Berkeley Boosts

Free Webinars and More on Hot Topics in Law and Business

Berkeley Boosts is a monthly series of free, hour long webinars (with MCLE credit) and articles for legal practitioners and organizational leaders. Berkeley Boosts content is carefully curated by the Berkeley Center for Law and Business and Berkeley Law Executive Education to ensure engaging discussions on subjects that matter.

Expose yourself to different viewpoints, gain insights into emerging technologies, and learn from leading practitioners who share their experience, expertise, successes, and failures.

2022 Webinar Schedule

(exact dates and times are subject to change)

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Upcoming webinars to be announced soon.

Attorneys participating in the live, one-hour webinars can earn 1 hour of Mandatory Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) credit.

Past Monthly Webinars

Below is a list of past Berkeley Boost webinars. To view any of them, you need access to our online archive, which is available to Berkeley Boost subscribers.

If you already subscribed, you were provided with the password via email. If you are not a subscriber, please join our email list today to obtain the password.

May 27, 2022 | AI, Ethics, and the Defense Industry with Hon. James Baker, Karen Silverman, and H. Mark Lyon.
May 11, 2022 | A Conversation with SEC Commissioner Caroline Crenshaw, with Frank Partnoy, Elizabeth Pollman, Gina-Gail Fletcher, and Alan Schwartz.
March 9, 2022 | Reconstructing the Corporation with former Delaware Chief Justice Leo Strine and faculty from Berkeley Law, SMU, Saint Louis University, UC Hastings, and Harvard.
March 2, 2022 | Five Things Boards Need to Know About ESG with Steven Rothstein, Reverend Kirsten Spalding, Melissa Paschall, and Carolyn Ching
February 25, 2022 | Wall Street Washout with Linette Lopez and Frank Partnoy.
January 27, 2022 | The Public Benefit Corporation with Amelia Miazad, Josh Faddis, General Counsel at Veeva Systems, and Susan Mac Cormac.
January 14, 2022 | Attacks on the Courts with Alicia Bannon, Reggie B. Walton, Dean Erwin Chemerinsky, Professor Nora Engstrom, Professor Leslie C. Levin, Professor Elizabeth G. Thornburg, James Brosnahan, and Denyse Clancy.
January 11, 2022 | Unpacking the Elizabeth Holmes Verdict, with Alex Gibney, Bethany McLean, and Margaret O’Mara. Discussion facilitated by Professor Frank Partnoy.
December 14, 2021 | Investor Trust with Catherine Buan, Heidi DuBois, and John Hoeppner.
December 7, 2021 | Parenthood, Partners, and Parity: What to Expect in the Legal Profession, with Miranda McGowan, Alessandra Simons, and Vivia Chen.
November 10, 2021 | Checking in on the Supreme Court with Dean Erwin Chemerinsky and Professor Abbye Atkinson.
August 27, 2021 | Qualified Immunity and Civil Rights Claims with Dean Erwin Chemerinsky, Professor Karen Blum, Nusrat Jahan Choudhury, and Judge Carlton Reeves.
July 13, 2021 | Investor Voices: BlackRock and CalPERS Discuss the 2021 Proxy Season as a Turning Point for ESG with Michelle Edkins, Simiso Nzima, and Rob Zivnuska.
June 22, 2021 | The Surge of Gun Violence in America and How Businesses Can Respond, with Gabrielle Giffords, Peter Ambler, Paul Carrillo, and Anna Walker.
