Jim Bruen, Co-Chair and Speaker, Fourth Annual Advanced Natural Resource Damages Litigation Seminar
July 15 - 16, 2010
Santa Fe, New Mexico

Chris Locke, Speaker, SWRCB Construction Stormwater Permit
BASF, 301 Battery Street, 3rd Floor, San Francisco
Time: 12 noon - 1:30 p.m.

Robert Sloss, Speaker: "Practical Approaches for Identifying Risky Departures; Monitoring Misappropriation"

Grand Hyatt, San Francisco, CA  

Chris Locke, Speaker, Climate Change - Regulatory Developments
9:15 am - 10:15 am
Practising Law Institute California Center
San Francisco, CA

Chris Locke, Speaker, Climate 3.0: Policies and Decisions for a Changing Landscape
Oakland Marriott City Center
Oakland, CA

Katherine Philippakis and Richarch Shapiro, Speakers, "Leasing a Tasting Room: Regulatory, Pricing and Legal Issues"

8:30 am - 10:30 am
Wine Business Center
St. Helena, CA

Katherine Philippakis and Richard Shapiro, Speakers, "Leasing a Tasting Room: Regulatory, Pricing and Legal Issues"

8:30 am - 10:30 am
The Lodge at Sonoma
Sonoma, CA

James Morando, Jeff Fisher and Brian Keating, Moderators: "Hot Topics in the Parallel Universe of Patent Reexamination and Patent Litigation"

8:30 am - 10:30 am
Garden Court Hotel
Palo Alto, CA

Steven Lowenthal, Speaker, PAR Conference
UC Hastings College of Law, Berkeley, CA

James Morando, Jeff Fisher and Brian Keating, Moderators: "Hot Topics in the Parallel Universe of Patent Reexamination and Patent Litigation"

12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Farella Braun + Martel
San Francisco, CA

Webinar
10 am - 11 am PST
March 17, 2010
Presenters: Dean Gloster and Gary Kapalan

Said Kordestani, Presenter, "Historic Tax Credits: Financing Incentives for Adaptive Reuse of Historic Properties"
Ione, CA

Charles Sink, Speaker, " Ethics: False Claims Act Issues and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act"
Hotel Nikko, San Francisco, CA

Katherine Philippakis, Speaker, "Planning for Success - Workshop 1"

St. Helena, CA

Nan Joesten, Speaker, "The Diversity Dilemma"
Rancho Mirage, CA

"Planning for Real Estate in the Current Economic Environment"
Speakers: Lara Gilman, Brian Donnelly and Kristine Waggener
Farella Braun + Martel, San Francisco, CA

Steven Lowenthal, Speaker, ABA Section of the Litigation Corporate Counsel CLE Seminar
Rancho Mirage, CA

ABA Litigation Section
Intellectual Property Committee
February 2010 IP Roundtable

"Are Genes Patentable?"

Garden Court Hotel, Palo Alto
Registration: 8:30 - 9:00 am
Program: 9:00 - 10:30 am

Hank Evans, Speaker, "Continuing to Cope in Rough Economic Times"

While the credit markets continue to struggle and the US economy slogs out of a recession, it is more important than ever to work with your business partners, look at all options and try to position yourself to minimize the current market risks.

Owners, operators and key influencers are encouraged to attend this presentation, which will review a number of factors affecting the wine industry now. Topics will include:

• Dealing with your lenders and customers
• An update on tax laws
• Mergers and acquisitions activity

Breakfast and Program: 8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Continental breakfast provided at no cost.
The Lodge at Sonoma, Sonoma

Hank Evans, Speaker, "Continuing to Cope in Rough Economic Times"

While the credit markets continue to struggle and the US economy slogs out of a recession, it is more important than ever to work with your business partners, look at all options and try to position yourself to minimize the current market risks.

Owners, operators and key influencers are encouraged to attend this presentation, which will review a number of factors affecting the wine industry now. Topics will include:

• Dealing with your lenders and customers
• An update on tax laws
• Mergers and acquisitions activity

Breakfast and Program: 8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Continental breakfast provided at no cost.
Wine Business Center, St. Helena

Bob Holtzapple and Karen Kimmey, speakers, ACC SF Bay Area Chapter, "Ethics Jeopardy"

Hyatt Regency Embarcadero Hotel, San Francisco

 "Natural Resource Damages" Teleconference, David Lazerwitz, speaker

• NRD structure, assessment, and claims
• Trustee perspectives-reviewing the damages of trustees, evolving remedies from replacement to service costs, and settlement strategies and opportunities
• Providing loss and damages-the procedural requirements of both
• Defense perspectives on claims, defending NRD actions and updates on new case law
• New Mexico v. GE, NJDEP v. Exxon, et al. and Blue Tee -addressing tension between statutory and common law claims
• Emerging trends-using in-kind substitutions and new settlement techniques

Click here to register

Farella Braun + Martel invites you to a half-day symposium focused on key regulatory developments in environmental and land use law. Through interactive panels, breakout sessions and a keynote address, you will gain insight, understanding and actionable business planning strategies to meet environmental compliance requirements and avoid potential liability.

The symposium will focus on four critical emerging areas in environmental and land use law:

• Project Development:  Planning Ahead to Address the New Greenhouse Gas CEQA Guidelines
• Business Strategies for Environmental Sustainability: Success Stories from the Field
• Vapor Intrusion: Key Developments in a Volatile Regulatory Environment
• Staying Ahead of the Flow on Storm Water, Wetlands and Species Issues

The panels and breakout sessions will feature regulatory officials, industry representatives, and legal experts from within Farella. We are pleased to announce our keynote speaker will be Matt Bogoshian, Deputy Secretary for Law Enforcement and Counsel. 

We hope to see you here!
Your friends at Farella

Registration: 8:30 am - 9:00 am
Program and Lunch: 9:00 am - 1:30 pm

Dean Gloster, Speaker, "Distressed Hotel/Workout Track: Navigating through Bankruptcy - Getting in and Getting Out"
January 25 - 27, 2010
San Diego, CA

ABA Litigation Section
Intellectual Property Committee
January 2010 IP Roundtable - San Francisco

"Are Genes Patentable?"

Farella Braun + Martel, San Francisco

Keeping it Legal: Marketing Promotions and Compliance
Level: Basic

Don't assume that a creative idea is a legal idea in the complicated world of what's legal in wine marketing. Mistakes can be costly in both time and money. Join us for the ABCs of winery guidelines for promotions, giveaways, free goods, and sweepstakes.

Moderator: Dennis Cakebread, Senior VP of Sales & Marketing
Speaker: Tiffanie De Liberty, Special Counsel Farella Braun + Martel LLP

A True Symbiosis: Patent Prosecutors And Litigators Working Together

Presenter: Bob Sloss
Garden Court Hotel, Palo Alto 

Karen Kimmey, speaker, "Ethics Jeopardy"
BASF Conference Center, San Francisco, CA

ABA Litigation Section Intellectual Property Committee
November 2009 IP Roundtable - San Francisco
"Resetting the Judicial Doctrine of Inequitable Conduct"
Moderators: James Morando and Racheal Turner
Garden Court Hotel, Palo Alto

Presented by Farella Braun + Martel LLP and the Sonoma Valley Vintners & Growers Alliance 

Location & Time
The Lodge at Sonoma
1325 Broadway
Sonoma, CA 95476
T: 707.935.6600

Registration:
    8:30 - 9:00 a.m.
Presentation:
    9:00 - 10:00 a.m. 
Q&A:
    10:00 - 10:30 a.m.

Directions

Registration
There is no charge to attend this event. Continental breakfast will be served. 

Please register to attend at info@sonomavalleywine.com
or call Lori McGovern at 707.935.0803

5th Annual Advance Conference on Natural Resource Damages
New Developments and Emerging Strategies. James Bruen, Speaker, "Defenses to Claims of Natural Resource Damages." New twists on conflict preemption; CERCLA 113(h), CERCLA 107 defenses and state claim defenses
Hilton Newark Penn Station Hotel in Newark, NJ

RMA's, Warranties, and Recalls: Legal Issues when the Chips Don't Work.
Moderators: Thomas Mayhew and Karen Kimmey
Hyatt Regency Santa Clara, Santa Clara, CA

Speaker: Tiffanie De Liberty
ShipCompliant Event
Workshop: Simplify Your Compliance

Get the latest regulatory updates, learn how technology can help streamline your workflows and see ShipCompliant's newest features.

Robert Hines, moderator, "The Coming Carbon Market: State, Federal and Everything in Between."  Current issues regarding Greenhouse Gas (GHG) regulation and domestic developments in the emerging carbon market.

Buzz Hines, Moderator, "Federal Climate Change Program: The basic elements," 9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m., webcast.

Click here for more details.

Presented by Farella Braun + Martel LLP and the Sonoma Valley Vintners & Growers Alliance

Whether you are a vintner, grower or service provider to the wine industry, you are in a human capital intensive business. Employment claims can not only harm a team's morale, but also eat into profit margins and refocus a management team from the core objectives of an enterprise. Understanding your rights and obligations as an employer is vital to maintaining a successful business with long-term, satisfied employees.

This multi-media presentation will cover how the economic downturn has greatly increased the risk of wrongful termination and other claims, and will provide practical advice for how to avoid common mistakes that lead to claims by current and former employees.

Speaker:
Holly Sutton, Partner, Farella Braun + Martel

Location & Time
The Lodge at Sonoma
1325 Broadway
Sonoma, CA 95476
T: 707.935.6600

Registration:
    8:30 - 9:00 a.m.
Presentation:
    9:00 - 10:00 a.m. 
Q&A:
    10:00 - 10:30 a.m.

Directions

Registration
There is no charge to attend this event. Continental breakfast will be served. 

Please register to attend at info@sonomavalleywine.com
or call Lori McGovern at 707.935.0803

Jim Colopy, Speaker, "Traffic Cops Needed at the Intersection of Product Liability and Environmental Litigation!" 
Tenaya Lodge at Yosemite, Fish Camp, CA (Gateway to Yosemite)

Holly Sutton, Speaker, "Employment Law"
Stanford Law School, Stanford, CA

Dennis Cusack and Tyler Gerking, Speakers, "Today's Top Ten: Avoiding Mistakes in Obtaining Insurance For the Defense and Settlement of Intellectual Property Lawsuits"

Farallon Restaurant, San Francisco, CA

Buzz Hines, speaker, ExecSense webinar, "The Boxer-Kerry Climate Change Bill Speed Briefing - What Environmental Lawyers Need to Know About the 684 Page Bill Made Public on 9/31”

Dennis Cusack and Tyler Gerking, Speakers, "Today's Top Ten: Avoiding Mistakes in Obtaining Insurance For The Defense and Settlement of Intellectual Property Lawsuits"

Garden Court Hotel, Palo Alto, CA

Delivering the Message: How to Communicate Technical Issues to a Non-Technical Audience

Presenter: Bob Sloss
Garden Court Hotel, Palo Alto

James Morando, Speaker, "Trends in Federal Circuit Patent Damages Decisions"

Discussion of DePuy Spine Inc. v. Medtronic, and its findings regarding eligibility for lost profits, Lucent v. Gateway and Cornell v. Hewlett-Packard which address the standard of analysis required to determine a reasonable royalty and the availability of the entire market value rule, as well as developments in i4i v. Microsoft, currently under appeal to the CAFC.

