-05T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2005-10-05T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented Intuit Inc. (Nasdaq: INTU) in its recently announced sale of Intuit Information Technology Solutions business, or ITS, to TA Associates for approximately $200 million in</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Timbuk2 in Private Equity Buyout</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1367&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1367&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2005-10-04T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2005-10-04T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented Timbuk2 Designs, Inc. in a private equity buyout lead by VMG Equity Partners and Capital Logic Partners. Timbuk2 is a San Francisco-based manufacturer of </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Symantec in Acquisition of BindView</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1368&amp;loc=SD"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1368&amp;loc=SD</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2005-10-03T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2005-10-03T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented Symantec Corporation (Nasdaq: SYMC) in its recently announced acquisition of BindView Development Corporation (Nasdaq: BVEW)</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>13 Fenwick &amp; West Partners Selected as Best Lawyers in the Bay Area</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1369&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1369&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2005-10-01T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2005-10-01T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West congratulates the following partners who were nominated by their peers as &#8220;The Best Lawyers in the Bay Area&#8221; for 2005</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Ranked as Top 20 M&amp;A Legal Advisor for Third Quarter 2005</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1370&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1370&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2005-09-29T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2005-09-29T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West earned the #16 spot in Global Securities Information (GSI) Third Quarter 2005 ranking of legal counsel for all completed mergers in the third quarter of 2005</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents IGN Entertainment in Acquisition by News Corporation</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1371&amp;loc=SD"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1371&amp;loc=SD</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2005-09-12T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2005-09-12T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented IGN Entertainment, Inc. in its recently announced acquisition by News Corporation (NYSE: NWS). News Corporation will pay $650 million in cash for IGN Entertainment.</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Tax Victory: Fenwick &amp; West Secures Major Tax Court Cost Sharing Decision in Favor of Xilinx</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1372&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1372&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2005-08-31T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2005-08-31T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>In perhaps the most widely-watched tax case by corporate America in over 15 years, Fenwick &amp; West LLP announced today that the U.S. Tax Court issued a fully favorable opinion yesterday in Xilinx v.</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West's Latest Silicon Valley Survey Shows Continued Improvement in Venture Financing Environment</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1373&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1373&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2005-08-29T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2005-08-29T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Up Rounds Outpace Down Rounds for Sixth Consecutive Quarter

Fenwick &amp; West Venture Capital Barometer&#8482; up 41%</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Rajiv Patel Selected as a Contributing Author to Inside the Minds:  Developing a Patent Strategy</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1374&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1374&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2005-08-04T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2005-08-04T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Developing a Patent Strategy is a perspective on the issues surrounding patent regulation, the characteristics and capabilities of the successful practitioner, and the future of this practice</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Dow Jones Ranks Fenwick &amp; West One of the Top Firms for Helping Clients Secure Venture Capital</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1375&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1375&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2005-08-02T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2005-08-02T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>The Dow Jones Venture Capital Analyst ranked Fenwick &amp; West the fourth most active U.S. law firm for representing IT clients who raised venture capital</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West is Strongest Bay Area Performer in 2005 AmLaw 200 Survey</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1376&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1376&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2005-08-01T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2005-08-01T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fueled by significant increases in litigation and M&amp;A work, Fenwick &amp; West saw the greatest jump of Bay Area law firms in the 2005 AmLaw 200 survey </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Dumpster Diving: Fenwick &amp; West IT Group on the Cutting Edge of Electronic Data Discovery</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1377&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1377&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2005-08-01T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2005-08-01T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>In the '80s and '90s, fear of corporate espionage dumpster diving spurred many corporations to adopt paper shredding practices. But that protocol is almost useless now </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Associates Rank Fenwick &amp; West the #3 Technology Practice in the U.S.</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1378&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1378&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2005-07-27T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2005-07-27T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West received the #3 ranking from The Vault&#8217;s Annual Associate Survey for best Technology Practice in the U.S.