On February 16, 2010, IBM announced that it has acquired Intelliden Inc., a privately held company based in Menlo Park, California and a leading provider of intelligent network automation software that enables organizations such as telecommunications companies to configure, manage and scale their networks. Financial terms were not disclosed. The lawyers involved include partner Damien R. Zoubek and associates Sophia D. Tawil and Mina M. Farbood on corporate matters; partner Andrew W. Needham and associates Ellen Kandel-Burg and Kara L. Mungovan on tax matters; and partner Jennifer S. Conway and associates Lynne A. Lacoursiere and Jared R. Whalen on executive compensation and benefits matters.