BCLT Events

May 8,
2025

Location: Mission Bay Conference Center – San Francisco
This annual conference explores emerging legal issues surrounding digital content in today’s multi-platform world. Since 2008, this event has led the global conversation about matters at the intersection of digital media, freedom of speech, and law. 

July 7-27,
2025

Location: Hybrid – UC Berkeley + Zoom (Two weeks in-person + One week Zoom)
This certified program is tailored for Asian corporate legal professionals and attorneys seeking a comprehensive understanding of the US IP and technology law. Taught by Berkeley Law faculty, retired judges, litigators, and in-house counsels from top technology companies, the curriculum offers in-depth insights into the U.S. legal system, legal practices, and dispute resolution methods. 

Nov 19,
2025

Location: In-person, UC Berkeley
Key Speakers: TBA
Bringing together leading scholars, practitioners, and policymakers from the US, China, UK, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, and other Asian countries to explore how intellectual property law should address AI’s transformative impact in furthering its purpose of promoting human creativity, covering key topics such as inventorship, nonobviousness, disclosure, authorship, and copyright infringement.

April 17,
2025

Location: 100 Law Building
Key Speaker: Al Malecha, Haynes and Boone
Al Malecha will present her new report, “From Algorithms to Embryos: How AI is Changing Assisted Reproduction.” The report shows how the introduction of AI in assisted reproductive technology is posing ethical and moral challenges to the field.

April 16,
2025

Location: Zoom
Key Speakers: Associate Professor Zach Pardos, School of Education, UC Berkeley; Assistant Teaching Professor Gireeja Ranade, EECS, UC Berkeley

Berkeley AI and Society Event (4/16) featuring UC Berkeley Associate Professor Zach Pardos (School of Education) and UC Berkeley Assistant Teaching Professor Gireeja Ranade (EECS) in conversation on the topic of AI and Education. For more information see: https://ai-and-society.github.io/

April 11,
2025

Location: B-CLE
Key Speakers: Miles Cooley, Liner Freedman Taitelman + Cooley

Bringing together leading executives, management professionals, attorneys, athletes, talent, and students to discuss leading topics in sports, entertainment, law, and business.

March 6,
2025

Location: UC Berkeley Faculty Club, Seaborg Room
Speaker: Nico Van Eijk, Prof. of Media and Telecommunications Law and Director of the Institute for Information Law (IViR), Faculty of Law, University of Amsterdam

Maintaining a proper balance between the interests of national security and the protection of fundamental rights is essential. An improved system of checks and balances requires a more normative approach where greater operational flexibility is counterbalanced by real-time and binding oversight. Drawing upon years of oversight of two of the most capable continental intelligence agencies, Nico van Eijk explains the effort to find such an improved system.

Feb 27-28,
2025

Location: Residence Inn, Berkeley
Opening Keynote Speaker: Deirdre Mulligan, UC Berkeley School of Information & Center for Law & Technology
Afternoon Keynote Speaker: Tino Cuéllar, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

This symposium will begin with a half-day tutorial on Feb. 27 for those not yet acquainted with major initiatives such as the California legislature’s SB 1047. On Feb. 28, speakers will present a range of perspectives on these initiatives and others, considering various types of governance tools that regulators may deploy, and offering assessments of which are more and less likely to be effective in promoting artificial intelligence systems for the public good and ensuring safe and trustworthy development of such systems.

Feb 5, 2025

B-CLE Webcast
Location: B-CLE
Key Speakers: Chris Mammen, Womble Bond Dickinson

What is the future of content creators in the age of AI? Will IP laws offer any protection, or will IP laws aid in the replacement of human content creators with their AI counterparts? Using a global perspective, this interesting program analyzes the future of AI content creation and AI-assisted content creation. Join us as we explore Dr. Chris Mammen’s research during his recent sabbatical.

Feb 4, 2025

B-CLE Webcast
Session 3: Stocked Based Compensation (SBC) Managing Unforeseen Foreign Tax Issues
Location: B-CLE
Key Speakers: Himali Patel, Baker McKenzie; Gene Tien, Baker McKenzie Consulting LLC

Tech companies face significant cross-border tax issues due to stock based compensation. Employee mobility and significant use of international operations have escalated the urgency of addressing these tax issues sooner rather than later. Typical corporate events, including IPOs, M&A, and share buybacks, threaten tech companies with significant, unnecessary taxes without proper planning. This program addresses hot topics in SBC compensation.