Scott Douglass, Speaker, Strafford Publications "Using Concensus Docs Construction Agreements: Legal Implications - Strategies for Negotiating Contract Terms Using the New Forms"

James Bruen, Speaker, "The Titans Return to the Courtroom—Mock Trial: Part I - Pre Trial Strategies and Techniques."
Baltimore Marriott Waterfront in Baltimore, MD

ABA Litigation Section Intellectual Property Committee
September 2009 IP Roundtable - Silicon Valley
"Hot Topics: A Summary of the Summer's Sizzling Patent Happenings"
Moderators: Bob Sloss and James Morando
Garden Court Hotel, Palo Alto, CA

ABA Litigation Section Intellectual Property Committee
September 2009 IP Roundtable - San Francisco
"Hot Topics: A Summary of the Summer's Sizzling Patent Happenings"
Moderators: Bob Sloss and James Morando
Farella Braun + Martel, San Francisco, CA

Deborah Ballati, Speaker, "The Benefits of Insurance: Protecting Your Wine Business from Perils and Pitfalls"
The Lodge at Sonoma, Sonoma, CA

Sky Stanfield, speaker, "Climate Change Legislation's Impact on Physical Landscape," BrightTALK
seminar/live video webcast.  MCLE application pending.

State and national legislation to address climate change is significantly altering the land use patterns in our nation's cities and rural areas.  This talk will cover some of the major shifts that climate change legislation will have on the type of development that will be permitted and/or encouraged and will also touch on the new procedures and hurdles that landowners and developers will likely encounter in seeking project approval. Examples will be given from the implementation of California's recent legislation, and we will also examine initiatives in other states and predict how the upcoming national effort could further impact the landscape.

http://www.brighttalk.com/webcasts/4956/attend

Charles Sink and David Lazerwitz, speakers, Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation's 55th Annual Mineral Law Institute, San Francisco, CA 

Sink: "Crossing Borders - Mega Projects: The Mega Project Construction Contract"
Lazerwitz: "Renewable Energy Development on the Federal Public Lands - Catching Up with the New Land Rush".

Ruth Ann Castro, speaker, "Combating and Complying with Government Mandates Part II: Strategic Roundtable - Influencing the Implementation of CPSIA and Prop 65," San Francisco, CA

Ruth Ann Castro, speaker, "Combating and Complying with Government Mandates Part I: Trading Partner Panel - Complying with 10+2, CPSIA, Prop 65 and More," San Francisco, CA

Third Annual Conference on Natural Resource Damages Claims
James Bruen, Co-Chair, Speaker, "Defenses to Claims of Natural Resources Damages" 
Deborah Tellier, Panelist,  "Establishing Trusteeship over Injured Resources"
Santa Fe, New Mexico

James A. Bruen, Faculty, 34th Annual Advanced ALI-ABA Summer Course of Study, Environmental Litigation, June 24-27, 2009.
University of Colorado School of Law, Boulder, CO

Silicon Valley Breakfast Program
Avoiding Land Mines in the Development of New Technologies:
Freedom to Operate Analyses in a World Inundated with Patents 
Co-Hosted By: Farella Braun + Martel LLP & Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner PA
Garden Court Hotel, Palo Alto, CA

Karen Kimmey, Tyler Gerking, and Erica Villanueva, Speakers, Bridgeport Continuing Legal Education, "Understanding the Current CGL Form in California"
Bridgeport Continuing Education, San Jose Hilton, San Jose CA

Ruth Ann Castro, faculty, Prop. 65 Clearinghouse 2009 Conference, "Prop 65 101"
City Club of San Francisco

Grape Purchase Agreements and Custom-Crush Arrangements - 
How to Protect Yourself in Trying Economic Times

Presentation Handout - PDF

James Morando, Speaker, "Aggressive Early Strategies for Protecting Your IP and Disposing of the Case"
Sutton Palace Hotel, Chicago

Areas covered include:

• Strategies regarding effective early motions
• Considerations in making an employee's new employer a defendant in the action
• Securing restraining orders and preliminary injunctions
• Requesting and obtaining accelerated discovery
• Issues as to identifying what has been misappropriated
• Seeking protective orders to protect the company's trade secrets
• Responding to actions for declaratory relief

ABA Litigation Section Intellectual Property Committee
May 2009 IP Roundtable - San Francisco
"The KSR Standard for Obviousness: A Pendulum Shift to 20/20 Hindsight?"
Moderators: Nan Joesten & June Tai
Farella Braun + Martel, San Francisco

ABA Litigation Section Intellectual Property Committee
May 2009 IP Roundtable - San Francisco
"The KSR Standard for Obviousness: A Pendulum Shift to 20/20 Hindsight?"
Moderators: Nan Joesten & June Tai
Farella Braun + Martel, San Francisco

Skip Spaulding, program co-chair/faculty, CLE International 17th Annual Conference - California Water Law, "Background of Federal and State Water Quality Law".
Monterey, CA 

David Lazerwitz, faculty, CLE International 17th Annual Conference - California Water Law, "Recent Water Cases Before the United States Supreme Court".
Monterey, CA 

Holly Sutton, facilitator, "CEO Contracts and Severance Agreements"
San Francisco, CA

Skip Spaulding, Panelist, "Sustainability Principles for Water Use in the Vineyard"
The State Bar of California Environmental Law Section Central Coast Symposium, Trends in Environmental Law.
Santa Barbara, CA

Said Kordestani, Speaker, California Preservation Foundation Annual Conference, "Financing for Historic Properties Workshop"
Palm Springs, CA

Greg Shean, moderator, "Assessing Real Estate & Financial Markets,"
Fisher Center for Real Estate and Urban Economics University of California at Berkeley

Partners, Richard M. Shapiro and Charles M. Sink, panelist, Legal Implications of the Latest AIA Contract Revisions, "Strategies for Negotiating Terms Using the New American Institute of Architects' Forms"

Teleconference: 10:00 - 11:30 am

Katherine Philippakis, moderator, "When Life Gives You Lemons, Make Wine: Identifying opportunities for success in a transitioning market." Experienced industry experts discuss strategies for managing a wine business during rough times from a variety of perspectives representing different market segments.

Co-presented by Farella Braun + Martel, Wine Industry Business Journal, North Bay Business Journal and Wells Fargo at the Vintners Inn, Santa Rosa

The Silver Lining to Tough Times
Using Current Market Conditions to Maximize Wealth Transfer to the Next Generation

Farella Braun + Martel's Third Annual Developers Conference, Moving Forward in Tough Times.

8:45 a.m. - 1:15 p.m.
Farella Braun + Martel LLP
235 Montgomery Street
17th Floor Conference Center
San Francisco

Bob Sloss & Brian Keating, presenters, Silicon Valley IP Breakfast Program, "Patent Litigation in a Changing Word".
Garden Court Hotel, Palo Alto

ABA Litigation Section Intellectual Property Committee
March 2009 IP Roundtable - Silicon Valley
"Patent Holdup, Patent Remedies and Antitrust Responses: The Role of Patent Remedies and Antitrust Law in Dealing with "Patent Holdup's""

Moderators: Bob Sloss & Julie Wahlstrand
Garden Court Hotel, Palo Alto

ABA Litigation Section Intellectual Property Committee
March 2009 IP Roundtable - San Francisco
"Patent Holdup, Patent Remedies and Antitrust Responses: The Role of Patent Remedies and Antitrust Law in Dealing with "Patent Holdup's""

Moderators: Bob Sloss & Julie Wahlstrand
Farella Braun + Martel, San Francisco

James Morando, Speaker, Patent Claim Construction - "Litigation Strategies from Plaintiff and Defendant Perspectives"
San Francisco, CA

David Stoll, faculty, "Wine Entrepreneurs Path to Success in Tough Economy"
Sonoma State University

ULI - San Francisco
Steve Vettel, Speaker, "SF Brownbag:New Development Opportunites in San Francisco: Eastern Neighborhood Rezoning"

Farella Braun + Martel
235 Montgomery Street, 17th Floor
12:00-1:15 pm

Lara Gilman and Kristine Waggener, speakers, FBM CPA Luncheon, "Understanding the Use of Redemptions in Business Succession Planning".

Dean Gloster, panelist, "Positioning Your Business for SUCCESS In Turbulent Times"
The Westin Verasa Napa 

James Morando, Speaker, CEB 2009 Civil Litigation Practice: 27th Annual Recent Developments Seminar
Hyatt Regency Embarcadero, San Francisco.

John Green, Tyler Gerking, and Erica Villanueva, Speakers, Bridgeport Continuing Legal Education, "Understanding the Current CGL Form in California"
Bridgeport Continuing Education, Sheraton Universal Hotel, Los Angeles, CA

Doug Dexter, speaker, "Changes to California's Labor Law That Will Affect How You Operate"
Family Winemakers of CA Annual Meeting
Sterling Hotel, Sacramento, CA

James Colopy, moderator, ABA Litigation Committee CLE Seminar Environmental, Mass Torts and Products Liability "Punitive Damages Gone but Not Forgotten"
Vail Cascade Resort & Spa
Vail, Colorado

James Morando & Racheal Turner, moderators, ABA Litigation Section Intellectual Property Committee January IP Roundtable, "Not Just for Hackers Anymore? Use of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act to Respond to Theft of Information"

January 21st - San Francisco location: Farella Braun + Martel
January 22nd - Silicon Valley location: Garden Court Hotel, Palo Alto

Bob Holtzapple and Karen Kinney, speakers, ACC SF Bay Area Chapter, "Hard-To-Find-Credit Program"
Four Seasons Hotel, San Francisco

James Morando, Speaker, CEB 2009 Civil Litigation Practice: 27th Annual Recent Developments Seminar
Hyatt Regency Santa Clara.

Tony Schoenberg, Matthew Swain, Jeff Sykes, presenters, "Understanding the New Generation of AIA Standard Contract Forms"
Intercontinental Mark Hopkins, San Francisco, CA

Trade Secrets: A Practical & Strategic Overview

Speakers, James Morando & Eugene Mar.
Garden Court Hotel, Palo Alto

Said Kordestani, Presenter, "Historic Preservation: Easements, Tax Incentives and Litigation"
San Francisco, CA

Dennis Cusack, Karen Kimmey & Tyler Gerking, panelist, ACC December CLE Program, "Beyond Subprime: Insurance Issues in the New Wave of Financial Litigation"
Palace Hotel, San Francisco, CA

Ruth Ann Castro, speaker, Wine Education Series presented by Farella Braun + Martel LLP and Sonoma Valley Vintners & Growers Alliance, "Sustainability 101: Best practices in building a sustainable environment and a profitable wine business," Sonoma, CA.

