U.S. Northern District (Oakland)
Career Highlights: Appointed magistrate judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California by President Barack Obama, January 4, 2010; assistant U.S. attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, 1995-2009; law clerk to Judge Cecil F. Poole, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, 1992-1994; staff attorney, civil appeals division chief, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, 1989-1992.
Law School: Univ of Washington School of Law, 1989
Career Highlights: Appointed magistrate judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California by President Barack Obama, January 4, 2010; assistant U.S. attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, 1995-2009; law clerk to Judge Cecil F. Poole, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, 1992-1994; staff attorney, civil appeals division chief, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, 1989-1992.
Law School: Univ of Washington School of Law, 1989
By Rebecca Beyer
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Daily Journal Staff Writer
OAKLAND - In the fall of 2008, then-Assistant U.S. Attorney Laurel D. Beeler was the lead attorney for the government in a criminal stock options backdating case against Kent H. Roberts, the former general counsel of McAfee Inc.
It was a high-profile case - one of the few criminal backdating matters to go to trial. Long story short, the government lost.
According to Stephen C. Neal, the chairman ... (continued)
