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Keith Perry (VP Finance (plus consulting on the side for fun), Rexanto)
Keith Perry
Title: VP Finance (plus consulting on the side for fun)
Company: Rexanto

As you may have seen from my blog, I'm getting back into Japan, TW, HK and related.  One thing that we'll be doing is developing content/applications for that market.  The work will happen in all three places, along with a smattering of others, all in Asia...
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Joe Wallin (Partner, Davis Wright Tremaine)
Joe Wallin
Title: Partner
Company: Davis Wright Tremaine

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Joe Wallin (Partner, Davis Wright Tremaine)
Joe Wallin
Title: Partner
Company: Davis Wright Tremaine

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Joe Wallin (Partner, Davis Wright Tremaine)
Joe Wallin
Title: Partner
Company: Davis Wright Tremaine

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Robert Hawn (Attorney, Structure Law Group, LLP)
Robert Hawn
Title: Attorney
Company: Structure Law Group, LLP

I recently taught a program in San Jose to lawyers concerning California B corporations, a subject I covered in prior blogs.  As a corporate lawyer, I have been asked by current and prospective business owners whether this new type of entity was the right choice of...
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Joe Wallin (Partner, Davis Wright Tremaine)
Joe Wallin
Title: Partner
Company: Davis Wright Tremaine

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Justin Smith (Sr. Director, Advisory Service, High Street Partners)
Justin Smith
Title: Sr. Director, Advisory Service
Company: High Street Partners

If expansion to China is on your mind, good news: The Chinese economy is expected to become the world’s largest by 2020. The not-so-good news is that, even if you’re interested in simply exploring the Chinese market prior to making a long-term commitment, you...
Anonymous (Controller)

We just engaged with a new client - a startup company that occurred tons of legal fee. In these legal invoices, there are lots of disbursements, such as meals, air fare, phone and etc. Should we book these disbursement as legal expense, or to other account, such as meals...
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Robert Hawn (Attorney, Structure Law Group, LLP)
Robert Hawn
Title: Attorney
Company: Structure Law Group, LLP

I recently taught a program to California lawyers for the Santa Clara County Bar Association concerning B corporations, a subject I covered in a previous blog. As a Silicon Valley business attorney, with an increasing number of clients forming new companies, I want to...
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Joe Wallin (Partner, Davis Wright Tremaine)
Joe Wallin
Title: Partner
Company: Davis Wright Tremaine

There has been a lot of ink spilled about the JOBS Act, especially its “crowdfunding for securities” provisions. The JOBS Act is an exciting piece of legislation for the startup community. What is my favorite part of the Act? Section 201 (quoted below). Why is...