Keith Kline is a partner at Bryan Cave, the only international law firm based in Santa Monica. Keith is not your typical lawyer. He likes to wear sneakers to the office, and his clients talk more about social media than securities.
Dedicated to developing a “Silicon Beach” on the Westside, Bryan Cave created an in-house “incubator” 13 months ago to help emerging growth and start-up companies. Keith’s role is to provide litigation, counseling and strategic advice, as well as encouragement. He is also one of a group of visionaries working together to create a self-sustaining start-up ecosystem in Santa Monica. The goal is to attract and keep tech companies in the City, instead of losing them to the siren call of the Bay area.
Keith strongly believes that downtown Santa Monica, where Bryan Cave is located, is the perfect place to do business. The streets between 2nd and 5th not only offer a hub of activity, and a veritable information highway, but also the ability to walk to a client meeting, or to a business lunch. Santa Monica also provides easy access to the entertainment industry, as well as the desirable SoCal lifestyle.
For those of you thinking about how technology can help your business in this electronic age, Keith advises, “it’s not the technology itself, but how smart you use technology.” Good advice!
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