Posted on September 30, 2016 in TechLaw
Lawyers occupy a unique space in the technology world. Trained to detect, identify and eliminate risk, they often feel at odds in an industry that thrives on risk, where risk is equated with opportunity.
But in an age of radical transformation, as digitization sweeps through every industry – making no exception for the law – attorneys may need to rethink their relationship with risk. In fact, the inaction that often results from focusing on risk management might be the riskiest action of all – for lawyers and the businesses they serve.
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Posted on September 1, 2016 in Garage2Global, General news, TechLaw
Some of the greatest opportunities for a company – and some of the greatest challenges – stem from taking the business into new global markets.
At the 2016 DLA Piper Global Technology Summit, we’ll examine that issue from the perspectives of both startups and mature technology companies.
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Posted on August 25, 2016 in Garage2Global, General news, TechLaw
We are coming up on the one-year anniversary of the now notorious Yates Memo which outlined six specific policies aimed at corporate legal and compliance departments. Amid an increased focus on investigating and prosecuting perceived compliance failures, global tech companies with overseas subsidiaries must be attuned to emerging risk areas. The raised stakes have made internal investigations more important than ever.
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Posted on August 18, 2016 in Garage2Global, General news, TechLaw
The advent of the Internet not only changed Bradley J. Gersich's client base, it also changed the way he practices law every day. The co-chair of DLA Piper's Northern California Corporate and Securities practice has spent more than two decades representing emerging and sophisticated private companies in Silicon Valley. He also works with venture capital firms and angel investors to evaluate, structure and complete investments in early-stage companies.
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