Dennis Cusack, Karen Kimmey & Tyler Gerking, panelist, ACC December CLE Program, "Beyond Subprime: Insurance Issues in the New Wave of Financial Litigation"
Palo Alto, CA

John Green, Faculty, "Attorney Client Privilege in Insurance Litigation"
Strafford Publishing's Legal Teleconference

James Colopy, Speaker, Natural Resources Damages Litigation Conference, "Federal Claims Under CERCLA, CWA and OPA - Elements of Claims"
Newark, NJ

ABA Litigation Section Intellectual Property Committee
November 2008 IP Roundtable
"Copyright Protection in the Digital Age - Google E-Library Settlement, Viacom v. YouTube and Beyond"
Moderator: Jeff Fisher & Deepak Gupta
November 19 - San Francisco location: Farella Braun + Martel
Novemner 20 - Silicon Valley location: Garden Court Hotel, Palo Alto

John Green, Tyler Gerking and Erica Villanueva, Speakers, Bridgeport Continuing Legal Education, "Insurance Coverage under the CGL Policy."
San Francisco, CA

Scott Douglass, speaker, Halfmoon Seminars LLC Practicing Architecture in California, "Law of Construction Administration".

Mark Petersen, speaker, "Law of Construction Administration," Practicing Architecture in California seminar, Half Moon LLC, South San Francisco, CA.

Andrew Leibnitz, Speaker, Wal-Mart Legal SuperConference, "IP Litigation Trends"
Rogers, Arkansas

The Fifth Annual Bench Bar Conference
Karen Kimmey, panelist, "Using experts in the Online World"
The Bankers Club, 555 California Street, 52nd Floor
San Francisco

The Fifth Annual Bench Bar Conference
Stephanie Skaff, moderator, "Picking a Jury when Technology Matters"
The Bankers Club, 555 California Street, 52nd Floor

Tony Schoenberg, Patrick McKinney and Joseph Whalen, speakers, CCFC 15th  Annual Conference - Planning & Building: Smarter & Greener, "Risk Management & Allocation"
Sacramento, CA

Jim Colopy, speaker, The Environmental Law Section of The Bar Association of SF, "Litigating the Dry Cleaner Case"
BASF Conference Center, San Francisco, CA

Doug Dexter, speaker, Wine Education Series presented by Farella Braun + Martel LLP and Sonoma Valley Vintners & Growers Alliance, "Protecting Your ASSets: Employment Law Audits in the New Millennium."

Stephanie Skaff, speaker, Licensing Executives Society 2008 Annual Meeting, "Managing the Gladiators - Surviving Patent Litigation".
Orlando, FL

John Green, Speaker, Bar Association of San Francisco, Barristers Club, "Got Coverage?  Fundamental Insurance Coverage Issues for General Litigators."
San Francisco, CA

Mark Petersen, panelist, "High Rise Construction and Litigation Issues", MC Consultants Inc. 14^th Annual Conference, West Region Construction Defect & Construction Law Conference, Colorado Springs, CO.

ABA Litigation Section Intellectual Property Committee
October 2008 Silicon Valley IP Roundtable
"Hot New IP Cases: An End of Summer Review"
Moderator: James Morando
Garden Court Hotel, Palo Alto

Holly Sutton, speaker, Employment Law Presentation
Stanford Law School, Stanford, CA

Mark Petersen, speaker, "Binding or Non-Binding Dispute Resolution - Which Works Bests?" CMAA National Conference & Trade Show, San Francisco, CA.

Partners Dennis Cusack, Mary McCutcheon and James Morando, speakers, "Insurance Coverage for IP and Technology Claims - Data Privacy, Infringement and Errors & Omissions Coverage"
Denver, CO

John Green, Faculty, "Contested Insurance Coverage: Defense under Reservation of Rights: Strategies to Reconcile Policyholders' and Insurers' Competing Interests"
Strafford Publishing's Legal Teleconference

Jim Bruen, panelist, ABA Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources' 16th Section Fall Meeting, "Part I: Pre-Trial Techniques and Strategies/Part II:  Trial and Beyond".
Arizona Biltmore, Phoenix, Arizona

ABA Litigation Section Intellectual Property Committee
September 2008 IP Roundtable
"Hot New IP Cases: An End of Summer Review"
Moderators: James Morando, Karen Kimmey, Andy Leibnitz
Farella Braun + Martel's San Francisco office

Bob Sloss, Partner, Farella Braun + Martel's IP & Technology Department & Fred Hadidi, Partner, Chao Hadidi Stark & Barker LLP, present on the topic "Taking A Strategic Approach To Patent Litigation"

Garden Court Hotel, 520 Cowper Ave., Palo Alto
Registration - 8:30 am, Presentation - 9:00 am, Q&A - 10:00 am

Program Highlights:
- Thinking strategically in the early stages of patent litigation
- Understanding how recent developments in patent law can impact both plaintiffs and defendant

David Stoll, speaker, Wine Education Series presented by Farella Braun + Martel LLP and Sonoma Valley Vintners & Growers Alliance, "Protecting Your Brand from the Get-Go."
The Lodge at Sonoma

Jim Bruen and David Lazerwitz, panelists, BVR Legal/Mealey's Conferences Presents: Quantifying and Defending Natural Resource Damages.

Nan Joesten, panelist, ABA Law Practice Management Section Annual Meeting, "Winning The War For Talent -- Mentoring/Coaching as a Strategy."
Sheraton New York, NY

Buzz Hines, program co-chair, Environmental Resource Litigation Conference, "Handling the Administrative Enforcement Action"
San Francisco, CA

Jim Colopy, faculty, Environmental Resource Litigation Conference, "Practical Skills for Crafting and Implementing Effective Litigation Strategies"
San Francisco, CA

Rick Van Duzer, presenter, "The New Generation of Construction Documents and Other Innovations"
Administrative Office of the Courts
2880 Gateway Oaks Drive, Suite 300
Delta Conference Room
Sacramento, CA

Using Claim Construction as a Pathway to Victory

program highlights:

• The latest Federal Circuit pronouncements regarding claim construction
• Strategies for streamlining cases and managing costs effectively to achieve early claim construction
• Methods for making an effective claim construction presentation to courts
  
  Garden Court Hotel, 520 Cowper Street, Palo Alto, CA

James A. Bruen, Faculty, 33rd Annual Advanced ALI-ABA Summer Course of Study, Environmental Litigation, June 25-28, 2008
University of Colorado School of Law, Boulder, CO

Alternatives in Financing Your Wine Business
Expand or Exit - Four Options for Success

Join the Wine Industry Team from Farella Braun + Martel and guests Bacchus Capital Management, Global Wine Partners, Silicon Valley Bank and Vinum Capital Management, LLC as they define the new world of attractive options for financing the creation, development or acquisition of a wine business at this informative morning conference and exhibit hall.

Click here to view the Webinar archive.

Katina Ancar, John Green, and Patrick McKinney, presenters, "Understanding the Current CGL Policy," San Francisco, CA

Stanford University Director's College
James Bruen, moderator, "The Environment and the Board"
Mary McCutcheon, speaker, "Director Liability Exposure and D&O Insurance"
Stanford University, CA

Rick Van Duzer, speaker, "Navigating Wine Markets for Tomorrow - Five Key Trends in Wine Marketing, Sales and Distribution that You Need to Know." Hosted by Farella Braun + Martel LLP and Sonoma Valley Vintners & Growers Alliance, Sonoma, CA.

Rick Van Duzer, panelist, NYU Hospitality Conference, "Hotel Legal Issues: A New World Order"
The Waldorf Astoria, New York

Jeff Fisher, speaker, The Intellectual Property Section of The Bar Association of SF, "Meet the Press: IP Litigation Under the Media Microscope"
BASF Conference Center, San Francisco, CA

Mark Petersen, Patrick McKinney and Jeff Sykes, seminar presenters, "AIA Contracts," Oakland, CA.

James Colopy, speaker, "CERCLA Natural Resource Damages Recovery: Understanding Current Trends in Law and Litigation"
Live interactive 90-minute teleconference program sponsored by Digest of Environmental Law, and Strafford Publications

ABA Litigation Section Intellectual Property Committee
May 2008 IP Roundtable
"Trademark Rights vs. The Internet - Who is Winning the Battle?"
Moderators: Karen Kimmey & James Morando
Farella Braun + Martel's San Francisco office

Matt Lewis, panelist, "Maximizing Value in Selling Your Company - Considerations, strategies and key steps to successfully position your company for sale in today's market". Farella Braun + Martel, Co-Sponsor.
The City Club of San Francisco

Sky Stanfield, panelist, "Going Green": What Entrepreneurs Need to Know About Being Eco-Friendly.
Cisco Campus, San Jose CA

Bob Sloss, presenter, American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) 2008 Spring Meeting, "Preparing Cases to Win: Strategic Discovery Thinking"
Houston, TX

Second Annual
Half-Day Bay Area Development Conference
Development in a Changing Landscape

Keynote Speaker: John Rahaim, San Francisco Planning Director

Presentation Titles:

• What You Need to Know to Satisfy San Francisco's New "Green Building" Requirements
• The New AIA Requirments for Sustainable Development
• Past Tense, Future Perfect: Best Practices for Builder/Developers Going Forward

Farella Braun + Martel LLP office

"Enforceable?  Protecting Your Rights in China", Presented by Farella Braun + Martel LLP and Stephenson Harwood & Lo

Speakers: Chloe Lee & Richard Grams, Stephenson Harwood & Lo
Moderator: John Cooper, Farella Braun + Martel LLP

FB+M Offices, San Francisco, CA

Stephanie Skaff, speaker, The Intellectual Property Section of The Bar Association of SF, "Practical Approaches To Royalty Rate Analysis"
BASF Conference Center, San Francisco, CA

NVV will host a member workshop on the topic "Dramatic New Restrictions on California Water Rights", Skip Spaulding, speaker.
Napa, CA

NVV will host a member workshop on the topic "Survey Reveals Wineries Unprepared for Business Transitions", Fred Caspersen, Panelist
Copia, Napa, CA

Amarra Lee, panelist, "Learning the Realities of Practicing Law in a Law Firm", presented by The Bar Association of San Francisco and the Association of Business Trial Lawyers: Leadership Development Committee.
San Francisco, CA

Doug Young, speaker, "The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act"
PLI California Center - San Francisco, CA

Fred Caspersen, panelist, Attorneys for Family Held Enterprises (AFHE) Annual Conference, "Transitions in Family Foundations: Integrating Leadership Succession into Foundation Governance"
Watermark Hotel & Spa, San Antonio, TX

Today's Issues For Next Year's Business
Key Insurance And IP Issues That Affect You

Program highlights:
- The Aerojet ruling that significantly impacts coverage for litigation settlements.
- Potential coverage for patent infringements - what is best for you?
- The controversy and impact of the changes to Patent Local Rules of the Northern District of California.

