On Saturday, March 8, real estate partner Caitlin Connell will present “Risk Management in Commercial Leases: Insurance, Indemnity & Waiver of Subrogation” during the California Lawyers Association Real Property Law Retreat and Women in Commercial Leasing Law Symposium in Monterey, California. The presentation will explore the critical components of risk management in a commercial lease or sublease, particularly insurance, indemnity, and waiver of subrogation provisions, and how these provisions allocate risk and responsibility among the parties. Caitlin and her co-panelists will examine policy specifics, coverages available, and drafting strategies to maximize coverage through lease provisions as well as discuss the interplay between indemnities, casualty restoration obligations, and insurance. More details are available here.

On Friday, March 7, 2025, Kiana Araghi and Skye Langs will present a 2024 real estate case law update during the California Lawyers Association Real Property Law Retreat and Women in Commercial Leasing Law Symposium in Monterey, California. Their presentation will cover selected cases of interest and highlight key take-aways, lessons learned, and best practices to bullet proof your next deal. More details are available here.

On Thursday, March 6, 2025, Jennifer Scharre will present “Election Years Do It Better – Trusts & Estates 2024 In Review” during the 2025 California NAELA Summit in San Francisco. More details are available here.

Join Coblentz partner Skye Langs on Tuesday, January 21, 2025 as she co-presents the Bar Association of San Francisco program “Survey of Significant 2024 Real Estate Cases.” This program will cover significant 2024 real estate cases affecting real property owners, buyers, sellers, agents, brokers, lenders, borrowers, consumers, developers, contractors and others.

For more details and to register, please click here.

Join Coblentz partner Megan Jennings on Tuesday, December 10, 2024 for CLE International’s CEQA Conference. Megan will discuss best practices and tips for project descriptions and alternatives. For more details and to register, please click here.

On Tuesday, November 19, 2024, Coblentz partner Ashley Weinstein-Carnes will moderate the “Expanding, Revitalizing, and Repositioning Healthcare Facilities” panel during Bisnow’s Northern California Healthcare Real Estate Summit. The panel will address renovations, building upgrades, and innovations in healthcare spaces. For more details and to register, please click here.

Join Coblentz partner Jennifer Scharre on Friday, November 15, 2024 for the East Bay Trusts & Estates Lawyers (EBTEL) Fifteenth Annual Lunch Program. Jennifer will speak on Advanced Estate Planning during her session “What To Do with the Alphabet Soup of Trusts – How to Effectively Use Advanced Estate Planning Techniques for High Net Worth Clients.” For more details and to register, please click here.

On Friday, June 7, 2024, Coblentz partner Fred Alvarez will be speaking on the panel “Diversity in the Profession: How Far We Have Come & Where Are We Going From Here” during the 2024 NorCal Diversity Leadership Summit, hosted by the California Employment Lawyers Association (CELA) and Foundation for Advocacy Inclusion and Resources (FAIR). This event is open to all attorneys and law students. For more details and to register, please click here.