Procopio's 3rd Annual Construction Forum

Join us on November 15, 2023, for an informative program focused on the most pressing California construction law issues facing contractors, developers and owners today. Hear from Procopio’s Construction & Infrastructure Law attorneys and guest industry speakers in this complimentary virtual event. Topics include:

• Insurance Claims and Risk
• Understanding Trade Secrets and IP
• Construction Claims and the California Contractor Licensing Law
• Navigating Data Privacy in a World of Insurance Claims

10:00 - 3:15 pm PT

Webinar

Podcast

The Legal and Practical Challenges of California’s Advanced Clean Fleets Regulation

What are the top legal and practical concerns stemming from a key California climate-change initiative, its Advanced Clean Fleets (ACF) rule that went into effect in October 2023? This initiative by the California Air Resources board to move toward mandated zero-emission vehicles for medium- and heavy-duty truck and bus fleets poses many challenges, in particular for High Priority and Federal Fleets. John Lormon and Matt Abbot provide insights in this podcast, the second of a series on ACF.

Opportunities

Act Now to Secure Your Place in Procopio's LaunchPad Incubator

Spots are filling fast in Procopio’s LaunchPad incubator housed in the firm’s Del Mar Heights offices. LaunchPad participants come from a wide variety of industries, including life sciences, med tech, and health care data. Over nine months the startup entrepreneurs receive a selection of complimentary corporate and intellectual property legal services along with office space and back-office business support, working side by side with Procopio attorneys as they begin their companies’ formation, protection of core technology, early funding and growth.

The admission process for LaunchPad is competitive. Learn more and apply now.

Procopio’s Life Sciences CEO Connection Programs: What is it Like to Participate?

In-person gatherings with life sciences industry peers. Open discussions of corporate challenges. Key insights from venture capitalists, executive coaches, and seasoned attorneys. And relationships that could last a lifetime.

That’s what participation in the complimentary Procopio Life Sciences CEO Connection peer-to-peer advisory program—whether in San Diego, Irvine or Palo Alto—is all about.

“We gather a like-minded group of CEOs experiencing similar types of issues in a non-competitive manner, peers advising each other,” said Cardiff Advisory Managing Partner David Crean, Ph.D. He co-founded CEO 360 Connect, which partnered with Procopio in developing the program, and serves as a meeting facilitator at all three California locations.

Procopio has launched Life Sciences CEO Connection programs in the San Diego and Orange County markets, building on the success of one currently operating out of Procopio’s Palo Alto office. That program includes 20 select early-stage life sciences CEOs. There is no cost to participants, and applications for all three programs are now being accepted.

Awards & Accolades

Record 36 Legal Practices in 2024 Best Law Firms List

With 36 distinct legal practices recognized for excellence, Procopio has again set a firm record in the Best Law Firms® list produced by Best Lawyers in America®. We were recognized on the 2024 list in 4 locations—San Diego, Orange County, Nevada and Arizona—with a record 17 practices ranked in the top tier. Procopio also achieved national recognition in two categories, Construction Law and Litigation-Construction. The annual Best Law Firms list is compiled annually by Best Lawyers® through exhaustive peer-review surveys in which tens of thousands of leading lawyers provide confidential nominations and feedback.

Eigner, Morton, Neva and Trowbridge Named Leaders in Law

Four Procopio attorneys—Partners Bill Eigner, Jeff Morton, and Sara Neva and Senior Counsel Jennifer Trowbridge–have been named 2023 Leaders in Law by the San Diego Business Journal (SDBJ). The list comprises some of San Diego’s most influential and experienced law firm and in-house attorneys, and is selected by an outside group of legal experts assembled by SDBJ. Bill and Jennifer practice corporate law, Sara real estate law, and Jeff intellectual property law.

Client News

Digital AdTech Innovator Now Trading on Nasdaq through SPAC Transaction

Congratulations to client and leading provider of digital consumer acquisition solutions Collective Audience, Inc., on the consummation of their $114-million business combination and commencement of trading on Nasdaq under the new ticker symbol CAUD. This resulted from the combination of DLQ, Inc., a former subsidiary of our client Logiq, Inc. (OTCQX: LGIQ), with Abri SPAC I, Inc., a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC).

Supporting Logiq in the complex deSPAC transaction was Capital Markets and Securities practice leader Christopher Tinen, along with a core deal team of Jessica Lazur, Jennifer Trowbridge, Michael Tiab and Jeremy Burke. Also supporting the team was Caitlin Murphey, Rachel Edwards, Shai Larkin, Elaine Harwell, John Miles, Eric Swenson, William Belanger and David Boatwright.

