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John R. Sylla is a lecturer at the University of Chicago Law School and a venture capital entrepreneur based in California. He has actively worked on various projects in software, education, marketing, and entertainment, holding multiple roles such as founder, director, officer, lawyer, producer, consultant, and investor. Between 2005 and 2013, he served as a representative plaintiff in a successful shareholder derivative action that determined that directors had breached their fiduciary duties in the sale of assets related to a new company establishment. Sylla has also been an adjunct professor at the Booth School of Business from 1999 to 2014, teaching business law, and has guest lectured at Southwestern University of Finance and Economics in Chengdu, People's Republic of China. His career began in venture capital and law at the Cooley Godward firm in Silicon Valley, followed by a position in a telecommunications networking venture, where he handled legal matters, strategic alliances, and general corporate employment. His roles in Europe involved directing marketing and business development, culminating as assistant VP for Europe. He has founded, grown, and sold multiple companies in telecommunications, wireless, consumer products, education, and energy.
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