Event Archive

Spring 2026

Date

Event

Speakers / Host

Location

Wed, Jan 14, 2026

Who is Going to Pay for Psychedelic Therapies? (1.0 general CLE)

Moderator: Vincent Joralemon; panelists Elliot Marseille (UC Berkeley), Sherry Rais (Enthea), Chris Raine (The Psychedelic Consultancy), Dara Menashi (PMHAA) — LSLP Center

Zoom, 1:00–2:00 pm

Wed, Feb 11, 2026

HaLS: “Spit and Acquit: The Rise of Consent-Based DNA Databasing”

Prof. Andrea Roth — HaLS / LSLP Center

Room 105, 1:00–2:00 pm

Wed, Feb 18, 2026

HaLS x IPLS x PrivLab: “Ethics of Wearable Technology: Privacy, PHI and IP Considerations”

David J. Kappos (Berkeley Law ’90) — HaLS x IPLS x PrivLab / LSLP Center

Room 170, 1:00–2:00 pm

Thu, Mar 5, 2026

HaLS x IPLS x PrivLab x AI@BL: “AI, Life Sciences, Privacy, and Intellectual Property: A Conversation with Anthropic”

Matt Samuels (Berkeley ’13) & Sneha Shah (Berkeley ’10), Anthropic — co-hosted with LSLP Center

Room 170, 1:00–2:00 pm

Tue, Mar 10, 2026

HaLS x DJC: “The Legacy of Eugenics: A Conversation with Osagie Obasogie and Jonathan Simon”

Profs. Osagie Obasogie & Jonathan Simon — HaLS; co-sponsored with the Criminal Law & Justice Center / LSLP Center

Room 170, 1:00–2:00 pm

Tue, Apr 7, 2026

[BCLT] What to Take Next in Tech and IP: Clinics, Practicums, and Speciality Classes (includes Law & Technology Writing Workshop segment with Vincent Joralemon & Tejas Narechania)

BCLT

1:00 pm

Thu, Apr 9, 2026

HaLS: “Political Opportunities in Medicare-for-All”

HaLS

1:00 pm

Mon, Apr 13, 2026

Life Sciences Course Advising with LSLP’s Vincent Joralemon (Morning Session)

Vincent Joralemon — LSLP Center

Google Meet, 9:00–10:00 am

Mon, Apr 13, 2026

Law & Technology Writing Workshop Info Session & Happy Hour (with Fall 2026 LTWW instructors Vincent Joralemon & Tejas Narechania)

BCLT

4:30 pm

Mon, Apr 13, 2026

Life Sciences Course Advising with LSLP’s Vincent Joralemon (Evening Session)

Vincent Joralemon — LSLP Center

Google Meet, 6:00–7:00 pm

 

Fall 2025

Date

Event

Speakers / Host

Location

Tue, Aug 19, 2025

Assessing Patent Protections Afforded Under the Safe Harbor Provision (3rd Advanced Life Sciences Institute)

Tasha Gerasimow & Joseph Loy (Kirkland & Ellis), Jessica Lam (Novartis) — LSLP Center / B-CLE

Virtual (B-CLE), 1:00 pm

Tue, Aug 26, 2025

Examining Written Description (3rd Advanced Life Sciences Institute)

Kiley White (Tensegrity Law Group) — LSLP Center / B-CLE

Virtual (B-CLE), 1:00 pm

Fri, Aug 29, 2025

HaLS: “The Politics and Policy of Health Law”

Prof. Talha Syed — HaLS

Room 170, 1:00–2:00 pm

Tue, Sep 9, 2025

BCLT Lunch & Learn: Life Sciences

BCLT

Room 100, 1:00 pm

Wed, Sep 10, 2025

Matrices of Privacy: Where Are Wearables Taking You? (2025 Privacy Law Forum: Life Sciences, Session 2)

Rachel Zuraw (Berkeley Law) — LSLP Center / B-CLE

Virtual (B-CLE), 1:00 pm

Tue, Sep 16, 2025

[BCLT] 1L Career Night: Life Sciences

BCLT

Freehouse Back Patio, 6:00 pm

Wed, Sep 17, 2025

AI, Privacy, and Life Sciences (2025 Privacy Law Forum: Life Sciences, Session 3)

Thora Johnson & Shannon Yavorsky (Orrick) — LSLP Center / B-CLE

Virtual (B-CLE), 1:00 pm

Wed, Oct 1, 2025

BCLT–Oregon Start-Up Series, Session 1: Patent Prosecution and Licensing Basics

BCLT / LSLP Center

Virtual, 1:00 pm

Thu, Oct 2, 2025

HaLS: “Public Health Law and the Political Determinants of Health”

Marice Ashe — HaLS

Room 110, 1:00 pm

Wed, Oct 8, 2025

BCLT–Oregon Start-Up Series, Session 2: Medical Device IP 101

BCLT / LSLP Center

Virtual, 1:00 pm

Wed, Oct 15, 2025

BCLT–Oregon Start-Up Series, Session 3: Chain of Title

BCLT / LSLP Center

Virtual, 1:00 pm

Thu, Oct 16, 2025

Plaintiffs’ Law Association x HaLS: plaintiff-side advocacy and public health (elder abuse, mass torts, environmental law)

HaLS x PLA

Room 132

Wed, Oct 22, 2025

BCLT–Oregon Start-Up Series, Session 4: Early-Stage Life Sciences Companies — IP and Trade Secret Strategies

BCLT / LSLP Center

Virtual, 1:00 pm

Tue, Oct 28, 2025

BCLT–Oregon Start-Up Series, Session 5: Understanding Exclusivity Provisions in Technology Consulting Agreements

BCLT / LSLP Center

Virtual, 1:00 pm

Wed, Oct 29, 2025

BCLT Lunch & Learn: Patents (features Vincent Joralemon, LSLP Center Director)

BCLT

Room 100, 1:00 pm

Thu, Oct 30, 2025

BCLT Lunch & Learn: Trade Secret Litigation & Protection (features Vincent Joralemon, LSLP Center Director)

BCLT

Room 100, 1:00 pm

Wed, Nov 5, 2025

BCLT–Oregon Start-Up Series, Session 6: Get Your Ducks In A Row — How Life Science Companies Should Prepare for IP Disputes

BCLT / LSLP Center

Virtual, 1:00 pm

Wed, Nov 5, 2025

HaLS: “Ketamine, MDMA, and Psilocybin: How Psychedelics are Moving Towards FDA Approval”

Vincent Joralemon (LSLP Center Director) — HaLS

Room 170, 1:00–2:00 pm

Wed, Nov 12, 2025

BCLT–Oregon Start-Up Series, Session 7: BPCIA & Hatch-Waxman 101

BCLT / LSLP Center

Virtual, 1:00 pm

Mon, Nov 17, 2025

After Schedule I: Federal Psychedelic Rescheduling and the Impact on State Law

Ismail L. Ali (MAPS), Graham Pechenik (Calyx Law), Shahin Shams (Porta Sophia), Tamar Todd (Berkeley Law) — LSLP Center

Zoom, 1:00–2:00 pm

Tue, Nov 18, 2025

BCLT–Oregon Start-Up Series, Session 8: M&A Readiness — When Big Pharma Comes Knocking

BCLT / LSLP Center

Virtual, 1:00 pm