Garden Court Hotel, 520 Cowper Street, Palo Alto, CA

"Dramatic New Restrictions on California Water Rights" 

Wine Industy Education Series hosted by:
Farella Braun + Martel LLP and Sonoma Valley Vintners & Growers Alliance

Speakers:
Skip Spaulding, Partner, Environmental Law, Farella Braun + Martel LLP & Drew L. Aspegren P.E., Civil Engineer, Napa Valley Vineyard Engineering, Inc.

The Lodge at Sonoma

Katherine Philippakis, co-moderator, "Wine Mergers & Acquisitions Market: Should I stay or should I go? Positioning your winery to sell or building an independent winery."
Vintners Inn, Santa Rosa

Ruth Ann Castro, moderator, Prop. 65 Clearinghouse 2008 Conference, "Getting Around Prop. 65 Limitations: How to use the legislature, agencies and other statutes."
City Club of San Francisco

John Cooper, moderator, The Intellectual Property Section of The Bar Association of San Francisco, "Revisions to the Northern District's Patent Local Rules: Perspectives from the Judges"
San Francisco Federal Courthouse

ALI-ABA's "Environmental and Toxic Tort Litigation"
James Bruen, Speaker, "Environmental Updates"
Seminar/live video webcast
Scottsdale, AZ

Amarra Lee, panelist, "Keeping It Real: Minority Attorneys Speak About Life After Law School."
UC Hastings College of the Law, San Francisco

"The Attorney-Client Privilege: Navigating Recent Decisions and How They Affect Your Technology Company"
ABA Litigation Section Intellectual Property Committee
March 2008 IP Roundtable
Moderators:
Bob Sloss & Helen Dutton
Farella Braun + Martel's San Francisco office

James Bruen, panelist, "Quantifying and Defending Natural Resource Damages"
Loews Hotel, Philadelphia, PA

Doug Young & Stephanie Skaff, speakers, The Litigation Section of The Bar Association of SF, "Securities Litigation After Stoneridge: Are Lawsuits Against Investment Banks, Accountants, and Other Third Party Actors Now Dead?"
BASF Conference Center, San Francisco, CA

The Environmental Professional's Guide to Overcoming Obstacle to Site Closure
James Bruen, speaker "Site Closure Strategies"
Concord, CA

Upheaval In Patent Law, What Does The Future Hold?

Presenters:
Robert Sloss, Intellectual Property Partner, Farella Braun + Martel LLP and Michael Lynch, Shareholder, Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.

Garden Court Hotel, Palo Alto, CA

"Entry and Exit Strategies for Family Members in the Family Business" 

Moderator: Kate Ohlandt of FBM along with panelist Dan Cohn and Bill Schlinkert from FBM and Marcia Kunde Mickelson , Marketing Communications Manager, Kunde Estate Winery & Vineyards, Sonoma.

Wine Industy Education Series hosted by:
Farella Braun + Martel LLP and Sonoma Valley Vintners & Growers Alliance

The Lodge at Sonoma

Christopher Locke, speaker,"Evidentiary Issues"
Los Angeles, CA

Topic Overview:
Evidentiary Issues in Environmental Criminal Enforcement Actions - Fruits of administrative search warrants and grand jury subpoenas. Results of sampling and the foundation necessary for data to become evidence in a criminal proceeding. Documents submitted to public agencies as part of ordinary filings.

Shanghai Bar Association

Farella Braun + Martel, together with the Shanghai based firm of Watson & Band and leading Chinese academics, conducted a seminar on recent developments in U.S. and Chinese patent and antitrust law.  The seminar was held under the auspices of the Intellectual Property Research Committee of the Shanghai Bar Association.  George Q. Fu of Watson & Band acted as moderator.

John Cooper and Jeff Fisher of Farella gave a presentation on hot topics in U.S. patent litigation Topics included violation of U.S. patent law by actions taken outside of the U.S., recent case law developments, and the interplay between patent law and antitrust law.  

Professor Tao Xinliang, executive vice dean of the Intellectual Property Institute of Shanghai University, spoke on suggestions for revisions to China's Patent Law in the context of the ongoing third revision of that law.

Wu Denglou, judge on the No. 2 Intermediate People's Court of Shanghai, spoke on hot topics in Chinese patent infringement litigation.

Attorneys from Watson & Band spoke on the influence of the new Antitrust Law on the concept of patent abuse.

Jeffrey A. Sykes, Mark D. Petersen, Charles M. Sink, presenters, "Understanding the New Generation of AIA Standard Contract Forms," San Francisco, CA.

Bridgeport Continuing Legal Education
John Green, Speaker "Triggering Insurance Coverage in Business Tort Litigation" 
Le Meridien Hotel, San Francisco, CA

John Green, Faculty, "Contested Insurance Coverage: Defense under Reservation of Rights: Strategies to Reconcile Policyholders' and Insurers' Competing Interests"   
Strafford Publications Legal Teleconference

David Stoll, speaker, "Brand Protection: Trademarks, Copyrights and Licensing"
What every winery or vineyard owner should know about protection of winery names, wine brands and vineyard designations.

Wine Industy Education Series hosted by:
Farella Braun + Martel LLP and Sonoma Valley Vintners & Growers Alliance

Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa
Vintage Hall

"Preemption: The Intersection of Right of Publicity and Copyright"
ABA Litigation Section Intellectual Property Committee
November 2007 IP Roundtable
Farella Braun + Martel's San Francisco office

Karen Kimmey, moderator, California Superior Court Practice: Do's and Don'ts - State Court Research Attorneys Teach the Do's and Don'ts
Grand Hyatt San Francisco, San Francisco, CA

Community College Facility Coalition's 14th Annual Conference: Building a Future Through Education and Sustainability
Sacramento, CA

Sandra Kearney Edwards & Jeff Sykes, speakers, "Controlling Project Uncertainty and Cost Through  Smart Contracting practices"

James Bruen, panelist, "Natural Resource Damages Recovery: Assessing and Minimizing NRD Liabilities"

Live interactive 90-minute teleconference program sponsored by Digest of Environmental Law, and Strafford Publications

Karen Kimmey, speaker, CEB Presentation "Motions During Trial"
PLI California Center, San Francisco, CA

James Bruen, panelist, "Natural Resource Damages Recovery: Understanding Current Trends in Law and Litigation"

Live interactive 90-minute teleconference program sponsored by Digest of Environmental Law, and Strafford Publications

Mark Petersen, speaker, "AIA Doc 201:  Evolution and New Changes," The University of Texas School of Law 2007 Construction Law (CL07) Program, Belo Mansion, Dallas, TX.

Holly Sutton, speaker, Employment Law Presentation
Stanford Law School, Stanford, CA

Beyond the Business Case: The Higher Value of Diversity in the Legal Profession

Featuring Keynote Address by: 
Christopher Edley Jr., Dean, University of California at Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law

Dennis M. Cusack & Katina Ancar present on the topic "Cover Your ASP: Insurance Coverage for IT and Other Matters"
Hyatt Regency San Francisco

"Willfulness, Preliminary Injunctions, Scope of Waiver, and the Role of Opinions Post-Seagate"
ABA Litigation Section Intellectual Property Committee
September 2007 IP Roundtable
Farella Braun + Martel's San Francisco office

John Green, Faculty, "Contested Insurance Coverage: Defense under Reservation of Rights: Strategies to Reconcile Policyholders' and Insurers' Competing Interests"

Doug Dexter, speakers, "Top 10 Employment Issues Facing Wine Businesses Today"

Wine Industy Education Series hosted by:
Farella Braun + Martel LLP and Sonoma Valley Vintners & Growers Alliance

Steve Vettel, panelist, "Moving Through the City- Is San Francisco's Transit First Policy Working?" 
The City Club of San Francisco, San Francisco

James Bruen, faculty, 32st Annual ALI-ABA Environmental Litigation Seminar
Boulder, CO

Tom Mayhew & Brandon Wisoff, speakers, "17200, 17500 and The CLRA"
Westin Market Street Hotel, San Francisco

Stephanie Skaff, panelist, Boalt Alumni Center's "A View from Twelve Years Out: In-House and Partner-Track Perspectives"
Foley & Lardner, San Francisco, CA  

Doug Dexter, speaker, Effective Wage and Hour Management: A Critical Guide for California Employers
Preservation Park, Oakland

James Bruen, faculty and program co-chair, "Defenses to Claims of Natural Resource Damage - New twists on conflict preemption; CERCLA 113(h), CERCLA 107 defenses and state claim defenses"
Santa Fe, NM

Tony Ratner, speaker, Tackling Use and Radius Clauses
The Affinia Manhattan Hotel, New York, New York

James Bruen, panelist, American Apparel & Footwear Association Environmental Issues Seminar, "CA Proposition 65 Legal, Technical, and Business Perspectives: What it is and what you need to know?"
New York, NY

Mary McCutcheon, panelist, Thirteenth Annual Directors' College: Litigation
Stanford Law School, Stanford, CA

Jeff Fisher, speaker, Advanced Patent Prosecution Seminar
The Benson Hotel, Portland, OR

Dennis Cusack, John Green and Patrick McKinney, seminar presenters, Understanding the Current CGL Policy in California
Le Meridian Hotel, San Francisco, CA

Kay Philippakis, speaker, The Environmental Law Section of The Bar Association of SF, "Red, White and Green: Current Developments in Environmental Law Affecting California Wineries"
San Francisco, CA

Greg Shean, panelist, NYU Hotel Conference 2007: Hospitality Legal Eagles

Andy Leibnitz, panelist, eCommerce/Privacy Committee Q2 Meeting: Chief Privacy Officer Roundtable
Russ Building, San Francisco, CA

Bob Sloss, panelist, eCommerce/Privacy Committee Q2 Meeting: Chief Privacy Officer Roundtable
Garden Court Hotel, Palo Alto, CA

Wine Industy Education Series hosted by:
Farella Braun + Martel LLP and Sonoma Valley Vintners & Growers Alliance 

Katherine Philippakis & Skip Spaulding, speakers, "New developments in CEQA, land use permitting and environmental regulations relating to vineyards and wineries"

James Colopy, moderator, Groundwater Science in the Courtroom: Expert Witnesses
Hotel Nikko, San Francisco, CA

