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Impact Law Forum, co-founded by Natalia Thurston of Social Venture Law and Zoe Hunton of Hunton Law, is a practice group designed to support the growing community of attorneys advising social enterprises, nonprofits, and sustainable businesses in the San Francisco Bay Area. Impact Law Forum (ILF) hosts regular events at locations throughout the Bay Area. The Forum is an opportunity for attorneys practicing in the social impact sector to connect, share ideas, brainstorm, review relevant case law and legislation, and generally stay abreast of current legal issues relevant to the social impact sector.
ILF is open to attorneys, legal professionals, and law students who are committed to the vital work of shaping the legal framework to support sustainable ventures and maximize impact. Contact Zoe for more information and to receive invitations to upcoming ILF events. Read more about Impact Law Forum on Innov8Social, where Neetal Parekh writes about impact innovation, social entrepreneurship, and law and policy that support the field.
UPCOMING EVENTS
January 22, 2015 - "Economic Democracy and the New Economy" featuring Sushil Jacob, Director of the Green-Collar Communities Clinic (GC3) and Staff Attorney at the East Bay Community Law Center, and Ricardo Nunez, Director of Legal Services and Cooperatives Program Director at the Sustainable Economies Law Center. Sushil and Ricardo will discuss how cooperative businesses are shaping the landscape of the new economy and what legal practitioners need to know to support the growth of these revolutionary business models for social impact. The event will be held from 6-8pm at The Port Workspaces, 101 Broadway in Oakland, CA.
Register here: http://www.theselc.org/impact_law_forum_economic_democracy_and_the_new_economy
PAST EVENTS
April 3, 2014 - "Financing Social Enterprises from Startup Through Exit", a symposium co-hosted by The Boalt Social Enterprise Group and Impact Law Forum. Held on the Berkeley Law campus from 3pm to 7pm.
February 27, 2014 - Practice group session in Oakland for nonprofit & exempt organizations attorneys, led by Cameron Holland and Zoe Hunton.
December 10, 2013 - Holiday Mixer hosted by Social Venture Law in Oakland, celebrating ILF's one-year anniversary of building a community of practice for legal professionals in social enterprise.
November 13, 2013 - Presentation on Equity Crowdfunding, by Daniel Roberts of Priore Law Group at LegalForce in Palo Alto
September 26, 2013 - Brainstorm and Working Session on Human-Centered Design and the Law, with Sean Hewens at IDEO.org in San Francisco - recap and Margaret Hagan's sketchnote
August 21, 2013 - Presentation on Crowdfunding: Legal Aspects of Alternative Finance, by Natalia Thurston at LegalForce in Palo Alto - recap and presentation slides
July 21, 2013 - Summer Picnic at Stern Grove Music Festival in San Francisco
June 19, 2013 - Happy Hour in Palo Alto
April 23, 2013 - Presentation on Human-Centered Design and the Law (Part I), by Sean Hewens at IDEO.org in San Francisco - recap I and recap II
March 7, 2013 - Happy Hour in San Francisco
January 24, 2013 - Presentation on LawGives, by Co-Founders Tony Lai and Pieter Gunst at Stanford StartX in Palo Alto - recap
December 6, 2012 - Presentation by Kate Michi Ettinger, JD, health care/social entrepreneur and social change architect in San Francisco
October 25, 2012 - Natalia Thurston and Zoe Hunton co-host the launch meeting of Impact Law Forum at the HUB in San Francisco - recap
ILF is open to attorneys, legal professionals, and law students who are committed to the vital work of shaping the legal framework to support sustainable ventures and maximize impact. Contact Zoe for more information and to receive invitations to upcoming ILF events. Read more about Impact Law Forum on Innov8Social, where Neetal Parekh writes about impact innovation, social entrepreneurship, and law and policy that support the field.
UPCOMING EVENTS
January 22, 2015 - "Economic Democracy and the New Economy" featuring Sushil Jacob, Director of the Green-Collar Communities Clinic (GC3) and Staff Attorney at the East Bay Community Law Center, and Ricardo Nunez, Director of Legal Services and Cooperatives Program Director at the Sustainable Economies Law Center. Sushil and Ricardo will discuss how cooperative businesses are shaping the landscape of the new economy and what legal practitioners need to know to support the growth of these revolutionary business models for social impact. The event will be held from 6-8pm at The Port Workspaces, 101 Broadway in Oakland, CA.
Register here: http://www.theselc.org/impact_law_forum_economic_democracy_and_the_new_economy
PAST EVENTS
April 3, 2014 - "Financing Social Enterprises from Startup Through Exit", a symposium co-hosted by The Boalt Social Enterprise Group and Impact Law Forum. Held on the Berkeley Law campus from 3pm to 7pm.
February 27, 2014 - Practice group session in Oakland for nonprofit & exempt organizations attorneys, led by Cameron Holland and Zoe Hunton.
December 10, 2013 - Holiday Mixer hosted by Social Venture Law in Oakland, celebrating ILF's one-year anniversary of building a community of practice for legal professionals in social enterprise.
November 13, 2013 - Presentation on Equity Crowdfunding, by Daniel Roberts of Priore Law Group at LegalForce in Palo Alto
September 26, 2013 - Brainstorm and Working Session on Human-Centered Design and the Law, with Sean Hewens at IDEO.org in San Francisco - recap and Margaret Hagan's sketchnote
August 21, 2013 - Presentation on Crowdfunding: Legal Aspects of Alternative Finance, by Natalia Thurston at LegalForce in Palo Alto - recap and presentation slides
July 21, 2013 - Summer Picnic at Stern Grove Music Festival in San Francisco
June 19, 2013 - Happy Hour in Palo Alto
April 23, 2013 - Presentation on Human-Centered Design and the Law (Part I), by Sean Hewens at IDEO.org in San Francisco - recap I and recap II
March 7, 2013 - Happy Hour in San Francisco
January 24, 2013 - Presentation on LawGives, by Co-Founders Tony Lai and Pieter Gunst at Stanford StartX in Palo Alto - recap
December 6, 2012 - Presentation by Kate Michi Ettinger, JD, health care/social entrepreneur and social change architect in San Francisco
October 25, 2012 - Natalia Thurston and Zoe Hunton co-host the launch meeting of Impact Law Forum at the HUB in San Francisco - recap
