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PEST Analysis

Tom Spencer

If you are thinking about producing a strategic plan, developing a new product, entering a new market, engaging in a new venture, or financing a project then it probably makes sense to understand the big picture issues that could affect your success. Education levels. online education ). Industry regulation. Emphasis on safety.

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Analysis Group Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

Stacked full of big-brained folks, most of Analysis Group’s 600+ staff hold advanced degrees in law, economics, finance, accounting or business. Analysis Group’s initial focus was on mergers and acquisitions before moving into other areas such as intellectual property and antitrust. Intellectual Property.

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Bates White Economic Consulting Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

Though antitrust remains Bates White’s largest practice area, the firm is recognized as an expert in environmental product liability, healthcare and life sciences, energy, and finance. Intellectual Property. BATES WHITE ORGANIZATION. headed by Chairman & Senior Partner Charles E Bates. Practice Areas. Career Path.

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Cornerstone Research Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

Intellectual Property. There is a big focus (based on general litigation trends and market sizes) on healthcare/life sciences/pharma, food manufacturing, intellectual property, TMT, and consumer goods. Many former employees go on to programs in business, finance, economics and law. Corporate Governance. Securities.

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FTI Consulting Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

Intellectual property. FTI Consulting has 5 areas of expertise, but excels in Forensic & Litigation Consulting and Corporate Finance/Restructuring. Corporate Finance/Restructuring. Intellectual Property. Intellectual Property. These include: Disputes Advisory Services. Litigation discovery.

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Why Lawyers Make Good Early-Stage Startup Hires

Harvard Business

It’s a startup shibboleth that entrepreneurship and formal education don’t mix. Successfully commercializing a product depends upon clean and clear lines of intellectual property ownership. Raising outside financing requires compliance with complex securities laws.

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How China’s Government Helps — and Hinders — Innovation

Harvard Business

Thus, technological innovation in these sectors tends to be financed by the government and carried out within government or quasi-government laboratories. From 2010 to 2015, the number of patent applications filed with the State Intellectual Property Office tripled from 300,000 to over 900,000. million by 2020.