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.

On Thursday, June 6, 2024, Coblentz partner Sabrina Larson will be speaking on the “Trademarks in Practice: Searching, Clearance and the Application Process in the United States” panel during the Practising Law Institute program “Fundamentals of Trademark Law in the Global Marketplace 2024.” Sabrina will provide an instructional review of how to navigate the trademark prosecution process. After completing this session, participants will be able to:

• Understand clearing a mark for use and registration; screening searches and full searches
• Examine the scope and relevance of searches: federal, state, & unregistered marks; corporate, business, & domain names
• Recall searching practice tips based on analysis of hypothetical mark
• Prepare for conveying results of searches to clients
• Prepare applications to pass muster; use-based and intent-to-use applications
• Deal with Examiner refusals
• Plan for registration maintenance and renewals
• Assess acceptable specimens for applications and maintenance filings

For more details and to register, please click here.

On May 30, 2024, Coblentz partner Jennifer Scharre will present “Planners Plan and Litigators Laugh: How Will a Court Interpret Your Well-Intended Plan?” during the 2024 Sacramento Estate Planning Council (SEPC) Estate Planning Forum. For more details and to register, please click here.

Join Coblentz partner Caitlin Connell on Wednesday, March 20, 2024 for the Bay Area Bankruptcy Forum panel, “The Impending Real Estate Crisis: Opportunities and Challenges for Real Estate and Restructuring Attorneys and Professionals.” For more details and to register, please click here.

On Friday, March 15, 2024, Coblentz partner Jennifer Scharre will present “Recent Developments: Better News Than Your Return to Office Policy” during the California National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA) Summit 2024. Jennifer’s session will focus on recent developments in trusts and estates. For more details and to register, please click here.

Join Coblentz attorney Kiana Araghi during the Silicon Valley Capital Club program “Commercial Real Estate Outlook 2024” on Friday, March 1.

Kiana and her co-panelists will discuss emerging trends, challenges, and opportunities shaping the Bay Area commercial real estate landscape in 2024. Kiana will also share insights about the commercial leasing market from both the landlord and tenant perspective, including the challenges faced and the creative ways landlords, tenants, and attorneys are overcoming them.

For more details and to register, click here.