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Transformational Risks from Climate Change with Angeli Patel | ESG University
🌍 Climate Change & Business: A Turning Point? 🔁 In this excerpt from ESG University, Angeli Patel, Executive Director of the Berkeley Center for Law and Business and lead instructor of the ESG University course, highlights the urgent challenge...
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ESG University Trailer
đŸŒ±đŸ’Œ Interested in advancing your knowledge of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) principles? Join our ESG University and discover the difference between our two specialized tracks! 🔍 Sustainable Capitalism in Practice: Tailored for ...
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Agile Innovation with Nick Kenney | Leadership for the Legal Profession
🔐 Unlocking Innovation: Nick Kenney's Key to Creative Success 🌐 Hear from Nick Kenney, Lead instructor of Leadership in the Legal Profession, as he champions a vital innovation mantra: separate brainstorming from judgment to avoid missing out ...
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Professor Prasad Krishnamurthy in Conversation with David Leonhardt of the New York Times
Professor Prasad Krishnamurthy will interview David Leonhardt of the New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/by/david-leonhardt) on his recently published book, Ours Was the Shining Future (https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/217260/ours-was-the...
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Panel 5_Structural Change: 2024 Racial Justice Act Symposium at Berkeley Law
Panel V: Structural Change -Sean Garcia-Leys, Exec. Director Peace & Justice Law Center -Evan Kuluk, Contra Costa County Public Defender office -Emi MacLean, ACLU NorCal Recorded February 2, 2024
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Panel 4_Data Science: 2024 Racial Justice Act Symposium at Berkeley Law
Panel IV: Data Science -Prof. Mia Bird, UC Berkeley Goldman School of Public Policy -Prof. Jeffrey Fagan, Columbia Law School -Prof. Jack Glaser, UC Berkeley Goldman School of Public Policy -Alex Carney, PhD, founder PDQuery Recorded February 2,...
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Keynote: 2024 Racial Justice Act Symposium at Berkeley Law
California State Assemblymember Ash Kalra, author of the Racial Justice Act Recorded February 2, 2024
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Panel 3_Post-Conviction: 2024 Racial Justice Act Symposium at Berkeley Law
Panel III: Post-Conviction -Marc Zilversmit, Appellate specialist/private practitioner -Morgan Zamora, Ella Baker Center -Lisa Romo, Office of the State Public Defender Recorded February 2, 2024
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Panel 2_Trial Level: 2024 Racial Justice Act Symposium at Berkeley Law
Panel II: Trial Level -Elizabeth Lashley-Haynes, LA Public Defender office -Karina Alvarez, Santa Clara Public Defender office -Sujung Kim, San Francisco Public Defender office -Jane Brown, Alameda Public Defender office Recorded February 2, 202...
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Panel 1_Paper Prisons Initiative RJA Data Tool: 2024 Racial Justice Act Symposium at Berkeley Law
Panel I: Demo RJA Data Tool by the Paper Prisons Initiative -Prof. Colleen Chien, Berkeley Law School and Founder, the Paper Prisons Initiative -Prof. William Sundstrom, Santa Clara University -Prof. David Ball, Santa Clara University Together wi...
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Words on a Page: The Influence of Narrative on Public Perception of Crime and Law
Panel Discussion with Contributors to Evidence of Things Seen. This panel of distinguished experts, lawyers, and journalists will offer unique insight on the power of storytelling in the criminal legal system. Featuring Professor Lara Bazelon (Univer...
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Leading Elected Prosecutors on Criminal Justice Reform: Larry Krasner & Monique Worrell
Q&A with Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner and Florida State Attorney Monique Worrell. Discussion with elected prosecutors who are leaders of the criminal justice reform movement within law enforcement about challenges and opportunities as...
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Conversation with Mari Mari NarvĂĄez: Police Accountability & Human Rights in Puerto Rico and Beyond
Mari Mari NarvĂĄez is a Puerto Rican journalist, writer, and human rights activist. She is the founder and Executive Director of KilĂłmetro Cero, a non-profit organization that aspires to a Puerto Rico in which the State protects human life, freedoms...
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What Makes Each Generative AI Large Language Model LLM Unique with Karen Silverman
đŸ€ż Diving into the current AI landscape with Karen Silverman 🌐 Hear from Karen Silverman, CEO & Founder of The Cantellus Group, as she discusses a fascinating aspect of AI: no two large language models (LLMs) are alike. Built on different datas...
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Berkeley Law Admissions and Financial Aid - Q&A Session - February 23, 2024
Berkeley Law Admissions and Financial Aid give a brief overview of the gift aid process and answer student's questions.
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Crypto is Here To Stay with Coinbase's CLO, Paul Grewal | Berkeley Boosts Coffee Break
🚀 Crypto's Expanding Horizon: Insights from Paul Grewal of Coinbase 🌐 In a captivating BerkeleyBoosts: Coffee Break talk, Paul Grewal, Chief Legal Officer at Coinbase, reveals a striking reality - nearly 20% of Americans are now engaged with c...
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Admissions and Financial Aid Q&A Session 1
Admissions and Financial Aid Offices will share the initial gift aid process and timeline at Berkeley Law and answer any questions participants may have.
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Financial Aid Options at Berkeley Law
This financial aid video explores various options for financial aid awards and useful information and resources for admitted students at Berkeley Law.
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Inter-American Litigation Against the United States
Nearly 100 human rights complaints against the United States are pending before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, the only international human rights body with the authority to determine the United States’ international responsibility ...
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The EU’s Digital Agenda: Q&A with EVP Margrethe Vestager and Prof. Anu Bradford
On Thursday, January 11, 2024, the Miller Institute for Global Challenges and the Law was honored to host the world’s top authorities on the European Union’s digital markets and competition regulation. In her trailblazing role as Executive Vice...
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How Does Generative AI Answer Questions with Infoblox's Wei Chen | GenAI for the Legal Profession
đŸ€– Ever wondered how generative AI like ChatGPT answers your queries? In this video, Wei Chen, General Counsel at Infloblox, will explain the fascinating technical reasons for how GenAI provides intelligent and well-structured responses to your ...
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Founder Vesting with Tome's Nadia Dugal | VC University
🚀 Unraveling Startup Equity and Vesting 🌟 🔍 As a startup founder, owning a piece of a billion-dollar company sounds incredible, but what happens if you leave? This is where vesting becomes crucial. Nadia Dugal, Co-Founder at Tome and VC U...
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Free Speech & Community on College Campuses
A panel conversation regarding free speech and community on campus. For more information, see https://www.law.berkeley.edu/news/berkeley-law-conversations-free-speech-and-community-on-campus/ Speakers include: Erwin Chemerinsky, Dean, Berkeley Law ...
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The Value of a Humble Purpose with Nick Kenney | Leadership in the Legal Profession
🌟 What if your purpose isn't what you thought? 🌟 Hear from Nicholas Kenney, a lead instructor of Leadership in the Legal Profession, on the value of finding one’s purpose. Do you like what Nick has to say? Hear more from him on this topic a...
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Eleanor Swift Memorial | February 2, 2024 | 4 PM PT | Berkeley Law
The Berkeley Law community will celebrate the life of Professor Emerita Eleanor Swift with a ceremony held in Booth Auditorium and a reception to follow in the Warren Room and Donor Lobby. Swift, who died September 20, taught at Berkeley Law for 35 y...
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2022 Grad Students Tax Presentation
UCOP Graduate Students Tax Presentation (2022)
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What is Generative AI with Infoblox's Wei Chen | Generative AI for the Legal Profession
đŸ€–đŸ’ĄWhy all the buzz around #GenerativeAI? How is it reshaping the legal profession, including commercial contracts? In our most recent video, Wei Chen, General Counsel of Infoblox, demystifies GenAI - a subset of AI that's not just about intel...
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Founder Goals: High Valuation with Nadia Dugal | VC University
Ever wonder what drives a startup's worth? Nadia Dugal, Co-Founder at Tome and VC University instructor, offers a sneak peek into the art of startup valuations. Valuation is a strategic game of ownership, control, and future gains. They're the heartb...
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California State Bar Swearing-In Ceremony 2023
"Berkeley Law alumni who recently passed the California Bar Exam take their attorney's oath together at Chevron Auditorium, UC Berkeley. Congratulatory remarks from Dean Erwin Chemerinsky and Cara Sandberg ’12 Presiding over the Ceremony: Associa...
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The Point of Having Purpose with Instructor Nick Kenney | Leadership in the Legal Profession
A Fresh Perspective on Purpose with Nicholas Kenney of Minerva Project 🌟 đŸ“č Are you ready to challenge your understanding of purpose? Join Nick in "The Point of Having Purpose," on the Berkeley Law Executive Education channel. This engaging tal...
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Reporting in a Time of War: A Conversation with New York Times Correspondent Isabel Kershner
Due to the critical need for her reporting on the ground in Israel, we will be shifting this talk with NYT Journalist Isabel Kershner to a webinar format. Kershner will be joined by Journalist and Stanford Professor Janine Zacharia. Together they wil...
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Geopolitics, Military Strategy, and the Israel-Hamas War
Haifa University Professor Ehud Eiran, scholar of international conflict and security studies, will join Professor Ron Hassner to discuss the Israel-Hamas War through the lens of regional dynamics, geopolitics, and military strategy. Ehud Eiran, Se...
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Do They Really Belong? Modern Israeli "Tribes" and the Dilemma of Ex-Soviet Israelis
Larissa Remennick will compare three generations of Russian-speaking Israelis in terms of socio-economic mobility, Hebrew use and acculturation, and political and civic participation. She will discuss whether Russian-speaking Israelis continue to for...
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Israel and the Global Crisis of Liberalism
The event occurred on October 5, 2023. Over the past year, Israel has been in the grip of the most intense internal disagreements in the country's history. While most observers have focused on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition politics ...
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AI, ML, NLP - Spot the Difference | GenAI and the Law with Infoblox's Wei Chen
🌟 Understanding AI, NLP, and Machine Learning: Insights from #Infoblox's General Counsel Wei Chen 🌟 đŸ€– AI is revolutionizing how we understand and interact with the law. However, keeping up with the evolving terminology and tech takes a lot ...
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Common Stock | VC Fundamentals with Adam Sterling | VC University
What if the key to unlocking the potential of a startup was hidden in the nuances of common stock? Adam Sterling, Assistant Dean at University of California, Berkeley - School of Law and an expert on startup law, peels back the layers on this complex...
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Report on the Ground: Politics and Geopolitics of Wartime Israel with Haviv Rettig Gur
In their third conversation of the semester, Times of Israel Senior Analyst Haviv Rettig Gur and Professor Kenneth Bamberger will discuss the current state of affairs more than a month into the Israel-Hamas war. Haviv Rettig Gur, Times of Israel Se...
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2023 Halloum Business Competition | Advocacy Competitions Program
The Halloum Business Competition takes place each fall and pairs MBA and law students to tackle a challenging real world transaction. Fall 2023 competitors: Representing "Boogle" - Patrick Drown (Berkeley Haas) & Alex Sasse (Berkeley Law '24) Repr...
