Webcasts: Gibson Dunn’s Annual California MCLE Blitz – 2026

Webcasts  |  January 29, 2026

Leading practitioners from our Los Angeles, Orange County, San Francisco, and Palo Alto offices hosted Gibson Dunn’s annual complimentary MCLE briefing, offering seven hours of CLE credit, including specialty subjects such as Ethics, Elimination of Bias, Technology, and Civility.

This comprehensive multi-day program covered a variety of timely and critical topics, including recent developments from the U.S. Supreme Court and SEC, hot topics in technology involving AI, arbitration agreement enforceability, and free speech in employment, amongst others.

Recordings, materials, and CLE details are available below.

For any questions regarding the program, please contact LRichland@gibsondunn.com. For inquiries about CLE accreditation, please reach out to cle@gibsondunn.com.

MCLE CREDIT INFORMATION:

This program is CLE approved in accordance with the requirements of the California MCLE Board for a maximum of 7.0 credit hours, of which 1.0 may be applied toward the area of Civility, 1.0 toward Elimination of Bias, 1.0 to the area of Ethics, and 1.0 to Technology.

This program is also pending approval in the amount of 7.0 CLE credits for the following jurisdictions:

  • New York
  • Colorado
  • Florida
  • Illinois
  • Texas
  • Virginia
  • Washington

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is authorized by the Solicitors Regulation Authority to provide in-house CPD training. This program is accredited for CPD credit in the amount of 7.0 hours. Regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (Number 324652).

Neither the Connecticut Judicial Branch nor the Commission on Minimum Continuing Legal Education approve or accredit CLE providers or activities. It is the opinion of this provider that this activity qualifies for up to 7 hours toward your annual CLE requirement in Connecticut, including 3.0 hour(s) of ethics/professionalism.

SEC & Other Developments for Public Companies & Investment Advisers

PANELISTS:

  • Aaron Briggs
  • Kevin Bettsteller
  • Lauren Assaf-Holmes
  • Clinton Eastman

Why Can’t We Be Friends? Overcoming Incivility in the Legal Practice

PANELISTS:

  • George Hazel
  • Poonam Kumar
  • Carissa Zidell

Attorney-Client Privilege for in House Counsel: Ethical and Practical Considerations

PANELISTS:

  • Michael Kahn
  • Colin Davis
  • Casey McCraken
  • Diana Feinstein

AI Hallucinations: Policies & Practice

PANELISTS:

  • Frances Waldmann
  • Abbey Barrera
  • Tim Biché

Free Speech in the Workplace: Understanding The Framework of Constitutional Protections, Practical Guidance for Employers, and Emerging Challenges and Caselaw

PANELISTS:

  • Lauren Blas
  • Megan Cooney
  • Katie Townsend
  • Michael Dore

Supreme Court: Cases to Watch

PANELISTS:

  • Patrick Fuster
  • Elizabeth Kiernan
  • Daniel Adler

Arbitration Agreement Enforceability and Mass Arbitration

PANELISTS:

  • Jesse Cripps
  • Michael Holecek
  • Wesley Sze
  • Dione Garlick

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