</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Cisco Systems in Acquisition of Sheer Networks</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1379&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1379&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2005-07-26T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2005-07-26T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented Cisco Systems, Inc. in its recently announced acquisition of privately-held Sheer Networks of San Jose, California </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>24 Fenwick &amp; West Partners Honored as Super Lawyers of Northern California</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1380&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1380&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2005-07-24T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2005-07-24T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West congratulates its 24 partners who were honored by San Francisco Magazine as a top attorney in Northern California. 2005 Super Lawyers in Northern California </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Cisco Systems in Acquisition of Denmark-based KiSS Technology </title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1381&amp;loc=SD"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1381&amp;loc=SD</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2005-07-22T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2005-07-22T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented Cisco Systems, Inc. in its acquisition of privately-held KiSS Technology A/S of H&#248;rsholm, Denmark, a leading provider of networked home entertainment devices </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Diamond of California in its Initial Public Offering</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1382&amp;loc=SD"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1382&amp;loc=SD</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2005-07-20T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2005-07-20T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West represented Stockton, CA based Diamond of California in its initial public offering (Nasdaq: DMND). The offering raised $102 million for Diamond of California </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Siliquent Technologies in $76 Million Acquisition by Broadcom</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1383&amp;loc=SD"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1383&amp;loc=SD</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2005-07-19T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2005-07-19T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Siliquent Technologies is a privately-held developer of Ethernet Processing Units (EPU) for high performance storage and computing over a ubiquitous Ethernet infrastructure.</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Secures $12M Trade Secret Jury Award for O2 Micro and Obtains Favorable Result on Opponent's Patent Claims</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1384&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1384&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2005-07-18T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2005-07-18T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP helped its client O2 Micro International (O2 Micro) secure a $12 million jury award for trade secret misappropriation against Monolithic Power Systems (MPS).</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Scores Second in the Nation on Minority Law Journal Diversity Scorecard</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1385&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1385&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2005-06-30T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2005-06-30T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West, a premier law firm providing comprehensive legal services to high technology and life sciences clients, has received high honors on the Minority Law Journal&#8217;s Diversity Scorecard.</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Cisco Systems in Acquisition of NetSift</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1386&amp;loc=SD"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1386&amp;loc=SD</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2005-06-27T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2005-06-27T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented Cisco Systems, Inc. in its recently announced acquisition of privately-held NetSift, Inc. of San Diego, California.</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Challenges Proposed Settlement of Ameriquest Class Action in State Court</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1387&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1387&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2005-06-24T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2005-06-24T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Ameriquest Capital Corporation reached a tentative settlement with the plaintiffs in a class-action lawsuit filed in San Mateo County Superior Court.</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Viacom as Special Tax Counsel in Tax-Free Spin-off of CBS</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1388&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1388&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2005-06-14T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2005-06-14T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented Viacom (NYSE: VIA) as special tax counsel in its recently announced spin-off of CBS. The spin-off creates two, separate publicly traded companies</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Viacom as Special Tax Counsel in Tax-Free Spin-off of CBS</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1389&amp;loc=SD"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1389&amp;loc=SD</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2005-06-14T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2005-06-14T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented Viacom (NYSE: VIA) as special tax counsel in its recently announced spin-off of CBS. The spin-off creates two, separate publicly traded companies</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Viacom as Special Tax Counsel in Tax-Free Spin-off of CBS</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1390&amp;loc=SD"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1390&amp;loc=SD</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2005-06-14T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2005-06-14T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented Viacom (NYSE: VIA) as special tax counsel in its recently announced spin-off of CBS. The spin-off creates two, separate publicly traded companies</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Shopping.com in $620 Million Acquisition by eBay</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1391&amp;loc=SD"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1391&amp;loc=SD</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2005-06-01T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2005-06-01T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented Shopping.com, Ltd. (Nasdaq: SHOP) in its recently announced acquisition by eBay, Inc. (Nasdaq: EBAY).</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Cisco Systems in Acquisition of FineGround Networks</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1392&amp;loc=SD"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1392&amp;loc=SD</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2005-05-26T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2005-05-26T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented Cisco Systems, Inc. in acquisition of privately-held FineGround Networks, Inc. of Campbell, California.