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2023 Berkeley Fall Forum: Live Podcast: "Drinks With The Deal" David Marcus + TrĂąm Phi
David Marcus, Senior Writer & Host The Deal Trñm Phi, SVP and General Counsel Databricks
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2023 Berkeley Fall Forum: Navigating Critical Issues and Board Dynamics
Moderator Seth Gottlieb, Partner Cooley Speakers Laura Berner, Chief Operating Officer TRexBio Irene Liu, Executive in Residence Berkeley Law Executive Education Dominic Perella, General Counsel Character.AI Jed Repko, Partner Joele F...
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2023 Berkeley Fall Forum: Audience Choice - Ask the Deal Experts
Moderator Angeli Patel, Executive Director Berkeley Center for Law and Business Speakers Ben Beerle, Partner Cooley Ivan Brockman, Partner PJT Partners Ambassador Michael George DeSombre, Partner Sullivan & Cromwell
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2023 Berkeley Fall Forum: 2024 Deal Trends
Moderator Jon Avina, Partner Cooley Speakers William Connolly, Partner Goldman Sachs Bradley Libuit, Vice President, Legal Instacart Emily Roberts, Partner Davis Polk
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Entity Formation Fundamentals with Assistant Dean Adam Sterling | VC University
📱 Startup Law Insights from Berkeley Law Executive Education! Understanding the legal intricacies of starting a business is crucial for every investor and entrepreneur. In this video Adam Sterling, Assistant Dean at University of California, Berk...
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Emergency Briefing with Haviv Rettig Gur
Times of Israel Senior Analyst Haviv Rettig Gur will join Professor Kenneth Bamberger to provide an emergency briefing, sharing his insights on Hamas' mass attack on Israel and slaughter of Israeli civilians, how Israelis are responding, and how to i...
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Venture Deal Fundamentals with Equity Expert Nadia Dugal | VC University
🎓 Berkeley Law’s Executive Education Team has curated programming that covers the most important topics affecting the tech, legal, and professional worlds. One of its most popular programs is VC University which unites top-notch experts from V...
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Leveraging AI with Brian Israel of Anthropic | Coffee Break Berkeley Boosts Webinar
🎬Guidance for In-House Counsels Navigating the AI Landscape! đŸ€–âš–ïž We wanted to share a preview of the crucial insights on how to advise your company effectively. This excerpt from Coffee Break with Irene Liu, asks specifically about GCs and...
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Dive Deep into the World of AI with Berkeley Law AI Institute
Are you a lawyer, risk & compliance professional, product manager, or just keen on understanding the intricacies of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its profound implications on the legal and business worlds? The global regulatory landscape for Gene...
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Leadership in the Legal Profession | Communicating with Impact
Anya Grossman from Berkeley Law's LLM Program dives into the significance of communication during her "General Counsel Institute: Going Beyond Legal" session in April 2023. đŸ’ŒđŸ” Legal experts must excel in various legal and technical areas, but t...
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The Progressive Prosecutor: Rising or Falling?
Berkeley Law Professor Rebecca Goldstein has completed the first nationwide empirical study of progressive prosecutors as political leaders, gaining access to their ideas and motivations and assessing as much as possible the outcomes. She is joined i...
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Reunion 2023: Supreme Court Review with Dean Chemerinsky
At this annual SCOTUS review, constitutional scholars discuss major decisions from the 2022-23 term and look ahead to the new term. Panelists: Easha Anand '14 J.D., Assistant Professor of Law, Stanford Law School and Co-Director, Stanford Supreme Co...
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Reunion 2023: Dean's Town Hall
Dean Erwin Chemerinsky, Jesse H. Choper Distinguished Professor of Law, provides an update on what is happening at Berkeley Law, looks to our future, and answers questions. Recorded Saturday, September 23, 2023, at Berkeley Law.
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Criminal Law & Justice Center's Inaugural Event: A Conversation with Professor Angela Davis
This video captures an incredible evening: Berkeley Law's Criminal Law & Justice Center's inaugural event! Held on Tuesday, September 19, 2023, the event features a captivating conversation between Distinguished Professor Emerita Angela Y. Davis fro...
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2023 James Patterson McBaine Honors Moot Court Competition, Final Round
The highly-esteemed James Patterson McBaine Honors Moot Court Competition is Berkeley Law’s advanced-level appellate competition. The 2023 competitors argued NetChoice, L.L.C. v. Paxton, which considered the questions 1) Whether strict scrutiny un...
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2023 Halloum Negotiation Competition Final Round
The Halloum Negotiations Competition aims to develop real world negotiation and business transaction skills and is open only to first-year students. The competition gives students an opportunity to experience being corporate lawyers: making business ...
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Report on the Ground: Social and Political Upheaval in Israel with Haviv Rettig Gur
Haviv Rettig Gur, Times of Israel Senior Analyst, in conversation with Ken Bamberger, The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation Professor of Law In the first of three real-time reports, Haviv Rettig Gur and Ken Bamberger cover the upcoming legisla...
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How to Budget Your Student Loans and Scholarships Around the Cost of Attendance
This financial aid webinar is presented by Dr. Jacquie Carroll from AccessLex and the Berkeley Law Financial Aid team on November 17, 2022. In this webinar, we discussed how students can budget around the cost of attendance. You can also learn strate...
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Social Change in Israel and the Judicial Reforms (2023)
This panel took place in Haifa, Israel on July 25, 2023, shortly after the Israeli Knesset passed legislation limiting the High Court of Israel's ability to review the “reasonableness” of government decisions. It was presented to a group of Ameri...
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Supreme Court 2022-2023 Term in Review with Dean Chemerinsky
Dean Erwin Chemerinsky provides a virtual analysis of the 2022-2023 term's most important decisions.
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Reviving Progressive Constitutional Political Economy: Panel II
Beyond the War on Crime Toward a Third Reconstruction Jon Simon, Devon Carbado, Loïc Wacquant, john powell, Ian Haney-Lopez For most of our history, when Americans argued and fought about how to organize our political economy—the role of governme...
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Reviving Progressive Constitutional Political Economy: Panel III | April 14, 2023
Panel III Reviving Labor's Constitution Catherine Albiston, Catherine Fisk, Veena Dubal, Jim Pope, Diana Reddy For most of our history, when Americans argued and fought about how to organize our political economy—the role of government, the extent...
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Reviving Progressive Constitutional Political Economy: Panel I | April 14, 2023
Panel I: Should We Re-Constitutionalize Progressive Political Economy? Jonathan Gould, David Grewal, Angela Harris, Dirk Hartog, Paul Pierson, Joseph Fishkin For most of our history, when Americans argued and fought about how to organize our politi...
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Reviving Progressive Constitutional Political Economy: Introductions and Opening | April 14, 2023
For most of our history, when Americans argued and fought about how to organize our political economy—the role of government, the extent and reach of redistribution, the tension between democracy and concentrated private wealth and power—advocate...
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International Fraud and Money Laundering in the Art World
Jessica Feinstein, Co-Chief, Money Laundering, U.S. Attorney’s Office, SDNY Sharon Cohen Levin, Partner, Sullivan & Cromwell Frank Partnoy, Professor of Law, UC Berkeley, School of Law
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Legal Developments Related to Provenance and Due Diligence
Emily Beeny, Curator, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco Robert Mintz, Deputy Director, Asian Art Museum of San Francisco Carla Shapreau, Senior Fellow, Curator, Lecturer, UC Berkeley, School of Law
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War of the Worlds: Human Creativity vs Machine
Che Chang, Deputy GC, OpenAI Heather Whitney, Attorney, Morrison Foerster Adam Sterling, Assistant Dean, UC Berkeley, School of Law
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Case Study: Andy Warhol Foundation v Goldsmith
Peter Menell, Professor of Law, UC Berkeley, School of Law Samantha Cox-Parra, Berkeley Law J.D. '23
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Drawing Lines: An Artist’s Perspective
MGP Andersen, Visual Artist
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The Entanglement: How Art and Philosophy Make Us What We Are
Alva Noe, Professor of Philosophy, UC Berkeley
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Welcome Remarks
Delia Violante, Associate Director, UC Berkeley, School of Law
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Token Disclosure & Closing Remarks
What information can and should be made available to the public about cryptoassets, who should provide that information, and who is responsible if disclosures are incorrect? Panel discussion with Frank Partnoy (UC Berkeley), Jai Massari (Lightspark, ...
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Stablecoins
What’s the way forward for stablecoin regulation? Panel discussion with Jai Massari (Lightspark, UC Berkeley), Christian Catalini (MIT, Lightspark), Tim Massad (Brookings, Harvard), Dawn Song (UC Berkeley), Jeffery Zhang (Michigan).
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A View from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Fireside Chat with Gina-Gail Fletcher (Duke) and Kristin Johnson (CFTC Commissioner, Emory).
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How Boards and Their Advisors Are to Make Sense of the Expectations of Institutional Investors
Panel discussion with Adam Badawi (UC Berkeley), Giuseppe Bivona (Bluebell Capital Partners), Matt Cole (Strive), Tariq Fancy (author), Ethan Klingsberg (Freshfields), and Anne Simpson (Franklin Templeton)
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Session with the U S Securities and Exchange Commission
Fireside chat with Frank Partnoy (UC Berkeley) and Ted Yu (SEC)
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Antitrust Policy: What Comes Next for Europe
Panel discussion with Lucia Bonova (European Commission), Prasad Krishnamurthy (UC Berkeley), and Jenn Mellott (Freshfields)
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Fireside Chat with the Delaware Court of Chancery
Fireside Chat with The Honorable Nathan Cook (Delaware Court of Chancery), Stavros Gadinis (UC Berkeley), and Meredith Kotler (Freshfields)
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Antitrust Policy: Protecting America’s Consumers
Fireside Chat with David Singh Grewal (UC Berkeley) and Chair Lina M. Khan (Federal Trade Commission)
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Berkeley Forum on M&A 2023 | Welcome Remarks
Adam Badawi (UC Berkeley), Ethan Klingsberg (Freshfields), and Angeli Patel (UC Berkeley)
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Honored Guest Speaker: Hon. Jon S. Tigar
Berkeley Law Class of 2023 Commencement May 12, 2023 | Hearst Greek Theater
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Faculty Address: Professor Patricia Plunkett Hurley
Berkeley Law Class of 2023 Commencement May 12, 2023 | Hearst Greek Theater
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On Behalf of the J.D. Class of 2023: Yara Slaton & Ximena VelĂĄzquez-Arenas
Berkeley Law Class of 2023 Commencement May 12, 2023 | Hearst Greek Theater
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On Behalf of the LL.M. Class of 2023: Guillem Martinez Guimet
Berkeley Law Class of 2023 Commencement May 12, 2023 | Hearst Greek Theater
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Berkeley Law Class of 2023 Commencement
May 12, 2023 | Hearst Greek Theater
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2023 Bales Trial Competition, Final Round
The Bales Trial Competition is an introductory-level tournament focused on criminal law. It is designed to introduce first-year students to trial advocacy.
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Little Kids, Big Ideas: What We Learn from Taking Children's Thoughts About Israel Seriously
Monday, April 17, 2023 Light Reception: 5:00 PM – 5:30 PM PT, Steinhart Courtyard Lecture: 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM PT, 297 Goldberg Room, Berkeley Law Building In contrast to popular views of America's youth as naive or apathetic, this talk will illum...
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What Evolutionary Neuroscience and Talmudic Tradition Teach Us about Punishment in Society
This lecture is the 14th annual Robbins Lecture in Jewish Law, Thought, and Identity. The full title is, "The Executioner's Prayer: What Evolutionary Neuroscience and Talmudic Tradition Teach Us About the Roles of Punishment in Society". Thursday, ...