Jan 23, 2025

Location: Online/Zoom
Key Speakers: Colleen Chien, BCLT; Catherine Crump, BCLT; Andrea Roth, BCLT; Rebecca Wexler, BCLT; Chesa Boudin, Criminal Law & Justice Center

Fall
2024

Recordings now available for viewing online!
Location: B-CLE
Key Speakers: Ksenia Maiorova, Green & Spiegel
Through five distinct sessions, this series highlights the unique challenges faced by international student-athletes and offers practical, legally sound solutions for navigating this evolving landscape

Dec 5-6,
2024

Location: Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
Two days of in-depth discussions on patent law with panels of leading experts.

Fall 2024

Recordings Available on B-CLE
Session 1: Minority Interest, Major Impact: Considerations When Non-US Investors Invest in US Companies
Monday, Nov. 25, 2024
Location: B-CLE
Key Speakers: Aarthi Belani, Baker McKenzie; Rod Hunter, Baker McKenzie
Join us to hear from a fascinating pair of lawyers—one from the corporate side and one from the national security side.

Session 2: Removing the Mask: Understanding and Regulating Deepfakes
Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024
Location: B-CLE
Key Speakers: Cynthia Cole, Baker McKenzie; Inez Asante, Baker McKenzie
Whether you are protecting commercial brands or individuals, this session provides you with an overview of where we are at with deepfake regulation.

Dec. 3,
2024

Recording Available on B-CLE
Location: B-CLE
Key Speakers: Hunter Deeley, FCC; Chris Hoofnagle, Berkeley Law, BCLT
Join us to hear directly from the FCC in a fascinating discussion about the effort to protect our communications infrastructure and secure our national-security interests.  For anyone in the data-privacy space, understanding the FCC’s approach is now a part of your practice.

Nov 13,
2024

Location: International House, Chevron Auditorium

This annual signature recruiting fair provides a unique opportunity for Berkeley Law 1L students to meet and mingle with representatives from top law firms nationwide with a Bay Area presence. Because this program is linked to entry-level positions, it is reserved for 1L students considering a summer-associate position in either of their 1L or 2L summers.

Oct 31,
2024

Location: International House, Chevron Auditorium
Guest Speaker: Prof. Dr. Indra Spiecker genannt Doehmann, LL.M.
(Georgetown Univ.), Chair Law of Digitalization, Institute for
Digitization, University of Cologne
Commentators: Sari Mazzurco, Dedman School of Law, Southern Methodist University; Margot E. Kaminski, University of Colorado Law School

Oct 23,
2024

Location: Domenico Winery, San Carlos, CA
Key Speakers: Steve Carlson, Robins Kaplan; Li Zhu, Robins Kaplan; Hon. Camille Lignieres, Paris Local Division Unified Patent Court
With the growth in international patent litigation, US attorneys and companies need to understand the realities they face when litigating outside the US. This forum brings together leading attorneys worldwide to discuss the hottest topics and the nuances in local practices.

October,
2024

Location: UC Berkeley School of Law (sittings will take place at various locations)
As part of its nationwide jurisdiction, the Federal Circuit occasionally hears arguments outside of Washington, D.C. This year, the Court will formally hear cases at Berkeley Law.

Oct 3,
2024

Location: Faculty Club, UC Berkeley
This signature event plays a pivotal role in fostering collaboration between the U.S. and China IP communities. It serves as a crucial platform where legal scholars, judges, practitioners, policymakers, and industry leaders from both nations come together to address the complexities of transnational IP litigation.

Sept 27,
2024

B-CLE Webcast
Location: Virtual, B-CLE Webcast
Key Speaker: Kevin J. Greene, Southwestern Law School
This symposium will dive into the historical treatment of minority creators in copyright law, unpack the racial disparities in patent law and innovation, and discuss the challenges and opportunities for diversity in content moderation on social media platforms.

Aug 8-9,
2024

Location: Residence Inn, Downtown Berkeley
The IPSC brings together intellectual property scholars to present their works-in-progress to benefit from the critique of colleagues.

August 6,
2024

Available for viewing on B-CLE
Location: Virtual, B-CLE Webcast
Key Speakers: Nathalie Devernay, Bird & Bird; Catharina Klumpp, Bird & Bird; Miguel Pastur, Bird & Bird
To provide a view into what is happening in AI and Europe, we are joined by three partners from Bird & Bird: Catharina Klumpp based in Düsseldorf, Germany; Nathalie Devernay in Lyon, France; and Miguel Pastur in Madrid, Spain.

July 23,
2024

Available for viewing on B-CLE
Location: Virtual, B-CLE Webcast
Key Speakers: Colleen Chien, BCLT; Karen Silvermen, The Cantellus Group
After testimony from 150 experts, the Bipartisan Senate Working Group released its Roadmap for AI policy and governance. Will it be influential? And where will it take us? Join two of the nation’s leading experts, Professor Colleen Chien and Karen Silverman for a discussion about this Roadmap and its relevance.

