Perkins Coie's Shaalu Mehra Named Among 40 Under 40

MENLO PARK, CALIF. (May 16, 2008) – Perkins Coie announced today that Menlo Park attorney Shaalu Mehra has been named one of the Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal's "40 under 40." Recognized for their leadership in business and service to the community, the 40 under 40 are considered to be among the most accomplished young executives in the Silicon Valley.

A partner in the Perkins Coie's national Licensing & Technology practice, Mehra counsels companies, such as Ingram Micro, Inc., Software Spectrum, Inc., CollabNet, Inc., Cyclos Semiconductor, Inc., Digital Chocolate, Inc., Grid Networks, Inc., NextHop Technologies, Inc., PagePow, Inc., and SpikeSource, Inc., on complex corporate and technology transactions. He is particularly focused on outsourcing and intellectual property transactions.

"Shaalu is well deserving of this recognition," said Ed Wes, Menlo Park managing partner. "He is dedicated to helping his clients achieve their business goals, while working tirelessly to better the Silicon Valley community as a whole." Mehra is a frequent speaker at both local and global conferences on the topics of outsourcing, open source licensing and venture financing. He was listed in Chambers USA "America's Leading Lawyers" in 2007.

Shaalu joins several attorneys at the firm who have been recognized as a "40 Under 40." In March 2008, Partner Sarah Crooks was named one of the "40 Under 40" by the Portland Business Journal. In 2007, Crooks' colleague and Portland Partner Tom Johnson was also named one of the Portland Business Journal's "40 under 40." In October 2007, Menlo Park Partner Michael Glaser was named to the Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal's "40 under 40."