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Rob Donaldson, one of our leap-of-faith-taking pioneers, joined Axiom's California office even before there was a California office! Having always had a hearty appetite for adventure, Rob clerked for a year after law school before packing up and moving to Korea to practice as a commercial lawyer at Kim & Chang, Korea’s leading international law firm. A few years and a whole lot of kimchi later, Rob returned to California to join General Instrument as AGC and then Gateway Computers as Senior Counsel. At Axiom, Rob got the West Coast practice off to a great start with a successful engagement at Sun Microsystems and is currently working on a second engagement with a start-up company founded by former Nokia engineers. Though we’re happy to have him back on native soil, it’s clear Rob still misses Asia since he can be seen enjoying a variety of cuisines with the chopsticks he keeps with him at all times. Since that sounds a little too “Seinfeld” to us, we know who’s first on the list to head east (west?) if Axiom opens up an office in Asia.

Axiom is growing and we find our best people through personal referrals. So, if you know attorneys who might be right for our firm, please don’t be shy… help us spread the word. Axiom has a number of opportunities throughout the Bay area. Attorneys joining our firm soon might: Advise a leading educational software company on      licensing character rights Negotiate product development deals for the world’s      largest online auction company Lead multiple commercial litigation matters for a Fortune      500 healthcare retail company Manage patent litigation for an online music subscription      service Conduct M&A transactions and advise on securities issues      for a public data management company Negotiate technology licensing agreements for a Fortune      100 internet search company Our clients run the gamut from Fortune 100 to fast-growing companies. Axiom also has an office in New York City... to check out opportunities on the east coast, click here. Licensing Executives Society – Winter Meeting Learn how Licensing experts are tracking, studying and adapting to the changing role of Intellectual Property at LES’s Winter Meeting, “Managing the Evolving Deal.” February 21-23, 2007 @ The Palace Hotel, San Francisco For more information click here. Meditation Retreat for Law Professionals Find peace of mind AND earn CLE credit! Hosted by the San Francisco Bar Association, The Center for Meditation in Law and The Center for Contemplative Mind in Society. April 12-15, 2007 @ Spirit Rock Meditation Center, Woodacre For details click here. So, it’s February, and if you’re like us, the dreary gray skies and ho hum cultural calendar have had you tucking into chocolate-based foods and exerting as little aerobic energy as possible (that one time you went to the gym doesn’t count). If you’re looking for another chance to make good on your resolutions and add some color to your life, you’re in luck: the Chinese New Year is here with a month of celebratory events in tow. Dying for Dim Sum? You can get it (and then some) at the Chinese New Year Carnival, a daily street fair running from February 15th to March 4th on Walter U. Lum Place. If you’re a history buff, check out the famous night-illuminated Parade on the evening of March 3rd anywhere between Second & Market and Kearny & Jackson. (Little-known Asian American factoid: the Parade and Carnival make up the largest celebration of Asian culture outside of Asia and have been going on since the 1800s.) Feeling urban and urbane? The San Francisco Symphony’s got your ticket to their Chinese New Year Concert on February 24th. But if it’s the greenery of the outdoors you’re looking for, head to the Conservatory of Flowers and check out the incredible Floral Display of botanical wonders before March 4th. Or better yet, grab your pipe and deerstalker cap and join the Treasure Hunt on March 3rd, which covers a one square mile playing area in Chinatown, North Beach and Telegraph Hill. The Year of the Bore? Not on our watch.