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About Us:
Credentials & Clients
Lauri Donahue,
Esq. has a BA in Economics and International Relations from Boston
University and a Juris Doctorate from Harvard Law School, where she was a co-founder of
the Harvard Journal of Law & Technology.
She also studied law, economics, and international relations at the University of Vienna.
Ms. Donahue is admitted to the California bar and has been in practice since 1986. As an
attorney with Pacific Gas and Electric Company, she participated in transactions and
litigation involving nuclear power plants and other energy-related technology. As
Assistant Corporate Counsel at Atari Corporation, she was lead counsel on the Atari v.
Nintendo antitrust/intellectual property lawsuit in federal district court, participated
in Congressional hearings on anticompetitive practices in the videogame industry, and
handled other transactions and litigation.
Since 1992, Ms. Donahue has had her own law/consulting practice. Clients have included Hewlett-Packard
, Intuit, Fujitsu,
Philips Semiconductors, Acer, Watkins-Johnson,
Clarify, Galatia,
DSPG, WSI, Synopsys, Quantum
and the American Electronics Association.
Ms. Donahue has taught at the Estonian Business School and the International University of
Moscow and has designed seminars on "What Business Clients Want from their
Lawyers" and "The Ethics of Billing." Her non-profit activities include
acting as President of the Harvard Law School Association of Northern California for eight
years and as Vice President of the Harvard Law School Association of Southern California
since 1998.
Publications include "Misuse of Intellectual Property," 37 Am. Jur. Proof of
Facts 3d 315 (Bancroft Whitney, 1996) and "Intellectual Property Licensing: A Crib
Sheet for Dealmakers," 15 Computer Lawyer Number 8 (August, 1998).
Ms. Donahue's work has gotten rave reviews from many clients. Here is a sampling of what some of them have had to say:
"I just wanted to thank you for your speedy response in working on the ESD contract with [online distributor]. They commented on how great you were to work with and all of us in sales certainly appreciate your responsiveness."
"I was at [distributor] and they couldn't say enough nice things about you -- they said you were the fastest attorney they have dealt with out of all 185 vendors! Great job!"
"Lauri Donahue is great to work with, and the project is off to a much stronger start given her legal counsel."
"Thanks again for all of your help on putting this contract together! I couldn't have done it without you, I really appreciate your speedy response and thoroughness."
"Lauri - Thank you for your craftsmanship and the quick response."
"Thanks again for all of your help in putting this agreement together; I think you're awesome."
"WOW that was fast! I'm gonna nickname you the quickest attorney in the West."
"And a special e-Medal: "Hero of the Great Unwashed Multitudes" has been struck in recognition of Lauri Donahue, Esq., for assistance which defies adequate superlatives."
Technology/Law Associates
Lauri@tek-law.com
604-241-5966
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