A. J. NICHOLS, Ph.D.
SERVICE AS A SPECIAL MASTER AND NEUTRAL EXPERT
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Time Period |
Reporting to |
Case |
Counsel for First Party |
Counsel for Second Party |
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May 2009 to September 2009 |
Hon. Julie A. Robinson U.S. District Court District of Kansas, Topeka Division Topeka, KS
Appointed as Master under FRCP 53 |
NovAtel Inc. v. POINT, Inc. and Sokkia Topcon Co. Ltd. |
Jason A. Engel, Esq. Brian J. Arnold, Esq. Alan L. Barry, Esq. KL Gates Chicago, IL
Paul V. Herbers, Esq. Joe B. Whisler, Esq. Cooling & Herbers, P.C. Kansas City, MO |
Anthony F. Rupp, Esq. Amy E. Morgan, Esq. Polsinelli Shughart Overland Park, KS
James M. Armstrong, Esq. Jeffrey A. Jordan, Esq. Foulston Seifkin Wichita, KS
James E. Hough, Esq. Kyle W.K. Mooney, Esq. Morrison Foerster New York, NY |
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March 2008 to April 2008 |
Hon. Ronald S. Prager Superior Court Of California Central Division San Diego, CA |
Hassan Yarpezeshkan v. Jeffrey D. Lewin; Sullivan Hill Lewin Req & Engel; and Does |
Deborah A. Wolfe, Esq. Wolfe Legal Group San Diego, CA |
Danel M. White, Esq. Steven G. Amundson, Esq. White, Oliver & Amundson San Diego, CA
Jeffrey D. Lewin, Esq. Sullivan Hill Lewin Rez & Engel San Diego, CA |
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March 2008 to April 2008 |
Hon. Marilyn Hall Patel U.S. District Court Northern District of California San Francisco, CA
Appointed as Master under FRCP 53 |
Applied Materials, Inc. v. MultiMetrixs, LLC |
Rohit Singla, Esq. Jefferey L. Bleich, Esq. Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP San Francisco, CA |
Sally J. Wiggins, Esq. Paul K. Vickrey, Esq. Nicholas M. Dudziak, Esq. Angelica M. Regalado, Esq. Niro Scavone Haller & Niro Chicago, IL |
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April 2007 to Date |
Hon. Marilyn Hall Patel U.S. District Court Northern District of California San Francisco, CA
Appointed as Master under FRCP 53 |
e-Smart Technologies, Inc. and IVI Smart Technologies, Inc. v. Wayne Drizin; Michael Gardiner; Electronic Plastics Corporation, and A Card Company |
Maranda E. Fritz, Esq. Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP New York, NY
Gregory B. Wood, Esq. Sarah Silbert, Esq. Fulbright & Jaworski LLP Los Angeles, CA |
Marc T Rasich, Esq. Timothy K. Conde, Esq. Stoel Rives LLP Salt Lake City, UT
Patricia D. Douglass, Esq. Great Falls, VA |
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February 2007 to March 2007 |
Hon. James J. DiCesare Orange County Superior Court Westminster, CA |
Astea International Inc. and FC Acquisition Corp. v. Iteration2, Mike Gillis, Mike Gillis & Associates, LLC, and Paul Osterhoudt |
Alisa A. Martin, Esq. Michael G. Rhodes, Esq. Philip C. Tencer, Esq. Trent C. Packer, Esq. Cooley Godward Kronish LLP San Diego, CA |
Edson K. McClellan, Esq. Thomas S. Salinger, Esq. Paul E. Rice, Esq. Rutan & Tucker, LLP Costa Mesa, CA
John J. Selbak, Esq. Corporate Counsel Partners Pasadena, CA |
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January 2007 to December 2007 |
Hon. James Ware U.S. District Court Northern District of California San Jose, CA
Appointed as Master under FRCP 53 |
Revolutionary Software, Inc. v. Eclipsys Corporation |
Cynthia M. Judy, Esq. Prunedale, CA
Timothy James Schmal, Esq. Timothy Robert Volkman, Esq. Burton Volkman & Schmal Santa Cruz, CA |
Michael B. Smith, Esq. Denis R. Salmon, Esq. Joseph Guzzetta, Esq. Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP Palo Alto, CA |
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January 2006 to May 2007 |
The parties themselves |
Decision Insights, Inc. v. Sentia Group, Inc. |
Nicholas Hantzes, Esq. Hantzes & Reiter Vienna, VA |
Theodore A. Pianko, Esq. Gary Dukarich, Esq. Joel A. Kauth, Esq. Christie, Parker & Hale LLP Newport Beach, CA
Becky V. Christensen, Esq. Edward F. O’Connor, Esq. O’Connor Christensen & McLaughlin Irvine, CA |
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December 2005 to May 2006 |
Hon. Maria-Elena James U.S. District Court Northern District of California San Francisco, CA |
Friskit, Inc. v. RealNetworks, Inc., et al. |
Michael H. Baniak, Esq. Jeffrey A. Pine, Esq. Anuj K . Wadhwa, Esq. Baniak Pine & Gannon Chicago, IL
Francis Torrence, Esq. Seyfarth Shaw LLP San Francisco, CA |
Charles K. Verhoeven, Esq. David S. Perlson, Esq. Deepak Gupta, Esq. Evette D. Pennypacker, Esq. Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges, LLP San Francisco, CA and Redwood Shores, CA |
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March 2005 to July 2005 |
The parties themselves |
Possible misappropriation of trade secrets |
Clark S. Stone, Esq. MacPherson, Kwok, Chen & Heid, LLP San Jose, CA |
Ina Stangenes, Esq. Bergeson, LLP San Jose, CA |
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January 2005 to August 2006 |
Hon. Kevin E. Enright Superior Court of San Diego County, CA
Hon. Wayne Peterson (Retired) Special Master ADR Services San Diego, CA |
Abacus America, Inc. v. Alabanza et. al. |