</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Peribit in $337M Acquisition by Juniper Networks </title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1393&amp;loc=SD"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1393&amp;loc=SD</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2005-05-20T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2005-05-20T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented Peribit Networks, Inc., in its recently announced acquisition by Juniper Networks, Inc.</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Joins In Stem-Cell Initiatives     </title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1394&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1394&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2005-05-12T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2005-05-12T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>The promise of $3 billion in state funding for biotechnology research in California has prompted action in San Francisco law firms </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Nuance Communications, Inc. in $221 Million Acquisition by ScanSoft, Inc.</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1395&amp;loc=SD"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1395&amp;loc=SD</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2005-05-09T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2005-05-09T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented Nuance Communications, Inc. in its acquisition by ScanSoft, Inc.</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Cisco Systems in Acquisition of Sipura Technology  </title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1396&amp;loc=SD"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1396&amp;loc=SD</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2005-04-29T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2005-04-29T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented Cisco Systems, Inc. in its recently announced acquisition of privately-held Sipura Technology, Inc. of San Jose, California.</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Blue Lava Wireless in Sale of Tetris to JAMDAT Mobile</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1397&amp;loc=SD"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1397&amp;loc=SD</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2005-04-28T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2005-04-28T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented Blue Lava Wireless LLC in its recently announced acquisition by wireless entertainment publisher JAMDAT Mobile Inc.</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents IDX Systems Corporation in Acquisition of RealTimeImage, Ltd.</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1398&amp;loc=SD"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1398&amp;loc=SD</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2005-04-28T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2005-04-28T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented its client IDX Systems Corporation (NASDAQ: IDXC) in its recently announced acquisition of privately-held RealTimeImage, Ltd. (RTI).</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Jungle Media Group and Fenwick &amp; West LLP Announce Winners of International Entrepreneur Competition</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1399&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1399&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2005-04-25T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2005-04-25T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>5th Annual Event Featured Hundreds of Entrants, Dozens of VCs in High-Profile, Silicon Valley Pitch-Off, Repeat Win for University of Michigan
</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Cisco Systems in Acquisition of Topspin Communications </title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1400&amp;loc=SD"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1400&amp;loc=SD</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2005-04-20T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2005-04-20T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented Cisco Systems, Inc. in acquisition of Topspin Communications, Inc.</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Macromedia in $3.4 Billion Merger with Adobe Systems</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1401&amp;loc=SD"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1401&amp;loc=SD</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2005-04-18T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2005-04-18T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented Macromedia, Inc. in its pending acquisition by Adobe Systems Incorporated.</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents DexCom, Inc. in its Initial Public Offering</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1402&amp;loc=SD"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1402&amp;loc=SD</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2005-04-14T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2005-04-14T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented San Diego, CA based DexCom, Inc. in its initial public offering. DexCom is a leading developer of sensor technology for the continuous monitoring of glucose in people with diabetes  </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Jungle Media Group and Fenwick &amp; West LLP Announce Semi-Finalists of Nationwide Entrepreneur Competition</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1403&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1403&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2005-04-05T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2005-04-05T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>32 Teams to Fly to Silicon Valley to Pitch and Compete for Prestige and Funds in 5th Annual Event
</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Ranked Top Technology M&amp;A Practice in the United States</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1404&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1404&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2005-03-29T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2005-03-29T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West earned the #1 position in 2004 for the most active U.S. legal advisor for technology sector mergers and acquisitions.</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Speedera in Merger with Akamai</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1405&amp;loc=SD"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1405&amp;loc=SD</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2005-03-23T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2005-03-23T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented its long-time client, Speedera Networks, Inc., in its acquisition by Akamai Technologies, Inc.