May 21-22,
2024

Available for viewing on B-CLE
Location: Virtual, B-CLE Webcast
The rapid advancement in life sciences technologies has made keeping up with legal implications more important than ever. At this institute, you will learn from the experts about cutting-edge issues impacting your life sciences practice.

May 14,
2024

Location: Mission Bay Conference Center, San Francisco
This annual conference explores emerging legal issues surrounding digital content in today’s multi-platform world.

April 12,
2024

Location: Goldberg Room, UC Berkeley School of Law
This program will provide an introduction to Artificial Intelligence followed by a discussion of some of the evidentiary challenges that it poses for civil litigation.

April 5,
2024

Location: Bancroft Hotel, Berkeley
Bringing together leading executives, management professionals, attorneys, athletes, talent, and students to discuss leading topics in sports, entertainment, law, and business.

April 4,
2024

Location: Bancroft Hotel, Berkeley
Key Speakers: Scott J. Shapiro,Yale University; Michael Rubin, Latham & Watkins; Josephine Wolff, Tufts University

BCLT’s first Cyber Cecurity signature lecture series presented by Scott Shapiro on “Fancy Bear Goes Phishing” where he will discuss how what makes is the internet so vulnerable, and how we can respond to related issues.

April 1,
2024

Location: 141 Law Building, Berkeley Law & Online (Zoom)
Guest Speaker: Angela Zhang, USC School of Law

March 22, 2024

Location: UC Berkeley
Key Speakers: Martha Minow, 300th Anniversary University Professor, Harvard University; DJ Patil, First U.S. Chief Data Scientist, and Jennifer Chayes, Dean of the UC Berkeley College of Computing, Data Science, and Society.

March 20,
2024

Location: University Club, California Memorial Stadium
Key Speakers: Colleen Chien, BCLT; Dean Erwin Chemerinsky, Berkeley Law; Director Kathi Vidal, USPTO
BCLT’s annual signature lecture with a reception and careers fair to connect BCLT sponsors and 1L Berkeley Law students for current and future hiring and networking.

March 7, 2024

March 14, 2024

March 15, 2024

Location (hybrid): Bancroft Hotel, Berkeley and streaming

Location: Online/half-day

Location: Online/half-day

This multi-day, hybrid and online format conference brings together in-house counsel from leading tech companies, practicing lawyers, regulators, privacy advocates, and academics.

March 5,
2024

Available for viewing on B-CLE
Location: B-CLE
Speakers: Xiaoxia (Sarah) Zhang, King & Wood Mallesons

In this lecture, Ms. Xiaoxia (Sarah) Zhang from King & Wood Mallesons introduces the recent progress of trade secret enforcement in China with exemplary cases and statistics.

2024 Dates:
Jan 23
March 18
April 30
Nov TBD

2025 Dates:
Jan TBD
Feb TBD
April TBD

Available for viewing on B-CLE
Location: Zoom
Speakers: Dr. Yuan Hao, BCLT

Feb 20, 2024

Available for viewing on B-CLE
Session 2: Let the UPC Games Begin—Jurisdictional Shenanigans or Innocent Growing Pain?
Location: B-CLE
Speaker: Steve Carlson, Robins Kaplan LLP; Alexander Harguth, Preu Bohlig & Partners

UPC strategy depends on understanding the options and local preferences for evidence development.  While it is theoretically one court, national preferences and national practices still weigh heavily on UPC evidence issues.  This webcast explains the current options, preferences, and differences in key UPC jurisdictions.

Feb 6, 2024

Available for viewing on B-CLE
Session 1: UPC Developments: Seizures, evidence, and expert reports
Location: B-CLE
Speaker: Steve Carlson, Robins Kaplan LLP; Konstantin Schallmoser, Preu Bohlig

UPC strategy depends on understanding the options and local preferences for evidence development.  While it is theoretically one court, national preferences and national practices still weigh heavily on UPC evidence issues.  This webcast explains the current options, preferences, and differences in key UPC jurisdictions.

Jan 23, 2024

Available for viewing on B-CLE
Location: B-CLE
Speaker: Jonathan Stroud, Unified Patents

The impact of litigation funding in the IP space continues to grow.  As District Courts get more involved in identifying the sources of litigation funding and those actually controlling the litigation, interesting facts are coming to light.  But not all litigation funding is the same.  Jonathan Stroud from Unified Patents provides insight into some of the most prolific funders in the IP space.