276.26S sec. 001 - Corporate Strategy in the Age of AI and Geopolitics (Summer 2026)
Instructor: Angeli Patel (view instructor's teaching evaluations - degree students only)
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Units: 1
Grading Designation: Credit Only
Mode of Instruction: In-Person
Meeting:
MTuWThF 2:00 PM - 3:40 PM
Location: Law 240
From July 27, 2026
To August 04, 2026
Enrollment info:
Enrolled: 13
Waitlisted: 0
Enroll Limit: 30
As of: 04/13 04:43 AM
This course examines how artificial intelligence is reshaping corporate strategy in an era of geopolitical rivalry, market hype, and regulatory uncertainty. We focus on how CEOs, Chief Legal Officers, and boards are responding to AI’s disruptive potential. How are they navigating opportunities for innovation while confronting competitive, legal, and reputational risks? Drawing from corporate governance, antitrust, and M&A, we will analyze real-time developments in the AI race: from export bans and high-stakes partnerships to investor bets and boardroom crises.
Students will engage directly with guest speakers from leading AI companies, journalists covering the AI race, and thinkers shaping the policy debate. By the end of the course, participants will understand the interplay of law, business strategy, and geopolitics in the age of AI. And ultimately, students will be equipped to advise companies, boards, and investors on how to stay buoyant in a hyper-competitive and uncertain landscape.
Angeli Patel is the Executive Director of the Berkeley Center for Law and Business, where she focuses on advancing corporate strategy, governance, and innovation in a rapidly evolving global landscape. She is deeply engaged in UC Berkeley’s innovation ecosystem, serving on the Innovation & Entrepreneurship Council and the Advisory Board of the Open Innovation Squad at Berkeley Haas School of Business.
As a practicing attorney, Angeli advises on AI and sustainability governance and corporate strategy. She began her legal career at Jones Day in the M&A practice and later joined the Sustainability & ESG Advisory Practice at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, advising clients on governance strategies to address climate and social risks.
Prior to her legal career, Angeli advised global governments and NGOs, including White House Office of Management and Budget under the Obama Administration focusing on government digitization and management reform; a policy advisor at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, addressing consumer privacy. She also advised the UN Global Compact Network Australia on anti-corruption and business & human rights; as well as at the Government of Chile, Ministry of Finance on the country’s first government modernization initiatives.
As startup advisor and entrepreneur herself, Angeli is passionate about scaling businesses that align growth with social & political ecosystems. She launched an e-commerce business for women of color in 2021 and advises the Leadership & Development startup, Mandala.
Exam Notes: (P) Final Paper
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Course Category: Intellectual Property and Technology Law
This course is listed in the following sub-categories:
AI Law and Regulation
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