Class 3 - Company Structure and Team Building

Instructor: Stephen Y. Chow, Partner, Burns & Levinson LLP

Prior to joining Burns & Levinson LLP in January 2006, Stephen Chow was a partner with the firm Perkins Smith & Cohen LLP. He previously practiced at Donovan Leisure in New York and Gaston Snow in Boston.

Over two decades of practice, Mr. Chow has developed numerous patent portfolios and strategies for chemical, electronics, financial, information technology and life sciences enterprises. He has litigated patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret, antitrust, unfair competition, international trade, telecommunications and e-commerce cases before state and federal courts and agencies, and has coordinated or served as an expert in litigation before foreign tribunals. Mr. Chow has advised manufacturers, telecommunications carriers, commercial exchanges and educational, financial and research institutions on commercial, legislative and regulatory matters, particularly in internal policies and development of new services and products, as well as in early-stage financing. 

Speaker: Julian E. Orbanes, Founder and CEO, GeoPhoenix, Inc

Julian E. Orbanes is the Founder and CEO of GeoPhoenix, Inc., which produces the 'User Interface Supercharger' - software powering the next-generation of devices like cell phones and electronic TV guides. Self-taught at age 5 with Atari BASIC, Mr. Orbanes has 27 years programming experience. For 13 years, Mr. Orbanes has asked the question -- Why doesn't practical software play like video games and movies? 

Since Age 15 Mr. Orbanes has been releasing technology products - his first was the Macintosh video game, Copter™. His second product, net.Form for net.Genesis, was brought to market when he was 20, and his third product, giFX for Interdimensions, was released when he was 22. His research in improving human-computer interfaces began in 1994 and has been praised by both academics and professionals in the field. He has published two works on his research at MIT’s Media Lab, which included the design and creation of Ping Pong Plus, an interactive ping pong table, and a wired cross country bike trip monitored through wireless technology. In 1998, he was a semifinalist at MIT’s 50K competition.

Recently Mr. Orbanes has been developing a 'Moore's Law' for User Interfaces(UI) which states that UI will develop exponentially like the computer chip. This so-called 'Orbanes Law' is based on being able to scientifically measure User Interface performance, and the application of genetics and natural selection to the modern user experience.