January 2022
CANCELED – BCLB Law Firm Hot Topic Lunch Talk: TBD
CANCELED Please join us at Bancroft Hotel for a conversation with attorneys from one of the Bay Area's leading law firms specializing in business law to discuss a deal, case, or practice group. Co-sponsored by the Berkeley Business Law Journal. Lunch provided on a first-come, first-served basis. Register here: TBD Please email bclb@law.berkeley.edu with any questions
Find out more about CANCELED – BCLB Law Firm Hot Topic Lunch Talk: TBDBCLB Hot Topic Talk with Wilson Sonsini
You're invited by the Berkeley Center for Law and Business and Berkeley Business Law Journal as we welcome attorneys from Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. Attorneys Lianna Whittleton, Michael Coke, and RJ Lang will join us to discuss the direct listing -- a method by which a company can offer an investment opportunity directly to the public -- of Roblox, the popular online gaming platform. Co-sponsored by the Berkeley Business Law Journal. Register here: https://tinyurl.com/yckwnxce Please email bclb@law.berkeley.edu with any…
Find out more about BCLB Hot Topic Talk with Wilson SonsiniFebruary 2022
BCLB Hot Topic Lunch Talk with Gunderson Dettmer
Join BCLB and the Berkeley Business Law Journal as we welcome attorneys from Gunderson Dettmer. Attorneys Brian Patterson and Brenden Glapion ('20) will discuss diversity, equity, and inclusion in the venture capital space and spend time connecting with our students! Lunch will be available. Students only please. Co-sponsored by the Berkeley Business Law Journal. Register here> https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?oeidk=a07eisv6ps3a12b8c10&oseq=&c=&ch= Please email bclb@law.berkeley.edu with any questions
Find out more about BCLB Hot Topic Lunch Talk with Gunderson DettmerBCLB Hot Topic Lunch Talk with Kirkland & Ellis
Join BCLB and the Berkeley Business Law Journal as we welcome attorneys from Kirkland & Ellis. Attorney Benjamin Clinger will give a crash course in Private Equity and spend time connecting with our students! Lunch will be available. Students only please. Co-sponsored by the Berkeley Business Law Journal. Lunch provided on a first-come, first-served basis. Register here>
Find out more about BCLB Hot Topic Lunch Talk with Kirkland & EllisBCLB Law Firm Lunch Talk with Freshfields
Please join us at Bancroft Hotel for a conversation with attorneys from Freshfields as they highlight a few corporate deals that are representative of the type of work associates can expect in today's market, from cross-border Wall Street deals to Silicon Valley tech and venture deals. Co-sponsored by the Berkeley Business Law Journal. Lunch provided on a first-come, first-served basis. Register here
Find out more about BCLB Law Firm Lunch Talk with FreshfieldsBCLB Hot Topic Lunch Talk with Weil
Join BCLB and the Berkeley Business Law Journal as we welcome attorneys from Weil. Kyle Krpata and Nick Doloresco will break down an acquisition of a venture-backed startup and spend time connecting with our students! Lunch will be available. Students only please. Register here>
Find out more about BCLB Hot Topic Lunch Talk with WeilMarch 2022
BCLB Hot Topic Lunch Talk with MoFo
Join BCLB and the Berkeley Business Law Journal as we welcome attorneys from Morrison Foerster. Lunch will be available. Students only please. Register here>
Find out more about BCLB Hot Topic Lunch Talk with MoFoBCLB Hot Topic Lunch Talk with Cooley
Join BCLB and the Berkeley Business Law Journal as we welcome back Berkeley Law alum Marya Postner from Cooley to discuss a day in the life of a Life Sciences licensing and partnering attorney. Lunch will be available. Students only please. Register here>
Find out more about BCLB Hot Topic Lunch Talk with CooleyBCLT/BTLJ Law & Tech Speaker Series | Kilpatrick Townsend, “From Idea to Revenue: Creating and Monetizing a Patent Asset”
IMPORTANT: This event will be held in person at the Bancroft Hotel, across the street from the law school. Lunch will be provided. RSVP will be required for the event. You must show proof of vaccination at the entrance to the hotel. In the event that we must cancel the in person event, we will hold the event virtually on Zoom. We ask that when you RSVP for the event using Zoom, please keep the login information just in case…
Find out more about BCLT/BTLJ Law & Tech Speaker Series | Kilpatrick Townsend, “From Idea to Revenue: Creating and Monetizing a Patent Asset”BCLT/BTLJ Law & Tech Speaker Series | PDQuery, “PDQuery: Now Taking Questions”
IMPORTANT: This event will be held in person at the Bancroft Hotel, across the street from the law school. Lunch will be provided. RSVP will be required for the event. You must show proof of vaccination at the entrance to the hotel. In the event that we must cancel the in person event, we will hold the event virtually on Zoom. We ask that when you RSVP for the event using Zoom, please keep the login information just in case…
