Events
Webinar: Higher IP: Canadian Intellectual Property Requirements for Cannabis
The presentation will cover a comprehensive overview of the current standards for protecting intellectual property for cannabis in Canada.
Webinar: Qualified Retirement Plan Design for Law Firms
This program will cover retirement plan options, including defined contribution and defined benefit plans, 401(k) and safe harbor plans, cash balance plans, and profit-sharing plans.
IP Fall Networking Mix & Mingle
The mixer will be held simultaneously at four locations around the state! If you are, have been, or are interested in being a member of the IP Law Section, come meet a broad array of diverse practitioners in a relaxed and inviting venue. IP Law Section Executive Committee Members and Interest Group Officers will be at each location to answer questions, provide information about the Section, or simply to chat. We will be providing appetizers and a limited number of drink tickets, so get there early!
Webinar: Partnering With a Litigator When Issues Relating to an Existing Lease Arise
Often times a transactional commercial real estate client will reach out to the attorney who helped draft their lease with an issue that has arisen from the lease and the question is when and how should that attorney seek assistance from a litigator. This program will provide hypothetical situations from a transactional attorney’s perspective and then discuss those situations
Regulatory Round Up: Legal, Regulatory and Technology Developments in the Financial Services Industry
We are back and in person! A panel of distinguished financial services experts will discuss legal, regulatory and technology developments impacting the financial services industry, fintech challenges, cybersecurity threats, new payments developments, consumer protection enforcement, outlook on regulatory supervision, and more.
“Our Imperiled Democracy” and the Public Lawyer of the Year Awards Reception Honoring Erwin Chemerinsky, Dean U.C. Berkeley School of Law
Nationally renowned Constitutional law scholar and UC Berkeley Law School Dean Erwin Chemerinsky will explore the legal and political developments threatening democracy in the United States. It is a time when those on both the left and the right are unsure whether American democracy will survive. Dean Chemerinsky will explain why the Constitution was deeply flawed from the outset and why the choices made in drafting it are responsible for our current political crisis. Ultimately, only repairing or replacing the Constitution can save American democracy.
Webinar: Open Season on Trademark Remedies: In the Wake of TMA Enactment and Romag
In 2020, the Supreme Court resolved a longstanding circuit split with its decision in Romag Fasteners v. Fossil Group. As a result, proof of willful infringement is no longer required for trademark owners to recover infringers' profits. The decision makes it easier for trademark owners to recover infringers' profits and increase the damages awards.
Free Webinar: Limited Scope Practice in Family Law
On October 4 at noon, CLA will present a self-study MCLE program prepared by the California Access to Justice Commission on Limited Scope Practice in Family Law. Presented by two knowledgeable family law judges – Judge Mark Juhas and Judge Elizabeth Scully – from the Los Angeles Superior Court and by Ana M. Storey, Executive Director of Levitt & Quinn Family Law Center and Toby Rothschild, who was General Counsel of LAFLA, the program will get beyond generalities to some of the most significant practical topics faced by family law specialists who offer limited scope legal services.
2022 CLA Virtual Leadership Orientation
You're invited to the 2022 CLA Virtual Leadership Orientation! This orientation is designed to welcome and onboard new leadership, but all CLA leaders are welcome and encouraged to participate.
Can Lawyers Do That? A Professionalism Question
When Stuart Teicher started a Google search with the phrase “Can Lawyers…” he was shocked to see what the computer suggested as search recommendations….and he knew it would make a great CLE program about professionalism. Join the CLE Performer as he explains how lawyers are held to a higher standard, both in and out of the practice.
We are committed to accessibility! Virtual events are equipped with closed captioning. To request an in-person accommodation, send us a note at accessibility@calawyers.org or contact us at 916-516-1760 for assistance.