Bar Association of San Francisco

December 3, 2019: 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm

Topics
• What probate orders can be appealed and when to appeal
• How to ensure the trial court record is the best it can be
• How to draft strong statements of decision and the rules surrounding probate post-trial motions
• Ways to best prepare appellate briefing in probate matters

http://www.sfbar.org/calendar/eventdetail.aspx?id=G190515/G190515

Bar Association of San Francisco

December 2, 2019: 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm

SESSION I
Rights and Obligations under California's New Privacy Laws
California has several new privacy and data security laws, with new consumer rights, new obligations on corporations, and a new private right of action. Panelists will share insights on how the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) will be interpreted, administered and enforced when it becomes operative on January 1, 2020, how it compares to current privacy laws, how it could be totally revamped next year through a new ballot initiative, and how businesses with California customers and users are preparing to comply.

Moderator
Jim Dempsey, Executive Director, Berkeley Center for Law & Technology

Panelists
Adam Schwartz, Senior Staff Attorney, Electronic Frontier Foundation's Civil Liberties Team
Jonathan Tam, Associate, Baker & McKenzie
Stacey Schesser, Supervising Deputy Attorney General, Consumer Law Section's Privacy Unit of the Office of the California Attorney General



SESSION II
California Consumer Privacy Act and the Internet of Things
This session will take a deep dive into how the CCPA could substantially alter the privacy landscape, drawing on two specific, rapidly-evolving contexts: (1) autonomous vehicles, which generate mountains of data and are required by California law to store much of that sensor data for crash analysis purposes; and (2) AI and machine learning, where machine learning models can often "memorize" information from their training datasets. It will examine whether de-identification of data offers an effective means of ensuring CCPA compliance while still allowing innovative data usage.

Speakers
Jordan Jaffe, Partner, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
Jacob Snow, Technology & Civil Liberties Attorney ACLU of Northern California



SESSION III
Federal and Foreign Legislation, Enforcement, and Litigation
This panel will feature perspectives from attorneys across diverse industries and legal practices. The discussion will include significant FTC opinions and orders from 2019, proposed federal privacy and cybersecurity legislation, and GDPR compliance.

Speakers
Mika Shah, Assistant General Counsel & Legal Director, Mozilla
Michael Egan, Partner, Baker McKenzie
Adam J. Zapala, Partner, Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy, LLP

Moderator
Eve-Lynn Rapp, Partner, Edelson PC

http://www.sfbar.org/calendar/eventdetail.aspx?id=R190093/G194501

Bar Association of San Francisco

November 29, 2019: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Topics
• An examination of Congress' investigative powers, including on the topics below
• "Techlash": data privacy, antitrust, the Internet of Things, "fake news," platform liability
• Drug pricing
• Theft of trade secrets / economic espionage with a focus on China
• Environmental protection and climate change
• Use of executive authority by the White House and the Administration

http://www.sfbar.org/calendar/eventdetail.aspx?id=R190092/G191502

Bloomberg Law

November 19, 2019

A California task force aiming to broaden access to legal services now has a few more months to make its final recommendations, as debate continues about whether nonlaywers should be allowed to assist consumers with legal matters.

The changes would broaden the range of those who can provide legal services in the state, to potentially include tech companies and the Big Four accountancies, which some in the industry see as threat.

https://biglawbusiness.com/california-legal-access-recommendations-delayed-until-march?utm_campaign=BLB_NWSLTR_BLB%20Daily_112019&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua

SLS Blogs

November 18, 2019

On October 31, the Stanford Center on the Legal Profession marked its ten-year anniversary by convening a two-day conference on legal services regulation and access to justice, which included the president of the American Bar Association, a judge from Utah’s Supreme Court, and other experts. In the Q&A that follows, the center’s director, Deborah Rhode, the Ernest W. McFarland Professor of Law, discusses economic disparity in legal services delivery in the United States, barriers to change, and reforms necessary to improve the situation.

https://law.stanford.edu/2019/11/18/314315/

Bar Association of San Francisco

November 22, 2019: 12:00 pm - 1:10 pm

Topics
• Tips for presenting Oral Arguments during Law & Motion
• Best Practices for Ex Parte Applications
• Enforcing Settlement Agreements/Stipulations for Entry of Judgment
• Avoidable Procedural Mistakes

https://basf.inreachce.com/Details/Information/84A254EB-312C-4C0B-9CEB-590747BC53F0

Bar Association of San Francisco

November 20, 2019: 5:30 pm - 7:15 pm

Topics
• Recent legislative proposals: a fix in search of a problem?
• Is the personal benefit requirement any clearer after Salman?
• How gray is gray: materiality and the art of information.
• Duty, what duty? Is the breach of duty requirement obsolete?
• 10b5-1 plans: safe harbor or side door?

https://basf.inreachce.com/Details/Information/b61430a7-044d-47d6-a179-a39ed7ff4d96

Sonoma County Bar Association

Thursday, November 21, 2019

Fire victims who hired builders to rebuild their homes are not subject to the Right to Repair Act. Instead, their claims are based upon the common law, and require lawyers to be well-versed in contract, tort, and insurance law, as well as how a specific defect caused damage (which bears on insurance coverage and statute of limitations issues).

Join David Berry for a one-hour presentation on important technical aspects of construction defect law.

https://www.sonomacountybar.org/controller.cfm?view=public.event_detail&cid=4B5B7943-5056-A62A-669CF4F216EDD07C

Marin County Bar Association

NOVEMBER 19, 2019
12:00-1:00P

Hon. Verna A. Adams | Marin County Superior Court
Patty Okubo | Courtroom Clerk to Judge Verna A. Adams
Vita Johanson | Court Operations Manager

An Update from the Family Law Court.

Check-in begins at 11:45 AM; the Speakers begin at 12:00 PM.

https://marinbar.org/events/?type=event&id=306

California Lawyers Association

November 20, 2019

Property characterization is frequently among the most hotly contested issues when a marriage ends in divorce. However, it is often glossed over when a marriage is instead ended by death. This program examines the authority relating to property characterization in the postmortem setting, including legislative history which reveals that the rules are not as clear-cut as some would believe.

https://cla.inreachce.com/Details/Information/EA73783F-EF90-42AB-B6AF-00BE36582485?_ga=2.3103795.2060562984.1574064648-1096278632.1566233242