News & Events

  • CBL Scholars Program Information Session for 1Ls

    Lunch Presentation on October 26th to learn all about the CBL Scholars Program.

    Attention 1Ls! Are you interested in Business Law? Are you also interested in scholarship, networking, and professional growth opportunities? Join the Center for Business Law for lunch on October 26th to learn all about the CBL Scholars Program. Applications open November 1st, so don’t wait! We’ll be explaining the process, giving out helpful application tips,
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  • UC Hastings Center for Business Law | Newsletter Fall 2021

    October 2021

    You can read the full newsletter in the following link: CBL Newsletter Fall 2021.
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  • Venture Capital in 2021 and Beyond

    CBL Lunch Speaker Series

    Please join this lunchtime discussion on the current state of venture capital with a panel of industry experts:

    Scott Kupor, Managing Partner of Andreessen Horowitz, Author of Secrets of Sand Hill Road.
    Kate Mitchell, Co-Founder & Partner of Scale
    Allen Latta ’87, Managing Director Campton Private Equity Advisors and
    Tim Young ’98, Shareholder,
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  • Q&A with Manuel P. Alvarez ’07

    Director of CBL Roundtable on Financial Policy & Regulation

    What is the mission and vision behind the new CBL Roundtable on Financial Policy & Regulation? 

    The goal of this Roundtable is to promote dialogue and thought-leadership around the evolving regulatory frameworks for new financial products and services. The technological trends of the last decade have pushed financial services further away from localized “brick &
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  • Note from the Executive Director

    CBL Newsletter Fall 2021

    We are finally back to in-person classes this Fall 2021 semester. It’s exciting to be back, and at the Center for Business Law we look forward to engaging with leading scholars, business leaders, practitioners, regulators and students to explore some of the latest business trends from Silicon Valley and beyond.
    This Fall, the Center has expanded with three new advisory board members plus a director for our new CBL Roundtable on Financial Policy &
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  • Center for Business Law 2021 Fall Kick-Off & Happy Hour

    September 14 @ 5:45 pm – 7:30 pm

    Join us on the Skydeck of the new Cotchett Law Center 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.
    Registration is required for this event.
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  • The 2020-2021 Albert G. Evans Scholarship in Private Enterprise.

    A cash prize totaling $3,400 will be awarded to the student (or students) who writes the best article.

    The Center for Business Law is pleased to invite nominations for the 2020-2021 Albert G. Evans Scholarship in Private Enterprise. A cash prize totaling $3,400 will be awarded to the student (or students) who, in the discretion of the Selection Committee, writes the best article on a specified topic in the area of governmental regulation of private enterprise.
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  • The Heart of Business – A Conversation on Corporate Purpose

    Featuring Hubert Joly, former Chairman & CEO of Best Buy

    On April 26, 2021, Evan Epstein had a conversation with Hubert Joly, ex Chairman & CEO of Best Buy on corporate purpose and his new book The Heart of Business, hosted by the Sciences Po American Foundation.
    You can find a summary of the discussion in this link.
    You can check out the webinar recording in this link.
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  • Professor Jared Ellias’ latest paper “Government Activism in Bankruptcy”

    Featured in Harvard Law School Bankruptcy Roundtable

    Check out Professor Jared Ellias‘ latest paper “Government Activism in Bankruptcy” (with George Triantis) about how governments can implement policy goals through bankruptcy activism is helpfully summarized on the Harvard Law School Bankruptcy Roundtable site: https://blogs.harvard.edu/bankruptcyroundtable/2021/05/18/government-activism-in-bankruptcy/ 
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  • UC Hastings Center for Business Law | Newsletter Spring 2021

    May 2021

    You can check out the full newsletter in the following link: CBL Newsletter Spring 2021
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