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2023 Underhill Lecture
A Conversation with Former President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, Lady Brenda Hale, Baroness Hale of Richmond & Professor Amanda Tyler
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Israel at 75: Reflections of a US Ambassador
A Conversation with Ambassador Daniel Shapiro Hosted by Ron Hassner, Chancellor’s Professor of Political Science and Helen Diller Family Chair in Israel Studies, UC Berkeley
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The Future of Shared Society in Israel through the Lens of Dance and Choreography
This event was hosted by the Helen Diller Institute for Jewish Law and Israel Studies and took place on Thursday, February 23, 2023. Please join Yali Nativ and Netta Yerushalmy in a conversation about diversity in Israeli society through dance and...
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The Future of Shared Society in Israel through the Lens of Religion
This event was hosted by the Helen Diller Institute for Jewish Law and Israel Studies and took place on Monday, March 13, 2023. What is the role of religion in furthering a shared society in Israel? In this session, Tirza Kelman, Tomer Persico, and ...
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The Libitzky Lecture on Israel and the Great Powers: The Case of Israel and Turkey
Thurs, Feb 16, 2023 Discussion: 6:00PM–7:30PM, Great Room, Bancroft Hotel After a turbulent decade, Turkish-Israeli ties are now undergoing a revival. What are the implications of this reconciliation for stability in the region and what are the ef...
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Commercial Contract Fundamentals
Commercial Contract Fundamentals is designed to help both lawyers and non-legal professionals become effective at breaking negotiation deadlocks. The course was developed by Wei Chen, General Counsel of Infoblox, and is based on her 20+ years of expe...
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Commercial Contract Fundamentals.
Commercial Contract Fundamentals is designed to help both lawyers and non-legal professionals become effective at breaking negotiation deadlocks. The course was developed by Wei Chen, General Counsel of Infoblox, and is based on her 20+ years of expe...
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Lady Justice: Women, the Law, and the Battle to Save America — Dahlia Lithwick and Masua Sagiv
Lady Justice: Women, the Law, and the Battle to Save America — A Conversation with Dahlia Lithwick and Masua Sagiv Description: Wed, January 25, 2023 Discussion: 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM, Room 105, Berkeley Law Dahlia Lithwick, one of the nation’s...
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Dahlia Lithwick in Conversation with Masua Sagiv
Lady Justice: Women, the Law, and the Battle to Save America Dahlia Lithwick in Conversation with Masua Sagiv Wednesday, January 25, 2023 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM, Room 105, Berkeley Law Dahlia Lithwick: Senior Editor, Slate; Host of Slate’s Amicus pod...
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Interview with Former Securities and Exchange Commissioner Robert Jackson
Interview with Former Securities and Exchange Commissioner Robert Jackson Interviewed by Colleen Honisberg, Professor of Law at Stanford Law School Presented by VC University's Independent Director Initiative in August 2022 https://executive.law.be...
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Interview with Brad Feld, Foundry Group
Interview with Brad Feld, Foundry Group (Author of Startup Boards: A Field Guide to Building and Leading and Effective Board of Directors) Interviewed by Kristen Savelle, Managing Director, Rock Center for Corporate Governance at Stanford University ...
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Interview with Delaware Court of Chancery Vice Chancellor J. Travis Laster
Interview with Delaware Court of Chancery Vice Chancellor J. Travis Laster Interviewed by Robert Bartlett, Professor of Law at UC Berkeley, School of Law Presented by VC University's Independent Director Initiative in August 2022 https://executive.la...
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Differences in Difference: Statutory Treatment of Race and Disability Status in Education
Berkeley Law Regional Engagement Alumni Chapter (REACh) with Berkeley Law Professor Jonathan Glater Recorded on November 15, 2022
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Capital Markets Crystal Ball - 2022 Fall Forum on Corporate Governance
Capital Markets Crystal Ball Speakers: Ben Burdett, Managing Director, J.P. Morgan Diana Doyle, Managing Director, Morgan Stanley Alan Denenberg, Partner, Davis Polk The Seventh Annual Berkeley Fall Forum on Corporate Governance Hosted by Jamie Lei...
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The White Wall - 2022 Fall Forum on Corporate Governance
The White Wall Speakers: Emily Flitter, Reporter, New York Times Frank Partnoy, Professor, University of California, Berkeley The Seventh Annual Berkeley Fall Forum on Corporate Governance Hosted by Jamie Leigh and Steven Tonsfeldt of Cooley and S...
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Welcome Remarks - 2022 Fall Forum on Corporate Governance
Welcome Remarks for the 2022 Fall Forum on Corporate Governance The Seventh Annual Berkeley Fall Forum on Corporate Governance Hosted by Jamie Leigh and Steven Tonsfeldt of Cooley and Stavros Gadinis of the University of California, Berkeley. Novem...
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The Practitioners’ Guide to Delaware - 2022 Fall Forum on Corporate Governance
The Practitioners’ Guide to Delaware Speakers: Randall J. Baron, Partner, Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd Elena Norman, Partner, Young Conaway Elizabeth Pollman, Professor, University of Pennsylvania Brad Sorrels, Partner, Wilson Sonsini The Seventh...
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Breaking Down the Midterm Election - 2022 Fall Forum on Corporate Governance
Breaking Down the Midterm Election Speakers: Stavros Gadinis, Professor, University of California, Berkeley Paul Pierson, Professor, University of California, Berkeley The Seventh Annual Berkeley Fall Forum on Corporate Governance Hosted by Jamie ...
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Re-imagining the Global Food System - 2022 Fall Forum on Corporate Governance
Re-imagining the Global Food System Speakers: Kristin Bresnahan, General Counsel, Nobell Foods Magi Richani, CEO, Nobell Foods The Seventh Annual Berkeley Fall Forum on Corporate Governance Hosted by Jamie Leigh and Steven Tonsfeldt of Cooley and S...
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Corporate Governance and the SEC - 2022 Fall Forum on Corporate Governance
Corporate Governance and the SEC Speakers: Jaime LizĂĄrraga, Commissioner, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission David Curran, Co-Chair, Sustainability & ESG Advisory Practice, Paul, Weiss The Seventh Annual Berkeley Fall Forum on Corporate Gover...
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Buying and Selling with Big Tech - 2022 Fall Forum on Corporate Governance
Buying and Selling with Big Tech Speakers: Afra Afsharipour, Professor, University of California, Davis Greg Dalvito, Partner, PJT Partners Steve Tonsfeldt, Partner, Cooley Ethan Zweig, Partner, Qatalyst Partners The Seventh Annual Berkeley Fall Fo...
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Direct: The Rise of the Middleman Economy and the Power of Going to the Source
2022 Fall Forum on Corporate Governance - Direct: The Rise of the Middleman Economy and the Power of Going to the Source Speakers: Kathryn Judge, Professor, Columbia Law School Jamie Leigh, Partner, Cooley The Seventh Annual Berkeley Fall Forum on ...
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The “State” of Delaware - 2022 Fall Forum on Corporate Governance
2022 Fall Forum on Corporate Governance - The “State” of Delaware Speakers: Honorable Kathaleen St. J. McCormick, Chancellor, Delaware Court of Chancery Honorable Sam Glasscock III, Vice Chancellor, Delaware Court of Chancery Stavros Gadinis, Pr...
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Closing High-Profile Deals - 2022 Fall Forum on Corporate Governance
Closing High-Profile Deals Speakers: Afra Afsharipour, Professor, University of California, Davis Michael Diz, Partner, Debevoise & Plimpton Dave Peinsipp, Partner, Cooley Sarah Payne, Partner, Sullivan & Cromwell Jed Repko, Partner, Joele Frank Th...
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Law Professors on Twitter and Elon Musk - 2022 Fall Forum on Corporate Governance
Law Professors on Twitter and Elon Musk Speakers: Adam Badawi, Professor, University of California, Berkeley Ann Lipton, Professor, Tulane Law School The Seventh Annual Berkeley Fall Forum on Corporate Governance Hosted by Jamie Leigh and Steven To...
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The Talent Wars 2.0: Employee Recruitment and Retention - 2022 Fall Forum on Corporate Governance
The Talent Wars 2.0: Employee Recruitment and Retention Speakers: Jamie Leigh, Partner, Cooley Stephani Lewis, General Counsel & Chief Diversity Officer, IKEA North America Lisa Mango, General Counsel, One Medical (1Life Healthcare) The Seventh Ann...
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2023 Deal Trends - - 2022 Fall Forum on Corporate Governance
2023 Deal Trends Speakers: Ed Batts, Partner, Gibson Dunn Steven Lipin, Chairman and CEO, Gladstone Place Partners Rachel Proffitt, Partner, Cooley Paul Scrivano, Partner, Davis Polk Brittany Skoda, Global Head of Software Banking, Morgan Stanley T...
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The Chair’s Corner - 2022 Fall Forum on Corporate Governance
The Chair’s Corner Speakers: Doug Parker, Chairman, American Airlines Stephen Johnson, Executive Vice President and Strategic Advisor to the CEO, American Airlines The Seventh Annual Berkeley Fall Forum on Corporate Governance Hosted by Jamie Lei...
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The Future of Shared Society in Israel through the Lens of Civil Society and Education
Session 2 of virtual series hosted by the Helen Diller Institute for Jewish Law and Israel Studies — The Future of Shared Society in Israel: Shifting Lenses A series of conversations with scholars immersed in the project of coexistence and shared ...
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The Future of Shared Society in Israel through the Lens of Law and Gender
Session 1 of virtual series hosted by the Helen Diller Institute for Jewish Law and Israel Studies — The Future of Shared Society in Israel: Shifting Lenses A series of conversations with scholars immersed in the project of coexistence and shared ...
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Reunion 2022: The Berkeley Law Death Penalty Clinic: Our History and Future
Elisabeth Semel, Chancellor’s Clinical Professor of Law and Co-Director, Death Penalty Clinic, and Ty Alper, Clinical Professor of Law, Co-Director, Death Penalty Clinic and Co-Director, Clinical Program, discuss the history of the clinic and its p...
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Reunion 2022: Student Loans and Debt Cancellation: What Just Happened?
This CLE will explore how we got into the student debt crisis, how we’ve managed to stay in it for so long, and what is finally being done to try and get us out. Presented by Berkeley Law Center for Consumer Law and Economic Justice. Moderator: T...
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Reunion 2022: Supreme Court Review with Dean Chemerinsky
At this annual SCOTUS review, constitutional scholars discuss major decisions from the 2021-22 term and look ahead to the new term. Panelists: Professor Amanda Tyler, Shannon C. Turner Professor of Law Professor Seth Davis Easha Anand ’14, J.D., S...
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Dean’s Town Hall
Dean Erwin Chemerinsky, Jesse H. Choper Distinguished Professor of Law, will provide an update on what is happening at Berkeley Law, will look to our future as he starts his second term as Dean, and will answer questions.
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LRAP and PSLF Fall 2022 Info Session
This session hosted by the Berkeley Law Financial Aid Office describes how law students planning to go into public interest careers can manage their student loan debt. Topics covered include Berkeley Law’s Loan Repayment Assistance Program, the fed...