John Green, Speaker, Lorman Educational Services, "Understanding the Current CGL Policy in California"
San Francisco, CA

Stephanie Skaff, moderator, California Superior Court Practice: Do's and Don'ts - State Court Research Attorneys Teach the Do's and Don'ts
Oakland Marriott City Center, Oakland, CA

Nan Joesten, moderator, California Superior Court Practice: Do's and Don'ts - State Court Research Attorneys Teach the Do's and Don'ts
Oakland Marriott City Center, Oakland, CA

Steve Vettel, speaker, Commercial Property News seminar San Francisco Property Opportunities, "Multi-Family Views"
The Westin St. Francis, San Francisco, CA

Rick Van Duzer, moderator, "Meet the Regulator Roundtable" featuring a panel from the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control. Farella Braun + Martel, San Francisco, CA

Chris Locke, speaker, Stanford University Lecture Series, "The Role of the Expert Witness"
Stanford University, CA

Skip Spaulding, faculty, Environmental Law Institute (ELI) Third Annual Western Boot Camp, "Project Development Environmental Issues"
Grand Hyatt San Francisco

David Lazerwitz, Faculty, "Wetlands, Water Quality and Stream Impact"
Lorman Education Services Seminar
Oakland Marriott City Center, Oakland, CA

Eugene Mar & June Tai, Moderators, "Who is liable for speech in cyberspace?"
ABA Litigation Section Intellectual Property Committee
May 2007 IP Roundtable
Held at Farella Braun + Martel's San Francisco office

Skip Spaulding, speaker, State Bar Environmental Law Section Conference on Private Enforcement of Environmental Law: Prosecuting and Defending Citizens' Suits, "Trends, Tactics and Troublespots: Navigating the Charted and Uncharted Seas of Water Quality Litigation"
Elihu Harris State Building - Auditorium, Oakland, CA

Bob Sloss, speaker, AIPLA 2007 Spring Meeting, "Idertification and Selection of Experts for a Patent Case"
Boston, MA

Karen Kimmey, moderator, Pincus Professional Education Series, "CA Superior Court Practice: Do's and Don'ts - State Court Research Attorneys Teach the Do’s and Dont's"
San Francisco, CA

Dean Gloster & Neil Goteiner, panelist, Professionals for Cash-Strapped Companies: Analyzing Litigation Claims as Assets and Employing Contingency Fee Lawyers and Preserving Evidence
The Carnelian Room, San Francisco, CA

Scott Douglass, Guest Lecturer Real Estate Litigation Course, "Construction Litigation"
San Francisco, CA

An informative half-day seminar to provide guidance to the development community on a full range of issues, from evaluating the market to obtaining project approvals and financing through avoiding construction disputes.  Join attorneys from Farella Braun + Martel, as well as guest presenters from the City of San Francisco and other experts at:
Mission Bay Community Center at UCSF, San Francisco

Chris Locke, panelist, The Future of Stormwater Regulation and Litigation
Grand Hyatt, San Francisco, CA

Mark Petersen and Charles Sink, speakers, "Lessons Learned: The Evolution of the AIA Documents A201 from 1963 to 2007 - After 40 Years, Is It Perfect Yet?" - ABA 2007 Forum Annual Meeting, El San Juan Hotel, Puerto Rico.

Skip Spaulding, Program Co-Chair and speaker, Water Rights and Water Quality: Past, Present and Future, "Overview of California Water Law"
Grand Hyatt, San Francisco, CA

James Bruen, speaker, "Case Update, New Mexico v General Electric"
Sponsored by the Colorado Hazardous Waste Management Society
Denver, CO

Wine Industy Education Series hosted by:
Farella Braun + Martel LLP and Sonoma Valley Vintners & Growers Alliance 

Rick Van Duzer, speaker, "Custom Crush Relationships: Good Business or Necessary Evil?"
The Lodge at Sonoma

Holly Sutton, speaker, Effective Wage and Hour Management: A Critical Guide for California Employers
Biltmore Hotel, Santa Clara

ACC Bay Area CLE 2007 Spring Training Day
Dennis M. Cusack & Katina Ancar
Hyatt Regency Burlingame

Ruth Castro, speaker, "How To Advise Your Clients: From Compliance To Settlements"
Prop. 65 Clearing House Annual Conference
University Club, San Francisco

Farella Braun + Martel, Title Sponsor
Matt Lewis, Moderator
"Cracking the Branding Code: Getting your wine noticed and on the shelves"
Vintners Inn, Santa Rosa
8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m

Andy Leibnitz & Rod Thompson, Moderators, "Opinions of Counsel and the Scope of Waiver: Examining EchoStar and Seagate"
ABA Litigation Section Intellectual Property Committee
March 2007 IP Roundtable
Held at Farella Braun + Martel's San Francisco office

Tony Ratner, speaker, Tackling Use and Radius Clauses
Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, NV

Doug Dexter, speaker, California Labor Law Update - Part 2
Hyatt Regency Santa Clara

John Green, Panelist, American Bar Association 15th Annual Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee Mid-Year Meeting, "Defense Obligations in D&O Policies."
Tucson, AZ

Bob Sloss, co-presenter with Deloitte FAS LLP, IP Breakfast Program - "The Courts Meet the Electronic Age: Keeping Up With The Changes In Electronic Discovery".
Garden Court Hotel, Palo Alto, CA

Deborah Ballati, Scott Douglass and Carl Switzer, Presenters, "Legal Aspects of Effective Construction Management in California"
San Jose, CA

James Bruen, Faculty, "Environmental and Toxic Tort Litigation"
Tenth Annual Advanced ALI-ABA Course of Study
New Orleans, LA

Wine Industy Education Series hosted by:
Farella Braun + Martel LLP and Sonoma Valley Vintners & Growers Alliance 

Fred Caspersen (Moderator) and Kate Ohlandt (Panelist), "Keeping the Business in the Family: What's a parent to do?"
The Lodge at Sonoma

Thomas Mayhew and Brandon Wisoff, Panelists, "Consumer Class Actions: California's Unfair Competition Law"
3rd Annual CLE International Class Actions Conference
Los Angeles, CA

Jeralyn Seiling, panelist, Work/Life Balance Discussion
San Francisco

James Bruen, Faculty, "Remedies in Natural Resource Damage - Statutory damages, restoration, SEPs, natural resource banking and other alternatives"
Law Seminars International's Natural Resource Damages in Hawaii and the Pacific
Honolulu, HI

Carl Switzer, Panelist, "Law Firm Associates: How To Survive And Thrive" presented by The Recorder at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco. 

Fred Caspersen, Panelist, "Worst Case Scenarios: Dealing with Death, Divorce and Disability"

IPI Winter Forum at the St. Regis Hotel in San Francisco, CA

Mark Petersen and Charles Sink, Faculty, "AIA Contracts," Lorman Education Services seminar, San Francisco, CA.

Nan Joesten & Rod Thompson, Moderators, "Indirect Infringement: Dealing with Vicarious Liability"
ABA Litigation Section Intellectual Property Committee
January 2007 IP Roundtable
Held at Farella Braun + Martel's San Francisco office

Sandra Kearney Edwards and Patrick McKinney, Seminar Instructors, "Construction Liens: Mechanics Liens and Stop Notices. What are they and why are they important?"

Lionsgate Hotel & Conference Center
McClellan Park, California

James Bruen will speak at the Natural Resource Damages Litigation seminar in Newark New Jersey on the topic, "Recovery Regimes: Federal Claims Under CERCLA, the Clean Water Act and Oil Pollution Act."

John Green, Faculty, "Crafting D&O Insurance Contracts: Are Your Company and Directors & Officers Truly Protected?"
Strafford Publishing's Legal Teleconference

Jeff Fisher, Moderator, "The Pros and Cons of Patent Litigation Before the International Trade Commission"
ABA Litigation Section Intellectual Property Committee
November 2006 IP Roundtable
Held at Farella Braun + Martel's San Francisco office

Speakers:
Partners - Mary McCutcheon, Bill Friedrich, and John Green
Risk Management Consultants - David Smith and Joe Whalen

"Insurance Coverage for General Counsel's Worst Nightmare"
Nov. 15, Palo Alto, CA
Nov. 16, San Francisco, CA

Farella Braun + Martel, Co-Host, "Bay Area Air Quality Management's (BAAQMD's) Climate Change Summit"
Keynote speaker: Al Gore
Yerba Buena Center in San Francisco, CA

Farella Braun + Martel, Sponsor, "Environmental Law Institute (ELI) Annual Award Dinner"
Honoring: New York Governor George Pataki in honor of his initiatives to address climate change and other environmental concerns
Omni Shoreham Hotel, Washington, D.C.

John Green, Faculty, "Additional Insured Coverage: Is Your Business Really Protected?"
Strafford Publishing's Legal Teleconference

Fred Caspersen, panel member, "Values-Based Advising: A Formalized Approach for Professionals and Consultants and Their Clients"

Family Firm Institute 20th Anniversary Conference
The Fairmont San Francisco

Richard Van Duzer, Presenter, "Dispute Avoidance and Resolution" 
Wine Industy Education Series hosted by
Farella Braun + Martel LLP and Sonoma Valley Vintners & Growers Alliance
Sonoma, CA

James Bruen will serve as a panelist at the Environmental Law Conference at Yosemite, sponsored by the Environmental Law Section of the State Bar of California, on the session "Blame Mother Nature, Not My Client: The Perils of Naturally Occurring Contamination."

Fred Caspersen, Speaker, "The Retirement Dilemma of the Family Business Owner"

Gellert Foundation Family Business Center
University of San Francisco

Jerome Braun will present on substance abuse at the 2006 Annual Meeting.

James A. Bruen will be a presenter on the topic "Anatomy of an Environmental Jury Trial" at the ABA 14th Section Fall Meeting in San Diego.

Grant Thompson, Moderator, "Current Constitutional Issues in the State Taxation of Businesses"

James A. Bruen will speak at the Environmental Law Institute's Critical Developments in Toxic Torts Seminar Series: Causation and the Role of Experts in Toxic Torts, in Los Angeles.

Farella Braun + Martel attorneys Lara Gilman and Jeralyn Seiling present a seminar for CPAs. "A Guided Tour through the Mysterious World of Retirement Planning: Get beyond the maze of distribution rules - What can your clients really do with their IRA's"

Scott Douglass, Charles Sink and Carl Switzer, Presenters, "Construction Contacts & Purchase Orders" 
San Francisco, CA

In assocaition with TIPA and the Formosa Transnational Law Firm, attorneys John Cooper, Jeffrey Fisher and Jonathan Lemberg presented on the topic "Patent Pooling and Litigation Practices in the United States" at a seminar in Taiwan.

Matt Lewis, speaker, "Raising Capital - Growth and Investment Strategies."