April 28, 2021 | Women in Law, Policy, and Government, with Ann Cleaveland, Catherine Fisk, Senator Monique Limón, and Janet Napolitano. The discussion was moderated by Dr. Brandie Nonnecke.
April 21, 22, and 26 | Special Three-Part Webinar Series – Speaking Up: Whistleblowers, Whistleblowing and the US’s Unique Approach to Fraud Enforcement.
April 20, 2021 | Book Talk – Moving Beyond Modern Portfolio Theory: Investing That Matters with authors Jon Lukomnik and James Hawley
March 30, 2021 | PPP Fraud and Government Enforcement: What We’ve Seen, What to Expect, and How to Prepare, with Ellen London, Derek Adams, and Jennifer Short.
February 1, 2021 | GameStop, Robinhood, and Short-Selling with Steven Davidoff Solomon, Robert Bartlett, Frank Partnoy, Panos N. Patatoukas, and Jai Massari.
November 17, 2020 | The Future of ESG with Allison Bennington of PJT Partners, Suz Mac Cormac of Morrison Foerster, Amelia Miazad of UC Berkeley, Lila Preston of Generation Investment Management, Emmalyn Shaw of Flourish VC, and Tony West of Uber.
October 27, 2020 | Women in Finance and Law: A Fireside Chat with SoftBank with Abbye Atkinson, Brian Wheeler, and Denise Ho.
October 23, 2020 | The IPO Choice featuring UC Berkeley faculty and leaders from a16z, Goldman Sachs, Long-Term Stock Exchange, and more.
August 25, 2020 | Complementarity: Work in an Age of Anxiety about Automation and Aerosols with Ken Goldberg
July 22, 2020 | Investor Engagement on Racial Justice with Kimberley Lewis, Melanie Mendoza, and Doug Heske.
June 24, 2020 | Privacy Asymmetries: Internet Evidence and Subpoenas with Rebecca Wexler of Berkeley Law
May 27, 2020 | How ESG Makes Companies Resilient to Crisis with Amelia Miazad of Berkeley Law
April 29, 2020 | AB-5 – The Impact of California’s Independent Contractor Law with Wendy Lazerson of Sidley
March 25, 2020 | Finance and the Legal Profession with Apurva Desai
March 18, 2020 | Deal-Making in a Financial Crisis with the Deal Professor
February 25, 2020 | Leadership in the Legal Profession with Mike Ross
November 20, 2019 | Discussion of the new book Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber with author Mike Isaac, New York Times
October 23, 2019 | Dean Erwin Chemerinsky previews the coming SCOTUS term
September 23, 2019 | Elena Kagan, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, in conversation with Dean Erwin Chemerinsky
August 27, 2019 | Too Close for Comfort? — AI, Cameras, and Privacy with Ken Goldberg, William S. Floyd Jr. Distinguished Chair in Engineering, UC Berkeley (this webinar was not recorded)
May 29, 2019 | When Icahn Comes Knocking: Best Practices and Recent Developments in Shareholder Activism with Kenton King and Thomas Ivey, Skadden
April 23, 2019 | #MeToo is Transforming Corporate Governance with Amelia Miazad, Berkeley Law
March 20, 2019 | Wild World of Class Actions with David Singh, Weil
February 26, 2019 | The Rise of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) with Mario Mancuso, Kirkland & Ellis (formerly Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security)
January 22, 2019 | Blockchain Explained with Ian Lee, IDEO CoLab, and Nancy Wojtas, Cooley LLP

