The CBL Scholars Program is a merit award created to develop a new generation of future leaders in business law. Read More.
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The VC-Backed Board Academy (VCBA) is a one-day executive education program exclusively tailored for directors of venture-backed private companies. Learn more.
The UC Center for Business Law San Francisco was founded with the mission of bringing together leading scholars, business leaders, practitioners, regulators and students to engage in the study, teaching and practice of business law at UC Law SF. The Center aims to be the leading business law venue in San Francisco, one of the world’s great centers of commerce, finance and technology. Learn More >>
Partner & Co-Chair – Technology, Goodwin Procter
San Francisco, CA
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Founder & President, American Forest Products Corporation
San Francisco, CA
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Founding Partner, Orrick, Herrington & Stutcliffe LLP
San Francisco, CA
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Partner, Reed Smith
Los Angeles, CA
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Partner, Irell & Manella
Los Angeles, CA
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Partner, Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones
San Francisco, CA
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Partner, Allen Matkins
Orange County, CA
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President & Chief Executive Officer, Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc.
Honolulu, HI
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Founder-Director, Golden Gate National Bank
San Francisco, CA
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Partner & Co-Chair of Global Litigation, Dechert
New York, NY
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Nasdaq’s MarketSite in New York City’s Times Square buzzed with startup directors and industry leaders for the biannual Venture Capital-Backed Board Academy on Oct. 29, 2024, organized by UC Law SF’s Center for Business Law and sponsored by Cooley, Nasdaq and Woodruff Sawyer.
Full article: https://www.uclawsf.edu/2024/11/18/vcba-nyc/
At Nasdaq’s MarketSite in NYC on Oct 29th, 2024
The VC-Backed Board Academy (VCBA) is a one-day executive education program specifically designed for board members of private venture-backed companies.
The program focuses on the unique corporate governance challenges faced by startup boards, including some of the following topics:
Fiduciary Duties and Conflict of Interests in VC-Backed Companies
Board Functions and Preparing for and Running Board Meetings
Exits and Liquidity Trends in VC-Backed Companies
Startup Compensation
Cross-Over Investors in the Boardroom
Difficult Conversations and Going Out of Business
Board Composition and Structure
*Please note that the program is limited to board members of venture-backed companies including investors,
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CBL Lunch Speaker Series: Thu Oct 24, 2024 @ 12:30-1:30pm
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The CBL Scholars Program is a merit award created to develop a new generation of future leaders in business law. Read More>>
The CBL Roundtable is an invite-only program that seeks to assemble diverse perspectives from regulators, operators, and investors to expressly identify friction points and, more importantly, pragmatic solutions for everyone involved in the ecosystem. Read More>>
The Unicorn Initiative is a joint research project between the UC Center for Business Law San Francisco and The Brattle Group. Read More>>
