Business and Startups

Highlights include new faculty, flourishing programs, high-impact research, and expanding student opportunities.

Renowned experts from government and academia illuminate emerging issues in the legal world.

New “Access to Entrepreneurship” program partners with Code2040 and Wilson Sonsini to help underrepresented founders find success in Silicon Valley.

Through various deans and challenges, Tom has continually delivered exceptional and engaging students to Berkeley Law.

Abbye Atkinson, Adam Badawi ’03, and Joy Milligan begin their new positions this week, with Frank Partnoy to join the school in 2018.

From YouTube and Google X to Lyft and Kitty Hawk, Estrada has helped usher in a host of transformative technologies.

Ted Lee ’59, Professor Stephen Sugarman, and Ann O’Leary ’05 receive awards for their exemplary work.

Charles Denton, Janice Kosel ’71 and Antonio Rossmann are honored for their service to the law school.

Athletes, agents, team counsel, and other insiders address current issues in the ever-expanding sports world.

The brief explains why Congress gave the agency broad, flexible authority to respond to evolving threats.

More than 300 people will convene Jan. 30 for a forum co-sponsored by the law school’s Berkeley Center for Law and Business.

Professor Lauren Edelman ’86 shows how symbolic anti-discrimination policies are increasingly seen as proof of compliance with civil rights laws.

Renowned business law experts Jill Fisch and Zenichi Shishido are among Berkeley Law’s six visiting professors this semester.

Alumni and faculty experts will tackle the future of juvenile courts, the state of the U.S. Supreme Court and law’s role in encouraging entrepreneurship in the startup world.

Powerhouse practitioners in sports law, entertainment law and venture capital investment are among those leading timely one-credit offerings.

Berkeley Law faculty authored three of last year’s top 10 corporate and securities law articles, according to Corporate Practice Commentator.

Berkeley Law’s New Business Practicum is trying to change that equation. Since 2007, the practicum has been the law school’s engine of startup development in the Bay Area, bringing together two groups: entrepreneurs who need early-stage legal advice that they can’t afford, and students who need opportunities to practice.

The program, Startup@BerkeleyLaw, offers students and others access to top experts, timely courses, and dynamic projects on emerging legal issues for startups.

Adam Sterling returns to Berkeley Law with a track record of impressive results in law, entrepreneurship, and public service.

Led by Professor Robert Merges and patent lawyer Vern Norviel, a practice project and tandem seminar provides coveted experience with emerging tech companies.

Berkeley Law has assembled an impressive all-star lineup for its April 3 Sports & Law Conference. Six months in the making, the event features a who’s-who of sports law giants—from iconic agent Leigh Steinberg ’73 to Major League Soccer President and Deputy Commissioner Mark Abbott ’89 to NBA general managers Pete D’Alessandro and Bob Myers of the Sacramento Kings and Golden State Warriors, respectively.

The convergence of technology, venture capital, patent and antitrust laws raises challenging legal issues unique to corporate lawyers handling West Coast mergers and acquisitions. The law school is tackling those issues during its first annual conference on Antitrust, Governance, M&A in 2015: Challenges and Conundrums for the West Coast.