• 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

    Register IN THIS LINK!
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  • CBL 2024-2025 Kick-Off and Happy Hour

    September 11, 2024 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm

    Join us in the ARC of the 200 McAllister St. building to celebrate the new school year with the Center for Business Law. Come meet CBL Faculty, Advisors, Fellows & Alumni and learn more about our exciting plans for the year. Appetizers and drinks will be served.
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  • Research Updates AY2023-2024

    From UC Law SF Faculty

    Abe Cable‘s article titled Stock Options of Adhesion was accepted for publication in the Journal of Corporation Law. The article argues that a competitive market for startup talent helps equity compensation contracts evolve in employee-friendly ways, even when employees do not actively negotiate or even understand their agreements.
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  • UC Center for Business Law SF | Annual Report 2023-2024

    June 2024

    You can read the full report in this link: CBL Annual Report 2023-2024
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  • Dane Patterson

    Class of 2014. Partner, Goodwin Procter.

    Dane Patterson is a partner at Goodwin Procter’s Business Law department and a member of its Technology & Life Sciences group. He specializes in all areas of corporate and securities laws, with a primary focus on advising emerging-growth technology companies and venture capital firms. He advises founders, emerging growth companies and venture capital firms on various transactional matters,
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  • Note from the Executive Director

    CBL Annual Report 2023-2024

    This year marked significant growth for the UC Center for Business Law SF. We developed and delivered the VC-Backed Board Academy (VCBA), a new executive education program for directors of venture-backed companies. The inaugural program was held in San Francisco, and our next edition will take place at Nasdaq’s MarketSite in NYC on October 29,
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  • AI Intersects with Sustainable Governance

    Breakfast Roundtable with Paul Weiss ESG and Law Institute | May 9, 2024
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  • The Inside Scoop on IPOs

    CBL Lunch Speaker Series | March 27, 2024, from 12:30pm to 1:30pm

    Join us for a panel discussion where we’ll peel back the layers of the Initial Public Offering (IPO) process, presented through the lens of Instacart’s journey to becoming a publicly traded company. The panel will be moderated by Professor Abraham Cable and will include Bradley Libuit ’09,
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  • SEC & DOJ Regulatory Enforcement in Silicon Valley

    CBL Lunch Speaker Series | February 29, 2024 from 12:30pm to 1:30pm

    Join us for a panel discussion on regulatory enforcement in Silicon Valley with Monique Winkler, the head of the SEC’s San Francisco Office, and Jina Choi, Chief of the Corporate and Securities Fraud Section at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California, moderated by Professor Evan Epstein.

    The panel will delve into the complexities of navigating federal regulations in the fast-paced tech industry.
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