On January 30, 2019, Coblentz partner Cliff Yin will speak at the Bar Association of San Francisco’s program “Survey of Significant 2018 Real Estate Cases.” The program will cover significant 2018 real estate cases and laws affecting real property owners, sellers, buyers, brokers, borrowers, lenders, contractors and others. For more details, please click here.
Francie Skaggs and Fred Crombie will be presenting at the 2019 Legal Professional Educational Workshop scheduled on February 2, 9 and 16 at San Francisco State’s Downtown Campus. Francie Skaggs, Education Chair of the San Francisco Legal Professionals Association, is coordinating the three-day event with San Francisco State University and will oversee the event all three days. On February 9, Francie will co-present with trial attorney Scott Herndon for the presentation “50 Days Before Trial: How to Get Ahead of the Curve,” and on February 16, she will co-present with Bethany Vasquez, General Counsel of Lyft, for the presentation “Motions for Summary Judgment.” On February 16, Fred Crombie will join a panel of court reporters and a retired judge, and he will provide a one-hour presentation on the “Deposition Process From an Attorney’s Point of View.”
Registration is required. Click here for full event information and registration.
On January 16, 2019, Coblentz hosted GP Bullhound’s Technology Predictions 2019 Research Roundtable. Peter Wang provided opening remarks, and GP Bullhound’s Alec Dafferner and Jonathan Cantwell presented the key findings of the report — ten trends they believe will define tech in 2019. For a copy of GP Bullhound’s Technology Trends 2019 report, please click here.
On Thursday, September 13, 2018, Coblentz hosted its eighth Women in Conversation program. This year’s event featured Nell Scovell, television and magazine writer, producer, director and collaborator on the #1 New York Times bestseller Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead, in conversation with Coblentz partner Charmaine Yu. Nell is the creator of the television series Sabrina the Teenage Witch, and her TV writing credits include The Simpsons, Coach, Monk, Murphy Brown, Charmed, and NCIS. She was one of only a handful of women in late-night comedy as the second female writer ever hired for Late Night with David Letterman. She has contributed to Vanity Fair, Vogue, Rolling Stone, The Washington Post and The New York Times.
Coblentz’s women attorneys created Women in Conversation in 2009 as an event to bring together talented, inspiring, and influential women leaders in business, science, the arts, sports, politics, and the community. Women in Conversation allows us to share the stories of celebrated women with our firm clients, colleagues, and friends – women who are themselves at the highest levels in their own fields – in a conversational format.
Our past speakers include President of the National Academy of Sciences Marcia McNutt; President of the University of California system Janet Napolitano; legendary artist Linda Ronstadt; ODC Founder and Artistic Director Brenda Way; Olympic athlete and sports broadcaster Jessica Mendoza; entrepreneur and philanthropist Elinor “Nell” Newman; and film and theater actor Patricia Clarkson.
On July 24, 2018, Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass teamed up with the Bar Association of San Francisco’s Justice & Diversity Center to offer a free workshop on real estate geared specifically toward a nonprofit audience.
Alan Gennis and Misti Schmidt presented a “Leasing, Facilities, and Space Planning” training to thirty representatives from Bay Area nonprofits. The event was hosted by the San Francisco Bar Association’s Justice & Diversity Center as a component of its “Community Organization Representation Project” or CORP. CORP provides business law services to Northern California nonprofits serving low-income and underserved communities. To learn more about CORP services, click here.
On December 13, 2017, please join us for a panel discussion on special issues concerning the protection of trademarks and other intellectual property in mobile applications. The panel will explore hot topics for brand owners working in the limited real estate of mobile devices, including evolving trademark use conventions, recent case law developments, and special considerations in gameplay. This panel of all-stars will share their experiences navigating the cutting edge of these issues. The panel will conclude with a question & answer session, followed by hors-d’oeuvres and refreshments.
Wednesday, December 13, 2017 | 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Click here to RSVP.
SPEAKERS:
Frank Goldberg
Associate General Counsel, Intellectual Property, Zynga
Kat McGowan
Global Trademark Counsel, LinkedIn
Matt Stratton
Associate General Counsel, Snap, Inc.
MODERATOR:
Thomas Harvey
Intellectual Property Litigation Partner, Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass LLP
On November 16, 2017, real estate attorney Scott Greenwood-Meinert will moderate a panel on “Land Use, Land Use Law, County Ordinances, and Permitting” at The Seminar Group’s The Business of Wine event.
About The Business of Wine:
The vineyard and winery business has been teeming with acquisitions and mergers over the last year – the pace of transactions barely outpacing the rumors of the next deal. The morning sessions look at the participants in this “frenzy” – longstanding industry players consolidating, as well as newer categories of capital entering the arena – and the impacts on land and vineyard values. The afternoon sessions will update attendees on legal nuances for the new and experienced industry participants – permitting, land use and county ordinances, and protecting assets (including trademarking, IP, and licensing).
There is a lot in the news about possible tax legislation. The Napa offices of Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass LLP and the Napa Valley Community Foundation will discuss an up-to-the-minute discussion of the proposed tax legislation, and general tax planning strategies during these uncertain times. Topics will include income tax, estate and gift tax, and California and local tax planning. The panel will consider the latest proposals and tweets. This presentation is going to be HUGE!
Thursday, November 9, 2017 | 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
LOCATION:
Bardessono
6526 Yount Street
Yountville, CA 94599
SPEAKERS:
Terence P. Mulligan
Chief Executive Officer, Napa Valley Community Foundation
Charles W. Meibeyer
Real Estate Partner, Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass LLP
Jeffry A. Bernstein
Tax Partner, Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass LLP
Philip B. Feldman
Family Wealth Partner, Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass LLP
SCHEDULE:
4:00 pm – Registration and Refreshments
4:30 pm – Program and Q&A
5:30 pm – Wine and Hors D’Oeuvres Reception
Rise & Shine 2017
Presented by Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass and the American Association of Advertising Agencies
Thursday, October 26, 2017 | 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass and the American Association of Advertising Agencies / 4A’s are hosting our 8th annual morning program, featuring speakers representing both traditional and new media, including the president of the Radio Advertising Bureau, the founders of a pioneering influencer marketing agency, the founder of a social responsibility strategy firm, and the new president of the 4A’s, as well as a short film on one of San Francisco’s most influential advertising executives, Howard Gossage.
Whether big or small, all apparel companies are using (or mis-using?) social media or not sufficiently protecting their creative work. Join attorneys Karen Frank and Lindsay Gehman to discuss intellectual property, social media and privacy issues for apparel businesses.
Tue, April 11, 2017
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
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What You’ll Learn:
Presented in partnership with SFMade.
