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SILICON VALLEY

Nixon Peabody’s Silicon Valley office provides a foothold in one of the world’s most dynamic business and entrepreneurial environments. We assist emerging growth companies from incorporation through initial public offering or acquisition, and public companies on corporate and securities needs. As part of our nationally ranked practice serving venture capital investors, the Silicon Valley attorneys counsel firms on fund formation and management, portfolio company investments, board of directors and executive compensation issues, portfolio review, intellectual property audits, and representation.

In addition to our dedication to clients, our pro bono and community commitment runs deep. For example, we teamed up with client Intel’s in-house counsel to help secure guardianship of a 13-year old whose father was murdered. In another matter, through the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights, we secured safe asylum for a Mongolian woman escaping years of violent domestic abuse.

Events

Press

Media Clips

  • Medical App Makers Await Regulator Checkups
    The Recorder | March 15, 2013

    Silicon Valley Global Business & Transactions partner Mavis Yee and Washington, DC, Health Services and Life Sciences partner Areta Kupchyk are featured throughout this article noting that the mobile medical app industry is awaiting formal regulatory guidelines from lawmakers.

  • Lawmaker Backs Measure to Ease Restrictions on Finders
    The Recorder | February 20, 2013

    Global Business & Transactions partner Mavis Yee discusses possible legislation in California that would ease capital-raising restrictions for companies statewide.

  • Attorney Discusses Concerns about FDA MMA Draft Guidance
    FierceMobileHealthcare | February 4, 2013

    Silicon Valley partner Mavis Yee discusses the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's expected final guidance for mobile medical application developers. Click here to read the article.

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  • Mobile Health Unlikely to Face Much Regulatory Scrutiny, Lawyer Says
    Wall Street Journal Venture Capital Dispatch | January 30, 2013

    Silicon Valley Global Business & Transactions partner Mavis Yee discusses how mobile technology will impact the health care industry.

  • Why the U.S. is so Different on Damages?
    Managing Intellectual Property | November 1, 2011

    This article, published as a sidebar, discusses how patent damages are calculated in the United States and how this compares to European countries. The piece is co-authored by Silicon Valley intellectual property partner Bob Krebs and San Francisco intellectual property partner Ron Lopez.

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Thought Leadership/Alerts

U.S. Army Defense Logistics Agency—Energy announces RFP seeking 15MW of solar generation at Fort Irwin, CA
Renewable Energy Alert | May 13, 2013

California's greenhouse gas cap-and-trade program in action with a new alliance, but facing renewed scrutiny
Environmental Alert | May 1, 2013

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California's green chemistry regulations of consumer products inch closer to completion
Products: Class Action, Trade & Industy Representation Alert | April 16, 2013

Update on the Kilgore Ninth Circuit appeal: California's public injunction exception escapes for another day, but the en banc court reads the exception to arbitration narrowly and rejects plaintiffs' attempt at artful pleading
Class Action Alert | April 16, 2013

New decision, rules require new focus on pregnancy leaves and accommodation in California
Employment Law Alert | March 18, 2013

Mixed win for employers: California sets new standard in discrimination cases
Employment Law Alert | February 12, 2013

Beacon Residential Community Association v. Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP: Scope of duty of care to third-party purchasers of residential construction
California Law Developments | January 31, 2013

California requires employers to have commission agreements in writing
Employment Law Alert | November 9, 2012

California attorney general warns mobile application developers of non-compliance with CalOPPA
Privacy Alert | November 6, 2012

New California laws promote distributed energy, biopower, and expanded net metering in California
Renewable Energy Alert | October 25, 2012

California becomes third state to enact social media password law, joining Maryland and Illinois
Employment Law Alert | October 2, 2012

Public Notice and Comment Period Ends October 11, 2012 for California's Green Chemistry Initiative's Proposed Safer Consumer Product Alternatives Regulations
Environmental Alert | October 1, 2012

California Legislature adds new requirements for disability access litigants—and their lawyers
Employment Law Alert | September 25, 2012

California attorney general expands antitrust investigation of acquisitions of physician groups by hospitals
Health Law Alert | September 19, 2012

State legislature passes bill that would allow California residents to participate in alcohol-related sweepstakes and contests
Beverage Alcohol Brief | September 4, 2012

California charter cities do not have to pay prevailing wages on local public projects involving local public funds
Employment Law Alert | July 10, 2012

California court: class arbitration waivers allowed after all
Employment Law Alert | June 20, 2012

The Net Energy Metering Cap Redefined: The Sun Is Shining on Rooftop Solar in California
Renewable Energy Alert | June 14, 2012

California Court of Appeal holds that the employer/premises owner owes no duty to remote family member for secondary/take-home exposures to asbestos
Products Alert | May 24, 2012

Brinker sequel: no attorney's fees allowed on California meal and rest period claims
Employment Law Alert | May 7, 2012

Webinar Recording: Can employers catch a break and rest after Brinker?
Originally recorded April 17, 2012 | April 20, 2012

California Supreme Court resolves key meal and rest period issues for California employers
Employment Law Alert | April 12, 2012

Ninth Circuit applies Concepcion to invalidate California's "public injunction" exception to arbitration and further upholds KeyBank's "opt-out" clause
Class Action Alert | March 12, 2012

U.S. Supreme Court remands Supremacy Clause challenge to California's budget-driven Medicaid rate cuts
Health Law Alert | March 12, 2012

California Court of Appeal weighs in on trade secrets protection for insurance companies in unpublished decision
Insurance Law Alert | February 28, 2012

California Supreme Court sets stage for major decision on employers' rounding of time entries
Employment Law Alert | February 14, 2012

California clarifies reporting time pay for scheduled meetings, split shift premiums
Employment Law Alert | January 18, 2012

California Supreme Court affirms limitations on liability for replacement parts
Products: Class Action, Trade & Industry Representation Alert | January 13, 2012

Webinar Recording: San Francisco Health Care Security Ordinance: New Notice Obligations and Year-end Deadline
January 9, 2012

California Labor Commissioner issues template notice under Wage Theft Protection Act
Employment Law Alert | January 6, 2012

California Supreme Court finds claims adjusters may be overtime exempt
Insurance Law Alert | January 5, 2012

California Supreme Court Rules Against Redevelopment Agencies
Affordable Housing Alert | January 3, 2012

New California Employment Laws: A Full Plate for 2012
Employment Law Alert | November 21, 2011

UPDATE: California Court Closures—A Temporary Reprieve
California Law Developments | September 20, 2011

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