Al Eisenstat

Al Eisenstat (born 1930) was an American lawyer and business executive. He was general counsel,[1] Senior Vice President[2] and board member at Apple Computer.[3] He participated in the selection of Michael Spindler as CEO, replacing John Sculley.[4]

Career

Eisenstat was the co-founder of United Data Centers.[5][6] He later sold the company to Tymshare.[7]

In 1982, Eisenstat was Apple's corporate secretary and vice president of marketing.[8] In 1985 he was vice president of investor relations,[9] and was also its chief legal officer.[10][11][12]

Eisenstat recommended that Apple buy AOL.[13]

In 1993 Eisenstat sued Apple for wrongful dismissal.[14][15]

References

  1. ↑ Anthony Lawrence Clapes (November 1989). Software, copyright, and competition: the "look and feel" of the law. Quorum Books. p. 32. ISBN 978-0-89930-507-3.
  2. ↑ Jim Carlton (1997). Apple: The Inside Story of Intrigue, Egomania, and Business Blunders. Times Business/Random House. p. 216. ISBN 978-0-88730-965-6.
  3. ↑ http://www.edibleapple.com/2010/11/21/the-story-behind-steve-jobs-1985-resignation-from-apple/
  4. ↑ http://lowendmac.com/2013/michael-spindler-peter-principle-apple/
  5. ↑ Information Access Company. Datamation. Technical Publishing. p. 167.
  6. ↑ John Sculley; John A. Byrne (1 January 1989). Odyssey: Pepsi to Apple-- a journey of adventure, ideas and the future. Stoddart. p. 208. ISBN 978-0-7737-5205-4.
  7. ↑ California Lawyer. State Bar of California. 2004. p. 27.
  8. ↑ Mexico update. American Chamber of Commerce of Mexico. 1982. p. 157.
  9. ↑ InfoWorld Media Group, Inc. (9 September 1985). InfoWorld. InfoWorld Media Group, Inc. pp. 3–. ISSN 0199-6649.
  10. ↑ Computer Law Reporter. Computer Law Reporter Incorporated. 1994. p. 567.
  11. ↑ Frank Rose (1990). West of Eden: The End of Innocence at Apple Computer. Frank Rose. pp. 300 and various pages. ISBN 978-0-14-009372-8.
  12. ↑ Stephen Manes; Paul Andrews (21 January 1994). Gates: How Microsoft's Mogul Reinvented an Industry--and Made Himself the Richest Man in America. Touchstone. p. 357. ISBN 978-0-671-88074-3.
  13. ↑ Owen W. Linzmayer (1 January 2004). Apple Confidential 2.0: The Definitive History of the World's Most Colorful Company. No Starch Press. pp. 149–. ISBN 978-1-59327-010-0.
  14. ↑ "A Search for Direction at Apple". New York Times, By John Markoff, October 1, 1993
  15. ↑ MacUser. MacUser Publications, Incorporated. January 1994. p. 93.
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