Palo Alto, CA (PRWEB) November 16, 2011 Soyeun D. Choi, a Palo Alto attorney specializing in business transactions and intellectual property, has been named a 2011 Northern California Rising Star by Super Lawyers magazine. This distinction is bestowed upon the best young lawyers in the country. Selection as a Rising Star by Super Lawyers demonstrates...
Palo Alto, CA (PRWEB) August 18, 2011 On August 19, 2011, Douglas Y. Park, a Silicon Valley corporate governance consultant, attorney and owner of DYP Advisors, will present the webinar, “The SEC’s New Whistleblower Rules: Implications for your Company’s Compliance and Fraud Program.” The program begins at 10:00 am PST and runs for 75 minutes....
Successful strategy execution is critical to business performance. Effective execution means getting a measurable benefit from your chosen strategy. While formulating a distinguishable and sustainable competitive position is challenging, reaching it is even more difficult. Why? What are the main risks to successful strategy execution? It doesn't matter whether you are a startup, family owned...
In this short video, I discuss why lawyers should have a strong grounding in business strategy, and why they usually do not. I also talk about how attorneys can use such insights to their advantage. Do lawyers need to understand business strategy? The Wall Street Journal ran an article titled Law Firms Embrace Business School...
Ebooks are outselling print books on Amazon. During the second quarter of 2010, Amazon sold 143 ebooks for every 100 print books. The gap between ebook and print book sales is widening. In June 2010, Amazon sold 180 ebooks for every 100 hardcover books. While Amazon's Kindle occupies the dominant position in the ebook market,...
Boku, a startup that makes mobile payments for virtual goods easier, is moving into the real world. That is, Boku has its sights on online transactions for concrete goods. The markets for both mobile payments and virtual goods are huge. Mobile payments will reach $633 billion by 2014. In 2010, the U.S. market for virtual...
Does your lawyer understand your company's business strategy? Does your lawyer need to understand it? These may seem like unusual questions, but they are critical to your business's success. Put simply, your attorney should understand your strategy. Why? Most importantly, your strategy is the bedrock of your business. If your lawyer does not understand this,...
Can big business integrate corporate social responsibility into strategy to regain legitimacy? The legitimacy of business, the trust that people place in business, is at a low point. Business legitimacy is a matter of strategy, leadership, and responsible corporate behavior. Starting with that premise, Michael Porter, the dean of competitive strategy, argues that business must...
Five experts recently gave their thoughts on how game mechanics, social games, and behavioral economics inform gaming. Gabe Zichermann, co-founder and CEO of BeamMe Live, offered a provocative thought to kick off the discussion: I thought there was more to games than fun. Then I realized there isn't. What Is Game Mechanics? The panelists began...
An article in today's American Lawyer outlines a tug of war between law firms and legal departments over higher hourly rates for legal services in 2010. While law firms want to increase their hourly rates, corporate legal departments are pushing back. They want discounts up to 15% from 2009 rates, which were discounted from 2008...