KEY FIGURES IN THE TRIAL
Defendant Gregory Reyes was born in New Jersey but raised in the Bay Area; worked at several valley companies before joining Brocade in 1998; resigned as CEO in 2005 after the company disclosed it was reviewing irregularities in its handling of employee options; was an early investor in the San Jose Sharks.
Defense attorney Stephen Neal is chairman of Cooley Godward Kronish, a prominent law firm in Palo Alto; handles civil and criminal matters including major securities, patent and antitrust cases; successfully defended former McAfee executive Kent Roberts, who was acquitted by jurors in another backdating case.
Prosecutor Adam Reeves is a veteran assistant U.S. attorney who also handled Reyes” first trial (co-counsel Timothy Crudo has since gone into private practice); previously served as a prosecutor with the U.S. Justice Department in Washington, D.C., and as a deputy district attorney in New York.
Judge Charles Breyer was appointed to the U.S. District Court by President Bill Clinton after serving as a private attorney and as a prosecutor with the San Francisco district attorney”s office and the Watergate Special Prosecution team in Washington, D.C.; handles a variety of civil and criminal cases and recently sentenced Silicon Valley financier William “Boots” Del Biaggio III to eight years in prison on fraud-related charges.
(source: San Jose Mercury News)
6 Responses
Thank you for the posts, I have enjoyed following the case, I feel like I am in the court room with you guys. I just can’t believe these witnesses the prosecution is calling. Don’t they have anyone better? It’s all becoming so redundant.
Posted on March 5th, 2010 at 8:36 am
It seems odd these folks are allowed to testify…since they never met with Mr. Reyes.
Posted on March 5th, 2010 at 11:47 am
So the defense may not call any witnesses? I mean it makes sense to me, it seems like they pretty much have this one in the bag. it’s as if all the prosecutions’ witnesses have turned into defense witnesses. Hopefully this whole thing will be over soon!
Posted on March 12th, 2010 at 2:05 pm
Sounds like you’ve got a few ‘big wigs’ working on this case…. It’s pretty exciting, and incredibly interesting, and great to follow.
Posted on March 15th, 2010 at 8:17 am
Already filing for a mistrial? Looks a little familiar. Isn’t this what went down in Reyes first trial? Can’t they just leave the poor guy alone?
Posted on March 16th, 2010 at 11:34 am
If the jury comes back with a guilty verdict, then the lawyers will have made the same mistake that the first legal team made, underestimating the anti-CEO bias in the jury. Hope the best for Greg. They should have come back with a not guilty right away.
Posted on March 23rd, 2010 at 3:37 pm
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