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From Pyramids to Prisms:
Challenges, Opportunities and Strategies for Legal Service
Providers
in the Era of On Demand Enterprises
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Abstract:
This talk will analyze how technological innovation, changes in customer
demand, financial pressures and other factors are changing the practice
of law and challenging the traditional law firm economic model. It will
also examine strategies and tactics for law firms to provide greater value
to on demand enterprises and develop more rewarding and sustainable business
models.
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Biography
Steve Berson is a corporate partner in the Palo Alto office of Wilson, Sonsini,
Goodrich & Rosati. His practice focuses on the formation and financing of
technology and emerging growth companies, public offerings, public company representation
and mergers and acquisitions. Steve regularly advises clients on a broad range
of corporate and securities law issues, including SEC disclosure and compliance,
corporate governance, corporate partnering, executive compensation and related
matters. He also represents investment banking firms, venture investors and
issuers in a wide variety of capital market transactions, mergers and acquisitions
and strategic relationships. During his career, Steve has been involved in more
than 100 public offerings and numerous private securities and other transactions
for issuers in various industries.
Steve received his undergraduate degree from the University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill and his law degree from Vanderbilt University. He is a member
of the New York, California and U.S. Supreme Court bars.
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