Paul Tauber was a panelist during the TAG Alliances Spring 2025 International Conference in Boston, MA on May 1, 2025. He spoke on a panel entitled “Startup Legal Playbook: Managing Risks and Driving Growth.” The panel explored the multifaceted challenges startups face—from intellectual property disputes and funding pitfalls to regulatory hurdles and data privacy concerns.

Paul is Chair of the Governance and Code of Conduct Committee for the TAG Alliances, an esteemed international multidisciplinary alliance of independent professional services firms including law firms and accounting firms.

Join Coblentz partner Frank Petrilli on April 8, 2025 during the 2025 Association of Environmental Professionals Conference, where he will present the MCLE program “Parking in the Spotlight: CEQA Compliance and Community Impact in a Changing Regulatory Environment.” For more details and to register, please click here.

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.

Paul Tauber was a panelist during the TAG Alliances 2025 Asia-Pacific Regional Meeting in Bali, Indonesia. His panel covered the effect of greater Chinese regulatory control, geopolitical trade tensions between China, Europe, and North America, and the impact of the U.S. federal election results on the Asia-Pacific region concerning tariffs, import taxes, and the dismantling of multilateral trade agreements. The panel also included a discussion of the implications of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreements for Trans-Pacific Partnership on Asia-Pacific trade, including with Canada, Mexico, and shortly with the UK.

Paul is Chair of the Governance and Code of Conduct Committee for the TAG Alliances, an esteemed international multidisciplinary alliance of independent professional services firms including law firms and accounting firms.

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.