Former Yahoo! Inc. In-House Counsel Michele Floyd Joins Mintz Levin`s Palo Alto Office

Firm Continues to Expand West Coast Presence and Nationwide Litigation Practice
PALO ALTO, Calif.--(Business Wire)--
Continuing the extension of the firm`s West Coast presence with the industry`s
top talent, Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C., announced that
Michele Floyd, former Senior Legal Director of Commercial Litigation at Yahoo!
Inc., has joined the firm as a Member in the Palo Alto office.

During her tenure at Yahoo!, Ms. Floyd was responsible for defending and
managing all types of commercial litigation, including unfair competition class
actions, trade secret misappropriation, defamation, libel and matters involving
the Stored Communications Act and the Computer Decency Act. In addition to
managing national and international litigation, Ms. Floyd provided general
counseling and advice on a variety of issues.

"Michele has enormous talent and is recognized both regionally and nationally
for her litigation," said Bob Taylor, Managing Member of the firm`s Palo Alto
office. "We extend her a warm welcome and look forward to the depth of
litigation expertise she will bring to the firm as well as our growing Palo Alto
office."

Prior to Yahoo!, Ms. Floyd was a partner in the Regulatory Litigation Practice
Group of Reed Smith where her practice focused on state and federal antitrust
and unfair competition claims and included complex litigation such as
coordinated, consolidated, multi-state and MDL proceedings and class actions.
Throughout her career, she has litigated matters under federal and state
antitrust laws as well as under the unfair competition laws of several states,
including California, Texas, Illinois, Washington, New York, Florida, Georgia
and Nevada. She also has extensive regulatory experience, having represented
clients before the Federal Communications Commission, the National Advertising
Division of the Better Business Bureau, the Department of Justice and various
states attorneys general.

In addition to her experience as a seasoned litigator, Ms. Floyd has counseled
clients on multi-state advertising campaigns, state regulatory requirements as
they relate to sweepstakes and other promotions, state escheat laws and
antitrust and competition issues involving pricing, sales and distribution.

Ms. Floyd is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley and Fordham
University School of Law. She is admitted to practice in California, including
all federal courts. Ms. Floyd is a fluent speaker of Italian.

Mintz Levin is an AmLaw 100 law firm with offices in the US and the UK.The firm
has exceptional depth in a broad range of practice areas, but our clients
recognize that what sets us apart from other law firms is our industry focus.By
truly understanding business drivers and industry trends, we are able to provide
our clients with more than just legal advice; we provide legal solutions to our
clients' business issues.Since 1933, our lawyers have represented entrepreneurs,
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not-for-profit organizations and leaders in primary industries that include Life
Sciences/Biotechnology; Technology & Communications; Energy & Clean Technology;
Financial Services & Insurance; Healthcare; Real Estate, Hospitality &
Construction; and Retail & Consumer Products.Our practical knowledge combined
with our industry expertise enables us to provide our clients with enterprise
legal advice that gives their business a competitive advantage in the
marketplace. For detailed information on the firm we invite you to visit
www.mintz.com.

For Mintz Levin
CASEY DEPALMA, 212-575-4545
cdepalma@lakpr.com

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