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Business Law Section - Organized in 1977
Welcome to www.calbar.ca.gov/buslaw


Technological Tools: For a descripion of the growing list of technological tools available to Business Law Section members, see The Business Law Section: Leading the Technology Charge into the 21st Century by Daniel L. Appelman and Susan Orloff, which appeared in the Business Law News, 2007, Vol. 2.


WebinarWebinar: Introduction to Re-RULPA: California's New Limited Partnership Act

Thursday, July 9, 2009, 11 a.m. - 12 noon Pacific Time

Presented by the Patnerships and Limited Liability Companies Committee

Earn 1 Hour Participatory MCLE Credits

This program will analyze and discuss California's new Limited Partnership Act ("Re-RULPA"). Topics include the structure and content of Re-RULPA, how it modified existing limited partnership law, its advantages and disadvantages and unanswered questions. The will be an overview of the transition rule for new and existing limited partnership and the reasons an existing partnership might want to elect into the new Limited Partnership Act. There will be a question and answer period during the last ten minutes.

Speaker: Phillip L. Jelsma, Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps LLP, San Diego

For the full program description and to register online, see Introduction to Re-RULPA, or go to www.calbar.org/online-cle and select Teleseminars and Webinars.


2009 Annual MeetingRegister now for the largest gathering of California Lawyers and Legal Professionals:

The 82nd State Bar of California Annual Meeting
September 10-13, 2009
San Diego

  • Earn up to 18.5 Hours of MCLE
  • Strategic Solutions to Practicing Law
  • Thought-Provoking Discussions with Lawyers and Judges
  • Expand and Build Networks

The Annual Meeting willl feature 130+ legal education courses, exhibit hall, and more! CLE programs at the Annual Meeting are organized across four distinct content tracks, For full information, see State Bar of California Annual Meeting.

The Business Law Section is presenting:

  • Program 9 -- Family Law and Bankruptcy
  • Program 17 -- 10 Things to Know about Insolvency when the Economy Falls and the Client Calls
  • Program 47 -- Hot Issues in Cyberspace Law
  • Program 61 -- How Franchisors and Franchises Plan for and Survive Bankruptcies
  • Program 74 -- Should California Adopt the New Revised Uniform Limited Liability Company Act?
  • Program 94 -- Getting Secured in Perilous Times: Drafting Promissory Notes and Security Agreements
  • Program 107 -- Corporate and Transactional Law Developments for Business Lawyers
  • Program 136 -- The Mortgage Crisis and Its Impact on Financial Institutions and Consumers

Melvin A. Eisenberg Receives Lifetime Achievement Award: Melvin A. EisenbergSince 1997, the Business Law Section has conveyed its annual Lifetime Achievement Award to a deserving person who is honored during the Business Law Breakfast at the State Bar Annual Meeting. In 2008, Melvin A. Eisenberg was presented with the award on Friday morning, September 26 at 8 a.m. in the Pavilion Tent directly outside of the Portola Plaza Hotel in Monterey.

Professor Eisenberg is a graduate of Harvard Law School, and joined the faculty of Boalt Hall School of Law at the University of California at Berkeley in 1966, where he has superbly taught several generations of business lawyers. Professor Eisenberg is widely recognized as one of the leading scholars of corporate and contract law. His numerous articles and law reform efforts have helped shape today’s U.S. corporate law. He won the UC Berkeley Distinguished Teaching Award in 1990, the Rutter Award for Teaching Distinction in 2002 and the Faculty Lifetime Achievement Award in 2008. For more information about his accomplisments and those of past recipients, see Lifetime Achievement Award.


BLS Standing Committees

  • Apply for membership: Apply for membership on one of the Business Law Section's Standing Committees.
  • Business Law Section E-News: Sign up to receive e-mail updates from the Business Law Section standing committees of your choice. See Sign Up for E-Groups.

Business Law Section Publications

The Section is proud to offer a wide array of publications. We have posted free pdfs of some publications, either in the Members Only Area or the public side of the site. Bound copies of many of the publications are available for purchase online (click on "Order Sections Products", then "Business Law"). Publications include:


ABA Discount for Section MembersABA Books at a Discount - Plus Special Reduction for All Section Members

Members of the State Bar can now recieve a 15% discount on any ABA book (or books) and all Section members receive a 35% discount on any ABA book (or books). This is a great benefit for all Section members as the savings on even a single purchase could be equal to or even exceed the cost of an annual Section membership. For instance, the savings on a purchase of $200 would be equivalent to $70. Here’s how the ABA discount program works:

  • All Section members are eligible for a 35% discount. The Section Member Discount Code can be found on a special "member-only" page accessible to all Section members. Once you have the discount code simply visit the ABA web bookstore at www.abanet.org/ababookstore, select any book (or books) for purchase and during checkout, enter the special 35% discount code. To access the 35% discount code, click HERE. You will need to log into your State Bar Profile to access the link.
  • Non-Section members can obtain a 15% discount. Visit the ABA web bookstore at www.abanet.org/ababookstore, and select any book (or books) for purchase. During checkout, enter the special 15% discount code PAB6ECABPW1 at checkout.

There is a wide range of books available at the ABA web bookstore including practice related books and law practice management books focusing on finance, technology, management and marketing. Note: Discount does not apply to ABA-CLE iPod products.)


Members Only Area: Our Members Only Area has expanded to include a discussion board for Section members, and a number of other benefits available through My State Bar Profile. For more information, see Members Only Area.


Chairs of the Business Law Section: This Section has been fortunate over the years in having the leadership of some of the most talented, persevering, personable and hard-working business lawyers in the country. How many of our former chairs do you know? Click HERE and find out.


Ongoing Legal Education: See our Programs page for information on how to get MCLE credit any time for Business Law Section courses, both on tape and over the internet.


Save money with CEB

CEB Discount Program for Section MembersContinuing Education of the Bar, California (CEB) is extending some special discount offers to our section. As a member of the Business Law Section, you're eligible for:

  • 10% off selected CEB print or online books
  • A rebate on your section dues that can be applied to the cost of a CEB Gold CLE Passport or a CLE program ticket

A complete list of the products eligible for a discount is available on a CEB web page accessible through our Members Only Area. Information about the section dues rebate program can be found on the CEB Web site.


Business Law Section
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San Francisco, CA 94105-1639
415-538-2570
415-538-2368 fax

 

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