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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

    Register IN THIS LINK!
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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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  • 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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  • 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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