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Litigation

May 1, 2013

San Francisco lawyer to represent man claiming to own much of Facebook

San Francisco plaintiffs' attorney Joseph M. Alioto has joined an ever-changing roster of attorneys bringing a case on behalf of Internet entrepreneur Paul D. Ceglia, who claims to be a part-owner of Facebook Inc.

By Saul Sugarman
Daily Journal Staff Writer

San Francisco plaintiffs' attorney Joseph M. Alioto has joined an ever-changing roster of attorneys bringing a case on behalf of Internet entrepreneur Paul D. Ceglia, who claims he owns more than 80 percent of Menlo Park-based social networking giant Facebook Inc. Ceglia sued its co-founder Mark Zuckerberg in 2010, alleging in New York federal court that Zuckerberg signed over half the company to Ceglia in 2003 in exchange for $1,0...

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