• Bubba Gleaves

    CBL Scholar Class of 2027

    Bubba Gleaves is a 1L at UC Law San Francisco, originally from North Idaho. She played Division I softball at Columbia University, earning a degree in Political Science with a concentration in Business Management. Prior to law school, Bubba co-founded a real estate company with her younger brother, which ignited her passion for business law.
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  • Erik Israel

    CBL Scholar Class of 2027

    Erik Israel is a 1L student at UC Law San Francisco. Raised in rural North Carolina, he is a proud first-generation high school and college graduate. Erik graduated from East Tennessee State University and worked in healthcare as a radiologic technologist before pivoting to finance and working as a self-employed securities trader. As an accredited investor,
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  • Marilyn Aguilar-Portillo

    CBL Scholar Class of 2027

    Marilyn Aguilar-Portillo is a 1L student at UC Law San Francisco. She is Salvadorian-American, from Los Angeles, and a proud Trojan from the University of Southern California. There, she earned a double major in Psychology and Philosophy, was a member of the USC Mock Trial Team, and graduated with honors. Before law school,
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  • 3rd VC-Backed Board Academy (VCBA)

    At Cooley’s SF Offices on Wed May 14th, 2025

    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

    Liquidity and Compensation Trends in VC-Backed Companies

    Corporate Venture Capital and Private Equity in the Boardroom

    Risk Management and Oversight Duties

    Succession Planning

    Board Composition and Structure

    *Please note that the program is limited to board members of venture-backed companies including investors,
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  • Venture Fund Representation: Insights from Leading Counsel

    CBL Lunch Speaker Series: Thu Feb 27, 2025 @ 12:30-1:30pm

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  • VC-Backed Board Academy (VCBA) Prepares Startup Directors to Drive Growth and Innovation

    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/

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  • 2nd VC-Backed Board Academy (VCBA)

    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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  • Business Law Track for 1Ls and the CBL Scholars Program

    CBL Lunch Speaker Series: Thu Oct 24, 2024 @ 12:30-1:30pm

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  • 2024 SF Economic Outlook: AI & The Future of Corporate Governance

    In partnership with UCLA Anderson Forecast and Bay Area Council Economic Institute on Oct 15, 2024 from 11:30am to 3pm.

    Join us for the 7th Annual Regional Economic Outlook, co-hosted by the UC Center for Business SF, UCLA Anderson Forecast and the Bay Area Council Economic Institute. It will address the latest economic outlook for the Bay Area,
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  • Corporate Litigation in Silicon Valley

    CBL Lunch Speaker Series: Thu Sep 19, 2024 @ 12:30-1:30pm

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