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- 1. 12/4/2014 DailyJournalCalifornia'sLargestLegalNewsProvider http://www.dailyjournal.com/subscriber/submain.cfm#section=DJStoryContent.cfm%3Fseloption%3DNEWS%26pubdate%3D12/04/2014%26shNewsType%3… 1/7 Classifieds/Jobs/OfficeSpace : Experts/Services : MCLE : Search : Logout FRIDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY TODAY LucyH.Koh U.S.DistrictJudge NorthernDistrictofCalifornia(SanJose) Careerhighlights:AppointedbyPresident BarackObamatoU.S.DistrictCourt,2010; appointedbyGov.ArnoldSchwarzenegger toSantaClaraCountySuperiorCourt, 2008;partner,McDermottWill&Emery LLP,200208;associate,WilsonSonsini Goodrich&RosatiPC,200002;assistant U.S.attorney,CentralDistrictof California,19972000;specialcounsel, U.S.DepartmentofJustice,199497; fellow,U.S.SenateJudiciaryCommittee, 199394 Lawschool:HarvardLawSchool,1993 Age:46 NEWS RULINGS VERDICTS QuestionsandComments Thursday,December4,2014 CaliforniaSupremeCourt StatehighcourtjusticessayJessica'sLaw hasbackfired Intwocasesthisweek,thestateSupremeCourt leftnodoubtthatthe2006ballotmeasureJessica's Law,forbiddingregisteredsexoffendersfrom livingwithin2,000feetofschoolsandparks,wasa wellintendedbutbadlaw. Entertainment&Sports MGAtussleswithfinancialadvisorsover toysale TheVanNuyscompanyistryingtorecover hundredsofmillionsofdollarsfromthebotched acquisitionofaFrenchtoymanufacturer. U.S.SupremeCourt NarrowingprecedentattheUShighcourt PrecedentistheU.S.SupremeCourt'sbusiness,yet thereislittleconsensusabouthowthecourtshould treatitsownpastdecisions.ByRichardRe Mergers&Acquisitions Skadden,Lathamhandle$3.54Bpharma deal AlisoViejobasedAvanirPharmaceuticalswas counseledbyLatham&WatkinsLLPinitssaleto OtsukaPharmaceutical,aJapansesecompetitor representedbySkadden,Arps,Slate,Meagher& FlomLLP&Affliliates. CaliforniaCourtsofAppeal StatelawrequiringDNAsamplecollection unconstitutional,appealscourtrules AstatecourtofappealhereruledonWednesday thataCalifornialawrequiringpolicetocollecta DNAsamplefromanyonearrestedofafelonyis unconstitutional. Mergers&Acquisitions Dealmakers Aroundupofrecenttransactionsacrossthestate andthelawyersinvolved. Litigation Agencyaccusedofunlawfullyissuing permitsforoilandgasdrillingtechniques TheEnvironmentalDefenseCenterclaimsa federalagencyfailedtoperformenvironmental reviewsandnotifythepublicoftheuseoffracking andacidizingbeforesigningoffontheextraction techniques. Criminal LosAngelescityattorneyreceivesfundsfor Previous Next ThisisthepropertyoftheDailyJournalCorporationandfullyprotectedbycopyright.ItismadeavailableonlytoDailyJournalsubscribersfor personalorcollaborativepurposesandmaynotbedistributed,reproduced,modified,storedortransferredwithoutwrittenpermission.Please click“Reprint”toorderpresentationreadycopiestodistributetoclientsoruseincommercialmarketingmaterialsorforpermissiontoposton awebsite. ClicktopurchaseJudicialProfilewithaddedinformation. LucyH.Koh Fromactivisttoprosecutor,corporatelawyertothebench,Judge LucyKohismakingabigimpact. ByHadleyRobinson SANJOSELucyH.Kohusedto stareoutthewindowduringthe hourandahalfbusridetoher publicschoolinPortGibson,Miss. everyday.Sheandhersiblingswere theonlyAsianAmericansata predominantlyblackelementary school. Windingthroughthewooded streets,shenoticedtheparochial schoolswithwhitechildrenin uniformmarchingaroundtheschool yardsandthoughtofthedifference toherownclassroom,inatrailer. Theteachersometimesabandoned theclasstodoherowngrocery shopping. Theimbalanceofopportunityfor herclassmates,whooftendidnot havemoneytoaffordbackpacksand broughttheirbookstoschoolin cerealboxes,wasoneexperiencethat ignitedherinterestinthelaw,Koh wroteinanarticlewhileinlaw school. Shecontinuedtoseeracialand genderdiscriminationinheryoung life,andasanundergraduateand lawstudentatHarvardUniversity, sheorganizedralliesandcampaignsadvocatingforretentionofmoreminoritiesand femaletenuredprofessors.InajobsearchguidepublishedbyHarvardLawSchool, KohwrotehercareergoalsweretoworkattheDepartmentofJusticeCivilDivisionand fortheNAACPLegalDefenseandEducationalFund,whereshehadinterned. Twodecadeslater,Kohhasfoundherselfinadifferentplacethansheanticipated. AsafederaljudgeinSiliconValley,sheismakingcrucialdecisionsaboutthewealthiest companiesintheworld. Kohrefereesbilliondollarbattlesbetweensmartphonebehemoths,tacklesemerging privacyconcerns,andrecentlyshockedthelegalworldwhensherejectedastoolow a$324millionsettlementbetweenagroupofengineersandtheiremployers. Shehasbeenunafraidtoupsetthepowerfulcompaniesandtheirlawyerswhenthey ventureinsideherSanJosecourtroom,sometimesrulingfortheunderdogs,and keepingacloseeyeoutforunfairtreatmentanduninhibitedpower. AsanundergraduateatHarvard,adeanadmittedtoKohandotherdiversity Reprints EmailRecentJudicialProfiles
- 6. 12/4/2014 DailyJournalCalifornia'sLargestLegalNewsProvider http://www.dailyjournal.com/subscriber/submain.cfm#section=DJStoryContent.cfm%3Fseloption%3DNEWS%26pubdate%3D12/04/2014%26shNewsType%3… 6/7 LucyH.Koh UnitedStatesDistrict CourtofCalifornia SanJose JamesE.Herman SuperiorCourtof CaliforniaSanta BarbaraCounty AnacapaBuilding (SouthCounty) HarryMark Dorfman SuperiorCourtof CaliforniaCountyof SanFranciscoCivic CenterCourthouse JamesK.Voysey SuperiorCourtof CaliforniaSanta BarbaraCounty LompocDivision (NorthCounty) DonaldS. Kennedy SuperiorCourtof CaliforniaCountyof LosAngelesCentral ArraignmentCourt HOME : MOBILESITE : CLASSIFIEDS : EXPERTS/SERVICES : MCLE : DIRECTORIES : SEARCH : PRIVACY : LOGOUT Fortheplaintiff:MichaelGraf,ElCerrito Forthedefendant:PeterC.Whitfield,Baker&HostetlerLLP,Washington,D.C. InreGoogleInc.GmailLitigation,CV132430privacy Fortheplaintiff:SeanRommel,Wyly~RommelPLLC,Texarkana,Texas;Jerome Tapley,CoryWatsonCrowder&DeGaris,P.C.,Birmingham,Ala. Forthedefendant:MichaelG.Rhodes,WhittySomvichian,CooleyLLP,San Francisco hadley_robinson@dailyjournal.com DailyJournalProfileGuidelines RecentJudicialProfiles ladj008/DJICText/News/Text/1060752D12042014I7.htm EditorialId:938687 PublicationDate:12/04/2014 Previous Next