Alameda County Bar Association

04/10/2019 / 05:30 PM - 07:00 PM

Too often, companies view data protection as an obstacle to the business objective of maximizing profits. Given that data is the new commodity, why would anyone choose to limit the power to data analytics? This makes it difficult to justify spending resources for a privacy team tasked with meeting national and international compliance requirements.

This program aims to discuss the benefits of data privacy compliance, including maintaining consumer trust, ensuring brand loyalty, and avoiding heavy fines. It will also discuss how departments throughout an organization must work together to align business objectives with regulatory limitations.

https://acba.intouchondemand.com/eventreg/eventreg?eventid=12769&mobileapp=0

Alameda County Bar Association

04/10/2019 / 12:00 PM - 01:30 PM

This presentation will cover environmental law aspects of California’s regulated cannabis market. The panelists will provide an overview of how water law, Proposition 65, and CERCLA (Superfund) apply to cannabis licensees.

https://acba.intouchondemand.com/eventreg/eventreg?eventid=12649&mobileapp=0

Alameda County Bar Association

04/09/2019 / 12:00 PM - 01:30 PM

Please join us for a CLE program on PFAS. We'll discuss legal precedents and regulatory developments, go into technical background including chemistry, prevelance, health effects, and then cover tools to identify potential liabilities and mitigate risk for your clients.

What are PFAS?

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a group of man-made chemicals that includes PFOA, PFOS, GenX, and many other chemicals. PFAS have been manufactured and used in a variety of industries around the globe, including in the United States since the 1940s. PFOA and PFOS have been the most extensively produced and studied of these chemicals. Both chemicals are very persistent in the environment and in the human body – meaning they don’t break down and they can accumulate over time. There is evidence that exposure to PFAS can lead to adverse human health effects.

https://acba.intouchondemand.com/eventreg/eventreg?eventid=12601&mobileapp=0

*Not an ACBA event, but co-sponsored by the ACBA Environmental Law Section*

Sponsored by USF’s Environmental Law Student & Alumni Society, co-sponsored by the ACBA Environmental Law Section

Can California achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2045?  Join the Environmental Law Student and Alumni society on April 2nd for a panel of experts addressing the scientific, policy, and legal viability of the state’s exciting and challenging goal.

https://www.usfca.edu/event/2019-04-02-1730/carbon-neutrality-2045-achieving-californias-boldest-climate-goal

Bar Association of San Francisco

April 26, 2019: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Learn of the legal and tax implication of investing and immigrating into the United States.

You will want to attend if your client situations include:
1. NRA with assets in U.S.
2. Becoming a U.S. tax resident
3. Disclosures of Non-U.S. assets
4. Expatriation -- leaving U.S. resident tax jurisdiction

http://www.sfbar.org/calendar/eventdetail.aspx?id=R190036%2FG192302

Bar Association of San Francisco

April 25, 2019: 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm

Come hear a panel of seasoned litigators discuss their experiences and tips for dealing with challenging deposition issues and how to avoid disasters.This program provides views from the trenches and from a neutral discovery referee on common (and not so common) deposition issues, such as witnesses preparation, difficult opposing counsel, and troublesome experts. This program is ideal for all attorneys who take depositions, from the first-year associate to the senior trial attorney. 

Topics
• Inside the deposition room-witness preparation and coaching, proper and improper objections, best practices for taking and defending depositions
• A referee’s perspectives on deposition disagreements and misconduct
• Notable appellate issues and decisions resulting from difficult depositions

http://www.sfbar.org/calendar/eventdetail.aspx?id=B191442%2FB191442

Bar Association of San Francisco

April 24, 2019: 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm

In January of 2019, the USPTO issued new guidance memos that change how USPTO Examiners deal with subject matter eligibility rejections and “means-plus-function” claim interpretation. This panel will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of these changes, how to optimize patent drafting and prosecution strategy around them, and the impact these changes may have to patent litigation moving forward.

Topics
• How significant is the change to subject matter eligibility under the January 2019 USPTO guidance?
• How does the change to subject matter eligibility impact patent drafting and prosecution strategy?
• Does the change to subject matter eligibility impact patent litigation, and if so, how?
• How significant is the change to “means-plus-function” claim interpretation under the January 2019 USPTO guidance?
• How does the change to “means-plus-function” claim interpretation impact patent drafting and prosecution strategy?
• Does the change to change to “means-plus-function” claim interpretation impact patent litigation, and if so, how?
• What is not changed by the January 2019 USPTO guidance with respect to subject matter eligibility and “means-plus-function” claim interpretation?

http://www.sfbar.org/calendar/eventdetail.aspx?id=B191410%2FB191410

Bar Association of San Francisco

April 19, 2019: 12:00 pm - 1:45 pm

Vapor intrusion is a common and complex environmental problem for cleanup of contaminated properties. It occurs when vapor-forming chemicals migrate from soil or groundwater into the indoor air of a building. Although VI investigations have been performed for decades, the science and technology that inform our understanding of this issue are still evolving and subject to debate among experts. The program will address current state regulatory agencies' approaches to VI.

Topics
• Vapor intrusion (VI) basics
• Evolving scientific and regulatory approaches to evaluation of VI
• Implications for site cleanups and long-term site managements

http://www.sfbar.org/calendar/eventdetail.aspx?id=R190034%2FG192901

Bar Association of San Francisco

April 18, 2019: 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm

Learn about working with IRS and California Franchise Tax Board (FTB) collection professionals to address time-sensitive, high stakes tax collection scenarios in ways that keep a business functioning, avoid bank account levies, and maintain your client’s sanity.

Topics
• A tax lien holds up a loan application or prospective asset sale
• The IRS suspects your business owner client is personally responsible for unpaid payroll taxes
• The FTB levied the business bank account, and payroll is due
• Your client experiences other common collection pain points

http://www.sfbar.org/calendar/eventdetail.aspx?id=G190705%2FG190705

Bar Association of San Francisco

April 18, 2019: 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm

Develop your investigative tool box and learn who is responsible for finding fraud, what makes for an effective fraud investigation, why you may need a fraud expert, and how to work with your expert during the investigation stage and in the courtroom. 

Topics
• Is the attorney, expert, or client responsible for finding fraud 
• Conducting a powerful fraud investigation 
• Effectively working with your fraud expert 
• Avoiding pitfalls that lawyers make in working with certified fraud examiners 

http://www.sfbar.org/calendar/eventdetail.aspx?id=B191210%2FB191210