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The Israeli Century: How the Zionist Revolution Changed History and Reinvented Judaism
Drawing on his new book The Israeli Century, Prof. Yossi Shain examines the opportunities and challenges of Israeli sovereignty. He explores the new roles afforded to Israelis in the world but also the burdens of carrying the responsibility for the J...
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Art Investment: Blockchain Technology
Berkeley Art Finance And Law Symposium 2022 This session will examine how the art fund industry has secured its place as an investment vertical in the world of finance, how technology is used in today’s art market, and how it is shaping its fut...
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Frontier Technologies in Art
Berkeley Art Finance And Law Symposium 2022 This session will explore the impact of frontier technologies, with a focus on the use of NFTs and artificial intelligence, on the art market. Questions such as authorship, copyrights, regulation, and more ...
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Meet Ann Freedman
Berkeley Art Finance And Law Symposium 2022 SPEAKERS: Ann Freedman, FreedmanArt Frank Partnoy, University of California, Berkeley
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Opening Remarks
Berkeley Art Finance And Law Symposium 2022
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The Art of Looking
Berkeley Art Finance And Law Symposium 2022 SPEAKER: Lance Esplund, WSJ
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Berkeley Law Executive Education Program
This video describes the Berkeley Law Executive Education Program and includes personal reflections on specific professional development courses by past participants. Berkeley Law Executive Education offers in-person and online training programs for ...
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Berkeley Law 2020 & 2021 Commencement | Faculty Speaker
May 21, 2022 | Hearst Greek Theater
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LL.M. Class of 2022 Commencement
July 20, 2022 | Goldman Plaza on California Memorial Stadium
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Sustainable Capitalism & ESG Online
Sustainable Capitalism and ESG Online demonstrates how to incorporate environmental, social, and governance considerations into business and investment strategy through a combination of focused lectures and case studies, curated readings, and in-dept...
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UC Berkeley Fraud Fest 2022: Fraud Detection under Federal and State Law
Fraud Fest 2022: Detecting Fraud July 11, 2022 New York City
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UC Berkeley Fraud Fest 2022: The Great Debate: Carson Block vs. Rob Jackson
Fraud Fest 2022: Detecting Fraud July 11, 2022 New York City
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UC Berkeley Fraud Fest 2022: Detecting Fraud in Private Markets
Fraud Fest 2022: Detecting Fraud July 11, 2022 New York City
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UC Berkeley Fraud Fest 2022: Detecting and Prosecuting Tax Fraud
Fraud Fest 2022: Detecting Fraud July 11, 2022 New York City
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UC Berkeley Fraud Fest 2022: Off the Rails with Andrew Left and John Gapper
Fraud Fest 2022: Detecting Fraud July 11, 2022 New York City
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UC Berkeley Fraud Fest 2022: Using Forensic Analytics to Detect Fraud
Fraud Fest 2022: Detecting Fraud July 11, 2022 New York City
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UC Berkeley Fraud Fest 2022: The Emerging German Dividend Tax Scandal
Fraud Fest 2022: Detecting Fraud July 11, 2022 New York City
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West Virginia v EPA explained
Prof. Dan Farber, Sho Sato Professor of Law and Faculty Director, Center for Law, Energy, & the Environment, breaks down the key holdings and impact of the Supreme Court's biggest environmental law decision in over 15 years.
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Dean's Town Hall & Supreme Court Update
Recorded live via Zoom on June 28, 2022
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Berkeley Law 2020 & 2021 Commencement | Faculty Speech
May 21, 2022 | Hearst Greek Theater
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Berkeley Law 2020 & 2021 Commencement
May 21, 2022 | Hearst Greek Theater
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Berkeley Law 2020 & 2021 Commencement | 2020 JD Speaker
May 21, 2022 | Hearst Greek Theater
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Berkeley Law 2020 & 2021 Commencement | 2021 JD Student Speech
May 21, 2022 | Hearst Greek Theater
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Berkeley Law 2020 & 2021 Commencement | 2021 LLM Student Speech
May 21, 2022 | Hearst Greek Theater
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Berkeley Law 2020 & 2021 Commencement | 2020 LLM Student Speech
May 21, 2022 | Hearst Greek Theater
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LEARN ALL ABOUT IT: Effective Communication Across Differences
Law Students called this series: “a highlight of their legal learning” and said these seminars “should have been a part of orientation to law school.” What are they talking about? The law student series Effective Communication Across Diff...
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Language in the Courts
Join Berkeley Judicial Institute, Magistrate Judge Allison Claire and Magistrate Judge Mustafa Kasubhai as we consider how courts should strive for more inclusive language, and why that effort matters (both to those coming before the court, and for t...
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From Genocide to Ecocide
This hybrid event sponsored by Berkeley Law's Miller Institute for Global Challenges and the Law features leading international law educator, author and litigator Philippe Sands, professor of law at University College London and Samuel Pisar Visiting...
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PSLF Workshop
Walk through the best practices for successfully obtaining Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) with Amanda Prasuhn from Berkeley Law's Financial Aid Office and Suzanne Martindale from the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovatio...
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Berkeley Law 2022 Commencement Keynote
HONORED GUEST SPEAKER MĂłnica RamĂ­rez Almadani Helen & Morgan Chu Chief Executive Officer Distinguished Chair and President of Public Counsel
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Berkeley Law 2022 Commencement Faculty Speech
May 13, 2022 | Hearst Greek Theater FACULTY ADDRESS by Khiara M. Bridges
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Berkeley Law 2022 Commencement JD Student Speech
May 13, 2022 | Hearst Greek Theater ON BEHALF OF THE J.D. CLASS OF 2022 : Reginaldo R. Valdez
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Berkeley Law 2022 Commencement
May 13, 2022 | Hearst Greek Theater
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Bodies of Empathy
How can choreography practice and inspire empathy and care? How is performance conducted with socially engaged values? In what ways do choreographers think about dance as a participatory human event approaching questions of social inclusion and exclu...
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Artificial Intelligence, Algorithms, and the Courts
A webinar featuring Professor Andrea Roth, presented by the Los Angeles Chapter of the Berkeley Law Alumni Association. Recorded live via Zoom May 5, 2022.
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Class of 2022 Last Lecture
The annual "Last Lecture" for Class of 2022 3L graduates featuring Professors Andrea Roth and Seth Davis. For the Last Lecture, professors selected by the graduating class provide reflections and advice as they begin their legal careers. This traditi...
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The Berkeley Spring Forum on M&A and the Boardroom: Closing Remarks
Speakers discuss Twitter, poison pills, and dealmaking in the age of social media. Featuring Steven Davidoff Solomon, Professor at the University of California, Berkeley, and Ethan Klingsberg, Partner at Freshfields. If you are Deaf or Hard of Hear...
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The Berkeley Spring Forum on M&A and the Boardroom: Vice Chancellor Lori Will
Vice Chancellor Lori Will of the Delaware Court of Chancery explores troubling signs from recent M&A caselaw. Moderated by Mary Eaton of Freshfields. If you are Deaf or Hard of Hearing and would like a captioned version of this clip, please contact...
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The Berkeley Spring Forum on M&A and the Boardroom: UK CMA General Counsel Sarah Cardell
Sarah Cardell, General Counsel of the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), discusses the CMA's approach to M&A by U.S. tech and life sciences companies. Moderated by Rod Carlton of Freshfields. If you are Deaf or Hard of Hearing and would lik...
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The Berkeley Spring Forum on M&A and the Boardroom: Securities Law Issues for Pre-IPO Companies
Panelists discuss disclosure and securities law issues for pre-IPO companies. Featuring Robert Jackson, Former Commissioner, Securities and Exchange Commission, Adam Eltoukhy, Vice President and General Counsel at Samsara, Scott James, General Counse...
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The Berkeley Spring Forum on M&A and the Boardroom: U.S. National Security and M&A
Speakers discuss the changing impact of U.S. national security considerations on M&A, joint ventures, and alliances. Featuring Peter Harrell, Special Assistant to the President of the United States and Senior Director for International Economics and ...
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The Berkeley Spring Forum on M&A and the Boardroom: FTC Commissioner Noah Phillips
FTC Commissioner Noah Phillips comments on antitrust issues and M&A in 2022. Includes a follow-up discussion with Jan Rybnicek of Freshfields. If you are Deaf or Hard of Hearing and would like a captioned version of this clip, please contact Alex Sh...
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The Berkeley Spring Forum on M&A and the Boardroom: Antitrust and the Startup and Tech M&A Ecosystem
Panelists address antitrust regulation and its impact on the startup and tech M&A ecosystem. Featuring Sarah Cardell, General Counsel of the UK CMA, Jeremiah Gordon, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer of CapitalG, Kristen Limarzi, Partner a...
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Recent changes to PSLF and the Student Loan Landscape
Amanda Prasuhn from the Berkeley Law Financial Aid Office moderates a panel of student loan experts to discuss the Public Service Loan Forgiveness waiver, the recently extended COVID payment pause, and student debt cancellation. Panelists include Kat...
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2022 Irving Tragen Lecture on Comparative Law
METACANONS: COMPARATIVE TEXTUALISM AT SCOTUS AND IN ISLAMIC LAW Featuring Intisar Rabb, Professor of Law & History and Director of the Program in Islamic Law at Harvard Law School This talk takes a comparative law look at shared methods of interpre...
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Immigration Law One Year into the New Administration with Professor Jennifer ChacĂłn
President Biden campaigned on the promise of moving away from the Trump Administration’s most hard line immigration policies. In this presentation, Professor Jennifer Chacón explores the ways in which the Biden Administration’s immigration polic...
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Corporate Finance Fundamentals Participant Testimonial
Berkeley Law Executive Education's Corporate Finance Fundamentals is an online certificate program and knowledge platform for practicing attorneys and other non-financial professionals that focuses on how to apply financial information analysis and c...
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Fourth Annual Herma Hill Kay Memorial Lecture featuring Professor Melissa Murray
Race-ing Roe: Reproductive Justice, Racial Justice, and the Battle for Roe v. Wade
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Berkeley Law Clinical Program Information Session
The Clinical Program’s mission is to advance racial, economic, and social justice across substantive lawyering areas and practice methods locally, nationally and globally. Our faculty and students invite you to a virtual information session to lea...
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Berkeley Boosts: Bankruptcy Mass Torts
The Civil Justice Research Initiative and Berkeley Law Executive Education present BERKELEY BOOSTS: BANKRUPTCY AND MASS TORTS Do bankruptcy proceedings in mass torts cases raise access to justice concerns? The U.S. Senate recently held a hearing on ...
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Berkeley Boosts: Access to Justice and the Sex Abuse Litigation
The Civil Justice Research Initiative and Berkeley Law Executive Education present Berkeley Boosts: Access to Justice and the Sex Abuse Litigation Recorded live FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 2022, 10:00 A.M. PACIFIC TIME (VIA ZOOM) What are the best strategies ...
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Ukraine War: International Legal Issues
Berkeley Law's Office of the Dean and the Miller Institute for Global Challenges and the Law are pleased to sponsor this special event concerning Russia's full-scale military invasion into Ukraine - the biggest in Europe since WWII - and the global i...
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2022 Riesenfeld Symposium Panel 3: Antitrust Around the World
In this panel, Columbia Professor Anu Bradford, author of "The Brussels Effect" will discuss the distinctive nature and broad reach of European antitrust rules. University of Hong Kong Professor Angela Zhang, author of "Chinese Antitrust Exceptionali...
