Upcoming Events
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Tech Law Table Talk - In-House Tech lawyering
April 10, 2025, 12:30-1:30PM, In Person
All students are welcome to join us for lunch and an informal conversation about in-house lawyering at a tech company. We will also preview our course next fall on In-House Lawyering Skills & Strategies. Our guest will be Shanti Ariker, Chief Legal Officer at JFrog.
Prior to joining JFrog, Shanti was the General Counsel at ZenDesk. She is also a public company board member and the author of the popular newsletter: In-House Lawyering and Beyond.
Past events
Just a selection of some of our past events!
Tech Law Table Talk - Building the Lawyers of Tomorrow: A Product Counsel Perspective
April 3, 2025, 12:30-1:30PM, In Person
Join us for an informal lunch conversation with Hannah Poteat, Assistant General Counsel for Privacy at LTK, and Audrey Kittock, Senior Product Counsel at Adobe to discuss practicing as privacy counsel.
Tech Law Table Talk - AI Litigation
March 27, 2025, 12:30-1:30PM, In Person
All students are welcome to join us for lunch and an informal conversation about current litigation around artificial intelligence and practicing as a technology litigator. Our guests will be Dan Velton, Senior Corporate Counsel at GitHub, and Lucky Vidmar, Head of IP and Litigation at Microsoft.
Tech Law Table Talk - Creative Commons
February 27, 2025, 12:30-1:30PM, In Person
All students are welcome to join us for lunch and an informal conversation about Creative Commons, a non-profit organization devoted to educational access and expanding the range of creative works available for others to build upon legally and to share.
Tech Law Table Talk - Building the Lawyers of Tomorrow: A Product Counsel Perspective
February 20, 2025, 12:30-1:30PM, In Person
Join us for an informal lunch conversation with Olga Mack and Adrienne Go, co-founders of Product Law Hub and authors of Product Counsel: Advise, Innovate, and Inspire. Olga, a legal entrepreneur and digital transformation expert, and Adrienne, who pioneered eBay’s first product law team, will share their journeys into product counseling and discuss why this emerging legal field is reshaping the role of lawyers in tech.
Tech Law Table Talk on Tech Transactions at Startups
February 13, 2025, 12:30-1:30PM, In Person
All students are welcome to join us for lunch and an informal conversation about workign on tech transactions in startups. Our guest speaker is Nathan Lovejoy, General Counsel at Traceable.
Tech Law Table Talk - Cryptocurrency & Blockchain Lawyering
February 6, 2025, 12:30-1:30PM, In Person
All students are welcome to join us for lunch and an informal conversation about cryptocurrency and blockchain lawyering. Our guest speakers will be: Doug Sharp, Senior Director, Associate General Counsel at Coinbase; Ryne Saxe, Co-Founder & CEO at Eco Inc.; and, David Lazarus, Partner at Nielsen Merksamer.
Privacy Day at UC Law SF
January 29, 2025, 2:30-8:00 PM, In Person
Join an extraordinary Privacy Day event with privacy leaders and experts across Northern California's most influential tech corridors. The event will explore the rapidly evolving landscape of data privacy, cybersecurity and artificial intelligence.
2024 brought seismic shifts in privacy regulation and emerging technologies, from AI legislation to transformative federal privacy proposals. 2025 will be a pivotal year with the 119th Congress; the privacy community's expertise and engagement have never been more critical.
This event, which is presented in partnership among LexLab @ UC Law SF, WISP San Francisco Bay Area, and the IAPP Sacramento, San Francisco, and Silicon Valley KnowledgeNet Chapters will feature prominent individuals from the region in the data privacy, cybersecurity and AI space.
Agenda:
- 2:30 PM Registration
- 2:55 PM Introduction
- 3:00 PM Keynote from Scott Wiener, California State Senator, District 11
- 3:10 PM "Privacy & AI Landscape: What's Happened in 2024, What’s Coming in 2025?" Panel
- 4:00 PM Break
- 4:05 PM Fireside Chat with Stacey Schesser, Supervising Deputy Attorney General, California Department of Justice
- 4:30 PM Break
- 4:40 PM "From Policy to Practice -- Implementing New Standards" Panel
- 5:30 PM Break
- 5:40 PM Fireside with Maureen Mahoney, Deputy Director of Policy and Legislation, California Privacy Protection Agency
- 6:10 PM Closing Remarks
- 6:15 PM Reception
- 8:00 PM End
MCLE credits (2.5 hrs) available for California attorneys.
Tech Law Table Talk - AI & Ethics
January 16, 2025, 12:30-1:30PM, In Person
All students are welcome to join us for lunch and an informal conversation about life as a product counsel. Our guest speakers will be: Ernest Hammond III, AI Attorney at Meta; Ashley Pantuliano, Deputy General Counsel at Open AI; and, Justin Haan, Technology Transactions Partner at Morrison Foerster.
Tech Law Table Talk on Product Counseling
january 9, 2025, 12:30-1:30PM, In Person
All students are welcome to join us for lunch and an informal conversation about life as a product counsel. Our guest speakers will be: John Didday, Legal Director, Product, Alliances & IP at Zendesk; Edo Royker, Technology Counsel at Cloudflare; and, Sam Zun, VP Legal at Shopify.
