Dr. John Levy is a technical leader in the computer, software and data storage industry. He holds 7 U.S. patents, has advised two U.S. District Court judges, has litigation support experience in 30 cases involving patent, copyright, trade secret and breach of contract issues. He has testified at trial and been deposed in multiple cases.
He is an experienced author and lecturer at university level and a consultant in the computer, software and storage industries.
Background
Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:A: Ph.D. (Computer Science), Stanford University
M.S. (Electrical Engineering, California Institute of Technology
Bachelor of Engineering Physics, Cornell University
Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:
A: Association for Computing Machinery
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers - Computer Society
Forensic Expert Witness Association
Q: Please list any teaching or speaking experience you have had, including subject matter:
A: (later this year) "The Digital Revolution in the Home," University of San Francisco, Fromm Institute, Winter 2006
(later this year) "High-Tech Business in the Era of Globalization," University of San Francisco, Fromm Institute, Spring, 2006
"Computers -- the Inside Story," University of San Francisco, Fromm Institute, Spring, 2005
IEEE National Lecturer - design of computer buses
San Francisco State University-- course on computer design, "Input/Output Architecture"
Regular speaker at trade association meetings related to computers, software development, software quality and management of software development
Q: Have any of your accreditations ever been investigated, suspended or removed? (if yes, explain)
A: No.
Q: On how many occasions have you been retained as an expert?
A: 20
Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?
A: Computer systems hardware, microprocessors, buses, operating system software, firmware, multiprocessor cache, EEPROM chip failures, disk drive commands, disk drive manufacturing techniques, mass data storage, internet TCP/IP protocol and "cookies", multimedia computers, password protection, software development process including beta test
Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the plaintiff?
A: 40%
Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the defendant?
A: 50% (the remaining cases were as a neutral)
Q: On how many occasions have you had your deposition taken?
A: 3
Q: When was the last time you had your deposition taken?
A: October, 2005
Q: On how many occasions have you been qualified by a court to give expert testimony?
A: 6 (including twice as neutral)
Q: On how many occasions have you testified as an expert in court or before an arbitrator?
A: 4 (including twice as neutral)
Q: For how many years have you worked with the legal industry as an expert?
A: 27
Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)
A: Consulting, tutorials on technology, analysis of databases, prior art searches, expert reports, preparation of exhibits, site inspections
References
Ronald LeMieuxPaul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker
Five Palo Alto Square, Sixth Floor
Palo Alto, CA 94306-2155
650 320-1821
ronlemieux@paulhastings.com
Marc Sockol
Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner LLP
2225 East Bayshore Road, Suite 200
Palo Alto CA 94303
650 856-3911
msockol@thelen.com
Tim Riffe
Fish & Richardson
1425 K Street, N.W.
Washington D.C. 20005-3500
202 626-6429
riffe@fr.com
Nan Joesten
Farella Braun + Martel
235 Montgomery St.
San Francisco, CA 94104
415 954-4415
njoesten@fbm.com
Hon. Ronald Whyte
U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
280 South First Street
San Jose, CA 95113
408 535-5331
Ronald_Whyte@CAND.UScourts.gov
Hon. Marsha Pechman
U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington
700 Stewart St.
Seattle, WA 98104
206 553-2671