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2022 Riesenfeld Symposium Panel 2: "Antitrust Enforcers: A New Era of Global Regulation"
How can countries promote fair competition in the marketplace while protecting consumers? Although different jurisdictions have similar antitrust enforcement goals, enforcement agencies have taken vastly different approaches to enforcement. This pane...
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2022 Riesenfeld Symposium Panel 1: Is Labor the Next Frontier of Antitrust?
Labor has become the newest emerging issue in antitrust law. In NCAA v. Alston, the United States Supreme Court found that the NCAA’s restriction on certain education-related benefits for student-athletes violated antitrust laws. Similarly, the Eur...
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2022 Riesenfeld Symposium Introductory Remarks & Keynote
Featuring Berkeley Law Dean Erwin Chemerinsky, UC Berkeley Chancellor Carol Christ, and European Commissioner for Competition and Executive Vice-President of the European Commission for a Europe Fit for the Digital Age Margrethe Vestager.
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LRAP, PSLF, and Loan Repayment for Public Interest Graduates
Amanda Prasuhn, Berkeley Law's Director of Public Interest Financial Support, reviews how public interest graduates can use the law school's Loan Repayment Assistance Program (LRAP) and the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program to ma...
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Where to Berkeley Law students live?
Finding housing can be tricky, especially if you are coming to Berkeley Law from out of the area. In this video three current students offer a look into their housing arrangement and talk about how they found it. ADA Notice: We are currently having ...
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Gender, Religion, and the Military in Israel, Elisheva Rosman-Stollman
Elisheva Rosman-Stollman joins in conversation with Ronit Stahl to discuss her work on religion and gender in the Israeli military, including questions of gender equality, religious accommodation, and the legitimation of religious female soldiers. T...
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Reimagining Diversity and Jewish Belonging: A Journey Through Genesis
Annual Robbins Collection Lecture in Jewish Law, Thought, and Identity: Reimagining Diversity and Jewish Belonging: A Journey Through Genesis Featuring Amanda Beckenstein Mbuvi, Vice President for Academic Affairs, Reconstructionist Rabbinical Colle...
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What is a law school class like?
Take a peek inside Berkeley Law classrooms. Note: This footage was filmed before the Covid-19 pandemic. As of March 1, 2022, all students and faculty are required to wear masks at all times while inside Berkeley Law buildings.
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Controversial Issues in Citizenship Education: Insights from Israel
The Helen Diller Institute for Jewish Law and Israel Studies and the Graduate School of Education at the University of California, Berkeley are hosting a half-day symposium to explore insights from the Israeli context on controversial issues in citiz...
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BerkeleyBoosts: Public Benefit Corp
In this one hour webinar, Amelia Miazad and Adam Sterling discuss their new case study -- Veeva Systems: The Journey to Converting to a Public Benefit Corporation. They are joined by Josh Faddis, General Counsel at Veeva Systems and Susan Mac Cormac,...
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Sex Segregation in Israel: Between Gender, Law, and Religion
Civil Society and Plurality in Israel: Virtual Lunchtime Series Session 3: Sex Segregation in Israel: Between Gender, Law, and Religion Yofi Tirosh (Associate Professor, Tel Aviv University, Buchmann Faculty of Law; former Dean of Sapir Academic Col...
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NAGPRA and the Indian Claims Commission Webinar
NAGPRA and the Indian Claims Commission: Can the ICC's Findings be Reclaimed By Native Nations to Achieve Repatriation? The Indian Claims Commission (ICC) was established in 1946 to hear long-standing claims by Native Nations against the United Stat...
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BerkeleyBoosts: Attacks on the Courts
This two-hour webinar focuses on the ethical issues raised by increased attacks on the independence and legitimacy of the courts. Recently, these attacks have come most noticeably from the political branches, but are also increasingly seen from pract...
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CLEE Rail Transit Report featured on KGTV
Ethan Elkind, director of the Center for Law, Energy and the Environment's Climate Project, was featured on ABC 10 San Diego discussing CLEE's rail transit report, Getting Back on Track. Originally aired Jan. 20, 2022. If you are Deaf or Hard of Hea...
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Veeva Systems: Case Study in Converting to a Public Benefit Corporation
In January 2021, Veeva Systems, with the support of 99% of its shareholders, became the first public company to convert to a Public Benefit Corporation (PBC). In January 2022, Berkeley Law Executive Education published Veeva Systems: The Journey to C...
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Shakespeare Trial: The Shylock Appeal
Centuries after William Shakespeare penned one of the most controversial verdicts in literary history in "The Merchant of Venice," Shylock gets a second chance at the 2020 Shakespeare Trial: The Shylock Appeal. Part theater and part mock trial, the ...
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Leadership in the Legal Profession
Leadership in the Legal Profession is a ten-week, business school-style course for legal professionals who want to challenge intuitive approaches to leadership and management, as well as learn new mental models and dynamic leadership skills that can ...
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LL.M. Executive Track Class of 2021 Graduation Ceremony
Recorded live via zoom Dec. 3, 2021
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Tribute to Berkeley Law LL.M. Executive Track Class of 2021
Congratulations Class of 2021!
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Bad News: How Woke Media Undermines Democracy
A Program of the Antisemitism Education Initiative at UC Berkeley Recorded November 18, 2021 Conversation between Batya Ungar-Sargon, Deputy Opinion Editor of Newsweek, and Ethan Katz, Professor of History, UC Berkeley, as they dive into complex an...
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The Berkeley Forum for Corporate Governance: The State of Delaware
Panelists addressed recent developments in Delaware corporate law and highlighted what to look for out of Delaware in 2022. Recorded on November 11, 2021 at the Berkeley Forum for Corporate Governance. Featuring the Honorable Kathaleen McCormick, Cha...
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The Berkeley Forum for Corporate Governance: The Cult of We
Maureen Farrell and Eliot Brown, in conversation with Professor Frank Partnoy, discuss their 2020 book “The Cult of We” – the inside story of WeWork, its audacious founder and what its epic unraveling says about a financial system drunk on the ...
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The Berkeley Forum for Corporate Governance: ESG - The Signal and the Noise
Panelists discuss the latest developments around environmental, social and governance (ESG) in the public and private markets, as well as how governments and regulators look at ESG. Featuring Gregory Elders, Managing Director at Joele Frank, Melinda ...
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The Berkeley Forum for Corporate Governance: The Civil Rights Auditor
Our speakers discuss the civil rights audit and best practices for companies to consider when addressing civil rights issues. Recorded on November 11, 2021 at the Berkeley Forum for Corporate Governance. Featuring Laura Murphy, President of Laura Mur...
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The Berkeley Forum for Corporate Governance: M&A Highlights from the Year Nobody Expected
Panelists survey the major issues and mergers and acquisitions deals that took place in 2020 and 2021 – and explore what trends may continue into 2022 and beyond. Recorded on November 11, 2021 at the Berkeley Forum for Corporate Governance. Featuri...
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The Berkeley Forum for Corporate Governance: What Will Fuel Markets in 2022 and Beyond?
Looking forward, panelists explore funding sources and their corresponding issues for corporate deals in financings, M&A, and capital markets. Recorded on November 11, 2021 at the Berkeley Forum for Corporate Governance. Featuring Professor Afra Afsh...
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The Berkeley Forum for Corporate Governance: Keynote on the Future of Returning to Work
Derek Thompson, a staff writer at The Atlantic, explores how the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted how we work – and provide an overview of the latest studies, technologies and innovations shaping how we will return to work. Recorded on November 11, ...
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The Berkeley Forum for Corporate Governance: Behind the (SPAC) Scenes
Panelist review the year in special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) transactions – and highlight the major trends and issues that will shape the market in 2022. Recorded on November 11, 2021 at the Berkeley Forum for Corporate Governance. Featur...
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The Berkeley Forum for Corporate Governance: The Chancellor
This special session honored the legal career of retired Delaware Court of Chancery Chancellor Andre Bouchard, who spoke about what we can take away from his career. Recorded on November 11, 2021 at the Berkeley Forum for Corporate Governance. Featur...
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The Berkeley Forum for Corporate Governance: Destress Session
Shannon Wiltsey Stirman provides advice on how attorneys can better manage stress to maximize work-life balance and health. Recorded on November 12, 2021 at the Berkeley Forum for Corporate Governance. Featuring Shannon Wiltsey Stirman, Associate Pro...
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Center for Law, Energy, and the Environment Info Session
The Center for Law, Energy, and the Environment (CLEE) spearheads much of the curriculum, research, and activities around law and the environment. Hear from CLEE's team about the kinds of events the center hosts and how law students are involved in t...
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Berkeley Center for Law and Business Info Session
The Berkeley Center for Law and Business (BCLB) convenes programs and supports research in law and business. Hear from BCLB's Executive Director, Adam Sterling, about the kinds of events the center hosts and how law students are involved in the cente...
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Thelton E. Henderson Center for Social Justice Info Session
The Thelton E. Henderson Center for Social Justice connects students, professors, lawyers, activists, and thinkers across and beyond campus to make relevant, vibrant conversations about law, power, equity, subordination, and privilege part of intelle...
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Berkeley Center for Law and Technology Info Session
he Berkeley Center for Law and Technology (BCLT) spearheads much of the curriculum, research, and activities around law and technology. Hear from BCLT's Executive Director, Wayne Stacy, about the kinds of events the center hosts and how law students ...
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Berkeley Boosts: Checking in on the Supreme Court
This Berkeley Law Executive Education webinar features Dean Erwin Chemerinsky in conversation with Professor Abbye Atkinson discussing the major issues for the Supreme Court of the United States in 2022 and beyond. Recorded live 11/10/21
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2021 Jorde Symposium
"The Third Founding: The Rise of Multiracial Democracy and the Authoritarian Reaction Against It" Featuring Steven Levitsky, Professor of Government, Harvard University Commentators Richard Albert, William Stamps Farish Professor in Law, University...
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Financing a Legal Education: Programmatic Scholarships
This session covers named scholarships that you can apply for as a candidate for Berkeley Law. Recorded live October 26, 2021
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Financing a Legal Education: Loan Repayment Assistance Program
This session covers the Loan Repayment Assistance Program (LRAP) for Berkeley Law public interest graduates. Recorded live October 28, 2021
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Financing a Legal Education: Financial Aid 101
This session provides a general overview of financial aid for law school. Recorded live October 25, 2021
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The New Governing Coalition and Shifts in Israeli Society
This is a recording of an October 14, 2021 virtual panel on Israel’s new governing coalition and the insights it provides on Israeli society. Janine Zacharia moderates a lively discussion—with Rami Zeedan, Tal Schneider, and Noah Efron—about th...
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Parts of the Application: Test Scores, Academic Record, and Related Addenda
This session covered standardized test scores, academic record, and related addenda in depth. (Recorded Oct. 14, 2021)
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Part of the Application: Resume and Letters of Recommendation
This session covered the resume and letters of recommendation in depth. (Recorded Oct. 13, 2021)
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Parts of the Application: Personal Statement, Diversity Statement, and Why Berkeley Statement
This session covered the personal statement, diversity statement, and "Why Berkeley Law" statement in depth. (Recorded Oct 12, 2021)
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Civil Society and Plurality in Israel
Session 1: Religion and State Tues, Oct 5, 2021 | Recorded via Zoom Michael Karayanni, (Bruce W. Wayne Chair in International Law, Hebrew University Faculty of Law) in conversation with Masua Sagiv (Koret Visiting Professor, UC Berkeley; Shalom Hart...
