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In-House Counsel

Aug. 13, 2009

Educational Entrepreneur

Brian E. Cabrera, General Counsel, Synopsys Inc.

By Craig Anderson
Daily Journal Staff Writer

In this economy, a point of pride for Synopsys Inc. general counsel Brian E. Cabrera is that for each of the past three years he's been able to trim his company's legal budget without reducing staff.

But Cabrera, who supervises a patent portfolio he says is the largest in its industry, aims to do more than cut costs and "[hammer outside counsel] on discounts." He wants to expand the knowledg...

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