Wine Industy Education Series hosted by:
Farella Braun + Martel LLP and Sonoma Valley Vintners & Growers Alliance

Farella Braun + Martel LLP and Stanford Law School's Program in Law, Science & Technology are  co-hosting an IP Breakfast Program on "Understanding the Supreme Court's Recent Patent Decisions: How those decisions may impact technology companies."

Presenters:
Robert Sloss, Intellectual Property partner with Farella Braun + Martel and
Mark Lemley (William H. Neukom Professor of Law; Director, Stanford Program in Law, Science and Technology; Of Counsel, Keker & Van Nest LLP).
Stanford Law School Moot Court Room

Farella Braun + Martel's Holly Sutton presented on "Employment Law: Maximizing the Effectiveness of Your Employee Team and Protecting Against the Greatest Risks" at the Law Seminars International conference in San Francisco.

Farella Braun + Martel's Holly Sutton taught a seminar on "Cutting Edge Wage and Hour Law" at the NCHRA's HR in California Seminar Series in San Francisco.

James A. Bruen will be participating in the 31st Annual ALI-ABA Environmental Litigation Seminar taking place in Boulder, Colorado on June 21-24, 2006.  This 3 1/2 day advanced course of study provides a unique opportunity for private and public-sector environmental lawyers to understand the interplay among substantive environmental law, science, and litigation skills.  This 31st annual presentation comprises more than 23 hours of instruction.

Farella Braun + Martel will host an ABA IP Roundtable on the topic, "The Satire/Parody Distinction in Copyright and Trademark Law".  Partner Jeffrey M. Fisher and associate Gabriela Ruiz will moderate the lunchtime discussion.

Gillian Glass, manager of the practice support and records departments will be speaking at this one-day seminar is designed for attorneys, paralegals and legal assistants in Oakland, CA.

Farella Braun + Martel's James Mann present "Let's Talk Trash: Or how to stop your old computers from becoming a plaintiff's lawyer's treasure," to the Corporate Law Department Section and the Environmental Law Section of the Bar Association of San Francisco.

Topics:
Important exemptions from hazardous waste control laws have recently expired.  Businesses, large and small, with trash as common as old computers, florescent light bulbs, and TV's may be subject to hazardous waste regulation. The seminar will address:

• California's rules for "e-waste" and what your company needs to do to comply with them
• Related computer disposal issues: Data "wiping," spoliation of evidence, and software license compliance

Richard Van Duzer was a featured speaker at the 18th Annual New York University International Hospitality Industry Investment Conference. He participated in a panel discussion on the opportunities and risks presented by the development, sales and marketing, and operation of condominium hotels, one of the fastest growing segments in the industry.

David Stoll will present on "Brand Protection - Trademarks, Copyrights and Licensing" to the Sonoma Valley Vintners & Growers Alliance.   He will discuss strategies and tips for selecting and protecting wine brands, including what every winery or vineyard owner should know about protection of winery names, wine brands and vineyard designations.

James Bruen and Sandra Kearney Edwards will speak on the topic "Standards Governing Experts" at the Stanford University School of Engineering.

Fred Caspersen, Speaker, "Values-Based Advising: A Formalized Approach for Professionals, Consultants and Their Clients"

afhe Annual Conference
Yountville, CA

Said Kordestani spoke on historic tax credits and new market tax credits at this Lorman conference.

Farella Braun + Martel will host an IP Breakfast Program in cooperation with Stanford's Law Science and Technology Program at the Garden Court Hotel in Palo Alto.  Presenting the program will be FBM IP Partner Robert Sloss and In-House Legal Consultant Joshua Lipp. 

Doug Dexter will be speaking on the topic of "Key Legislative Bills, Key Court Cases and Making Your Point."

Bruce Maximov and Grant Thompson served on the three person CEB panel on Organizing and Advising Closely-Held Businesses in San Francisco.  Bruce Maximov was the moderator and a presenter.  Grant Thompson presented on tax issues faced by closely-held businesses.

Said Kordestani presented on the ins and outs of historic tax credits and new market tax credits at the 31st Annual California Preservation Conference.  His presentation was entitled "The Road to Success, Federal Historic Tax Credit and Financing Incentives for Adaptive Reuse Projects."

The San Francisco ABA IP Roundtable will be held at Farella Braun + Martel. The topic is "Litigating Software Patents."  Farella Braun + Martel attorney Brian Keating will moderate the discussion.

Holly Sutton will be a speaking at an all-day Northern California Human Resources seminar titled "California Wages, Hours & Working Conditions."  The learning objective is to review California's laws regarding wages, hours and working conditions and to avoid potential litigation by learning to comply with state and federal requirements.

Skip Spaulding will speak on "The Latest Water Quality Legal Developments" at the CLE International California Water Law Conference in San Francisco.

Chris Locke will facilitate a panel on "Regulatory Reform Needed to Deliver and Expedite Critical Infrastructure Projects Related to Safety" at the Bay Planning Coalition's 19th Annual San Francisco Bay Decisionmakers Conference, Sustaining Our Public Infrastructure.

Skip Spaulding and James Colopy will present at the Second Annual ELI Western Environmental Law Boot Camp in San Francisco.

Matt Lewis, moderator, North Bay Business Journal's Wine Industry Conference, "How Wine Companies Succeed in a Constantly Changing and Keenly Competitive Market"
Santa Rosa.

Chris Locke will moderate a panel entitled "Opt-in Settlements, Who Benefits?" at the Prop. 65 Clearinghouse conference "20 Years On - What Have We Learned and What's Next" on March 27 at the World Trade Club in San Francisco.

Farella Braun + Martel is a sponsor of the ACC-A San Francisco Bay Area Chapter CLE Spring Training.  Farella Braun + Martel attorneys Rod Thompson and David Stoll along with Associate General Counsel Kevin Saul of Apple Computer, Inc. will present a program on "Spare Parts to Bug Fixes: Understanding the differences between hardware licensing and software licensing."

Doug Dexter will be a speaker at the ABA Technology Mid-Winter event in La Jolla, CA from March 22-24, 2006.

Grace Won spoke on a panel regarding Shareholder Derivative Actions at the Minority Corporate Counsel Association's Annual CLE Expo in Chicago from March 15th to 17th, 2006.

Rick Van Duzer will speak at the Sonoma Valley Vintners & Growers Alliance 2006 Quality Conference at the Lodge at Sonoma.  He will speak on "Alternative Wine Grape Contracts."

Doug Dexter will speak at the NCHRA HR in California Series on "California Wages, House and Working Conditions" in San Jose.

Bob Sloss, Moderator, "On the Ownership of Data - Copyright, Public domain or Open Source?"
Boalt Hall, Berkeley, CA

Fred Caspersen, Speaker, "Business Succession: It Won't Happen Without A Plan"
Ceja Vineyards, Napa, CA

On February 27th, 2006, Ruth Ann Castro participated in the General Counsel California Magazine Diversity Roundtable, which was hosted in our office. The other panel participants were Craig Barnes, partner at Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold; Warrington Parker, partner at Heller Ehrman; and Victoria Carradero, associate at Orrick. The discussion was transcribed and will be featured in the spring issue of the magazine.

IP partner Bob Sloss will  be a panel member at the session titled "Claim Construction and Scope - Hot topics in Biotech" at the ACI’s 6th Advanced Forum on Biotech Patents Conference being held at the Crown Plaza Union Square, San Francisco, CA.

Deborah Ballati, Scott Douglass and Carl Switzer, Presenters, "Managing Construction Projects"
San Jose, CA

The San Francisco ABA IP Roundtable will be held at Farella Braun + Martel. The topic is "Employee Raiding Cases: Theories and Tactics for both Plaintiffs and Defendants."  Farella Braun + Martel attorneys Doug Dexter and Chrysty Esperanza will moderate the discussion.

Matthew Lewis, Chair of the Business Transactions Group at Farella Braun + Martel LLP, will host the roundtable at the City Club of San Francisco along with David Dinerman of Grant Thornton and Roger Wood of Wood Warren & Co.

On February 10, 2006, Thomas Mayhew and Brandon Wisoff will present the session "Consumer Class Actions: California's Unfair Competition Law and Consumer Legal Remedies Act."  Steven Lowenthal will present the session "Reaching an Acceptable Resolution: Trial Issues and Settlement Concerns." The conference is over February 9-10, 2006 at the Fairmont in San Francisco, CA.

Katina Ancar spoke on the Careers in Law Panel at the Career Conference at Stanford University on February 4th, 2006.

Holly Sutton, facaulty, NCHRA 2006 Spring Legal Conference, "Is 2006 the year to adopt mandatory arbitration agreements for your employees?"
Pleasanton, CA

Environmental Partner James A. Bruen will be speaking at the Ninth Annual Advanced ALI-ABA Course of Study.  The topic of discussion will be:  "Environmental and Toxic Tort Litigation".  The course will take place in Scottsdale, Arizona at the Scottsdale Plaza Resort on Thursday-Friday, January 26-27, 2006.

Holly Sutton, facaulty, NCHRA 2006 Spring Legal Conference, "Is 2006 the year to adopt mandatory arbitration agreements for your employees?"
San Francisco, CA

Gregory Shean was a panel member for the session "How to Successfully Develop a Hotel" at the 2006 Americas Lodging Investment Summit.

Andrew Leibnitz of Farella Braun + Martel LLP discussed: Avoiding Ethical Pitfalls in I.P. Practice, in a presentation sponsored by the San Francisco Intellectual Property Law Association (SFIPLA) and Bingham McCutchen.

Partners Mark Petersen and Charles Sink will deliver a presentation on "AIA Contracts in California" at the Crowne Plaza Union Square in San Francisco.

Farella Braun + Martel will host the San Francisco ABA IP Roundtable on the topic, "The Dilution Dilemma - Litigating Dilution Claims and the Trademark Dilution Act of 2005".  Partner Jeffrey Fisher will moderate the lunchtime discussion.

Partner Douglas Dexter was a speaker at the Managing HR in the Wine Industry Conference on December 8, 2005 at the Napa Valley Marriott, Napa.

Douglas Young will speak at the Northwestern Corporate Counsel Institute on "Legal Aspects of the Audit Process: The General Counsel's Role."

Environmental partner James Bruen will speak on "Recovery Regimes: Federal Claims Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), Clean Water Act (CWA), and Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA)" at the Law Seminars International Advanced One Day Workshop on "New Developments and Emerging Strategies in Natural Resource Damages Litigation" in Newark, NJ.

Partner Jeff Sykes will be a member on a panel for Lorman Educational Services presenting "Managing Change in Design and Construction" in San Francisco.

Intellectual Property Partner Bob Sloss and Business Litigation Associate James Mann will lead a seminar on the subject "Needle in a Haystack: What You Need To Know About Electronic Discovery" at the Garden Court Hotel in Palo Alto, CA.