</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Secures $400M Settlement for Compuware</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1406&amp;loc=SD"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1406&amp;loc=SD</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2005-03-21T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2005-03-21T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>After a five-week jury trial, Fenwick &amp; West helped its client Compuware Corporation secure a $400 million settlement against IBM.</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Receives Top Honor for Commitment to Pro Bono</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1407&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1407&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2005-03-03T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2005-03-03T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West is the proud recipient of the Public Interest Law Firm's top annual award for 2004, the &quot;Public Interest Counsel Champion Award.&quot; </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Files Amicus Brief in the MGM v. Grokster Supreme Court Case</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1408&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1408&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2005-03-03T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2005-03-03T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP, has filed an Amicus brief in the MGM v. Grokster case (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, et. al., vs. Grokster, Ltd., et. al., case no. 04-480, U.S. Supreme Court)</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West's Venture Capital Survey Reveals 36% Increase in Valuations in 4th Quarter 2004</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1409&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1409&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2005-02-22T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2005-02-22T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP announced the results of its Fourth Quarter 2004 Silicon Valley Venture Capital Survey.</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Software Thievery Claimed: Compuware Says IBM Tried to Kill It </title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1410&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1410&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2005-02-17T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2005-02-17T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>A jury is to decide if Armonk, N.Y.-based IBM stole information from Compuware to develop its own software to compete with Compuware </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Suit Filed Against County Jailers</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1411&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1411&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2005-02-16T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2005-02-16T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Inmate Welfare Money Used Wrongly, Plaintiffs Allege</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Inmates of Santa Clara County Jails File Class Action Lawsuit to Enjoin the Department of Corrections</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1412&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1412&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2005-02-16T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2005-02-16T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Inmates of Santa Clara County Jails File Class Action Lawsuit to Enjoin the Department of Corrections from Unlawful Administration of the Inmate Welfare Fund</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Downhill Battle in Fight to Make Eyes on the Prize Available for Public Viewing</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1413&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1413&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2005-02-09T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2005-02-09T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>On February 8, 2005, the famous civil rights documentary Eyes on the Prize was screened at more than 100 homes and small venues across the country as part of Black History Month</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Sub-prime Lender Accused of Unfair Practices</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1414&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1414&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2005-02-05T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2005-02-05T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>The Orange County Register. Sub-prime Lender faces allegations that it misled and overcharged borrowers, falsified applications and saddled homeowners with loans they couldn't afford </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Open Source Initiative Appoints Laura Majerus as Outside Legal Counsel</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1415&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1415&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2005-02-03T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2005-02-03T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West IP Partner to Serve as Director of Legal Affairs</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Files Pro Bono Class Action Alleging Predatory Lending Against Women and Communities of Color	</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1416&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1416&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2005-02-01T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2005-02-01T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP and Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto filed a class action Complaint alleging predatory lending practices by Ameriquest Mortgage Company and Argent Mortgage Company</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents VeriSign in LightSurf Acquisition</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1417&amp;loc=SD"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1417&amp;loc=SD</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2005-01-13T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2005-01-13T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented its long-time client, VeriSign, Inc., in its acquisition of Santa Cruz, California-based LightSurf Technologies, Inc.</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Cisco Systems in Airespace Acquisition</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1418&amp;loc=SD"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1418&amp;loc=SD</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2005-01-13T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2005-01-13T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented its client, Cisco Systems, Inc., in its acquisition of Airespace, Inc.</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Grows to One of the Bay Area's Top Firms for Revenue and Profitability</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1419&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1419&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2005-01-10T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2005-01-10T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>January 2005 - A strong year for Silicon Valley pushed Fenwick &amp; West up the ranks of the highest grossing and most profitable law firms based in the Bay Area for 2004, as reported by The Recorder.
