This series features practitioners and other experts exploring issues at the intersection of law and business and economics
All seminars are from 12:40 to 1:40 pm unless otherwise noted. Lunch will be provided. MCLE credit is available.
Tuesday, August 26
Zenichi Shishido, Seikei University School of Law, Japan
“Why Japanese Entrepreneurs Don't Give Up Control to VCs”
Boalt Hall, Room 170 (new Koret Room)
The biggest difference between U.S. and Japanese startups is that American entrepreneurs are willing to abandon control to VCs while Japanese entrepreneurs are not. This, in turn, fundamentally affects the venture capital cycle. While differences in social norms and market conditions are part of the explanation, Professor Shishido will explain how legal differences play an important role. Professor Shishido, a corporate law specialist, is a regular visiting professor at Berkeley Law where he teaches a course on Japanese Business Law.
Monday, September 8, 2008
You-tien Hsing, University of California, Berkeley
“The Great Urban Transformation: Politics of Land Development in Post Mao China”
Boalt Hall, Room 105
This is a great opportunity to preview Professor Hsing's upcoming Oxford University book of the same title. Radical changes have taken place in the socialist regime of land rights as Chinese cities have expanded dramatically since the 1980s. Professor Hsing will talk about the players--socialist land masters, municipal governments and mobilized citizens. She will also talk about the connection between urban expansion and local state building.
Special Event Co-sponsored with the Center for the Study of Law and Society
[Note location below and special time: 12:30 – 1:45. Lunch available at 12:15]
Monday, September 22, 2008
Justin O’Brien, Australian National University
“Barriers to Entry: Foreign Direct Investment and the Regulation of Sovereign Wealth”
2240 Piedmont, located behind Boalt Hall
Professor O’Brien is with the Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics (An Australian Research Council funded Special Research Centre).
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