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Reunion 2021 CLE Program: Ethical Limits of Advocacy
Lawyers navigate ethical duties that at times can come into conflict, including when representing difficult clients who may try to push the lawyer over the ethical line. Recent high-profile examples demonstrate the risks for lawyers and the need, som...
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Reunion 2021: Dean's Town Hall
Dean Erwin Chemerinsky will provide an update on what is happening at Berkeley Law, look to our future, and answer questions. Participants: Erwin Chemerinsky, Dean, Jesse H. Choper Distinguished Professor of Law
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Reunion 2021 CLE Program: Supreme Court Update
At this annual SCOTUS review, Berkeley Law constitutional scholars will discuss trends from the 2020-21 term and look ahead to the new term. Panelists: Erwin Chemerinsky, Dean, Jesse H. Choper Distinguished Professor of Law Easha Anand ’14, J.D.,...
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Reunion 2021 CLE Program: Climate and Disasters
From record-breaking heat waves to massive wildfires to mega-droughts, we are living the disaster scenarios that climate change scientists have long warned about. Just about the only thing we know with certainty is that our governance systems need t...
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Selection of Leadership in MDLs
This event focused on issues related to adequacy of representation, court approval of potential settlements and equitable issues in the selection of the Plaintiffs Steering Committee. This event was supported by a generous gift from AAJ's Robert L. H...
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Exploring the Legacy of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Exploring the Legacy of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg: A Conversation with Judge Marsha Berzon ‘73 & Professor Amanda Tyler Presented by Berkeley Law Development & Alumni Relations Thursday, September 9, 2021 via Zoom
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Berkeley Law Alumni In the Legislature
Presented by Berkeley Law Development and Alumni Relations. Recorded Tuesday August 17, 2021 via Zoom Panelists : Ben Allen ‘08, California State Senator, 26th Senate District Henry Stern ‘09, California State Senator, 27th Senate District Intr...
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Working Professionals Information Session
This information session was hosted by Berkeley Law JD Admissions on August 25, 2021. It is geared toward working professional applicants to the JD program.
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No Borders: The Berkeley Law LL.M.
Berkeley Law LL.M. (Master of Laws) is a general degree designed to prepare foreign lawyers for global practice. Our curriculum provides a strong foundation in the fundamentals of U.S. law while allowing for customization based on individual interest...
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Meet the Berkeley Law Librarians (fall 2021)
Meet our librarians, tour our wonderful library study spaces and learn how we can make you a success.
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The Meaning of 'Boalt'
In 2018, the Berkeley Law community came together to reconsider the law school's affiliation with the namesake of its core building, John Boalt, after his racist history came to light. Here, members of Berkeley Law's Asian Pacific American Law Studen...
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LL.M. Commencement, Summer 2021
Congratulations to Berkeley Law LL.M. Class of 2021! Recorded live via Zoom July 20, 2021
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Why Boalt?
In 2018, the Berkeley Law community came together to reconsider the law school's affiliation with the namesake of its core building, John Boalt, after his racist history came to light. Here, members of Berkeley Law's Asian Pacific American Law Studen...
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Berkeley Law Staff Circle on Anti-Racism Panel
The Berkeley Staff Association series "Pass the Mic" presents a panel of members of the Berkeley Law Staff Circle on Anti-Racism (SCAR) discussing the group's history, purpose and goals.
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Critical Race Theory: Common Misconceptions
Critical Race Theory scholar Professor Khiara M. Bridges dispels some of the commonly repeated untruths about CRT.
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Alumni Town Hall, June 16, 2021
Dean Chemerinsky discusses the Supreme Court's most important cases from the latest term and the impact of a historic year at the nation’s highest court.
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DC Alumni Chapter event: The Path Forward for American Democracy
DC Alumni Chapter event with Dean Chemerinsky discussing "The Path Forward for American Democracy" Wednesday, June 9 via Zoom Speaker: Erwin Chemerinsky, Dean Berkeley Law, Jesse H. Choper Distinguished Professor of Law Introduction/Closing Remarks...
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Corporate Finance Fundamentals Trailer v2
Corporate Finance Fundamentals is an online certificate program for practicing attorneys and other non-financial professionals that focuses on how to apply financial information analysis and corporate valuation in a variety of corporate settings and ...
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Corporate Finance Fundamentals Trailer v1
Corporate Finance Fundamentals is an online certificate program for practicing attorneys and other non-financial professionals that focuses on how to apply financial information analysis and corporate valuation in a variety of corporate settings and ...
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The Current Crisis in Israel: A Conversation with Prof. Chuck Freilich
The Helen Diller Institute for Jewish Law and Israel Studies presents a conversation with Professor Chuck Freilich. Author of Zion's Dilemmas: How Israel Makes National Security Policy (2012), and Israeli National Security: A New Strategy for an Era ...
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Silicon Valley Alumni Chapter event with Dean Chemerinsky
Silicon Valley Alumni Chapter event with Dean Chemerinsky discussing "The Path Forward for American Democracy" Wednesday, May 12 from 5:00-6:00 pm PT via Zoom Speaker: Erwin Chemerinsky, Dean Berkeley Law, Jesse H. Choper Distinguished Professor of...
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Faculty Staff Tribute 2021
Congratulations to the Berkeley Law Class of 2021 graduates from the entire faculty and staff!
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Public Interest Award Winners: Vanessa Rivas-Bernardy '21
Vanessa Rivas-Bernardy ’21 Clinical Legal Education Association Outstanding Clinical Student Award (one student or team that demonstrated excellence in a clinic) and Francine Diaz Memorial Award Passionate about immigrant and refugee rights, Rivas...
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Public Interest Award Winners: Ted Lee '21
Ted Lee ’21 Pro Bono Champion Award and Brain M. Sax ’69 Sax Prize for Excellence in Clinical Advocacy Honorable Mention Throughout law school, Lee devoted himself to the consumer justice community as co-chair of the Consumer Advocacy and Protec...
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Public Interest Award Winners: Simone Levine '21
Simone Lieban Levine ’21 Pro Bono Champion Award and Eleanor Swift Award for Public Service (given to exceptional students, staff, or faculty who performed outstanding work to strengthen Berkeley Law’s commitment to public service) Among her many...
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Public Interest Award Winners: Sarah Morris '21
Sarah Morris ’21 Jim Fahey Safe Homes for Women Award (given to a student committed to ending domestic violence against women) Over this past semester with Berkeley Law’s Domestic Violence Practicum, Morris supported San Francisco assistant distr...
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Public Interest Award Winners: Molly Lao '21
Molly Lao ’21 Francine Diaz Memorial Award (given to graduating students whose studies and career plans best reflect Diaz’s commitment to social justice for women of color) The pro bono sector of Lao’s dizzying array of school activities was ey...
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Public Interest Award Winners: Lindsay DeRight Goldasich '21
Lindsay DeRight Goldasich ’21 Pro Bono Champion Award (given to graduating students who best exemplify a commitment to and the values of pro bono work) During Berkeley Law’s 2019 Public Interest/Public Service Career Fair, DeRight Goldasich conn...
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Public Interest Award Winners: Lilli Paratore '17
Lillian Paratore ’17 Kathi Pugh ’90 Award for Exceptional Mentorship Paratore is the managing attorney of the Post-Conviction Advocacy Project (P-CAP), which helps incarcerated individuals preparing for their parole hearings. Having volunteered w...
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Helen Diller Institute for Jewish Law and Israel Studies
Welcome to the Helen Diller Institute for Jewish Law and Israel Studies at the University of California, Berkeley (formerly Berkeley Institute for Jewish Law and Israel Studies). The Institute houses two core programs, its Program on Israel Studies, ...
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Dean Chemerinsky discussing "The Path Forward for American Democracy"
Los Angeles Alumni Chapter event with Dean Chemerinsky discussing "The Path Forward for American Democracy" Wednesday, May 5 from 5:00-6:00 pm PT via Zoom Speaker: Erwin Chemerinsky, Dean Berkeley Law, Jesse H. Choper Distinguished Professor of Law...
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Berkeley Law Commencement Ceremony 2021
Berkeley Law invites you to the virtual commencement ceremony for the Class of 2021. Closed Captioning available at: https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=UCBLaw
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Public Interest & Pro Bono Certificate Ceremony
The Public Interest & Pro Bono Certificate Ceremony honors and thanks graduating Berkeley Law JD and LLM students who have demonstrated a commitment to public interest, pro bono, and social justice work. Closed Captioning available at: https://www....
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Last Lecture 2021
Annual "last lecture" for Class of 2021 graduates featuring Professors Abbye Atkinson and Saira Mohamed. Recorded live via Zoom May 4, 2021
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A Celebration in Honor of Professor Stephen Sugarman
Professor Stephen Sugarman has been on the Berkeley Faculty for almost 50 years. He is a renowned scholar, a revered teacher of torts and other subjects, and an important voice on educational equity and health policy. On Thursday, April 29 from 12:50...
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CJRI Berkeley Boosts Webinar: Debt Collection During Covid
Recorded live via Zoom: Friday, April 16, 2021 In this half-hour webinar, Erika Rickard of the Pew Foundation and Miguel Soto of the East Bay Community Law Center will discuss debt collection during Covid. This webinar is part of an ongoing series ...
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Irving Tragen Lecture on Comparative Law featuring Hannah L. Buxbaum
Recorded live via Zoom Thursday, April 22, 2021 Hannah L. Buxbaum is Professor of Law and John E. Schiller Chair at the Indiana University Maurer School of Law. Mutual Recognition Regimes in Transnational Regulation: From Comparability to Converge...
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Berkeley Law Conversations: Reforming Policing and Ending Excessive Force
The trial and conviction of Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd has again focused attention of the enormous problem of excessive police force especially against people of color. How can we reform police departments? What are the challenges...
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Berkeley Law Explainer: The Chauvin Verdict
What does the Chauvin verdict mean from a criminal law perspective? Professor Jonathan Simon explains how important this case is for the three most challenging homicide doctrines law students study in a Criminal Law classroom. Music: Cold and Hard ...
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The Helen Diller Institute 10th Anniversary Naming Ceremony
The Helen Diller Institute celebrated its 10th Anniversary on April 22, 2021. Justice Dorit Beinisch, the first woman to serve as President of the Israeli Supreme Court and the first woman State Attorney of Israel, was joined in conversation by Berke...
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Google v. Oracle: An Initial Appraisal
On April 5, the Supreme Court handed down its much-anticipated decision in one of the most consequential copyright cases of our time, Google v. Oracle. In ruling that fair use permitted Google to incorporate elements of the Java API into its software...
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A Conversation with Senator Sheldon Whitehouse
Professor Abbye Atkinson in conversation with with Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (R.I.). Presented by the Civil Justice Research Initiative and co-sponsored by the student chapter of the American Constitution Society, the Berkeley Law Consumer Advocacy...
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“PREMIER” Dance Performance and Insights with Artists Elad Schechter and Rand Taha
“Premier” is a solo dance choreographed by Elad Schechter, founder and principal choreographer of CATAMON, for Rand Zeid Taha, a Jerusalem born Palestinian dancer. This inter-religious and intercultural dialogue through dance negotiates the socio...