IP partner Robert Sloss will lead a workshop titled "Patents Covering the Downloading of Songs and Video - and Other Traps" at the AIPLA Annual Meeting in Washington DC.

Steve Lowenthal led a group discussion during the "Asking and Answering the Hard Questions" breakout sessions at the BASF Diversity Conference.

The Napa Valley Vintners are assembling a group of experts for conversation, Q&A and information on the topic of loss recovery for wineries affected by the Wine Central warehouse fire.  Farella Braun + Martel Insurance Coverage partner Deborah Ballati and Risk Management Consultant Joe Whalen will present on "Navigating the Insurance Maze and Maximizing Loss Recovery." The event will be held at the Wine Business Center in St. Helena on October 25th from 3pm to 5pm.

Farella Braun + Martel will host an ABA IP Roundtable on the topic, "Summer's Big Three: Phillips, Merck and Grokster -- How Will Patent Litigation Take The Heat?."  Partner Stephanie Skaff and associate Heather Tewksbury will moderate the lunchtime discussion.

Partner Andrew Leibnitz was a presenter on the topic entitled "How To Tell The Story:  Effective Trial Techniques -- Improving Jury Comprehension", at the Meritas Litigation Section annual meeting in Washington D.C.

Employment partner Doug Dexter will be presenting at the NCHRA/CHRMI - 2005 Fall Legal & Legislative Update on the topic titled "Sexual Harassment and Training After AB1825" in San Francisco, CA.  

Employment partner Doug Dexter will be presenting at the NCHRA/CHRMI - 2005 Fall Legal & Legislative Update on the topic titled "Sexual Harassment and Training After AB1825" in Sunnyvale, CA.  

Employment partner Doug Dexter will be leading a session at the 2005 JAN Conference titled "Accommodation Outside the Box" at the Westin San Francisco Airport .

Partner William Friedrich will be speaking on the topic "The Duty to Defend/Duty to Settle" section at the Mealey's "Bad Faith Litigation Conference" at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Philadelphia.

Farella Braun + Martel Intellectual Property partner Robert Sloss and co-sponsor Analysis Group, Inc.'s Managing Principal Bruce Deal will discuss the economic issues that surround patent cases.

Frank Riebli and Erica Villanueva held a Q&A session with the Asian Pacific American Law Students Association & Korean American Law STudents Association at Hastings School of Law.

Racheal Turner held a Q&A session with the Black Law Students Association & La Raza Law Students Association at Hastings School of Law.

On September 12th, 2005, Ruth Ann Castro and Chrysty Esperanza held a Q&A session with the Pilipino American Law Society at Boalt.

Anne Griffith (and Patrice Harper) held at Q&A session with the Law Students of African Descent at Boalt on September 7th, 2005.

Mark Petersen and Charles Sink, speakers, "Construction Contracts and Purchase Orders," Lorman Educational Services, San Francisco, CA.

Partners Doug Dexter & Holly Sutton were speakers at the NCHRA-"HR in California Series: California Wages, Hours and Working Conditions" being held at the NCHR offices in San Francisco.

Scott Douglass, Presenter, "Pre-Construction Budgeting & Estimating" 
San Francisco, CA

Environmental law partner Chris Locke will speak at the Carneros Quality Alliance seminar, "Strategic Environmental Management and Sustainable Practices."

Mark Petersen, Rick Van Duzer and Jeff Sykes, panelists, "Construction Issues in California," Lorman Educational Services, Oakland, CA.

Jim Colopy and Julie Mar-Spinola, Chief Litigation and Intellectual Property Counsel for our client, Atmel, participated in a California Lawyer Roundtable Discussion on the topic of diversity. The discussion was transcribed and will be published in the September issue of the California Lawyer.

In-house presentation by associate James Mann to accountants from a "Big 4" accounting firm on "Key Issues Confronted During The Representation of Directors & Officers Facing SEC Enforcement Actions, Criminal Prosecution, And Derivative Lawsuits."

Mark Petersen, speaker, "Voir Dire, Cross-Examination/Closing Argument, Case Theory and Closing Arguments," Teach National Institute for Trial Advocacy, University of San Francisco Law School.

Partner James Bruen will serve as a faculty member at the ALI-ABA Course:  Environmental Litigation to be held in Boulder, CO. 

Partner James Bruen to lead a session at the American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) Issues Seminar titled "Strict Product Liability/Ways to Reduce Risk" being  held in New York City. 

Practice Support Manager Gillian Glass will be a speaker at the Lorman Educational Services "Discovery Skills for Legal Staff in California" seminar in Oakland, CA.

Partners Robert Sloss and Dean Gloster will lead a seminar titled "When IP-Driven Companies Drive Off the Road: Technology Company Re-Starts, Salvage, or Asset Collection" at the Garden Court Hotel in Palo Alto.

Partner James Bruen to serve as a panel speaker at the Northwest Pulp and Paper Association (NWPPA) Annual Meeting on the topic “Advent of the Multi-faceted Environmental Campaign” and how to respond.

The Environmental Law Institute and Farella Braun + Martel hosted the environmental program luncheon featuring Allan Lloyd, Secretary, California EPA as keynote speaker.  Farella environmental partner Chris Locke was the moderator.

Partner Douglas Young will speak at the Glasser Legal Works two-day national seminar on SEC Disclosure, Accounting & Enforcement.

Insurance partners Mary McCutcheon and Dennis Cusack will speak at a seminar titled "Insurance Coverage for 21st Century Liabilities: What Inhouse Counsel Need to Know" being held at the Garden Court Hotel in Palo Alto.

Insurance partners Mary McCutcheon and Dennis Cusack will speak at a seminar titled "Insurance Coverage for 21st Century Liabilities: What Inhouse Counsel Need to Know" being held at the Farella office in San Francisco.

Farella Braun + Martel will host an ABA IP Roundtable on the topic, "Litigating IP and IT Contracts -- and Drafting Tips for Avoiding Litigation."  Partners Nan Joesten and Dean Gloster will moderate the discussion.

Partners Karen Kimmey and James Morando to serve on as panelists at the Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB) program "Mediation and Arbitration Practice: Skills for the Successful Advocate" being held at the PLI California Center in San Francisco.

Partner Jeff Sykes will be a member of a panel for the Western Council of Construction Consumers presenting "Project Delivery Systems" in Oakland.

Partner James Bruen will serve as a faculty member and speak on the topic "Procedural Aspects of Experts" for the ALI-ABA Course:  International Environmental Law in Boston, MA. 

Partner Jeff Sykes will be on a panel for the Western Council of Construction Consumers presenting "Contracting and Project Management Approaches to Having a Successful Project" at the Zigguart Auditorium in West Sacramento.

James Morando will moderate a panel of corporate counsel attorneys addressing the business, legal challenges and selection of outside counsel.  Tampa Bay, FL.

James Morando will be serving as a moderator for a "reverse" coporate counsel program at the Meritas Annual Meeting in Tampa in which corporate counsel will give their thoughts on effective marketing strategies for lawyers to reach corporate counsel.

Partner Neil Goteiner will serve on the panel titled "Electronic Evidence Discovery - Effective Tool or Weapon of Mass Destruction" at The Commercial Bar Association 2005 North American Meeting being held at the Four Seasons Hotel in San Francisco.

Partner Doug Dexter to be a speaker at the NCHRA-"HR in California Series: California Wages, Hours and Working Conditions" being held at the Oakland Marriot

Farella Braun + Martel is a sponsor of the 2005 Wine Industry Conference in Santa Rosa on March 29, 2005.  Chris Locke will moderate the panel "Hot Environmental Issues: Are they fact of fiction?" The conference is also presented by the Wine Industry Business Journal, the North Bay Business Journal and Comerica.

Farella Braun + Martel White Collar Crime partners Doug Young and Bill Keane and Deloitte & Touche Forensic & Dispute Group partner Kerry Francis will present to the San Francisco Bay Area Chapter of ACCA on "Corporate Counsel & Sarbanes-Oxley: Recent Developments and Practical Tips on Dealing with the Dilemmas of "Reporting-Up" and Internal Investigations," in Palo Alto on March 22 and in San Francisco on March 23.

Partner Robert Sloss spoke on the subject of "Managing the Business Risks of Open Source Software" at the Garden Court Hotel in Palo Alto, CA. 

Partner James Bruen will be a panelist for the topic discussion, "Environmental and Toxic Tort Litigation Skills: Measures and Countermeasures", at the ABA Annual Conference.

Partner Chris Locke will be the moderator for the Annual Prop 65 Conference, "Meet the Press" panel (with Dennis Pfaff, Roger Pearson and Catherine Zandonella) held at the Golden Gate Club in San Francisco.

Partner Doug Dexter will be a speaker at the ABA Technology Committee Midwinter Meeting-"Misuse of Technology in the Civil Context" being held March 7 - 9 in Florida.

Partner William Keane served as a panel member on the topic: "The Impact of Booker/Fanfan On The Defense Of Business Crimes/White Collar Prosecutions" at the Association of Federal Defense Attorneys (AFDA) seminar entitled "Federal Sentencing In A New Era After Booker/Fanfan" at the Los Angeles Airport Westin Hotel in Los Angeles, CA.

Partner Douglas Young will be a faculty member at the CLE International Seminar on Internal Investigations on the topic titled, "Ethical Dilemmas and Challenges Faced by General Counsel" being held at the St Francis in San Francisco.

Andrew Leibnitz gave a presentation to the Association of Corporate Counsel's (ACC's) Small Law Department Committee in New York City, entitled "Can Google Sell Your Trade Name To Competitors? Trademark Issues For Small Law Departments."

Gregory Shean was a panel member for the session "The Red Hot Condo Hotel Trend - Wave of the Future?  Or Just a Fad?" at the Americas Lodging Investment Summit.

Partner Douglas Young will speak at the Glasser Legal Works two-day national seminar on Litigation and Resolution of Complex Class Actions.

Partner Jeff Sykes and Associate Bridget Kaman will present on the topic "Analyzing, Evaluating and Resolving Construction Claims" to the Western Council of Construction Consumers at Scott's Seafood located in Oakland.

Farella Braun + Martel will host an ABA IP Roundtable on the topic, "Trademark Fair Use." James Morando and Anthony Schoenberg will moderate the discussion.  ABA Litigation Section Intellectual Property Committee

Jim Colopy spoke on the panel of the Legal Marketing Association Diversity Presentation: "Diversity: Selling Beyond Black & White" on January 12th, 2005.

John Green, Panelist, Lexis-Nexis and Mealys' Publications, "Additional Insured Coverage: First Party Policies and Real Estate Risks"
St. Francis Hotel, San Francisco, CA

Partner Deborah Ballati will be speaking on the topic titled "False Claim and Fraud Cases" at the Construction Superconference being held at the The Sheraton Park Plaza.

