News
July 29, 2020
Announcement
Farella Represents Adobe Inc. in Prevailing on Petition to Transfer Patent Case Out of Western District of Texas
SAN FRANCISCO, July 29, 2020: Farella Braun + Martel announces that the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals has granted its client Adobe Inc.’s writ of mandamus petition seeking to transfer a patent case from the U.S. District Court for...
June 29, 2020
Announcement
Farella Names New White Collar Defense & Internal Corporate Investigations Practice Co-Chairs
SAN FRANCISCO, June 29, 2020: Northern California legal powerhouse Farella Braun + Martel announces that Senior Associates Aviva J. Gilbert and Janice W. Reicher have been appointed co-chairs of its White Collar Defense and Internal Corporate Investigations Group...
June 12, 2020
Announcement
Farella Braun + Martel Attorneys Named 2020 IP Stars by Managing Intellectual Property - Firm Recommended for Patent Litigation
Farella Braun + Martel’s James L. Day , Jeffrey M. Fisher , Eugene Mar , Stephanie P. Skaff and Roderick M. Thompson have been named IP Stars by Managing Intellectual Property in its 2020 guide the world's leading IP...
June 5, 2020
Announcement
Winston Liaw Selected as 2020 Leadership Council on Legal Diversity Pathfinder
SAN FRANCISCO, June 5, 2020 Farella Braun + Martel is proud to announce that Winston Liaw was selected to be a member of the 2020 class of Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) Pathfinders. The Pathfinders Program is designed...
March 18, 2020
Accolades
Daily Journal Names Farella Lawyers Among Top IP Lawyers in California
Farella Braun + Martel is proud to announce that partners Jeffrey M. Fisher and James L. Day were named to the 2020 list of “Top Intellectual Property Lawyers” in California by the Daily Journal . Jeff is a trial...
February 14, 2020
Media Coverage
Gov't Drops IP Theft Charges Against Ex-Jawbone Workers
Law360
Law360 reported that the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California in San Jose moved to dismiss all trade-secret-theft charges against the remaining four defendants in what was originally a six-defendant case, including a dismissal of Farella’s...
February 13, 2020
Announcement
Sushila Chanana Named to 2020 Leadership Council on Legal Diversity Fellows Program
SAN FRANCISCO, February 13, 2020: Farella Braun + Martel is proud to announce that Sushila Chanana has been named a member of the 2020 class of Fellows participating in a landmark program created by the Leadership Council on Legal...
January 21, 2020
Announcement
Farella Braun + Martel Announces 2020 Partner Elevations
SAN FRANCISCO/ST. HELENA, Calif., January 21, 2020: Northern California legal powerhouse Farella Braun + Martel is pleased to announce the election of senior associates Evan Abrams, Lauren Galbraith, and Alex Reese to the partnership effective January 1, 2020. The...
January 1, 2020
Media Coverage
California Cases to Watch in 2020
Law360
Jessica Nall was quoted in the article "California Cases to Watch in 2020" in Law360 . Jessica commented on two high-profile criminal cases against former technology executives pending in the Northern District of California, the Theranos and Levandowski cases...
October 9, 2019
Accolades
Jeff Fisher Named Among California’s 2019 Top Trade Secrets Lawyers by the Daily Journal
SAN FRANCISCO, October 9, 2019: Farella Braun + Martel is proud to announce that Jeffrey M. Fisher was named among the “Top Trade Secrets Lawyers” in California by the Daily Journal . Fisher has twice been named among California’s...
September 9, 2019
Media Coverage
Ninth Circuit Upholds Data Miner's Injunction Against LinkedIn
The Recorder
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit sided with data analytics company hiQ Labs, Inc. and upheld an injunction barring LinkedIn from blocking it from accessing information made publicly available by the professional networking site’s users. Full article, here (subscription required). ...
September 9, 2019
Announcement
Major Victory for hiQ Labs, 9th Circuit Upholds Right to Access Publicly Available LinkedIn Data
In a blockbuster ruling, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed startup hiQ Labs, Inc.’s preliminary injunction (PI) against LinkedIn granted by Judge Edward Chen of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California in August...
August 6, 2019
Accolades
Eugene Mar Named to Americas Rising Star Awards Shortlist by Euromoney Legal Media Group
Farella Braun + Martel partner Eugene Y. Mar has been named to the 2019 Americas Rising Star Awards shortlist for "Best in Patent" by Euromoney Legal Media Group. Eugene chairs Farella’s Technology Industry Group. As an IP litigator, he has...
August 1, 2019
Accolades
Carly Alameda and Eugene Mar Named to Benchmark Litigation’s 40 & Under Hotlist 2019
Farella Braun + Martel partners Carly O. Alameda and Eugene Y. Mar have been named to Benchmark Litigation ’s “ 40 & Under Hotlist” for 2019. The list honors partners 40 or younger who have been deemed the most...
July 29, 2019
Announcement
Farella Adds Technology Industry Group Depth
SAN FRANCISCO, July 29, 2019: Regional legal powerhouse Farella Braun + Martel LLP is pleased to announce the addition of three attorneys to its Technology Industry Group . Joining the firm as a partner, Raymond H. Sheen represents policyholders...
June 26, 2019
Announcement
Farella Client CNEX Labs Prevails In High-Stakes Trade Secrets Trial Against Huawei
SAN FRANCISCO, June 26, 2019: Following a three-week trial, a Texas federal jury ruled in favor of Farella Braun + Martel client CNEX Labs, Inc., clearing CNEX of all allegations of trade secret misappropriation, breach of contract, CFAA, and...
May 21, 2019
Accolades
Farella Braun + Martel Attorneys Named 2019 IP Stars by Managing Intellectual Property
SAN FRANCISCO, May 21, 2019: Farella Braun + Martel’s James L. Day , Jeffrey M. Fisher , Eugene Mar , Stephanie P. Skaff and Roderick M. Thompson have been named IP Stars by Managing Intellectual Property in its 2019...
May 13, 2019
Accolades
Aviva Gilbert Selected as 2019 Leadership Council on Legal Diversity Pathfinder
SAN FRANCISCO, May 13, 2019: Farella Braun + Martel is proud to announce that Aviva J. Gilbert was selected to be a member of the 2019 class of Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) Pathfinders. The Pathfinders Program is...
April 22, 2019
Accolades
Daily Journal Names Jeff Fisher Among Top IP Lawyers in California
Farella Braun + Martel is proud to announce that partner Jeffrey M. Fisher was named to the 2019 list of “Top Intellectual Property Lawyers” in California by the Daily Journal . The Daily Journal noted Fisher’s experience representing smaller...