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To: James Fulop who wrote (9372)	7/19/2000 12:55:23 PM
From: James Fulop	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 12623

FWIW, an interesting chain of events: First we hear yesterday that Ciena has added a new board member: >>Judith M. O'Brien Joins CIENA Board LINTHICUM, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 18, 2000--CIENA Corporation (Nasdaq: CIEN - news), today announced that Judith M. O'Brien, a partner with Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, has joined the Company's Board of Directors. Mrs. O'Brien assumes the Class II director position on CIENA's Board held previously by Michael Zak. It was announced today that Mr. Zak, a General Partner with Charles River Ventures, an early venture capital investor in CIENA, will be stepping down from his role as Director effective today. ``We remain appreciative of Mike's numerous contributions to CIENA over the years and wish him the best in his continuing pursuit of venture capital opportunities,'' said Patrick Nettles, president and chief executive officer of CIENA of Mr. Zak's departure. A partner since 1984, Mrs. O'Brien joined Wilson Sonsini in 1980. She specializes in corporate law, including corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions and general corporate matters. Prior to joining Wilson Sonsini and becoming the firm's first woman partner, O'Brien practiced law at the Law Offices of Robert Gyemant in San Francisco and Ruffo, Ferrari & McNeil in San Jose. ``Judy's representation of high-growth, high-profile companies in all matters of corporate law has given her a unique perspective which CIENA will draw from as we continue to grow and mature as a company,'' Nettles said of O'Brien. Mrs. O'Brien, 50, received her B.A. from Smith College in 1971 and her law degree from UCLA in 1974. ``CIENA clearly has distinguished itself as a leader in the emerging optical networking market and I'm pleased to have the opportunity to contribute to the future of this fast-moving, energetic company,'' said Mrs. O'Brien. In July 1993, O'Brien was named as one of the top 25 lawyers under 45 in California by the California Law Business, and in 1997 she was named one of the top five women attorneys in Northern California by the California Lawyer as well as one of the leading women securities lawyers by The Recorder. In April 2000, she was named one of the top twelve Dealmakers of the Year for 1999 by American Lawyer magazine.<< biz.yahoo.com Then makes an announcement about IP the next day: "CIENA SEEKS TO PROTECT ITS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS; FILES PATENT INFRINGEMENT LAWSUIT AGAINST CORVIS CORPORATION" ciena.com