</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Cisco Systems in $65 Million Protego Networks Acquisition</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1420&amp;loc=SD"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1420&amp;loc=SD</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2004-12-20T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2004-12-20T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented its client Cisco Systems, Inc. in its announced acquisition of Sunnyvale, California-based Protego Networks, Inc.</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Symantec in Historic Software Industry Merger</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1421&amp;loc=SD"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1421&amp;loc=SD</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2004-12-16T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2004-12-16T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Symantec (Nasdaq:SYMC) and VERITAS Software (Nasdaq:VRTS) announced their agreement to merge, in an historic transaction valued at over $13.5 billion. </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Pro Bono Victory: Litigation Group Secures Rare Entitlement to Appointment of Counsel Ruling</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1422&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1422&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2004-12-07T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2004-12-07T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West attorneys Ilana Rubel and Anjali Kumar received a winning opinion from the Ninth Circuit in their pro bono case, Agyeman v. Corrections Corporation of America et al.</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Shopping.com Ltd. in its Initial Public Offering  </title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1423&amp;loc=SD"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1423&amp;loc=SD</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2004-10-27T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2004-10-27T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West represented Israel-based online comparison shopping service Shopping.com Ltd. (Nasdaq:SHOP)</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West LLP Announces 2005 Partnership Class</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1424&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1424&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2004-10-14T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2004-10-14T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP announced today that it has elected six associates to join the Firm&#8217;s partnership, effective January 1, 2005.  </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Cisco in $137 Million NetSolve Acquisition</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1425&amp;loc=SD"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1425&amp;loc=SD</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2004-09-09T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2004-09-09T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented its client Cisco Systems, Inc. in its proposed acquisition of NetSolve, Incorporated, announced today.</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Mergermarket Ranks Fenwick &amp; West One of the Top Firms for Technology M&amp;A</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1426&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1426&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2004-09-07T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2004-09-07T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Mergermarket ranked Fenwick &amp; West the second most active
U.S. legal advisor for technology sector mergers and acquisitions during the first half of 2004.</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Cisco in $200 Million P-Cube Acquisition</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1427&amp;loc=SD"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1427&amp;loc=SD</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2004-08-23T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2004-08-23T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented its client Cisco Systems, Inc. in its proposed acquisition of P-Cube, Inc.</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Dow Jones Ranks Fenwick &amp; West One of the Top Firms for Helping Clients Secure Venture Capital</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1428&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1428&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2004-08-02T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2004-08-02T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Law Firms Ranked by Number of IT Clients Raising Capital</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Ocular Sciences in $1.2 Billion Acquisition By The Cooper Companies, Inc.</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1429&amp;loc=SD"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1429&amp;loc=SD</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2004-07-28T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2004-07-28T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>The Cooper Companies, Inc. and Ocular Sciences, Inc. announced today that they have signed a definitive agreement for Cooper to acquire Ocular Sciences, Inc. </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Alphablox in Acquisition by IBM  </title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1430&amp;loc=SD"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1430&amp;loc=SD</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2004-07-14T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2004-07-14T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>IBM has announced its intention to acquire long-time Fenwick &amp; West client Alphablox Corporation of Mountain View, CA.  </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Cisco in Actona Acquisition</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1431&amp;loc=SD"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1431&amp;loc=SD</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2004-06-29T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2004-06-29T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented its client Cisco Systems, Inc. in its announced acquisition of Actona Technologies, Inc., a developer of wide-area file service software.  </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Cisco in Procket Acquisition</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1432&amp;loc=SD"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1432&amp;loc=SD</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2004-06-17T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2004-06-17T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP represented its client Cisco Systems, Inc. in its proposed acquisition of the intellectual property and related assets of Procket Networks, Inc., a developer of concurrent services </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Securities Litigation Practice Expands Again: Susan Samuels Muck Joins Fenwick &amp; West</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1433&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1433&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2004-06-10T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2004-06-10T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Seven Litigation Associates Also Join San Francisco Office
</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West's Venture Capital Barometer&#8482; Reveals 17% Increase in First Quarter</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1434&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1434&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2004-05-20T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2004-05-20T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Up Rounds Outpace Down Rounds for First Time Since Survey Began Two Years Ago
</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Securities Litigation Practice Expands</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1435&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1435&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2004-05-20T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2004-05-20T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Securities Litigation Practice Expands:
Dean Kristy and Kevin Muck Join Fenwick &amp; West
</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fighting fraud or whistling Dixie?</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1436&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1436&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2004-04-22T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2004-04-22T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>What to do when slacker employees blow the whistle</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents NetScreen in $4.0 Billion Acquisition By Juniper Networks</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1437&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1437&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2004-02-09T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2004-02-09T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>In what appears to be the largest tech merger since the HP/Compaq deal, today Juniper Networks announced its intended acquisition of NetScreen Technologies.
</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Venture Capital Survey Reveals Improvement In Silicon Valley Valuations In Q4 2003</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1438&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1438&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2004-02-05T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2004-02-05T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>February 5, 2004 (Mountain View, CA) Business Wire - Valuations improved noticeably in the fourth quarter of 2003, according to the Fenwick &amp; West Venture Capital Survey.