Find out more about BCLT/BTLJ Law & Tech Speaker Series | PDQuery, “PDQuery: Now Taking Questions”BCLB Law Firm Hot Topic Lunch Talk: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe
Please join us at Bancroft Hotel for a conversation with Jake Heath from Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe for discussion on the intersection between Data Security, IP Rights and the Internet. Co-sponsored by the Berkeley Business Law Journal. Lunch provided on a first-come, first-served basis. Please email bclb@law.berkeley.edu with any questions
Find out more about BCLB Law Firm Hot Topic Lunch Talk: Orrick, Herrington & SutcliffeBCLT/BTLJ Law & Tech Speaker Series | Bloomberg, “First Day of Practice”
IMPORTANT: This event will be held in person at the Bancroft Hotel, across the street from the law school. Lunch will be provided. RSVP will be required for the event. Proof of vaccination is not required but masking indoors is. In the event that we must cancel the in person event, we will hold the event virtually on Zoom. We ask that when you RSVP for the event using Zoom, please keep the login information just in case we move…
Find out more about BCLT/BTLJ Law & Tech Speaker Series | Bloomberg, “First Day of Practice”BCLB Law Firm Hot Topic Dinner Talk: Davis Polk — Case Study on XPO Fitness
Please join us at Bancroft Hotel for a "Case Study on XPO Fitness” with Alan Denenberg and Ali DeGolia. Co-sponsored by the Berkeley Business Law Journal. Dinner provided on a first-come, first-served basis. Please email bclb@law.berkeley.edu with any questions
Find out more about BCLB Law Firm Hot Topic Dinner Talk: Davis Polk — Case Study on XPO FitnessBCLT/BTLJ Law & Tech Speaker Series | Major, Lindsey & Africa, “How to Get In-House and Why You Want to Know”
IMPORTANT: This event will be held in person at the Bancroft Hotel, across the street from the law school. Lunch will be provided. RSVP will be required for the event. Proof of vaccination is not required but masking indoors is. In the event that we must cancel the in person event, we will hold the event virtually on Zoom. We ask that when you RSVP for the event using Zoom, please keep the login information just in case we move…
Find out more about BCLT/BTLJ Law & Tech Speaker Series | Major, Lindsey & Africa, “How to Get In-House and Why You Want to Know”April 2022
2022 BBLJ Symposium (Co-sponsored by BCLB)
The 2022 Berkeley Business Law Journal Symposium — with a theme of Emerging Trends in the Legal Market — will take place on Friday, April 1st at the Bancroft Hotel and feature attorneys from BCLB sponsor firms. Whether you are a 1L, 2L, 3L or LLM student, this is a great chance to network with firms and learn tips and trends for the summer! The panel and event schedule are: 9:40 AM - 10:00 AM: Continental Breakfast 10:00 AM - 10:40 AM: Corporate vs. Litigation…
Find out more about 2022 BBLJ Symposium (Co-sponsored by BCLB)2022 BCLB Summer Associate Law Firm Fair
BBLJ will host its annual symposium (on emerging trends in the legal market) which will be followed by BCLB's annual summer associate law firm! These two events are not to be missed and you'll get to meet attorneys and recruiters from over 10 major law firms! The symposium starts at 9:40 AM (with breakfast) and the summer associate fair starts at 12:40 PM (with lunch)! Registration not required. Summer Associate Fair Poster 2022
Find out more about 2022 BCLB Summer Associate Law Firm FairBCLB Law Firm Hot Topic Lunch Talk: Gibson Dunn — Public and Private Company M&A
Please join us at Bancroft Hotel for a conversation with Branden Berns and Melanie Gertz from Gibson Dunn to discuss "The Many Different Flavors and Forms of Public and Private Company M&A." Co-sponsored by the Berkeley Business Law Journal. Lunch provided on a first-come, first-served basis. Please email bclb@law.berkeley.edu with any questions
Find out more about BCLB Law Firm Hot Topic Lunch Talk: Gibson Dunn — Public and Private Company M&ABerkeley Law Sports & Entertainment Conference
Please join us for the Berkeley Law Sports & Entertainment Conference hosted by the Berkeley Journal of Entertainment and Sports Law and Berkeley Center for Law and Technology. This marquee event brings together leading executives, management professionals, attorneys, athletes, talent, and students for the opportunity to discuss the leading topics in sports, entertainment, law, business, and culture. All panels can be attended virtually (via Zoom) or in-person at Bancroft Hotel's Great Hall, located at 2680 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, CA 94704. Immediately following the…