AI Innovator Selected for Highly Competitive National Accelerator

Congratulations to client and artificial intelligence innovator DynamoFL on its selection to the Enterprise AI Accelerator by Comcast NBCUniversal LIFT Labs. Chosen from hundreds of applications, DynamoFL and nine other early-stage companies will explore and test their business models and fast-track potential partnerships during a six-week intensive program. 

DynamoFL is represented by Procopio Partner and Emerging Growth and Venture Capital practice leader Roger Rappoport, as well as a broader team including Partners Elaine Harwell, Sara Neva and James Kramer and Associate Jeremy Burke.

Events

Procopio's 3rd Annual Construction Forum | webinar | 10:00 - 3:15 pm PT

Hear from Procopio's Construction and Infrastructure Law attorneys and other industry experts in an informative program focused on the most pressing California construction law issues facing contractors, developers and owners today.

24th annual Berkeley-Stanford Advanced Patent Law Institute conference | Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA

Procopio Intellectual Property Team Leader Miku Mehta will moderate the panel "Claim drafting considerations: Trends in divided and joint infringement," and earlier that day attendees will hear from USPTO Director Kathi Vidal and the CEO of Canada's IP Office, Konstantin Georgaras.

Social Media

Please welcome tax attorney Xiyu “Cecilia” Wan to Procopio! Cecilia provides tax and estate planning counseling to high net-worth clients. She advises clients on a wide range of matters, including income, capital gains, gift, and estate tax planning, wealth and business succession planning, charitable planning, trust tax planning, and trust and probate administration. Cecilia advises multi-national families and individuals on international tax and estate planning issues. She is a native Mandarin speaker.

Meet the newest member of our Litigation team, Yulian Kolarov! He assists clients with a wide range of business disputes and civil litigation, including matters involving contracts, intellectual property rights (trademark, copyright, and trade secrets), real property, corporate governance, privacy, and partnership and business management disputes. Yulian previously clerked with the Honorable Daniel E. Butcher of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California.

What an honor it was to host the LawExchange International Autumn Conference earlier this month in San Diego, at our downtown office and a bayfront hotel. Procopio Partner Michael Kinkelaar played a central role as host, introducing San Diego to the more than 50 delegates and 20 guests who had traveled from all over the globe, as well as moderating a panel on the region as a global technology and life sciences center featuring ConnectSD CEO Mike Krenn and Biocom California CEO Joe Panetta. Our COO Jim Perkins, Ph.D., who has a long history engaging with LEI, was also active as a presenter and host.

We look forward to seeing you at the 2023 Charter Schools Development Center (CSDC) conference in Anaheim, of which we are a sponsor! You can find us at Booth #309 on the exhibit floor Nov. 9-10. You'll see many of our Education Law attorneys at the conference, including Greta Proctor, Wendy Tucker, Merrick Wadsworth, Chip Eady, Maryam Rastegar, Julia Choi and Phyillis Macharia.

You won't want to miss this profile of Racheal M. White Hawk, a standout member of our Native American Law practice, by The Appellate Project (TAP). Racheal discusses her path to learning more about her Native American roots, a challenge she faced because her Sicangu Lakota mother had been adopted into a non-Native home prior to the Indian Child Welfare Act. We also learn of her path through law school and into legal practice, driven by a desire for justice for Native peoples, and how she is inspired to work with colleagues including Kerry Patterson and Glenn Feldman. Racheal also offers sound advice for ways law schools and the legal community at large can encourage and empower more Native Americans to pursue a legal career. TY TAP for this profile of Racheal during Native American Heritage Month!

Kudos to Ashley Genser on her election to the San Diego Family Law Bar Association Board of Directors! A longtime member of the Bar, her leadership service begins in January. Ashley focuses on dissolution of marriage, legal separation, child custody and visitation, child support, spousal support, post-judgment modifications, enforcement actions, and counseling for mediation and settlement negotiations. She has worked on a wide variety of cases from simple dissolutions to those involving the division of high value assets and complex estates.

What data privacy and other legal concerns stem from the incorporation of AI-generated content? Elaine Harwell, leader of our Privacy & Cybersecurity group, outlined those and other issues in New York City at the IP Counsel Café conference, "Maximizing the Value of IP: Artificial Intelligence and Other Challenges."

Attendees at the CenterForce USA IP Strategy Summit in Palo Alto, CA, were able to hear today from Procopio Trade Secrets practice leader and Partner Mindy Morton on the latest in trade secrets law. Procopio is a proud sponsor of this conference.

Our Director of Knowledge Management and Technology Innovation Tiffany O’Neil wowed attendees at the 2023 KM Legal summit by the Ark Group October 26 with her insights on the potential of generative AI to advance law firm knowledge management, noting machine learning will adapt to the user's individual preferences and needs. That was part of the message in her keynote address that opened the conference, and she later moderated a panel titled "Real Stories from Legal Technology Implementation."

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