</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Sarbanes pulling litigators into investigations</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1439&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1439&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2004-02-05T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2004-02-05T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>The Recorder interviews Bradford Lewis on the growing litigation practice rising in the wake of Sarbanes-Oxley.</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Collaborative Navigation of the Stormy Electronic Discovery Seas</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1762&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1762&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2004-02-01T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2004-02-01T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Robert Brownstone published an article in Richmond Journal of Law and Technology about the roles of electronic information.</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>The Advice Man</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1440&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1440&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2003-12-23T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2003-12-23T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>San Jose Mercury News reporter Matt Marshall profiles Gordy Davidson, the chairman of Fenwick &amp; West and his intimate involvement with the growth of Silicon Valley over the past 30 years.
</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Venture Capital Funding Terms Improve Modestly in Silicon Valley in Q3 2003</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1441&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1441&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2003-11-21T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2003-11-21T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Venture capital funding terms in Silicon Valley improved again in the third quarter of 2003, according to the Fenwick &amp; West Venture Capital Survey.</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Rob Kahn Joins Marketing Team at Fenwick &amp; West</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1442&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1442&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2003-11-17T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2003-11-17T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Kahn had been appointed its new Business Development Manager, effective immediately.</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Elects Four New Partners</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1443&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1443&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2003-10-16T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2003-10-16T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Four new partners were elected at its annual partnership meeting held October 11, 2003 in Mountain View. </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents NetScreen in $295 Million Acquisition of Neoteris</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1444&amp;loc=SD"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1444&amp;loc=SD</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2003-10-06T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2003-10-06T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>On October 6, 2003, NetScreen Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: NSCN) announced that it agreed to acquire Neoteris, Inc.</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Dr. Michael Shuster&#8217;s Radio Interview on World Talk Radio&#8217;s Biotech Today</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1445&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1445&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2003-09-24T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2003-09-24T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Dr. Shuster addresses the top three innovations and developments in nanobiotechnology.</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents IGN - Going Private Transaction </title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1446&amp;loc=SD"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1446&amp;loc=SD</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2003-08-29T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2003-08-29T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>IGN Entertainment, Inc. (Nasdaq: IGNX) just closed its going private transaction. </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>How to Sway Litigators to Embrace the Electronic Realm</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1763&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1763&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2003-08-01T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2003-08-01T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Robert Brownstone's article discusses the challenge for litigation support managers to help litigators understand that that electronic information is the way of the future. </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Bay Area's IPO Dry Spell Ends With Offering by FormFactor</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1447&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1447&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2003-06-19T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2003-06-19T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>In an arid initial public offering landscape, a successful IPO by FormFactor Inc. -- the first this year by a Bay Area company -- has many in the Valley feeling cautiously optimistic. 
</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents FormFactor, Inc. in Initial Public Offering </title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1448&amp;loc=SD"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1448&amp;loc=SD</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2003-06-12T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2003-06-12T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West has represented Livermore, California-based computer-chip testing equipment maker FormFactor, Inc. (Nasdaq:FORM) in its initial public offering. </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Kintana in Acquisition by Mercury Interactive </title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1449&amp;loc=SD"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1449&amp;loc=SD</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2003-06-09T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2003-06-09T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Mercury Interactive has acquired long-time Fenwick &amp; West client Kintana in a cash and stock deal valued at approximately $225 million.</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Handspring, Inc. in Acquisition by Palm, Inc. </title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1450&amp;loc=SD"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1450&amp;loc=SD</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2003-06-04T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2003-06-04T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West represented its long-standing client Handspring, Inc.