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Litigation

Mar. 16, 2016

Venture capitalist mired in contract dispute with former lover

Ex-Sequoia Capital managing partner acknowledges $40 million contract few could imagine signing, but says it's been abrogated.

By Phil Johnson
Daily Journal Staff Writer

A prominent venture capitalist accused by his former lover of failing to fulfill a $40 million settlement agreement to keep their affair out of the headlines responded as promised Monday with a cross complaint in San Mateo County Superior Court.

Salacious details abound, but the heart of the sordid Dionysian dispute is an authentic contract few could imagine signing.

Michael Goguen, forme...

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