Vancouver Chapter Prior Event

LES Vancouver Chapter Meeting

The Vancouver chapter of the LICENSING EXECUTIVES SOCIETY invites all LES members and friends to a presentation on doing business in Japan. This will be the second in a series of presentations over the next two months about doing business in Asia (see “Upcoming Events” list below).

DATE: Thurs., May 5, 2005.

TIME: 12:00 to 1:30 Lunch, presentation, and questions.

SPEAKER: Tony McArthur

SUBJECT: Doing Business in and with Japan

PLACE: Davis & Company
Suite 2800, 666 Burrard Street, Vancouver

COST: $20 for LES members, $30 for non members.

Please make cheques payable to the LES Vancouver Chapter, and send payment in advance to Lorraine Duke at the address below.

PLEASE RSVP (with payment) no later than Tuesday, April 28, 2005 to:

Lorraine Duke, Assistant to Hilton W.C. Sue
Oyen Wiggs Green & Mutala
Suite 480 - The Station
601 West Cordova St.
Vancouver, BC V6B 1G1

Tel: 604-669-3432 ext. 8960

Fax: 604-681-4081

Email: lduke@patentable.com

WHO SHOULD ATTEND:

Professionals in with an interest in licensing, technology transfer, and/or otherwise doing business in Asia or with Asian companies.

SPEAKER INFORMATION:

Tony McArthur will discuss the business, legal, and cultural aspects of doing business in Japan and/or with Japanese companies. Japan has the second largest economy in the world and a booming technology sector. However, doing business in Japan is not the same as doing business in North America. Tony will discuss aspects of doing business in Japan that might not be immediately apparent to North American businesses. Tony will discuss differences in laws, cultural expectations/practices, typical corporate/decision-making structures and processes, and other realities about doing business in Japan, and provide tips and guidance about how to do business in Japan and/or with Japanese companies.

Tony is the founding partner of Davis & Company’s Tokyo office, and currently divides his time about equally between Davis & Company’s Tokyo and Vancouver offices. Tony practices in the area of business law, including mergers and acquisitions, international commercial transactions, and finance, particularly with respect to Canada-Japan commerce and investment. Tony resided in Japan for approximately 8 years and speaks Japanese; during his residency in Japan, Tony has worked exclusively in the area of international business and financial transactions. In 1996, he was admitted to practise Canadian and international law in Japan and established Davis & Company’s Tokyo office. Davis & Company is the only Canadian law firm with an office in Japan, although it has been providing legal services to its Japanese clients for over 50 years. Davis & Company’s Tokyo office assists Japanese companies with their business overseas, and North American companies with their business in Japan.