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A Celebration of 'Paving the Way' by Herma Hill Kay
Herma Hill Kay, our beloved colleague and dean, worked for years on a book profiling the first women law professors. Her book, Paving the Way: The First American Women Law Professors, was just published. Dean Chemerinsky and several professors will s...
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Comparative Elections: What happens when the system fails?
Comparative Elections: What happens when the system fails? The Case of Israel and Greece Israel and Greece both have coalition governments that have struggled to come together, resulting in four recent elections in both countries. Please join Dr. R...
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Sustainable Capitalism and ESG Online
Sustainable Capitalism and ESG Online demonstrates how to incorporate environmental, social, and governance considerations into business and investment strategy through a combination of focused lectures and case studies, curated readings, and in-dept...
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Robbins Collection Lecture in Jewish Law, Thought and Identity:Jewish Law for the Digital Age
Does Jewish law speak to the most important issues of our day? Drawing on Judaism’s millennia-old jurisprudence of radical relevance in the face of change, Professors Ken Bamberger and Ariel Mayse make the counterintuitive argument that Jewish lawâ...
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Insurance Issues for Small Businesses During Covid
In this half-hour webinar, Andre Mura of Gibbs Law Group and Summer Gerbing and Lani Torres of the East Bay’s iconic Ivy Room will discuss a range of insurance-related issues that small businesses have had to navigate during the pandemic. This web...
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Why You? #BerkeleyLawAWE
Made almost entirely from clips created by newly admitted and current students, this year’s Admit Week Experience video celebrates the inspirations, challenges, and aspirations of the unabashedly authentic individuals who will make up the Class of ...
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DC Alumni Chapter Launch Event: The Year Ahead for America through a DC Lens
The DC Alumni Chapter hosted its inaugural event on Thursday, March 4. The discussion focused on climate change, racial justice and civil rights, and the COVID-19 pandemic viewed through the eyes of DC insiders. Panelists: Rich Albores ’92, Attorne...
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Cyber-Hate Session 2: Combating Antisemitism and Hate Online
This symposium explores the phenomenon of cyber-hate. What are the key issues and manifestations? What are the appropriate responses to online hate? What are the frameworks available — legal, social, technological — and possible constraints to re...
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Silicon Valley Alumni Chapter Discussion: General Counsel Insights
The Berkeley Law Silicon Valley Alumni Chapter hosted a virtual discussion with alumni who serve as general counsels. Panelists include: David Estrada ’93, Chief Legal Officer at Nuro, Rashmi Garde ’95, Chief Legal Officer at Sophos, Brad Lewis â...
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Alumni Town Hall with Dean Chemerinsky
A virtual talk with Dean Chemerinsky discussing his upcoming book, "Presumed Guilty: How the Supreme Court Empowered the Police and Subverted Civil Rights," and an update on the law school.
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Berkeley Law Conversations: Race & the Legal Profession
As part of observing Black history month and as part of our ongoing series on race and the law, Berkeley Law Dean Erwin Chemerinsky will host a panel focused on race and the legal profession. Speakers include: Elizabeth Gorman, Associate Professor...
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The Role of Congress in a Partisan Age
The Broken Branch? The Role of Congress in a Partisan Age Recorded via Zoom Thursday, February 18 Asst. Prof. Jonathan Gould examines how Congress has performed in recent years, along with what legislative action may lie ahead during the Biden pres...
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A Conversation with Rep. Katie Porter
Consumer Advocacy & Protection Society, Center for Consumer Law and Economic Justice, the Civil Justice Research Initiative, and Berkeley Law's chapter of American Constitution Society host a conversation with U.S. Representative Katie Porter (D, CA)...
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The Path Forward for American Democracy
San Francisco Alumni Chapter event with Dean Chemerinsky discussing “The Path Forward for American Democracy” The Dean will provide an update on the law school and then talk about the guardrails and fragility of our democracy, addressing the mos...
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Berkeley Conversations – A Discussion on Reparations: California and Beyond
Governor Newsom signed California Assembly Bill 3121 in September 2020, establishing a first-in-the-nation task force to study and make recommendations on reparations for slavery. The passing of AB 3121 has prompted new discussion about reparations, ...
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Helen Diller Institute for Jewish Law and Israel Studies
The University of California, Berkeley announced a $10 million endowment gift from the Helen Diller Foundation that will ensure a lasting legacy for its Institute for Jewish Law and Israel Studies. In recognition of this gift, the institute will now ...
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Cyber-Hate: Defining and Combating Antisemitism and Hate Online
This symposium will explore the phenomenon of cyber-hate. What are the key issues and manifestations? What are the appropriate responses to online hate? What are the frameworks available — legal, social, technological — and possible constraints t...
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Third Herma Hill Kay Memorial Lecture Featuring Judge Diane P. Wood
Berkeley Law is honored to welcome Judge Diane P. Wood on February 3rd to present the third Herma Hill Kay Memorial Lecture. Judge Wood’s topic will be “Walking the Walk: Herma Hill Kay, Diversity, and Inclusion.” For more information, please ...
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Leadership in the Legal Profession
Leadership in the Legal Profession is a ten-week, virtual business school-style course for legal professionals who want to challenge intuitive approaches to leadership and management, as well as learn new mental models and dynamic leadership skills t...
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Leadership in the Legal Profession
Leadership in the Legal Profession is a ten-week, virtual business school-style course for legal professionals who want to challenge intuitive approaches to leadership and management, as well as learn new mental models and dynamic leadership skills t...
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Berkeley Law Alumni Leading Indigent Defense During COVID-19
Berkeley Law Alumni Leading Indigent Defense During COVID-19 Thursday, January 28 from 5:00-6:30 pm via Zoom Panelists include: Ricardo García ‘95, Los Angeles Public Defender Steven Garrett '83, Sacramento Public Defender Robin Lipetzky ‘86, C...
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The Appointment Process: California's State Boards and Commissions
Recorded via Zoom January 21, 2021 Featuring Cathryn Rivera-Hernandez '97, Appointments Secretary to Governor Gavin Newsom, will speak about the California appointments process.
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Reforming Policing Through Changing Labor Relations (Part 4 of 4)
The Movement for Black Lives and related activism have increased discussion of profound changes in policing. This webinar will explore possible changes in labor relations law that might contribute to transforming policing. This is the fourth of fou...
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The Constitution and the Lessons Learned
The last weeks – the challenge to the outcome of the presidential election, the events in Washington on January 6, the impeachment of President Trump, the end of the Trump presidency, the inauguration of a new president – raise profound constitut...
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Berkeley Boosts: Investor Engagement on Racial Justice
July 22, 2020 Guests: Douglas Heske, Kimberley Lewis, and Melanie Mendoza In this one hour webinar presented by Berkeley Law Executive Education, Professor Amelia Miazad explores the role of investors and asset managers in advancing racial justice w...
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Berkeley Boosts: The Pandemic and Inequality
August 14, 2020 Guests: Richard Rothstein and Zoe Polk In this half-hour webinar presented by Berkeley Law Executive Education, Richard Jolly moderates a discussion about the impacts of the pandemic on inequality with Richard Rothstein, author of Th...
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Berkeley Boosts: Civil Remedies for Police Brutality
June 12, 2020 Guests: Jeannine Bell and Paul Hoffman In this half-hour long webinar presented by Berkeley Law Executive Education, Richard Jolly moderates a discussion about civil remedies for Police Brutality with policing scholar Jeannine Bell and...
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Berkeley Boosts: Civil Remedies for Voting Rights Violations
Recorded December 4, 2020 Guests: Justin Levitt and Kristen Clarke In this half-hour webinar presented by Berkeley Law Executive Education, Justin Levitt and Kristen Clarke, two of the nation’s leading voting rights experts, discuss voting rights ...
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The Virtual California Bar Swearing-In Ceremony
The Berkeley Law Alumni Association congratulates all alumni who recently passed the California Bar Exam. We invite you to commemorate this achievement by joining Dean Erwin Chemerinsky and fellow graduates for Berkeley Law’s virtual Swearing-In C...
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Jewish Law, Thought, and Identity Workshop: Was the Biblical Joseph on the Spectrum?
Presented by Berkeley Institute for Jewish Law and Israel Studies Recorded via Zoom Oct 21, 2020 Professor Samuel J. Levine, Professor of Law and Director, Jewish Law Institute, Discussant: Professor Stephen Rosenbaum, Frank C. Newman Lecturer at ...
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Lessons Learned from Football Players and Epilepsy to Understand Brain Aging
Presented by Berkeley Institute for Jewish Law and Israel Studies Recorded via Zoom October 12, 2020 Daniela Kaufer CLASS OF 1943 MEMORIAL CHAIR PROFESSOR OF INTEGRATIVE BIOLOGY AND HELEN WILLS NEUROSCIENCE INSTITUTE; ASSOCIATE DEAN OF BIOLOGICAL SC...
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Black Power, Jewish Politics: Reinventing the Alliance in the 1960’s
Presented by Berkeley Institute for Jewish Law and Israel Studies Recorded via Zoom September 10, 2020 Marc Dollinger, author and Richard and Rhoda Goldman Chair in Jewish Studies and Social Responsibility, San Francisco State University Marc Dolli...
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Israeli Women in Combat
Presented by the Berkeley Institute for Jewish Law and Israel Studies Recorded via Zoom November 23, 2020 Ayelet Harel-Shalev Associate Professor at the Conflict Management and Resolution Program, Department of Politics and Government at Ben-Gurion ...
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Mizrahi Identity in the US
Presented by the Berkeley Institute for Jewish Law and Israel Studies Recorded via Zoom November 12, 2020 Panelists include: Tamar Zaken - Chief Program Officer at HaMaqom; Jewish educator Hadar Cohen - Multi-Media Feminist Artist, Writer, and Dancer...
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Reforming Policing Through Changing Labor Relations
The Movement for Black Lives and related activism have increased discussion of profound changes in policing. This webinar will explore possible changes in labor relations law that might contribute to transforming policing. More information and comp...
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Renewable Energy Revolution under Conditions of Geopolitical Conflict: The Case of the Gaza Strip
Summer Salon Series 1: Renewable Energy Revolution under Conditions of Geopolitical Conflict: The Case of the Gaza Strip Itay Fischendler in conversation with Miri-Lavi-Neeman June 23, 2020 The transition toward renewable energy is one of the keys ...
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Berkeley Institute for Jewish Law and Israel Studies
This video introduces the Berkeley Institute for Jewish Law and Israel Studies and highlights its work with students on the UC Berkeley Campus. Hear from Institute-affiliated students, as well as faculty and staff as they share their experiences with...
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Hybrid LL.M. Commencement Fall 2020
Congratulations Class of 2020 graduates!
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BCLB Provides Direction to Business Leaders
The Berkeley Center for Law and Business is a vital bridge between academia, government, civil society, and corporate board rooms. We help leaders make progress that impacts our whole society. Join us.
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Israel Studies Colloquium: The Yemenite Children Affair
The Yemenite Children Affair: History, Access to Information, and Public Discourse Roy Peled, Koret Visiting Professor in Israel Studies, UC Berkeley; Strikes Law School, College of Management & Academic Studies Dov Levitan, Head of the Interdiscipli...
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Golden State on Fire: The Science, Law, and Policy of Wildfire in California
Golden State On Fire: The Science, Law, and Policy of Wildfire in California Monday, November 23, 2020 @ 12:50 pm - 2:00 pm Large-scale wildfires have become increasingly common in California, displacing thousands, destroying homes, blanketing much ...
