Lecturers

David Almeling, Partner at O’Melveny & Myers and author of Trade Secret Law and Corporate Strategy. Identified by IAM 1000 as a “trade secret authority.” Specializes in trade secret counseling and litigation.

Marice Ashe, Founding CEO, ChangeLab Solutions (ret.) and pioneer of the emerging public health law movement.

David Bernstein, Chair of Debevoise’s Intellectual Property Litigation Group and coauthor of the leading treatise on advertising law, The Law of Advertising, Marketing and Promotion. Recognized as “one of the finest trademark litigators in the nation” by Chambers.

Jared Bobrow, Co-chair of Orrick’s Global Intellectual Property Group. Recognized as one of the world’s leading IP litigators by Chambers Global and IAM.

Tess Bridgeman, Co-Editor-in-Chief of Just Security, former Special Assistant to President Obama, former Associate Counsel to the President, and former Deputy Legal Adviser to the National Security Council (NSC). Specializes in foreign policy and national security policy.

Noah Brumfield, Partner at Allen & Overy. Specializes in antitrust litigation.

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Steven Carlson, Partner at Robins Kaplan, co-author of Patents in Germany and Europe: Procurement, Enforcement and Defense, and co-author of Patent Case Management Judicial Guide. Specializes in patent litigation.

Paul Clark, Partner, Seward & Kissel LLP. Specializes in the structuring of new financial products and banking legislation.

Lothar Determann, Partner at Baker McKenzie and author of Determann’s Field Guide to Data Privacy Law and author of California Privacy Law: Practical Guide and Commentary. Recognized as one of the top 10 copyright attorneys and top 25 IP attorneys in California by the Daily Journal.

Roy Eisenhardt, Former President of the Oakland Athletics and former Executive Director of the Women’s Tennis Association. Specializes in sports law.

Justin Erlich, Head of Trust & Safety Policy at TikTok, former Principal Tech Advisor for former California Attorney General Kamala Harris, and former Global Head of Policy for Autonomous Vehicles at Uber. Specializes in innovation development and public policy.

Kathryn Fritz, Former Managing Partner and current partner at Fenwick & West. Specializes in trademark law.

Tracy Genesen, General Counsel at The Wine Institute. Specializes in regulatory and corporate law, with an emphasis on the alcoholic beverage industry.

Rafael Gomez-Cabrera, Negotiator on network and studio television deals. Head of business affairs, original programming, at the AMC network, AMC Studios, BBC America, IFC and Sundance.

Christopher Hockett, Former global head of antitrust at Davis Polk. Former chair of the ABA Section of Antitrust Law. Recognized as one of “America’s Leading Business Lawyers” by Chambers.

Jeffrey Homrig, Vice Chair of Latham & Watkins’ Intellectual Property Litigation Practice. Specializes in patent litigation.

Eneda Hoxha, Associate, Latham & Watkins. Specializes in patent litigation.

Brian Israel, Associate General Counsel for International Law at NASA. Co-founder and former legal counsel at ConsenSys Space. Specializes in space law and policy.

Alexa Koenig, Lecturer in Residence and Executive Director of the Human Rights Center at Berkeley Law. Co-founder of the Human Rights Center Investigations Lab and co-chair of the Technology Advisory Board of the Office of the Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court. Specializes in human rights investigations and international criminal law.

Eric Lancaster, Partner at Allen & Overy. Specializes in antitrust law.

Linda Lichter, Partner at Lichter, Grossman, Nichols, Adler, Feldman, Clark. Recognized by Hollywood Reporter as 100 Most Powerful Women in Hollywood. Recognized by Variety as top 500 most powerful people in the media business. Specializes in Hollywood-related transactions.

Brynly Llyr, General Counsel at CLabs. Specializes in financial regulation and blockchainbased financial products.

Barbara McClung, Chief Legal Officer at Caribou Biosciences. Specializes in IP and corporate legal strategies, with an emphasis on life sciences.

Sonal Mehta, Partner at WilmerHale and Past President of the Federal Circuit Bar Association. Specializes in patent litigation.

Jeffrey Ostrow, Partner at Simpson Thacher and Chair of the IP Practice group; recognized as a Litigation Star for Intellectual Property by Euromoney’s Benchmark Litigation and recognized by the Daily Journal as among the Top 100 IP Lawyers in California.

Matthew Perry, works in the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Office of the General Counsel. His duties have covered operational and policy matters relevant to counterterrorism, counterintelligence, cyber, and criminal investigations.

Betsy Popken, Partner at Orrick and Co-Founder of Orrick’s Business & Human Rights practice. Member of the Steering Committee of the World Economic Forum’s Responsible Use of Technology Initiative. Specializes in advising clients about human rights issues raised by emerging technologies. Ed Reines, Partner at Weil Gotshal and cohead of the Patent Litigation and Life Sciences practice. Past president of the Federal Circuit Bar Association; recognized by the Daily Journal among their Top Intellectual Property Lawyers.

Carla Shapreau, Lecturer, Senior Fellow, and Curator at University of California Berkeley. Specializes in art and cultural property law.

Daniel Schacht, Partner and co-chair of the Intellectual Property Group at Donahue Fitzgerald. Specializes in IP law with an emphasis on the music industry.

Michael Schallop, Partner at Van Pelt, Yi & James. Specializes in patent prosecution and counseling.

Matthew Show, IP Corporate Counsel at International Flavors & Fragrances. Specializes in life sciences patent prosecution and counseling.

Todd Smithline, Managing principal at Smithline PC and former General Counsel of Marimba. Recognized as a World’s Leading IP Strategists by Intellectual Asset Management Magazine. Specializes in software law, including video game law.

Sam Swartz, Head of U.S. Public Policy at Stripe. Specializes in technology development and policy.

Talha Syed, Lecturer at Berkeley Law School. Specializes in patents and innovation policies for pharmaceuticals and health care allocation.

Tamar Todd, Legal director, New Approach PAC. Specializes in policy advocacy and regulatory implementation, including cannabis regulation and policy.

David Tollen, Founder of Tech Contracts Academy and author of the ABA IT contract manual, The Tech Contracts Handbook. Specializes in drafting and negotiating IT contracts. Lee Van Pelt, Partner at Van Pelt, Yi & James. Lead coach for national winners in the USPTO Patent Drafting Competition. Specializes in patent prosecution and counseling.

Daniel Wall, Partner at Latham & Watkins. Recognized as a “Star” in U.S. Antitrust Law by Chambers.

Bryn Williams, Attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice. Specializes in disputes arising from emergent technologies, regulation, and competition.

Rachel Zuraw, Director of LL.M. Professional Development, Berkeley Law. Specializes in health care litigation, compliance, and bioethics.