Law & Business Organization

On Wednesday, February 9th, the Law and Business Organization hosted The Law and Business of Innovation and Accelerators. The event featured a panelist of Hawaii's leaders in the start up, accelerator, and venture capital fields. The speakers included Donavan Kealoha '07 (Managing Director, Startup Capital Ventures), Tiffany Huynh (Director of External Affairs, Elemental Excelerator), Brittany Heyd (Co-founder, Mana Up), and Chenoa Farnsworth (Managing Partner, Blue Startups).

We are excited to invite you to our upcoming virtual event this Wednesday, February 9th, 2022 at 12PM, The Law and Business of Innovation and Accelerators, featuring Chenoa Farnsworth (Blue Startups), Brittany Heyd (Mana Up Hawaii), Donavan Kealoha (Startup Capital Ventures), and Tiffany Huynh (Elemental Excelerator).

Each of our panelists is a leader in the startup, accelerator, and/or venture capital field. Many are both attorneys and entrepreneurs. Bring your questions and curiosity!

Zoom info below:
https://zoom.us/j/93029271453?pwd=M3JZZWQ4MGdHS3R1OGlFWVZuYWE1dz09

Meeting ID: 930 2927 1453
Passcode: LBO

Welcome back to school! We hope you all had a wonderful and restful break. We look forward to seeing you at our upcoming events!

On October 27th, Law and Business Organization (LBO) members had the honor of learning from James Doane, Corporate Counsel to Costco Wholesale, who shared his presentation, “Embracing Your Values in a Corporate Lawyering Career.” Margaret Adams, former counsel to Microsoft, also made a special appearance! Both James and Margaret are long-standing Japan-focused lawyers from Seattle’s bar who pivoted mid-career to global level in-house legal work.

A huge thank you to Professor Mark Levin, our William S. Richardson School of Law Pacific-Asian Legal Studies(PALS) Program Director, for facilitating this outstanding conversation and connecting LBO members & William S. Richardson School of Law students with your amazing colleagues!

Join the Law and Business Organization this Wednesday, 10/27 @ 12PM HST for "Embracing Your Values in a Corporate Lawyering Career" featuring Costco Corporate Counsel, James Doane.

Zoom info below.

Join us tomorrow, 10/11 at 11:45AM HST for "From Hawaiʻi to In House: the Value of JDs & Lawyers in Corporations" featuring WSRSL graduates, Renee Yoshimura '96 (Principal Corporate Counsel of Microsoft) and Michael Vieira '04 (General Counsel of American Savings Bank).

Zoom info on the flyer below!

Support the Law and Business Organization with the purchase of an LBO - University of Hawaii at Manoa William S. Richardson School of Law T-shirt! Cash, Check, and Paypal are all accepted.

You can order your shirt here: https://forms.gle/Pd2f76NV8gAbP4vDA

All students, staff, and alumni who purchase a T-shirt will receive the opportunity to book a free business/headshot photo shoot session!

Join the Law and Business Organization tonight at 5:30PM for our September General Meeting!

https://zoom.us/j/99128719278?pwd=VEZleUdyamJiTjZpR0kxWGZqTkx5QT09

Meeting ID: 991 2871 9278
Passcode: LBO

We are excited to share our Fall 2021 Board!

Jessica Germany, CEO
Ren Moore, COO
Cov Ratcliffe, CIO
Andy Crosby, CFO
Prof. Richard Chen, Faculty Advisor
Prof. Richard Wallsgrove, Faculty Advisor

Join the Pacific Asian Legal Studies (PALS) Program today for an Asia Law Talk on Perspectives on Blockchain and Cryptocurrency.

This panel will explore the workings of blockchain technology and its implications for the law. The audience will learn about how the technology originated and how it has been applied to cryptocurrency and other industries, as well as how governments around the globe and Asia in particular have grappled with regulating blockchain technology. Learn more about the event on flyer below!

Please register in advance here: https://hawaii.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_pIw64tmAR-uWxWwpka6dww

We wish you a very happy holiday season and a peaceful and prosperous New Year!

Congratulations on making it through the semester.