Christopher K. Ridder
San Carlos, California • (510) 393-4376
chrissmall at symbolcridder• com • http://www.cridder.com

EDUCATION

University of California at Berkeley, School of Law (Boalt Hall)
Juris Doctor, May 2001

Honors and Activities: Certificate in Law and Technology • Berkeley Technology Law Journal: Submissions Editor, Info. Management Editor • boalt.org: Co-founder • Computer Policy Committee • Law, Technology & Public Policy Clinic

University of California at Santa Cruz
B.A. , Sociology, Minor, Journalism, June 1993
Thesis: Strategic and presentational aspects of publishing internet journalism

Honors and Activities: Highest Honors in the major • Cowell College Honors • Community Service Citation • Fish Rap Live! newspaper: Co-founder, Features Editor • Campus Governance newspaper: Founder, Editor • Cowell Senate: Chair • Campus Regulations Task Force

EXPERIENCE

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP October 2004 - Present
Associate  
    Litigated complex business disputes including patent litigation (digital microwave radio technology, semiconductors), technology-intensive contract cases, and disputes regarding corporate governance. P repared pleadings and briefs. Worked closely with co-counsel and private investigators in China on extraterritorial discovery, fact gathering, defamation issues.

Fish & Richardson P.C. October 2002 - September 2004
Associate/Summer Associate Summer 2000

    Litigated complex patent , trademark and copyright matters, including significant software patent cases. Created a retrocomputing laboratory for searching and evaluating prior art software. Worked closely with expert witnesses. Prepared pleadings and briefs, including infringement/invalidity contentions, expert reports and summary judgment motions. Co-managed firmwide email list regarding open source legal issues.

Judge Mariana R. Pfaelzer, United States District Court, Los Angeles, CA August 2001 - August 2002
Law Clerk

    Drafted orders in a diverse range of cases, including claim construction and summary judgment orders in patent cases relating to computer technology, pharmaceuticals and medical devices. Involved in two large trials. Participated in settlement conferences.

Mark Lemley, Law Professor January 2000 - October 2000
Research Assistant
    Designed and maintained two Internet web sites serving as casebook supplements for Intellectual Property in the New Technological Age, and Software and Internet Law. Identified and summarized key legal developments relevant to these casebooks. Edited portions of Software and Internet Law.

Judge D. Lowell Jensen, United States District Court, Oakland, CA May 1999 - August 1999
Extern
    Wrote bench memoranda and tentative orders in patent, trade dress, criminal, class action and civil rights cases.

GLUE Publishing, LLC, Los Angeles, CA June 1997 - June 1998
Co-Founder, Editor
    Worked with Board of Directors on all aspects of planning, funding and launching a new weekly publication, GLUE L.A. Edited news and features. Coordinated Internet presence.

Anchorage Press, Anchorage, AK February 1995 - September 1996
Editor-in-Chief
    Managed the editorial staff of the largest weekly newspaper in Anchorage through a period of strong growth. Planned all content for the paper in addition to writing articles. Won an Alaska Press Club Award for investigative reporting.