Collaboration and Competence in the Age of Co-Intelligence
The UO Law School Alumni Association invites you to join an ethics CLE on artificial intelligence featuring UO School of Law Professor Rebekah Hanley and UO alumnus Christopher Pallanch, JD ’07. Collaboration and Competence in the Age of Co-Intelligence explores how generative AI is reshaping the practice of law. This CLE covers lawyers’ ethical duties related to AI use, including competence, confidentiality, supervision, and communication. The session will include time for questions and conversation.
UO alumni can attend the CLE in person or online. The LSAA will submit on behalf of attendees for Oregon CLE credit. Attendees can submit for themselves for CLE credit in other states.
After the CLE, in-person attendees are invited to join a hosted networking social in the lobby of the Ford Alumni Center.
Registration
This is a hybrid event hosted in-person and on Zoom Webinar. In-person attendees are invited to join a hosted happy hour in the lobby of the Ford Alumni Center directly after the CLE concludes.
- Free for LSAA members, UOAA members, and students (virtual and in-person)
- $30 for nonmembers (virtual or in-person)
Register online or call 800-245-ALUM by Wednesday, April 29, 2026.
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Parking
Located beneath the Ford Alumni Center, the 13th Avenue Garage (1355 Columbia Street) is accessed from 13th Avenue.
Meet our panelists
Professor Rebekah Hanley
Professor Hanley has been a faculty member at the University of Oregon School of Law since 2004, teaching 1L and upper-level legal research and writing courses along with the school’s required professional responsibility course. She also served as the school’s assistant dean for career planning and professional development for four years. Earlier in her career, Professor Hanley clerked for the Honorable Dean D. Pregerson in the Central District of California; practiced law in Los Angeles with Munger, Tolles & Olson; and later clerked for the Honorable Harry Pregerson, United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Professor Hanley was Oregon Law’s 2023–24 Galen Scholar in Legal Writing and the recipient of the 2020 Orlando J. Hollis Teaching Award, the law school's highest recognition of teaching excellence.
Beyond Oregon Law, Professional Hanley is a leader in the national legal writing community. She recently concluded her term as president of the Association of Legal Writing Directors, which planned and implemented its 2023 biennial conference during her presidency. She previously served as co-chair of a national conference of the Legal Writing Institute and has been active with the Association of American Law Schools. Professor Hanley is a dynamic speaker, appearing frequently at national and state conferences, both for academics and practitioners.
Christopher Pallanch, JD ’07
Chris is a member of Tonkon Torp’s managing board, immediate past co-chair of the firm’s litigation department, and head of the firm’s Antitrust Advice & Advocacy Practice Group. As a trial lawyer, he helps businesses to enforce and protect their trade secrets, prosecute and defend claims of unfair competition, resolve business and partnership disputes, and respond to regulatory investigations (at the federal, state, and agency levels), all with an eye to minimize risks and maximize returns in a pragmatic manner. Chris has successfully tried eight- and nine-figure cases to verdict with juries and judges in federal and state courts.
In addition to trying cases, Chris has a wide-ranging practice that centers on finding solutions and offering strategic guidance for complex business matters. He also serves as a mediator for commercial disputes of all kinds.
Chris is a past president of the Oregon Chapter of the Federal Bar Association and currently serves as a co-chair of the Ninth Circuit Lawyer Representatives for the District of Oregon. He joined Tonkon Torp after a clerkship with U.S. District Judge Edward C. Reed, Jr., in Nevada. Prior to practicing law, Chris worked as a staff analyst for the Federal Reserve Bank and as a financial analyst at a multi-billion-dollar credit union.
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