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February 28 12:00 PM PT 75 minutes Virtual event REGISTER Nearly four decades have passed since the birth of a radical experiment in procedural collectivism: using chapter 11 bankruptcy to manage mass tort litigation, starting with Johns Manville (asbestos) and A.H. Robins (Dalkon Shield IUD). Today, lawyers in mass tort bankruptcies routinely assert that bankruptcy […]
In this special webinar, Steven Rothstein, Managing Director of the Ceres Accelerator for Sustainable Capital Markets, Reverend Kirsten Spalding, leader of the Ceres Investor Network, and Melissa Paschall, Director of Governance at Ceres, will explore what companies, and their leadership, so know about ESG and sustainability. Register today>
Join former Delaware Chief Justice Leo Strine, faculty from Berkeley Law, SMU, Saint Louis University, UC Hastings, and Harvard in discussing Reconstructing the Corporation: Workplace Democracy and the Future of Corporate Governance, the new book from Grant Hayden and Matthew Bodie. Register today>
Investors, regulators, employees, and the public are increasingly asking companies to address social and environmental issues. Yet, precisely how to do so remains unclear. Our course addresses that challenge. Through a combination of focused lectures and case studies, curated readings, and in-depth interviews with over 50 thought leaders, we demonstrate how to incorporate environmental, social, and […]
This symposium (sponsored by BJELL) will consist of three panels. The first panel is a labor panel featuring four speakers; it will run from 10am-11:15am. The second panel is a litigation panel featuring three speakers; it will run from 12:45-2pm. The third panel is a regulatory panel featuring four speakers; it will run from 3-4:15pm.
Professor Rob Merges will be presenting his new paper, Patents, Validity Challenges, and Private Ordering: A New Dispensation for the Easy-Challenge Era, which focuses on IP’s impact on R&D and the economics of licensing transactions. Professor Merges is Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Professor of Law and Associate Dean of Advanced Degree Programs and Global Engagement. Professor Merges is […]
March 31 12:00 P.M. PT REGISTER Good judges strive to be life time learners; what part does coaching play in that growth? Join Berkeley Judicial Institute, Senior Judge Kevin Burke and Judge Mildred Caban as we consider some of the formal and informal methods of judicial coaching. Both judges have been active in coaching colleagues […]
President Biden campaigned on the promise of moving away from the Trump Administration's most hard line immigration policies. In this presentation, Professor Jennifer Chacón will explore the ways in which the Biden Administration's immigration policies have moved away from Trump era approaches, and the ways in which they have been continuous. The presentation will focus […]