(Nasdaq: HAND) in its merger with Palm, Inc., announced today and valued at announcement at approximately $170 million. </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Star Antitrust Lawyer Tyler Baker Joins Fenwick &amp; West Litigaton Group</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1451&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1451&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2003-06-03T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2003-06-03T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West announced today that Tyler Baker III is joining the firm as a partner in the Litigation Group effective immediately. </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Magma Design Automation in $150 Million Zero Coupon Convertible Subordinated Debt Offering</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1452&amp;loc=SD"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1452&amp;loc=SD</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2003-05-29T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2003-05-29T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West represented Magma Design Automation (Nasdaq: LAVA) in a $150 million Zero Coupon Convertible Subordinated Debt Offering</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Tax Deductions Safe as Cuts Slide Through Congress</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1453&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1453&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2003-05-27T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2003-05-27T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Corporations dodged an expensive bullet last week when Congress deleted a provision from President Bush's tax cut bill that would have eliminated $90 billion in tax deductions. </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Top Dealmaker Mark Stevens Returns to Fenwick &amp; West: Brings Deep Business Perspective to Practice </title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1454&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1454&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2003-05-08T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2003-05-08T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West LLP announced today that Mark C. Stevens is returning to the firm as a partner in the Corporate Group. Stevens, 43, will rejoin the firm officially on May 19. </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Flextronics in $200 Million Investment by Silver Lake Partners</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1455&amp;loc=SD"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1455&amp;loc=SD</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2003-03-27T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2003-03-27T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West represented Flextronics (Nasdaq: FLEX) in its sale of a Convertible Junior Subordinated Notes due March 2008 to Silver Lake Partners. </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Cisco Systems, Inc. in Acquisitions of The Linksys Group, Inc. and SignalWorks, Inc.</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1456&amp;loc=SD"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1456&amp;loc=SD</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2003-03-20T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2003-03-20T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West represented Cisco Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:CSCO) in its recently announced acquisitions of the business of The Linksys Group, Inc., of Irvine, California, and SignalWorks, Inc., of Mountain View, Ca</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Cisco Routes Brobeck Work to Fenwick</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1457&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1457&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2003-02-19T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2003-02-19T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>One big question for tech lawyers in the wake of Brobeck, Phleger &amp; Harrison's demise appears to have been answered </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Copyright Pact Not Music to Some Ears</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1458&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1458&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2003-01-15T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2003-01-15T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>The recording and technology industries are touting a new agreement that calls for voluntary placement of copyright protection measures in digital products. 
</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Lynn Pasahow Elected to Fenwick Leadership</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1459&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1459&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2003-01-13T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2003-01-13T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Lynn Pasahow Elected to Fenwick Leadership: Prominent Intellectual Property Litigator to Chair Litigation Group</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Even With 720,000 Reasons to Stay, Lucas Exits for Bench </title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1460&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1460&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2003-01-02T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2003-01-02T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Litigator Patricia Lucas is facing a major cut in pay -- and she's happy about it. The Fenwick &amp; West partner is bench-bound </summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Cellegy Pharmaceuticals in Strategic Licensing Transaction with PDI Inc.</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1461&amp;loc=SD"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1461&amp;loc=SD</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2003-01-02T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2003-01-02T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West represented client Cellegy Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a public specialty pharmaceutical company based in South San Francisco, California</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick Helps Lexar Through Picture-Perfect Stock Offering </title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1462&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1462&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2002-12-19T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2002-12-19T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Attorneys in the Palo Alto office of Fenwick &amp; West represented Fremont-based Lexar Media Inc. in a $25.8 million public offering of 4.3 million shares.</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>A Moving Experience</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1463&amp;loc=FN"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1463&amp;loc=FN</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2002-12-18T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2002-12-18T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>It's bye-bye Palo Alto for Fenwick &amp; West. The technology firm is quitting its longtime Palo Alto Square offices Friday for brand new digs in downtown Mountain View.</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick Strengthens Biotechnology Patent Practice: Michael Shuster Joins Partnership</title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1464&amp;loc=PR"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1464&amp;loc=PR</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2002-11-06T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2002-11-06T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick Strengthens Biotechnology Patent Practice: Michael Shuster Joins Partnership</summary>
    </entry>

    <entry>
        <title>Fenwick &amp; West Represents Vicinity Corporation in Acquisition by Microsoft Corporation </title>
        <link href="http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1465&amp;loc=SD"/>
        <id>http://www.fenwickwest.com/pressroom/5.1.1.asp?mid=1465&amp;loc=SD</id>
        <author><name/></author>
        <published>2002-10-24T00:00:00-07:00</published>
        <updated>2002-10-24T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Fenwick &amp; West represented client Vicinity Corporation, a leading provider of location-based technology solutions, in its acquisition by Microsoft Corporation</summary>
    </entry>

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