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'''Fenwick & West LLP''' is a law firm of more than 300 attorneys with offices in [[Silicon Valley]], [[San Francisco]], [[Seattle]], [[New York City]], and [[Shanghai]]. The firm's practice focuses on technology companies and [[startup company|start-ups]].<ref name="businessweek1">{{cite news|last=Stone|first=Brad|url=http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/11_16/b4224029437562.htm|title=Why Techies Like to Friend Fenwick & West - BusinessWeek|date=April 7, 2011|work=[[Bloomberg Businessweek]]|accessdate=March 11, 2012}}</ref> Fenwick's lawyers are divided among four primary practice groups, with numerous subgroups within each: Corporate, Litigation, Tax and Intellectual Property. It is ranked as one of the 100 largest law firms in the [[United States]], and is one of the most prestigious and selective law firms according to ''American Lawyer'' magazine.<ref name="amlaw" /> Fenwick has worked on a variety of high-profile matters for clients such as [[Facebook]], [[Google]], [[Uber (company)|Uber]], [[Airbnb]], [[Fitbit]], [[Dropbox (service)|Dropbox]], [[Apple Inc.|Apple]], [[WhatsApp]], and [[Cisco]]. In 2008, IP Business & Law listed Fenwick as one of only 20 "go to law firms on the cutting edge of patent litigation,"<ref>http://www.fenwick.com/services/practices/Pages/intellectual-property.aspx</ref> and in 2011, Global Law Experts named Fenwick & West the #1 antitrust law firm.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.pressreleasepoint.com/fenwick-named-2011-california-antitrust-law-firm-year |title=Fenwick Named 2011 California Antitrust Law Firm of the Year |publisher=Fenwick & West |date=October 7, 2011 |accessdate=March 2, 2014}}</ref> [[Larry Kramer (legal scholar)|Larry Kramer]], dean of Stanford Law School, told ''[[Bloomberg Businessweek]]'' that Fenwick "is one of the great indigenous firms of Silicon Valley," noting that "[the firm] understands how the Valley works better than most, everything from how to raise money, where to incorporate, and how to nurture and grow a startup."<ref name="businessweek1"/> Prior to taking [[Facebook]] public in 2012,<ref name="thelawyer1">{{cite news|url=http://www.thelawyer.com/fenwick-and-west-and-simpson-thacher-lead-as-facebook-takes-us-listing/1011211.article|title=Fenwick & West and Simpson Thacher lead as Facebook takes US listing}}</ref> ''[[American Lawyer]]'' said, "Fenwick’s work was critical in allowing the social media company to stay private for so long." The firm's patent prosecution team brought Facebook in as an intellectual property client a few months before their corporate colleagues in 2007.<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web |last=Ross |first=Todd |url=http://fenwick.com/FenwickDocuments/American%20Lawyer%20June%202012.pdf |title=Knocking Out the Competition: How Fenwick & West won the world’s most high-profile IPO |work=[[The American Lawyer]] |date=June 2012}}</ref> "Where many big firms have eschewed patent prosecution as commodity work that goes to the lowest bidder, Fenwick has embraced it as central to the mission of its technology and life sciences clients and start-ups whose small IP portfolios can be the crown jewels of their business."<ref name="autogenerated1"/> ==Milestones== === 2014 === * Fenwick represents [[WhatsApp]] in its $16 billion acquisition by [[Facebook]]<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-02-21/weil-advises-facebook-as-whatsapp-uses-fenwick-business-of-law.html |title = Weil Advises Facebook as WhatsApp Uses Fenwick: Business of Law |last = Rosen |first =Ellen |publisher = Bloomberg LP |date = February 20, 2014 |website = Bloomberg |accessdate= March 1, 2014 }}</ref> === 2013 === * Fenwick announces a new version of the Series Seed Documents on [[GitHub]], curated by Fenwick Partner [[Ted Wang]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/venturecapital/2013/03/06/seeking-seed-funding-open-source-forms-might-cut-legal-bill/ |title=Seeking Seed Funding? Open-Source Forms Might Cut Legal Bill |publisher=VentureWire |first=Lora |last=Kolodny |date= June 3, 2013 | accessdate=November 4, 2013}}</ref> === 2012 === *Fenwick is the #1 issuer adviser on IPOs both globally and in the United States; in the U.S., the firm handled 41 percent of the IPO market by volume and globally, Fenwick handled 17 percent<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/files/2013/01/Legal-Advisor-League-Tables-2012.pdf |title = Bloomberg 2012 Global Legal Advisor League Tables| publisher = Bloomberg LP |date = January 2, 2012 |website = Bloomberg |accessdate= March 1, 2014 }}</ref> * Fenwick