James Morando will speak on the subject of "Beyond SCO: Emerging Open Source Issues," at the Advanced Law Patent Institute at the Fairmont Hotel in San Jose.  He will co-present with Chris Nadan of Sun Microsystems.

Farella Braun + Martel partners Robert Sloss and Dean Gloster and IPotential CEO Ron Epstein will speak on how to use intellectual property to protect, grow and add value to a business, strategies and key issues in patent (and other IP) licensing, and patent litigation as a component of IP strategy. Garden Court Hotel in Palo Alto from 9 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. To register contact rsvp@fbm.com.

Farella Braun + Martel will host an ABA IP Roundtable on the topic, "Open Season for Open Source?: Emerging Litigation Issues in the Wake of SCO." Stephanie Skaff will moderate the discussion.

Partner Jeff Sykes to speak in Oakland on Resolving Construction Delay, Disruption and Cost Overrun Claims in California.

Attorney Anthony Giles will be a member of the The Recorder's Roundtable Discussion on the use of ADR in Insurance Disputes to be held at the San Francisco Commonwealth Club.

John Green, Panelist, "Insurance Policies: Use of ADR to Resolve Insurance Disputes" Sponsored by The Recorder, moderated by Peter Keene.

Brian Donnelly spoke on the topic "The Redevelopment of the San Francisco Embarcadero" at the Historic Tax Credit Conference being held at the Westin St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco.

Partner Douglas Young will be a speaker on the topic "Corporate America Under Fire" at the ABTL Annual Meeting.

Partner Doug Dexter will be speaking at the NCHRA Fall Conference on the topic "Significant Employment Decisions from the Courts" at the Sir Francis Drake in San Francisco.

Partner Doug Dexter will be speaking at the NCHRA Fall Conference on the topic "Significant Employment Decisions from the Courts" at the Hyatt in San Jose.

John Gregory spoke at the annual conference of the California Mortgage Association in Los Angeles, CA.  He presented on "Environmental Insurance Developments."

Partner James Bruen to speak on the topic "NRD Litigation Comes of Age" at the ABA Section of Environment, Energy & Resources' 12th Section Fall Meeting in San Antonio, TX. 

Jeff Sykes, a partner at Farella Braun + Martel, will present on the topic, "Selection and Management of Outside Counsel and Consultants in Complex Construction Matters" to the Public Works Section of the California County Counsel Association in South Lake Tahoe.

Partner Deborah Ballati will be a participant in the conference Groundbreaking Women in Construction being held at the Merchants Exchange Ballroom.

Farella Braun + Martel will host an ABA IP Roundtable on the topic, "102(b) or Not 102(b): The Public Use Bar in Patent Litigation." Intellectual Property Litigation attorney Karen Kimmey will moderate the discussion.

Partner Jeff Sykes and Associate Bridget Kaman will present on the topic "Analyzing, Evaluating and Resolving Construction Claims" to the Western Council of Construction Consumers in Oakland.

Partner Jeff Sykes to present at the Community College Facilities Coalition - CM at Risk in Huntingot Beach.

Doug Dexter will be a speaker for the NCHRA topic "Wage and Hour Update" in San Jose CA.

Partner Douglas Dexter will be a speaker at the ABA Convention in Atlanta, GA titled "When James Bond Enters the Workplace: Use and Abuses of Technology-A Guide for In-House Counsel and Litigators."

Family Wealth special counsel Lara Gilman will speak at this CEB program on succession planning in San Francisco on July 24. The program will also be held in Sacramento on August 14, 2004.

Chris Locke spoke on "Recent Proposition 65 Developments" at the Grand Hyatt San Francisco.

Brandon Wisoff and Tom Mayhew will lead a discussion on "17200 Defense and Remedy Litigation" at the Grand Hyatt San Francisco.

James A. Bruen will serve as a faculty member at the 29th Annual Advanced ALI-ABA Summer Course of Study - Environmental Litigation, on June 23 - 26, in Boulder Colorado.

Chris Locke talkes about "Expert Witness Standards" at Exponent/Failure Analysis in Menlo Park at 4:00 p.m. 

Partners Charles Sink and John Green are members of a panel at the CEB Construction Law and Disputes Program held at the San Francisco Hyatt Regency.

Partners Charles Sink and Deborah Ballati present at the California Public Works Construction: New and Dramatic Legal Changes, held in Oakland CA.

Thomas Mayhew will speak at a NBI program at the Oakland Airport Hilton entitled "A Practical Guide to Federal Court Rules and Procedures in California."

Farella Braun + Martel will host an ABA IP Roundtable on the topic, "Ethical and Litigation Issues Surrounding Opinion Letters of Counsel in Intellectual Property Disputes." Intellectual Property Litigation attorneys Rod Thompson and Nan Joesten will moderate the discussion.

The Environmental Law Institute, Farella Braun + Martel and The Trust for Public Land hosted the environmental program featuring Terry Tamminen, Secretary, California EPA as keynote speaker.  Farella environmental partner Chris Locke was the moderator.

Chris Locke participated in the ACC Teleconference at noon on "Developments in Clean Water Act Compliance and Enforcement Defense".

Brandon Wisoff  and Thomas Mayhew will lead a discussion on "Strategies in Defending a 17200 Action" at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles.

Environmental Partner Chris Locke presented at the JSCO Property Managers Annual Conference on the topic "Environmental Compliance".

Farella Braun + Martel will host an ABA IP Roundtable on the topic, "Litigation Damages in Trademark Infringement Cases." Intellectual Property Litigation attorney Stephanie Skaff will moderate the discussion.

Doug Dexter will be a speaker for the NCHRA topic "CA Wages, Hours and Working Conditions" at the Radisson Hotel in Dublin, CA. 

Roderick M. Thompson, panelist, AIPLA session, "Getting the Parties to the Dance: Strategies for Getting Your Client and Their Opponent to Undertake ADR,"  La Quinta, CA, March 11, 2004.

Doug Dexter will be a speaker for the NCHRA topic "CA Wages, Hours and Working Conditions" at the NCHRA office located in SF. 

Bill Keane will be a panel member on the topic, "Investigative Subpoenas and Pre-Trial - How Far Can the Government Go and What Can Defendants Get from the Government", at the Fontainbleau Hilton Resort in Miami Beach, FL.

James H. Colopy, moderator, The Environmental Law Section of the BASF panel on "Litigating the Groundwater Contamination Case: The Plaintiff's Perspective"

Doug Dexter will be a speaker for the NCHRA topic "Employee Privacy and Free Speech" at the Monarch Hotel in Dublin, CA. 

Doug Dexter will be a speaker for the NCHRA topic "Employee Privacy and Free Speech" at the Sir Francisc Drake in SF. 

Roderick M. Thompson, panelist, AIPLA session, "The Advocate's Perspective," La Quinta, CA,  January 31, 2004.

James A. Bruen will speak at the ALI-ABA's "Environmental and Toxic Tort Litigation Updates and Trends" seminar in Orlando, Florida, January 22-23, 2004.

Farella Braun + Martel will host an ABA IP Roundtable on the topic, "Five Years Under the DMCA: Examining the Ongoing Conflict Between Access and Protection." Intellectual Property Litigation attorneys Robert Sloss and Darrell Fruth will moderate the discussion.

December 11, 2003, Alan E. Harris, "False Claims and Fraud -- Beyond the Basics," 4:45 - 6:15 p.m., The "Owner's" Superconference, Sheraton Palace Hotel, San Francisco, CA

December 11, 2003, Jeffrey A. Sykes, "Planning for Success," 9:45 - 11:15 a.m., The "Owner's" Construction Superconference, Sheraton Palace Hotel, San Francisco, CA

December 11, 2003, Charles Sink, "The 'Seven Danger Signals' of a Sick Project," 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., The "Owner's" Superconference, Sheraton Palace Hotel, San Francisco, CA

December 8, 2003, Brandon Wisoff, "Strategies in Defending a Section 17200 Action," California Section 17200 Conference, 11:30 a.m., Fairmont Hotel, San Francisco, CA

December 4, 2003, James Morando, "The Inequitable Conduct Defense in Patent Infringement Cases," Advanced Patent Law Seminar (sponsored by the Berkeley Center for Law & Technology), Fairmont Hotel, San Jose, CA

Partners Deborah Ballati, Stephanie Skaff and Rick Van Duzer will speak on False Claims Act issues at the Western Council of Construction Consumers in Oakland, CA.

Farella Braun + Martel is hosting an ABA IP Roundtable on November 19, 2003 entitled "New Opportunities and Ongoing Challenges in Securing Insurance Coverage for IP/Antitrust/Unfair Competition Lawsuits."  Discussion moderators are Dennis Cusack and Tyler Gerking.

November 17, 2003, James Morando, Supporting Claims Under 35 U.S.C. 112, First Paragraph, noon, IP Section, Bar Association of San Francisco, CLE Auditorium, 465 California St., 12th fl., San Francisco, CA

November 16, 2003, Lara Gilman, "Estate Planning for Families," 10 a.m., Sherith Israel Congregation, San Francisco, CA

October 30, 2003, Robert Sloss & Darrell Fruth, "File Sharing and the Digital Millennium Copyright Act," 3:30 p.m. (Eastern Time) , AIPLA Annual Meeting, Grand Hyatt Hotel, Washington, D.C.

October 19, 2003, James Bruen, "May it Please the Court", 11 a.m., 2003 Environmental Law Conference at Yosemite, Environmental Section, State Bar of California, Tenaya Lodge at Yosemite Fish Camp, CA

October 7, 2003, Roderick M. Thompson and Stephanie Powers Skaff, "In Re Kollar: A Licensing Exception to 102(b)?", noon, IP Section, Bar Association of San Francisco, CLE Auditorium, 465 California St., 12th fl., San Francisco, CA

Farella Braun + Martel hosted the ABA IP Roundtable entitled "The Clash Between the Right of Publicity and the First Amendment."  Discussion moderator was Stephanie Skaff.

Andrew Leibnitz gave a presentation to the Meritas Western Regional Meeting in San Francisco entitled "Patent Litigation & High Technology."

Farella Braun + Martel hosted an ABA IP Roundtable entitled "TRO or Preliminary Injunction? Prefiling Considerations."  Discussion moderators were James Morando and Karen Kimmey.

Farella Braun + Martel is hosting an ABA IP Roundtable entitled "Is the Doctrine of Equivalents Still Viable?."  Discussion moderators are Jeffrey M. Fisher and Darrell A. Fruth.

James Morando, "Frustrations Patent Clients Have With IPLaw Firms" Advanced Patent Law Seminar. 

Farella Braun + Martel hosted an ABA IP Roundtable on September 18, 2002 entitled "Does Arbitration under the ICANN Dispute Resolution Policy Play Favorites?."  Jeffrey M. Fisher moderated the discussion.