Arthur and Toni Rembe Rock Center for Corporate Governance
Arthur and Toni Rembe Rock Center for Corporate Governance
Rock Center 50 Minutes: What Is the United Nations Good For? with Comfort Ero hosted by Kimathi Marangu: October 22
OnlineJoin the Stanford Rock Center for Corporate Governance for the next installment of Rock Center 50 Minutes, featuring a conversation with Comfort Ero, President and CEO of the International Crisis […]
Rock Center Summer Associate Mixer: October 22
EVGR Pub & Beer Garden 716 Serra St., Stanford, CAThe Rock Center will host an off-campus evening mixer bringing together Stanford Law 1Ls with local corporate and litigation associates. The event will provide students with the chance to meet practicing attorneys, […]
Deepfakes: What Boards & Executives Need to Know: October 28
OnlineDeepfakes are getting harder to spot and easier to create. What began largely as a reputational and political concern is quickly becoming an operational business risk, with companies confronting executive impersonation, financial fraud, fake job candidates, fabricated evidence, and new threats to identity and authentication. Drawing on a session first presented at Stanford Directors’ College, […]
Startup Law 101: Build Your Company on a Strong Legal Foundation: November 2
@ SLS: Room 190 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThe legal decisions you make at founding, from corporate structure to founder equity, shape your ability to raise capital, scale, and avoid costly problems later. This session covers incorporation strategy, including Delaware and alternative structures, and how to structure founder equity and vesting to protect the team. You'll also learn the basics of corporate governance […]
AI Priorities for Boards of Directors 2.0: November 4
@ SLS Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThis five-part online course provides board directors, executive officers and legal counsel with a practical, board-level framework for understanding and overseeing AI as it rapidly becomes a core enterprise capability. Participants will examine how the AI landscape is evolving and build a working foundation in the technologies, business models, and capabilities shaping adoption today. DATES: […]
IP 101: Protect the Innovation That Makes Your Startup Valuable: November 4
@ SLS: Room 190 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesYour intellectual property may be your most valuable asset, so you need to secure it before you share it with investors, customers, or partners. This session explains how patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets protect your technology, brand, and confidential processes. It also covers key open-source considerations and practical steps for protecting core assets before […]
Office Hours with Startup Attorneys: Get Guidance from Practicing Lawyers: November 12
@ SLS: Room 270 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesBring your legal questions to startup attorneys for free. Topics include corporate formation and venture financing, intellectual property, technology transactions and licensing, employment, immigration and more. Law students are welcome to come shadow too!
AI Priorities for Boards of Directors 2.0: November 18
@ SLS Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThis five-part online course provides board directors, executive officers and legal counsel with a practical, board-level framework for understanding and overseeing AI as it rapidly becomes a core enterprise capability. Participants will examine how the AI landscape is evolving and build a working foundation in the technologies, business models, and capabilities shaping adoption today. DATES: […]
Corporate Ordering – How Corporations Navigate Social Conflict – A Conversation with Stavros Gadinis: January 25, 2027
@ SLS: Room 190 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThe Rock Center is hosting a lunch talk with Stavros Gadinis, the George R. Johnson Professor of Law and Faculty Co-Director of the Berkeley Center for Law and Business at UC Berkeley School of Law, and author of the new book, Corporate Ordering - How Corporations Navigate Social Conflict. His new book explores how on […]
Directors’ College 2027: June 14, 2027
@ Stanford: Paul Brest Hall 555 Salvatierra Walk, Stanford, CA, United StatesStanford Directors’ College is the nation’s premier executive education program for directors and C-level executives of publicly traded firms and prominent private companies. The program addresses the key responsibilities and challenges facing modern boards, including the board’s role in setting business strategy, CEO succession and evaluation, managing legal and reputational risk, responding to activist investors, navigating […]