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Wilson Sonsini lawyer erases fraud-ridden Entellium from client list

Owen Thomas · 10/09/08 09:00PM

If your company ever gets into serious trouble, wouldn't you like to know your lawyer's standing behind you publicly? Better hope you're not represented by Wilson Sonsini, then. After Seattle software startup Entellium saw its CEO and CFO charged with wire fraud and cooking the company's books, Entellium disappeared from Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati partner Craig Sherman's list of clients. Google's cache shows Entellium was on the list as recently as last Friday. Sherman still represents Ignition Partners, a prominent VC firm which claims Entellium's top execs defrauded it. We'll give Sherman and Wilson Sonsini credit for good financial judgment: Ignition still has money, while authorities are investigating what happened to the $50 million Entellium raised from Ignition and others