Robert L. Brown - Background

Speeches - Asia

Misconceptions about Japan
March 26, 1988, San Francisco, Hastings College of the Law

The Evolution and Nature of the Use of U.S. Legal Advisors by Japanese Companies
November 3, 1989, Los Angeles, American Bar Association

Whither Trade Blocks in the Pacific?
September 18,1990, Anchorage, Third Northern Regions

Responses by American and Japanese Targets to T. Boone Pickens
September 20-22, 1990, Tokyo, Nihon- Hastings Conference

Observations About Japanese Management
November 1, 1990, San Francisco, Japan Society of Northern California

Declining Influence of Keiretsu in the Japanese Economy
November 13, 1990, San Francisco, Japan Society of Northern California

Japan as a Source of Capital and Debt Financing for U.S.-High Tech Companies
December 7,1990, San Francisco, American Bar Association

The Impact of Recent Economic Developments on Transactions Involving Korea
May 2,1991, New York, American Bar Association

How Successful Are Japanese Subsidiaries in the United States?
September 5, 1991, Tokyo, City Club

The Real Story of American Companies in Japan
November 12,1991, San Francisco, American Chamber of Commerce in Japan/ JETRO/ University of San Francisco

The Issue of Control in Japanese Corporations
November 19, 1991, Tokyo, Sophia University

Shifting Patterns in Japanese Investments in the U.S.
January 14,1992, San Francisco, Commonwealth Club
April 8, 1992, New York, American Bar Association
June 9, 1992, San Francisco, University of San Francisco
August 10, 1992, San Francisco, American Bar Association Annual Meeting
November 9,1992, Yokohama, Pacific Rim Council on Urban Development

Brownian Indicators of U.S.-Japan Relations
June 15, 1992, San Jose, Japan Society of Northern California

The Role of ADR in Business Negotiations
October 13, 1992, Tokyo, Sophia University

Economic Development Aspects of Competition Law
June 17-18,1993, Jakarta, Competition Law Seminar
Ministry of Economics and Finance, Republic of Indonesia

The Role of Northern California in U.S.-Japanese Relations
August 19, 1993, San Francisco, Briefing for Ambassador Walter Mondale

How Successful Are Japanese Investments in the United States?
September 29, 1993, Tokyo, American Chamber of Commerce in Japan

Introduction of Akio Morita, Chairman, Sony Corporation
October 7,1993, San Francisco, Japan Society of Northern California/ Commonwealth Club

19th and 20th Century Japanese Privatization Models
November 16,1993, Beijing

Economic Development Aspects of Competition Law
November 19, 1993, Hanoi, Ministry of Justice

The New Vietnam
January 26, 1994, San Francisco, University of San Francisco

Cultural Aspects of Mergers and Acquisitions: A Case Study of Japan
February 10, 1994, Los Angeles

Vietnam's Legal Reform Efforts
June 21, 1994, Dallas, Southwestern Legal Foundation Annual Symposium

Overview of Vietnam's Legal Reform Efforts
October 28, 1994, San Francisco, Institute for International Law and Business

Joint Ventures in Vietnam
December 12, 1994, Tokyo, Law Asia Society

Cultural Aspects of Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions:
What Every Attorney Should Know
February 7, 1995, Los Angeles, American Conference Institute
May 18, 1995, Toledo, Ohio State Bar Association

Vietnam's Legal Reform Efforts
March 10, 1995, University of California, Berkeley
Shorenstein Symposium, Institute of East Asian Studies

19th and 20th Century Japanese Privatization Models
April 21, 1995, Manila, Asian Development Bank

Cultural Aspects of Cross-Border Environmental Management
October 3, 1995, San Francisco
Air & Waste Management Association, 1995 Pacific Rim Environmental Conference

Beikoku Ni Okeru Kigyo No Shiken Chotatsu No Ryuiiten (Hooteki Sokumen)
US Sources of Funds for US Subsidiaries of Japanese Companies
June 16-17,1999. Cincinnati, Lexington, Louisville, Nashville; Greenebaurn Doll & McDonald

Doing Business in Japan: Now, Later or Never?
October 19, 1999, Lexington, Business School, University of Kentucky
February 15, 2000, Cleveland, Greater Cleveland International Lawyers Group

KabushikiKokai: Registered Primary Offerings
October 28, 1999, Tokyo, Sophia University

China's New Contract Laws
April 27, 2000, Lexington, Kentucky World Trade Council

China's New Contract Laws
June 14, 2000, Lexington, Sino-American Economic Cooperation Conference

Taiwan
July 25, 2001, Lexington, Lexmark

Cultural Aspects of Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions
October 21, 2003, Louisville, Greater Louisville, Inc.
Asian Cross-Cultural Training Seminar

Observations about Japanese Management
October 21, 2003, Louisville, Greater Louisville, Inc.
Asian Cross-Cultural Training Seminar