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Diaspora-Israel Relations and the U.S. Presidential Elections
Featuring David Horovitz, The Morton and Amy Friedkin Scholar-in-Residence Moderated by Sue Fishkoff, Editor of J. The Jewish News of Northern California Wednesday, November 18, 12:30pm David Horovitz, founding editor of The Times of Israel joins u...
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Climate Risks to the US Financial System: Urgent & Decisive Action Needed
Climate change poses a systemic risk to the U.S. financial system, concludes the recently released and first-ever comprehensive report on climate risk sponsored by a U.S. financial regulator, Managing Climate Risks to the US Financial System. Commiss...
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Berkeley Boosts Discussion on the Future of ESG
Susan Mac Cormac of the Berkeley Center for Law and Business and Morrison Foerster discusses the future of ESG and sustainability with Lila Preston of Generation Investment Management. This conversation was presented as part of a Berkeley Boosts webi...
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Trailer for Sustainable Capitalism and ESG Online
Capitalism is at a crucial juncture. Our next steps will dictate the future of our economy, society, and planet. Join the debate & earn a certificate in Sustainable Capitalism & ESG from Berkeley Law Executive Education. Learn more at law.berkeley.ed...
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Halloum Business Competition, Final Round 2020
The Berkeley Law Board of Advocates and Haas School of Business proudly present the Emma and Joseph H. Halloum Business Competition. The competition, open to all second- and third-year JD students and LL.M. students, is a pioneering effort to combine...
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2020 Rutter Award for Teaching Distinction Honoring Amanda Tyler
The Rutter Award for Teaching Distinction honors Berkeley Law professors who have demonstrated an outstanding commitment to teaching. The annual award was established in 1995 by William A. Rutter, philanthropist, lawyer, educator, and author, who was...
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Democracy Town Hall: Lessons of the 2020 Election
Following the most consequential election in recent history, Berkeley Law Dean Erwin Chemerinsky will host a panel discussion with faculty experts on the lessons learned from the presidential election. Panelists: Professor Rick Hasen, Chancellorâ...
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2020 Jorde Symposium: The New Countermajoritarian Difficulty
Pamela Karlan (Stanford Law) will deliver a lecture on the “countermajoritarian” difficulty, reflecting on the Supreme Court’s reluctance to reinforce representation through judicial review at a time when the United States appears to be heading...
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Berkeley Law Conversations: Implications of the Presidential Election for Various Aspects of Law
The day after the most consequential election in recent history, Dean Erwin Chemerinsky will host a panel discussion of the implications of the presidential election for various aspects of law featuring Berkeley Law faculty experts. Panelists: Kh...
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Israel as the Nation-State of the Jewish People
Berkeley Institute for Jewish Law and Israel Studies Summer Salon Series: Reconsidering the Druze Narrative in the wake of the Basic Law: Israel as the Nation-State of the Jewish People Featuring Prof. Rami Zeedan in conversation with Prof. Ron Hass...
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Comparative Election Law: Israel and the US
Berkeley Institute for Jewish Law and Israel Studies Featuring Prof. Roy Peled (Koret Visiting Professor in Israel Studies) and Jay Footlik, (Special Assistant to President Clinton in the White House) Recorded live via Zoom October 8, 2020
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What Can Theatre Teach Us in Times of Crisis and Transformation?
Berkeley Institute for Jewish Law and Israel Studies Summer Salon Series: What Can Theatre Teach Us in Times of Crisis and Transformation? Recorded live via Zoom July 8, 2020 Featuring Prof. Sharon Aronson Lehavi in conversation with Dan Shifrin
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Berkeley Conversations: Critical Race Theory and the 2020 Election
This roundtable discussion will consider how the racial uprising in the aftermath of the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, on-going police violence and social unrest, a possible shift in race-consciousness among White voters, the selection o...
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Berkeley Law Conversations: California Propositions 15, 22, & 25
Dean Erwin Chemerinsky hosts a panel discussion of key initiatives on the November 3, 2020 ballot. Panelists: Catherine Fisk, Barbara Nachtrieb Armstrong Professor of Law, Berkeley Law Ahmed Lavalais, Clinical Teaching Fellow, Policy Advocacy Clin...
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Beyond “Defund the Police”:Race, Public Safety, and the Future of American Criminal Justice
Recorded via Zoom October 21, 2020 Professor Jonathan Simon '87, the Lance Robbins Professor Criminal Justice at Berkeley Law, discusses his research showing that we are at the beginning of a long overdue reckoning with our anything but "color blind...
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Race, Mental Health & the Law
Dean Chemerinsky hosted a panel on Race, Mental Health, and the Law as part of Mental Health Awareness and Wellness Week. Speakers: Michele Bratcher Goodwin, Chancellor’s Professor, University of California, Irvine Mallika Kaur, Lecturer, Berkele...
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Berkeley Law Conversations | Affirmative Action at Berkeley Law: Prop 209 to Prop 16
Join us for a discussion on the felt impact at Berkeley Law following Prop 209, which banned race-based affirmative action in California. The panel will focus on the personal histories of students and faculty. This panel will be moderated by Erwin C...
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Separation of Powers: Has the Presidency Grown too Powerful?
Inaugural event in new virtual debate series presented by Berkeley Law Development and Alumni Relations. Presented via Zoom on October 14, 2020. Speakers: Berkeley Law’s Dean Erwin Chemerinsky, Jesse H. Choper Distinguished Professor of Law, and J...
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Covid Conversations: Bob Bauer and Jack Goldsmith
Professor Amanda Tyler talks with Bob Bauer and Jack Goldsmith about their new book "After Trump: Reconstructing the Presidency." Recorded live via Zoom October 8, 2020
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Reunion 2020: Best Practices in Court Administration: What We’ve Learned from COVID-19
Courts, lawyers and judges are accustomed to moving deliberately. The pandemic has challenged courts to do things in ways that are unfamiliar and the effects of which often are uncertain. Judge Jeremy Fogel will moderate a discussion about those chal...
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Reunion 2020: Race, Voting, and Elections
With the pandemic and demands for racial justice surging across America, and in the context of political campaigns that emphasize racial fear, three Berkeley Law professors describe how the racial dynamics that will profoundly impact the upcoming ele...
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Meet Me in the Market - Live Dance Performance from Jerusalem (Berkeley Institute)
"Meet Me in the Market" Presented by the Berkeley Institute for Jewish Law and Israel Studies, September 9, 2020. In 1962 Jackie Kennedy invited the world on a tour of the white house. In this performance, just like she did then, Jackie Kennedy (pla...
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Israel and the Great Powers: The Case of China
September 16, 2020 Israel Institute Visiting Professor Ehud Eiran (Haifa University) joins Professor Ron Hassner, the Helen Diller Family Chair in Israel Studies, for a conversation exploring Israel's new alliance with China and what this might mean ...
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Berkeley Conversations: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, her legacy, and what may follow
Join Berkeley Law Dean Erwin Chemerinsky as he hosts a panel focused on U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, her legacy, and what may follow. Closed Captioning available at: https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=UCBLaw
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Berkeley Conversations: Race, Law & K-12 Education
Join Berkeley Law Dean Erwin Chemerinsky as he hosts a panel focused on issues of race and the law concerning K-12 education in the United States. Speakers include: Prudence Carter, Dean, Graduate School of Education, UC Berkeley Chris Edley, Honora...
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Berkeley Law Conversations: Student Activism Against Racism
Berkeley Law Dean Erwin Chemerinsky hosts a panel focused on what students are doing, can do, and should do to fight against racism. Speakers include: Justin Brooks, 3L, Cofounder & Cohost, Blacklisted the Podcast Maya Campbell, 3L, Member, Law Stud...
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Berkeley Law Conversations: Race & Legal Education
As we begin the school year at a time of needed national attention to race, it is appropriate and necessary to focus on what we do: legal education. Berkeley Law Dean Erwin Chemerinsky hosts a panel to discuss issues concerning race and legal educati...
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Berkeley Conversations: Race & the Environment
Berkeley Law Dean Erwin Chemerinsky hosts a discussion on race and the environment, examining issues of environmental racism and how pollution and other environmental problems disproportionately affect people of color. Speakers include Charisma Acey,...
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Berkeley Conversations: Race and the Criminal Justice System
Join Berkeley Law Dean Erwin Chemerinsky as he hosts a discussion on how racism infects every aspect of the criminal justice system. Speakers will include: Nikki Jones, Professor, UC Berkeley Department of African American Studies; Armando Lara-Milla...
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Berkeley Conversations - Race, Voting & Elections
Join Berkeley Law Dean Erwin Chemerinsky with Professors Kathy Abrams, Abhay Aneja, Taeku Lee, Ian Haney LĂłpez, and Bertrall Ross for a discussion of how race affects our electoral system, especially in an election amidst a pandemic.
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Fraud Fest 2020
On June 23-25, 2020, the Berkeley Center for Law and Business hosted -- Fraud Fest 2020 -- its third annual conference on financial fraud. The conference was hosted virtually in collaboration with In-House Focus.
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Berkeley Conversations: Race, Law, and Health Policy
COVID-19 has had a dramatically different effect on African-American and Latinx communities. This reflects enormous racial inequalities in health and health care in the United States. A panel of Berkeley professors will discuss race, law, and health ...
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Immigration Law and COVID-19
Faculty lecture series on Legal Issues in Dealing with COVID-19, featuring Professor Leti Volpp, “Immigration Law and COVID-19” In the name of containing a public health crisis, the United States has enacted sweeping restrictions on immigrationâ...
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COVID-19, App-based Contact Tracing, and Surveillance Policy
Legal Issues in Dealing with COVID-19, featuring Professor Jennifer Urban Discussion about how the COVID-19 emergency relates to rules governing surveillance and location-based tracking and whether those rules should change to address the emergency....
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Berkeley Law Conversations: Race & Policing
The tragic and horrifying killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer has again focused the country’s attention on the enormous problem of race and policing in the United States. Four professors—Roxanna Altholz, Khiara M. Bridges, Erw...
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International Law and COVID-19
Legal Issues in Dealing with COVID-19 Featuring Professors Laurel Fletcher & Katerina Linos The COVID-19 pandemic has presented a number of complex international legal issues that will be explored in this week’s talk. Who is responsible for addres...
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The (Actual) Last Lecture #BerkeleyLaw2020
Featuring advice from Berkeley Law Professors Khiara Bridges and Bertrall Ross.
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Honoring our Grads: Berkeley Law Public Interest
We honor the Class of 2020’s commitment to public interest, pro bono, and social justice through summer jobs and our robust pro bono, clinical, and field placement programs. Collectively the students have contributed so much, including a total of 2...
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Class of 2020: You Did It! #BerkeleyLaw2020
Congratulations to all of our students – J.D., JSD, Ph.D., and LL.M. – who are graduating in the Class of 2020! Thank you to everyone for your video and photo submissions and participation in this video, especially Anya Ku, Mojdeh Farsi, Enio Ibr...
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Prof Ian Haney Lopez on “Merge Left”
Professor Ian Haney Lopez discusses his recent book, “Merge Left: Fusing Race and Class, Winning Elections, and Saving America.” ACCESSIBILITY NOTICE: If you are Deaf or Hard of Hearing and would like a captioned version of this clip, please con...
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