Michael J. Hichman, Esq. Musick, Peeler & Garrett, LLP San Diego, CA
Daniel M. White, Esq. Steven G. Amundson, Esq. Beth J. Manover, Esq. White & Oliver, APC San Diego, CA |
Karen S. Crawford, Esq. Patricia P. Hollenbeck, Esq. John P. Cooley, Esq. Duane Morris LLP San Diego, CA |
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August 2004 to December 2004 |
The parties themselves |
TRS Consultants, Inc. v. Elation Systems, et. al. |
Melinda M. Morton, Esq. Bergeson, LLP San Jose, CA |
David A. Priebe, Esq. Gray Cary Ware & Freidenrich East Palo Alto, CA |
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October 2003 to June 2004 |
The parties themselves |
Cisco Systems, Inc. and Cisco Technology, Inc. v. Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., Huawei America, Inc. and Futurewei Technologies, Inc. |
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April 2003 to January 2004 |
The parties themselves |
SAT Corporation v. Zeta Technologies, Ltd., et. al. |
David W. Goewey, Esq. Venable, Baetjer, Howard & Civiletti Washington, DC |
Gary W. Johnson, Esq. Weston, Hurd, Fallon, Paisley & Howley Cleveland, OH |
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November 2002 to January 2004 |
The parties themselves |
Niku Corporation v. Business Engine Corporation |
Carlyn Clause, Esq. Fenwick & West San Francisco, CA |
James T. Fousekis, Esq. Robb A. Scott, Esq. Steinhart & Falconer (now Piper Rudnick) San Francisco, CA |
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March 2002 to June 2003
and
October 2005 to May 2006 |
Hon. John A. Flaherty, (Retired) JAMS Discovery Referee San Jose, CA |
In Re Garth G. Conlan Revocable Living Trust |
Steven W. Valdes, Esq. San Jose, CA
Keith P. Bartell, Esq. Carr, McClellan, Ingersoll, Thompson & Horn Burlingame, CA
Jeff Carchidi Timmerman & Cilley San Jose, CA |
Dennis T. Rice, Esq. Howard Rice Nimerovsky Canady Falk & Rabkin San Francisco, CA
William Faulkner, Esq. McMannis, Faulkner & Morgan San Jose, CA
Robert C. Danneskiold, Esq. John Ottoboni, Esq. Ferrari Ottoboni San Jose, CA |
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January 2002 to April 2002 |
Hon. Charles A. Legge, (Retired) JAMS Mediator San Francisco, CA |
Private mediation involving dissolution of a software company |
Marc P. Fairman, Esq Law Offices of Marc P. Fairman San Francisco, CA |
Joseph Kouri, Esq. Bonnoni & Kouri Palo Alto, CA |
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April 2001 to February 2005 |
Hon. Marilyn Hall Patel Chief Judge U.S. District Court Northern District of California San Francisco, CA |
Various companies in the Recording Industry Association of America, various music publishers, and others v. Napster, Inc. |
Russell J. Frackman, Esq. Mitchell Silberberg & Krupp LLP Los Angeles, CA |
Robert B. Silver, Esq. Boies Schiller & Flexner LLP Armonk, NY
Laurence F. Pulgram, Esq. Fenwick & West LLP San Francisco, CA
Steven M. Cohen, Esq. Kronish Lieb Weiner & Hellman LLP New York, NY |
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August 2000 |
Everett A. Hewlett, Jr. Discovery Commissioner San Francisco County Superior Court San Francisco, CA |
McKesson HBOC, Inc. v. Terry Merrill, Michael Jansen, and Bindley Western Industries, Inc. |
Tyree P. Jones, Jr., Esq. Interactive Law Group San Francisco, CA |
Nancy Potter, Esq. Crosby, Heafey, Roach & May San Francisco, CA |
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August 1998 to January 2001 |
Hon. Ronald M. Whyte U.S. District Court Northern District of California San Jose, CA
Hon. Edward A. Infante U.S. District Court Northern District of California San Jose, CA |
Sun Microsystems, Inc. v. Microsoft Corporation |
Lloyd R. Day, Jr., Esq. Day, Casebeer, Madrid, Winters & Batchelder, LLP Cupertino, CA
Janet L. Cullum, Esq. Cooley Godward, LLP Palo Alto, CA |
Karl J. Quackenbush, Esq. Preston Gates & Ellis, LLP Seattle, WA
Terrence P. McMahon, Esq. Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, LLP Menlo Park, CA
Allen Ruby, Esq. Ruby & Schofield San Jose, CA |
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September 1996 to March 1997 |
Hon. Ronald M. Whyte U.S. District Court Northern District of California San Jose, CA |
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. v. Avant!, Inc, et. al. |
Michael H. Page, Esq. Keker & Van Nest San Francisco, CA |
Daniel H. Bookin, Esq. Melveny & Meyers San Francisco, CA |
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June 1996 to November 1996 |
M. Karthigesu, Justice L. P. Thean, Justice Lai Kew Chai, Judge Supreme Court Singapore |
Creative Technology, Ltd. v. Aztech Systems, Pte. Ltd. |
Kevin Garnett, Q.C. London, England
Morris John Lim Yee Ming Drew & Napier Singapore |
Peter Prescott, Q.C. London, England
Ng Soon Kai Ng, Chong & Hue Singapore |
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October 1992 to March 1993 |
Hon. Lloyd E. Blanpied, Jr. (retired) JAMS Arbitrator San Diego, CA |
Private arbitration involving misappropriation of software |
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