Find out more about Berkeley Law Sports & Entertainment ConferenceBCLT/BTLJ Law & Tech Speaker Series | Kirkland & Ellis, “IP Practice and Excelling as a Junior Associate in the Covid World
IMPORTANT: This event will be held in person at the Bancroft Hotel. In the event that we must cancel the in person event, we will hold the event virtually on Zoom. Please register for the event using Zoom and keep the login information in case we must move to a virtual format for unexpected reasons. RSVP Here Join Kirkland & Ellis attorneys to understand what IP Practice has been like during Covid. IP Practice now and going forward has been…
Find out more about BCLT/BTLJ Law & Tech Speaker Series | Kirkland & Ellis, “IP Practice and Excelling as a Junior Associate in the Covid WorldBCLB Law Firm Hot Topic Lunch Talk: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom — Business and Career Development
Please join us at Bancroft Hotel for a discussion on business and career development strategies, practices and philosophies with Ken Kumayama and Peter Jones from Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom. Co-sponsored by the Berkeley Business Law Journal. Lunch provided on a first-come, first-served basis. Please email bclb@law.berkeley.edu with any questions
Find out more about BCLB Law Firm Hot Topic Lunch Talk: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom — Business and Career DevelopmentBCLT/BTLJ Law & Tech Speaker Series | “An Insider’s View of the CIA’s Office of General Counsel – the Intersection of Law, Technology, and National Security
IMPORTANT: This event will be remote. Please RSVP to access the Zoom link. RSVP Here Julie Reese is a Berkeley Law graduate, and has been an attorney with CIA’s Office of General Counsel for over 12 years. Prior to joining CIA, she worked in the private sector – first in private practice at a law firm in Washington, DC for seven years immediately after law school, focusing on Telecommunications and Legislation. She also was in-house counsel for an international organization…
Find out more about BCLT/BTLJ Law & Tech Speaker Series | “An Insider’s View of the CIA’s Office of General Counsel – the Intersection of Law, Technology, and National SecurityBCLT/BTLJ Law & Tech Speaker Series | Womble Bond, “Managing a Law Firm: What You Need to Know”
IMPORTANT: This event will be held in person at the Bancroft Hotel. In the event that we must cancel the in person event, we will hold the event virtually on Zoom. Please register for the event using Zoom and keep the login information in case we must move to a virtual format for unexpected reasons. RSVP Here Join us for an in person conversation with Womble Bond Dickinson partner attorney Sam Campbell, who has years of experience managing firms, to…
Find out more about BCLT/BTLJ Law & Tech Speaker Series | Womble Bond, “Managing a Law Firm: What You Need to Know”BCLT/BTLJ Law & Tech Speaker Series | Paul Hastings, “A Deep Dive Into IP Practice”
IMPORTANT: This event will be held in person at the Bancroft Hotel. In the event that we must cancel the in person event, we will hold the event virtually on Zoom. Please register for the event using Zoom and keep the login information in case we must move to a virtual format for unexpected reasons. RSVP Here Join us for an in person conversation with Paul Hastings partner attorney Chris Kennerly and associate Anuva Ganapathi to hear about how their…
Find out more about BCLT/BTLJ Law & Tech Speaker Series | Paul Hastings, “A Deep Dive Into IP Practice”September 2022
Book Talk with Haochen Sun
Join a talk by Professor Haochen Sun on his 2022 monograph, Technology and the Public Interest. Haochen Sun is Professor of Law at the University of Hong Kong Faculty of Law. He previously served as Director of the Law and Technology Center and the LLM Program in in Technology and Intellectual Property Law at the Faculty of Law. He specializes in intellectual property, technology law, and Chinese law. His recent scholarship has focused on the theoretical and policy foundations of…
Find out more about Book Talk with Haochen SunNovember 2022
2022 BCLT/IP Law Society 1L Tech Law Careers Fair
The Berkeley Center for Law & Technology (BCLT) and the Intellectual Property Law Society (IPLS) invite all Berkeley Law 1Ls to our Career Fair on Thursday, November 17 at the Bancroft Hotel (located across the street from the law school). This is a great chance to get in front of law firm attorneys and recruiting teams, practice by practice, and learn about the roles they need to fill now and in the future. We have expanded to a broader format than in…
Find out more about 2022 BCLT/IP Law Society 1L Tech Law Careers FairEvents are wheelchair accessible. For disability-related accommodations, contact the organizer of the event. Advance notice is kindly requested.
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