Upcoming CLE programs of interest

Here are a few interesting CLE programs:

• Wednesday, June 8, 2011, 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.:  Recorder Roundtable, "In Practice: Class Action Arbitration" (focusing on the impact of Concepcion v. AT&T Mobility in California) (featuring moderator Erik Cummins and speakers Donald M. Falk of Mayer Brown, Thomas R. Kaufman of Sheppard Mullin, Cliff Palefsky of McGuinn Hillsman & Palefsky, and Jonathan E. Gertler of Chavez & Gertler)
• Thursday, June 9, 2011, 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.: Bar Association of San Francisco, Disability Rights Committee of the Equality Committee, "Anatomy of a Systemic Class Action Impact Lawsuit" (the program will cover class certification issues in Unruh Civil Rights Act class actions, such as National Federation of the Blind v. Target) (featuring Larry Paradis and Rebecca Williford of Disability Rights Advocates)
• Friday, June 17, 2011, 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.: Alameda County Bar Association, Labor and Employment Section, "PAGA for the Masses: How to Litigate under California's Private Attorney General Act PAGA claims in the wake of AT&T v. Concepcion" (featuring Cynthia Rice, Director of Litigation, Advocacy and Training at California Rural Legal Assistance)
• Tuesday, June 21, 2011, 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. (teleconference):  American Bar Association Section of Antitrust Law, Private Advertising Litigation Committee, "In the Wake of AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion: Perspectives on the Future of Class Litigation" (featuring moderator Daniel Blynn of Kelley Drye & Warren and speakers Arthur Bryant of Public Justice, Dean Harvey of Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, and Archis Parasharami of Mayer Brown)

Also, save the date of October 27, 2011 for the 21st annual Golden State Antitrust and Unfair Competition Law Institute, sponsored by the State Bar of California, Antitrust and Unfair Competition Law Section.  I'm co-organizing the event again this year.