Conversations on Civil Justice and Berkeley Boost Shorts!

(exact dates and times are subject to change)

Conversations on Civil Justice and Berkeley Boost Shorts are free, half-hour webinars for legal practitioners and organizational leaders. Some of these presentations are sponsored by other entities within Berkeley Law.

To attend a specific webinar, use the registration link(s) below. To receive periodic emails announcing future webinars, subscribe to our Berkeley Boosts email list.

By registering for any Berkeley Boost webinar and/or subscribing to our list, you agree to receive email communications from Berkeley Law based on the information collected.

Upcoming webinars to be announced soon.

A list of past programs is found in the dropdown menu below and recordings reside in our Berkeley Boosts archive. Subscribe to obtain the password.

Past Berkeley Boosts Shorts

June 14, 2022 | Professor J.S. Nelson is interviewed by Berkeley Law Assistant Dean Adam Sterling | Business Ethics: What Everyone Needs to Know
May 6, 2022 | Dahlia Lithwick and Professor Michael W. McCann | Conversations on Civil Justice: The Media and the Courts
April 15, 2022 | Karla Gilbride and Michel Stasza | Conversations on Civil Justice: Arbitration
March 18, 2022 | John Manly | Conversations on Civil Justice: Sex Abuse Litigation
February 18, 2022 | Professor Sergio J. Campos and Ellen Noble | Bankruptcy and Mass Torts.
November 19, 2021 | Kathryn A. Sabbeth, Jessica K. Steinberg, and Qudsiya Naqui | The Gender of Gideon
October 22, 2021 | Dr. Michele Statz and Judge Gwen Topping | Rural Access to Justice
October 15, 2021 | Professor Maya Steinitz and Allison K. Chock | New Issues in Litigation Funding
August 20, 2021 | Beth Van Schaack and Paul Hoffman | The Implications of Nestle v. Doe
April 16, 2021 | Erika Rickard and Miguel Soto | Debt Collection During Covid
March 12, 2021 | Andre Mura, Summer Gerbing, and Lani Torres | Insurance Related Issues that Small Businesses Have Had to Navigate During the Pandemic
March 9, 2021 | U.S. District Judge Jed S. Rakoff | Why the Innocent Plead Guilty and the Guilty Go Free
February 24, 2021 | Max Frumes and Sujeet Indap – The Caesars Palace Coup: How a Billionaire Brawl Over the Famous Casino Exposed the Power and Greed of Wall Street
December 4, 2020 | Justin Levitt and Kristen Clarke – Civil Remedies for Voting Rights Violations
November 13, 2020 | Denyse Clancy and James J. Brosnahan – Attacks on the Judiciary
September 10, 2020 | Mike Isaac (NY Times) – The Battle for TikTok
September 4, 2020 | Catherine Fisk and Jennie Lee Anderson – Employment Law During COVID-19
August 14, 2020 | Richard Rothstein and Zoe Polk – The Pandemic and Inequality
July 31, 2020 | Deepak Gupta and Lauren Willis – COVID-19’s Impact on Consumer Law
July 10, 2020 | Lori Cohen and Roman Silberfeld – Case Management During a Pandemic
June 12, 2020 | Jeannine Bell and Paul Hoffman – Civil Remedies for Police Brutality
May 22, 2020 | Valerie Hans and Bob Clifford – Jury Trials in the Era of COVID-19
April 30, 2020 | Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson (Financial Times) – Financial Crises and Stakeholder Governance
April 28, 2020 | Melissa Murray (NYU) – Financial Crises and the Supreme Court
April 27, 2020 | Rick Alexander (Shareholder Commons) – Financial Crises and Responsible Investing
April 24, 2020 | Robert Bartlett (UC Berkeley) – An Update on the CARES Act
April 23, 2020 | Anne Sheehan and Krystal Berrini (PJT Camberview) – Financial Crises and Corporate Governance
April 22, 2020 | Rob Chesnut (Airbnb) – Financial Crises and Corporate Ethics
April 21, 2020 | George Horvath (UC Berkeley) – Technical and Legal Barriers to Widespread Testing
April 20, 2020 | Ellen London (Alto Litigation) – Financial Crises and Government Fraud
April 17, 2020 | Stavros Gadinis and Amelia Miazad (both from UC Berkeley) – Covid-19 and ESG
April 16, 2020 | Duc Vinh Trang (Major, Lindsey & Africa) – Financial Crises and the Corporate Legal Sector
April 15, 2020 | Andy Shoyer (Sidley) w/ Eric Hinton (SMU) – Financial Crises and Global Trade
April 14, 2020 | Adrienne Harris (University of Michigan) – Financial Crises and FinTech
April 13, 2020 | Joel Beck-Coon (Humanity United) and Jesse Finfrock (Morrison Foerster) – Financial Crises and Social Impact Organizations
April 10, 2020 | Anne Simpson (CalPERS) – Financial Crises and Institutional Investors
April 9, 2020 | Steve Bochner (WSGR) – Financial Crises and Capital Markets
April 8, 2020 | Scott James (DCVC) and Neil Pai (Founders Fund) – Financial Crises and VC
April 7, 2020 | Jesse Eisinger (ProPublica) – Financial Crises and Investigative Journalism
April 6, 2020 | Jo-Ellen Pozner (Santa Clara University) – Financial Crises and Board Governance
April 3, 2020 | Erwin Chemerinsky (Berkeley Law) – Financial Crises and Law Schools
April 2, 2020 | Tyler Gerking (Berkeley Law) – Financial Crises and Insurance
April 1, 2020 | Sarah Frier (Bloomberg) – Author of No Filter: The Insider Story of Instagram
March 31, 2020 | Carson Block (Muddy Waters Research) Financial Crises and Short-Selling
March 30, 2020 | Anna Wiener (New Yorker) – Author of Uncanny Valley: A Memoir
March 27, 2020 | Frank Partnoy (Berkeley Law) – Financial Crises and Regulatory Responses
March 26, 2020 | Sam Bell (Employ America) – Financial Crises and the Federal Reserve
March 24, 2020 | Jamie Leigh (Cooley) – Financial Crises and M&A Markets
March 23, 2020 | Julie Brush (Solutus) – Financial Crises and the Legal Profession