A legal high-wire artist takes on Silicon Valley giants
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Gary Reback, a lawyer with Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati, has played a large role in two highly publicized software industry lawsuits. Reback wrote a legal brief that carried much weight in Federal District Court Judge Stanley Sporkin's decision to reject the Justice Dept's antitrust settlement with Microsoft. Reback also helped Borland successfully defend a copyright infringement suit brought by Lotus that would have forced the company to pay staggering fees for damages. Both cases are set to be appealed, but Reback's victories have drawn attention not usually focused on intellectual property and antitrust law. The clients represented by Wilson, Sonsini are arguably the biggest players in Silicon Valley, and Reback has handled some of the most visible. Reback and the law firm have a genuine interest in seeing these two software giants humbled as many of its clients have a vested interest in the markets these two represent.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1995
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Charges dismissed in Silicon Valley trade secrets case
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The Santa Cruz County District Attorney has dropped charges against Symantec Pres, Chmn and CEO Gordon E. Eubanks and former Symantec executive Eugene Wang stemming from Borland's accusations of trade secret disclosure. Borland filed a civil suit in Mar 1993, six months after Wang left Borland for Symantec. Borland maintained that Wang sent Eubanks e-mail revealing Borland trade secrets. The charges were dismissed because witnesses had changed their employment between the two companies and legal standards had changed. Additionally, the value of the disclosed data had become insignificant. The civil action against Eubanks and Wang is still pending. The question of whether Borland invaded Wang's privacy in searching his e-mail is also unresolved.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1996
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