June 2023 Berkeley Law's unique legal program crafted by the nation's #1 IP & tech law program is back. Broad, meandering CLE programming can be a waste of time - a waste that most busy lawyers cannot afford. Practitioners need to focus on the precise legal issues that matter to their specific practice. To get […]
Tuesday, June 27, 2023 @ 2:30 pm - 7:00 pm Location: Robins Kaplan LLP Office Building Register here! Come celebrate the book launch for “Patent Litigation Through the Unified Patent Court and German Courts,” just in time for the inauguration of Europe’s new patent court. Co-authors will present their insights, first explaining how the UPC is supposed to […]
Implicit Bias Credit Available This three-part Berkeley Judicial Institute program series will focus on why and how judges should communicate with those in the media. We’ll consider the ethical restraints on judges, and the longstanding belief that judges should communicate only through opinions. We’ll ask our audience to consider our conclusion: that communicating with the […]
In 2023 the debate over the proper role of public companies has spilled over dramatically onto the national stage, as recently illustrated by Governor DeSantis’ fight with Disney. As sound bites and memes make their way into law, investors, fiduciaries, and regulators are challenged to respond to a rapidly shifting landscape. We are bringing together […]
Thursday, July 13, 2023 5:00 P.M., Pacific Time Virtual/Zoom Registration Planning a return trip to China in the near future to discuss IP or tech issues? Join BCLT’s Mark Cohen in a Zoom discussion with USPTO’s Elaine Wu and Mike Mangelson and others as they discuss their recent trips to China and the challenges and […]
Please join us for a special edition of Berkeley Boosts, discussing the U.S. District Court of the Southern District of New York's recent ruling in SEC v. Ripple and its broader implications. Berkeley Law Assistant Dean will be joined by Berkeley Law Professors Stavros Gadinis and Jai Massari, and Davis Polk partner Fiona Mora. MCLE […]
Competence Issues CLE Credit Available Join Berkeley Judicial Institute as Judge Kevin Burke interviews judicial emotion experts Professor Kathy Mack and Terry Maroney about the place of emotion in everyday judicial work. The risks of emotion for judging are well known: emotion can be regarded as irrational, unpredictable, stressful and inconsistent with impartiality. Our research reveals […]
Hydrogen could play a critical role in helping California to decarbonize its electricity grid and achieve carbon neutrality. Join us at our July Lunch & Learn, a thought-provoking conversation on hydrogen, the most basic element in the universe, and explore its potential within the context of California's ambitious goal of carbon neutrality by 2045. We'll be shedding […]
Friday August 4, 2023 12:00pm (PT) Virtual 75 minutes General CLE Credit Available Join Berkeley Judicial Institute’s Director of Research Katherine Hood as she interviews Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler and A Curiae’s Wyatt Lim-Tepper about the experience of building and maintaining collaborative courts in the Northern District of California. We’ll talk about both the extraordinary […]