On May 21, 2025, Coblentz partner Jonathan Bass will be at City Arts & Lectures in conversation with Ron Chernow, a celebrated American biographer and historian known for his deeply researched portrayals of key American figures. Chernow earned acclaim with biographies like The House of Morgan, which won the National Book Award, and Alexander Hamilton, the inspiration behind Lin-Manuel Miranda’s hit musical Hamilton. His biography Washington: A Life earned him the Pulitzer Prize, and his nuanced portrayal of Ulysses S. Grant further cemented his reputation.

This isn’t the first time Jon has been in discussion with notable figures at City Arts & Lectures. In 2011, he was in conversation with Ian Frazier, a humorist, author, and contributor to The New Yorker; in 2013 he spoke with Daniel Kahneman, a psychologist credited with founding the study of behavioral economics and winner of a Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences; and in 2014 he sat with American political consultants James Carville and Mary Matalin.

Additional details and tickets are available here.

On Monday, February 24, 2025, Tay Via will serve as a mentor during the San Francisco Business Times’ Bizwomen Mentoring Monday event. More details are available here.

Coblentz is the proud host of INTA’s 2024 Pre-Annual Meeting Reception in San Francisco on Thursday, April 18, 2024. Attorneys, colleagues, and prospective members are welcome to connect and learn more about this year’s educational program, business development opportunities, and the benefits of becoming an International Trade Association (INTA) member.

Why you should attend:

• Catch up and network with colleagues and professionals with common interests
• Meet the Coblentz team
• Enjoy Soul Food with us!

Date: Thursday, April 18, 2024

Time: 5:30 pm-7:30 pm Pacific Daylight Time (PDT)

Location: One Montgomery Street, Suite 3000 (Building entrance can be found at 120 Kearny Street)

Registration: Register here 

On Monday, February 26, Coblentz partner Tay Via will serve as a mentor during the San Francisco Business Times’ Bizwomen Mentoring Monday event.

For more details and to register, please click here.

Coblentz is the proud host of the Copyright Society’s program “Going where no Bach has gone before: New Frontiers with AI-Created Music” on Thursday, May 4. With AI-generated music, copyright protection is facing rapidly emerging challenges. While the advent of digital music, file sharing, sampling, and streaming already stirred panic in the industry over the past 40 years, today’s AI-generated music is stoking new concerns for enforcement, expression, and originality. Musicologist Judith Finell will discuss this topic, and will demonstrate recent developments in Chat-GPT music applications.

Date: Thursday, May 4, 2023

Time: 4:00pm-6:00pm Pacific Daylight Time (PDT)

Location: One Montgomery Street, Suite 3000 (Building entrance can be found at 120 Kearny Street)

Registration: Register here