Justice Technology Demo Day
November 19, 2024, 5:00-8:00 PM, In Person & via Zoom
Join us for Demo Day!
LexLab has partnered with the Justice Technology Association, gener8tor, Village Capital and Dream.org to host a groundbreaking accelerator program for justice tech startups.
Our Demo Day event will feature the eight justice tech startups in our 2024 accelerator cohort presenting to a panel of investors and justice tech evangelists. They will be competing for a prize pool of $10,000. The event will also feature students from the "Building a Justice Tech Startup" course who will pitch their business ideas to our judges.
Food and drinks will be served on the Sky Deck following the presentations!
Tech Law Table Talk - AI & Ethics
November 7, 2024, 12:30-1:30PM, In Person
All students are welcome to us for lunch and an informal conversation about the ethical and legal implications surrounding the depolyment of AI. Our guest speaker will be Harry Borovick, GC at Luminance AI & author of "AI and the Law."
Tech Law Table Talk with Privacy Counsel
October 31, 2024, 12:30-1:30PM, In Person
All students are welcome to join us for lunch and an informal conversation with UC Law SF alumni about their careers as privacy lawyers. This week's guests are Andrew Scott, Cybersecurity Counsel at Roblox, and Taylor Galusha, Privacy Counsel at Chime.
Tech Law Table Talk - The Exciting World of Technology Law
October 24, 2024, 12:30-1:30PM, In Person
All students are welcome to join Prof. Tal Niv for lunch and an informal conversation about the exciting world of technology law and lawyering. You can also learn about concentrating in Technology Law & Lawyering.
LexLounge II Legal Tech Networking Happy Hour
April 9, 2024, In Person
Join LexLab @ UC Law San Francisco for an evening of Legal Tech Networking! Come mingle with industry innovators, legal professionals and law students during our legal tech happy hour. The event will feature a short presentation by the Co-Founder & CEO of SpeedLegal, Hans Paul Pizzinini (an alum of the LexLab legal tech accelerator!)
Everyone interested in learning more about legal tech is welcome. Hope to see you there! View our registration link to learn more and RSVP!
Generative AI and the Business of Law Course: End of the Semester Reception!
April 16, 2024, In Person
Join us for our final Generative AI and the Business of Law Class!
After a fantastic semester diving into the dynamic world of artificial intelligence, Professor Armitage, accompanied by insightful legal-tech insiders like Ashley Pantuliano and Ernest Hammond III, is hosting a celebratory reception to conclude the school year!
Everyone is welcome to attend the reception beginning at 3PM!
What is Legal Operations?
March 28, 2024, In Person
Join LexLab @ UC Law San Francisco for lunch as we host Sheena Ferrari, Director of Legal & Compliance Operations at ZenDesk, to discuss this growing field, its potential impact on your future practice, and career options in the space.
View our registration link to learn more and RSVP!
Women in Security and Privacy & LexLab II Women's Salary Negotiation Workshop
March 19. 2024, In Person
Join Women in Security and Privacy (WISP) and LexLab @ UC Law San Francisco for this workshop on how to maximize your chances of negotiating your best job offer without leaving money on the table! All are welcome to attend this event, which will focus on the unique challenges faced by women working in security, privacy, tech and the law!
Presentation by Aaron Thweatt, CHPC followed by a fireside chat with Aaron, moderated by Rebecca Santos Siegel
Registration link: https://lnkd.in/gU6gAkPz
Justice Tech Demo Day
November 14, 2023, In Person and Zoom
Join us for Demo Day! LexLab has partnered with the Justice Technology Association, gener8tor, and Village Capital to launch a groundbreaking accelerator program supporting justice tech startups. Our Demo Day event will feature the eight justice tech startups in our Fall 2023 accelerator cohort presenting their products to a panel of investors and justice tech evangelists. It will also feature students from the "Building a Justice Tech Startup" course who will get the opportunity to pitch their startup ideas to our panel of judges..
Visit Eventbrite to learn more and RSVP.
Generative AI for Lawyers
September 19, 2023, In Person and Zoom
LexLab's Generative AI for Lawyers event featured insights from industry leaders David Wang, Jake Heller, AJ Shankar, and Alice Armitage. They shared their perspectives on the profound impact of generative AI in the legal profession and showcased its practical applications.
Meet the New Cohort
September 12, 2023, Virtual Event
The eight startups in our inaugural justice tech cohort introduced their companies.
Meet the New Cohort
Wednesday January 25, 2023, In Person and Zoom
Six legal tech startups in our newest cohort introduced their companies and shared opportunities to get involved!
Data Privacy Day with WISP
January 24th, In Person
Data Privacy Day with WISP and LexLab was a networking and panel discussion focusing on the intersection of privacy and data security. Our panelists discussed privacy and security in 2023 and beyond, focused on operating models that work today and can adapt to both the rapid and dynamically changing environment. Thank you to AlixPartners, BreachRx, Revelstoke, and Taylor Wessing for sponsoring food and drinks!