represents Facebook in its $1 billion purchase of [[Instagram]]<ref name="typepad1">{{cite web|title=Facebook To Buy Instagram for $1 Billion in Biggest Acquisition Yet|url=http://amlawdaily.typepad.com/amlawdaily/2012/04/facebook-buys-instagram-for-1-billion.html|publisher=AmLaw Daily|accessdate=September 2, 2013|date=April 9, 2012}}</ref> *Fenwick represents Facebook in its IPO, the largest Internet IPO in U.S. history<ref name="thelawyer1"/><ref name="techcrunch1">{{cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2012/05/17/facebook-confirms-ipo-share-price/ |title=Facebook Will Have The Biggest Tech IPO Ever, Raising $16 Billion With $38 Share Price |publisher=TechCrunch |date=May 17, 2012 |accessdate=March 2, 2014}}</ref> === 2011 === *[[Pro bono]] counsel to [[Democratic Underground]] in ''[[Righthaven LLC v. Democratic Underground LLC]]'', which is widely regarded as a legal victory against [[copyright troll]]s<ref name=Techdirt_analysis>Masnick, Mike, [http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110614/17302814695/judge-rules-that-righthaven-lawsuit-was-sham-threatens-sanctions.shtml Judge Rules That Righthaven Lawsuit Was A Sham; Threatens Sanctions]. June 14, 2011.</ref><ref name=vegasinc>Green, Steve, [http://www.vegasinc.com/news/2011/jul/14/ruling-righthaven-misled-court-likely-be-felt-othe/ Ruling that Righthaven misled court likely to be felt in other cases]. July 14, 2011.</ref><ref name=Ars_analysis>Anderson, Nate, [https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2011/07/lessons-in-retroactivity-righthaven-cant-change-the-facts-after-it-suesrighthaven-learning-it-cant-change-the-facts-after-it-sues.ars Righthaven learning it can't change the facts after it sues]. July 14, 2011</ref><ref name=EFF_analysis>Opsahl, Kurt, [https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2011/07/righthaven-order-pay-5-000-sanctions-its Righthaven Ordered to Pay $5,000 in Sanctions for Its Misrepresentations to Court]. July 15, 2011.</ref> and called Copyright Case of the Year by ''[[Managing Intellectual Property]]''<ref>{{cite web|title=North America Awards winners revealed|url=http://www.managingip.com/Article/3003955/Awards/North-America-Awards-winners-revealed.html|publisher=Managing Intellectual Property|accessdate=March 1, 2014|date=March 29, 2012}}</ref> === 2010 === * Fenwick partner Ralph Pais creates Flex by Fenwick<ref name="businessweek1"/><ref>{{cite web |url =http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/stories/2010/10/04/story12.html |title = Fenwick’s Flex sweats the small stuff |last = Young |first =Eric |publisher = San Francisco Business Times |date = October 3, 2010 |website = http://www.bizjournals.com/ |accessdate= March 1, 2014 }}</ref> === 2000 === *Handles [[VeriSign]]'s $21 billion acquisition of [[Network Solutions]], the largest internet merger in history<ref name="businessweek1"/><ref>"Extending Their Domain", ''[[ALM Media, LLC]]'', New York City, April 2000.</ref> ==Clients== * [[Apple Computer]]: Apple was a very early client of the firm; the firm advised [[Steve Jobs]] and [[Steve Wozniak]] on the incorporation of the company and also advised Apple on the creation of the first [[shrinkwrap license]] agreement in 1976.<ref name="history">{{cite web|title=History|url=http://www.fenwick.com/about/Pages/History.aspx#|publisher=Fenwick & West LLP|accessdate=September 2, 2013}}</ref> * [[Amazon.com]]: Fenwick defended the [[1-Click]] patent for Amazon.<ref name="history" /> * [[eBay]]: Fenwick advised eBay on its IPO.<ref name="history" /> * [[Facebook]]: In 2012, Fenwick & West represented Facebook in the largest tech IPO in history.<ref name="thelawyer1"/><ref name="techcrunch1"/> Fenwick also advised Facebook on its acquisition of [[Instagram]] in 2013.<ref name="typepad1"/> * [[Oracle Corporation|Oracle]]: Fenwick advised Oracle on its IPO. * [[Wang Laboratories]]: Created the first [[clean room]] protocols for software, which later became an industry standard to prevent IP infringement.<ref name="history" /> * [[Virgin America]]: Fenwick advised the airline on its initial rounds of debt and equity financing in 2007.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thelawyer.com/fenwick-and-west-guides-virgins-us-entry/128038.article|title=Fenwick & West guides Virgin's US entry|date=August 29, 2007|work=The Lawyer|accessdate=March 11, 2012}}</ref> ==References== <references/> ==External links== *[http://www.fenwick.com Fenwick & West website] {{DEFAULTSORT:Fenwick and West}} [[Category:Law firms of the United States]] [[Category:Law in the San Francisco Bay Area]] [[Category:Law firms established in 1972]]