Setting Up a Factory in China
May 6, 2004, Bowling Green
Are You Ready to Do Business in China? Seminar
Office of Global Business, Gordon Ford College of Business, Western Kentucky University


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Speeches - Internet

Media and Utilities Convergence: Are We Brave Enough for the New World?
June 24, 1999, Nashville, Tennessee Bar Association

Using the Internet in Your Practice
September 18, 1999, Louisville, TerraLex North American Fall Meeting
December 8, 1999, Louisville, Louisville Bar Association, Intellectual Property Committee


World Wide Web: The New Playing Field
January 29, 2000, Cincinnati, Greenebaum Doll & McDonald PLLC Corporate & Commercial Retreat

Antitrust and Technology Issues
February 17, 2000, Louisville, Greenebaum Doll & McDonald PLLC, Annual Corporate Update

Using the Internet in Your Law Practice
May 10-12, 2000, Cincinnati, Energy & Mineral Law Foundation, 21st Annual Institute

Using the Internet in Your Business - Working Your Way Through the Web
May 25, 2000, Louisville, Greater Louisville Small Business Development Center

Basic Web Concepts
June 13, 2000, Louisville, Greater Louisville Small Business Development Center, Business Assistance Professionals Summit

High Tech Company From Start To Finish
December 12, 2000, Nashville, Lorman Education Services

Choosing the Best Business Entity for Your Client's New Business
January 18, 2001, Louisville, Sterling Education Services

Bricks and Mortar to Bricks and Click
January 25, 2001, Louisville, iTRC

Hollywood v. Silicon Valley or Who Circumvented Misuse under DMCA
February 3, 2001, Covington, Northern Kentucky Law Review, Spring Symposium

The Internet is Dead
February 21, 2001, Louisville, Communications & Technology Symposium

Cyber-Business Start Up Issues
March 16, 2001, Lexington, University of Kentucky College of Law

Internet Basics for the Kentucky Attorney: Using the Internet in Your Practice
April 25, 2001, Louisville, National Business Institute

The Importance of Being Dot.Coms in a Non-Dot.Com World
May 16, 2001, Louisville, iTRC Conference

The Day The Internet Died
June 2, 2001, Louisville, Inc. 500 Conference

Cybersecurity
March 1, 2002, Louisville, iTRC

Cyber Law for E-Busines
April 12, 2002, Louisville, University of Louisville MBA Program

ISSA HIPPA a Problem?
November 18, 2003, Louisville, Louisville Women in Technology


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Speeches - Finance and Privatization

The Privatization Process
May 2, 1997, Washington, DC, American Bar Association

Engineering Fixed Assets into Creative Assets
September 23, 1997, Sao Paulo, Institute of Engineers Conference

The Privatization Process
May 1, 1998, New York, American Bar Association

Financing Requirements and Sources of Capital
November 4, 1998, Louisville, University of Louisville

Legal Origins of Economic Development and the World's Financial Crisis
April 29, 1999, Bermuda, American Bar Association

Alternatives to Full Scale Initial Public Offering
February 17, 2000, Louisville, CFO Ace Forum

Choosing the Right Business Vehicle
March 22, 2000, Louisville, Advanced Technology Council, Technical Entrepreneurship Conference Invention to Income

Industrial Development Bonds
April 27, 2000, Lexington, Ross, Sinclaire & Associates, Inc.

Antitrust Laws & Doing Business
July 17, 2000, Louisville, Zeon Chemicals, Inc.

Business Plan Issues
September 18, 2000, Louisville, Kentuckiana Conference on E-Commerce
October 17, 2000, Louisville, New Venture Conference 2000

Venture Captial Financing
November 1, 2000, Louisville, University of Louisville MBA Program
March 6, 2001, Louisville, University of Louisville MBA Program
November 7, 2001, Louisville, University of Louisville MBA Program
March 18, 2002, Louisville, University of Louisville MBA Program
October 22, 2002, Louisville, University of Louisville MBA Program

VC Lessons Learned
January 15, 2002, Louisville, Project Management Institute

Dealing With Bad Corporate Relationships: Lessons from Enron and Arthur Andersen
February 6, 2002, Louisville, iTRC

Legal Issue of Euro
February 26, 2002, Louisville, Kentucky World Trade Center

Don't Be Caught With Your Auto Channel Down
March 1, 2002, Louisville, iTRC

International Bad Debt Avoidance and Collection
May 30, 2002, Louisville, International Credit & Finance Association

Choosing the Right Business Vehicle, Importance of Being Employee
August 16, 2002, Louisville, Louisville SCORE Chapter 75

Profiling Bad Entrepreneurs, The Vincenzo Watchlist
October 23, 2002, Louisville

Venture Capital Financing
October 29, 2002, Louisville, Bellarmine University

International Tax Jeopardy
June 26, 2004, Louisville, Bellarmine University
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Another Current Financial Crisis All Over Again and Again: Will We Ever Learn?
May 20, 2009, Sigma Chi Alumni, Big Spring Country Club

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