Douglas Y. Park

Douglas Y. Park is Principal of DYP Advisors. Douglas helps companies and investors achieve their strategic, financial and operational objectives by bringing business and legal insights together. Located in Palo Alto, California in Silicon Valley, Douglas specializes in solving problems in corporate governance, corporate law, and strategy for executives, board members, and companies. His broad experiences in business transactions and dispute resolution, coupled with his background in strategy and organizational behavior, position him to add substantial value in his business representation.

Before forming DYP Advisors, Douglas practiced as a corporate and securities attorney and as a business litigator at two prominent law firms in the San Francisco Bay Area. He has experience in corporate law, securities regulation, corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, venture capital, private and public company finance, international business transactions, and intellectual property. Having litigated complex commercial matters, including intellectual property, securities fraud, contract disputes, and antitrust, Douglas brings an added layer of insight to his advice.

Earlier in his career, Douglas was an assistant professor of management at the School of Business and Management, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. He has taught Strategy, Entrepreneurship, Organization Theory, Venture Capital, and Electronic Commerce to students and executives from around the world. In the fall of 2010, Douglas taught Starting and Growing Technology Ventures through the Stanford University Continuing Studies Program. In fall of 2011, Douglas taught Preparing Your Company for Merger or Acquisition through the Stanford University Continuing Studies Program.

He has published articles on competitive dynamics and organizational change in leading academic journals. Douglas has consulted to private and public companies on strategy, organizational behavior, and corporate governance in Silicon Valley and China. The media has mentioned Douglas in connection with corporate governance and board of directors issues.

Douglas received his J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School, his Ph.D. in Strategy and Organization from the Stanford Graduate School of Business, and his A.B. magna cum laude with highest honors in Sociology from Harvard College. He has received numerous honors, including the Albert M. Fulton, Class of 1891, Prize at Harvard, a National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship, a Portable Fellowship from the Association for the Advancement of Collegiate Schools of Business, and several Citations for Teaching Excellence from the School of Business and Management, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.

Douglas is serving his second term as President of the Harvard Club of Silicon Valley. In addition to being a board member, he is Chair of the Harvard Club of Silicon Valley's Internet + Media Thought Leader Series, a series of events on cutting edge issues in internet, digital media, social media, social gaming, and mobile featuring industry leaders.

He is also Marketing Chair of the Palo Alto Area Bar Association and was previously Editor in Chief of The Bulletin.

He has worked with and represented a broad range of clients, including iVillage, Sina Corporation, China Macro Finance, Dorado Corporation, Pacific Gas & Electric, Smart Patents, and Stephen Slesinger, Inc.

Douglas is admitted to the State Bar of California and the Northern and Central District Courts of California.