A Report of the discussion on April 7th: Start-up Legal Matters 101 by Lin Xiao; Nikki Qi Starting a company demands a lot of hard work.  Lots of surprises may be involved in this path; however, a lawsuit should not be one.  To help entrepreneurs better prepared for their business adventures, on April 7th, 2014, CALOBA hosted a seminar entitled “Start-up Legal Matters 101.”  The event was held in the Mountain View office of Fenwick & West LLP, which jointly sponsored the event. The panel examined how entrepreneurs Read more…

A Report of Panel II discussion of the March 19th event “How Do Companies in the Greater China Region Fare in the U.S. Patent System?” by Nikki Qi Companies in the Greater China region have long recognized that their patent strategies are critical to their success in U.S. markets.   While Chinese companies have made great strides in recent years to cope with the U.S. patent system, its costs and complexities remain daunting.  To focus the discussion on this important issue, on March 19, 2014, CALOBA sponsored a seminar entitled “How Do Read more…

A Report of Panel I discussion of the March 19th event “How Do Companies in the Greater China Region Fare in the U.S. Patent System?” by Randy Wu Companies in the Greater China region have long recognized that their patent strategies are critical to their success in U.S. markets.   While Chinese companies have made great strides in recent years to cope with the U.S. patent system, its costs and complexities remain daunting.  To focus the discussion on this important issue, on March 19, 2014, CALOBA sponsored a seminar entitled “How Read more…

A China Daily article featuring CALOBA member, Bing Zhang Ryan By Zhang Qidong (China Daily) (Link to China Daily) Bing Zhang Ryan, a Chinese-American attorney representing large US institutional investors who sue Chinese companies, particularly US-listed Chinese companies, was one of the key members at the law firm of Lerach Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Rubbins that sued China Life Insurance Co, one of the first State-owned enterprises that launched an IPO in the US market. According to Ryan, the main allegation against China Life was that the Read more…