(original letter available upon request)
October 28, 2025 ASSOCIATE DEAN - LAW LIBRARY
Re: Delegation of Authority 2661 – Execution of Agreements
Pursuant to Presidential Delegation of Authority 2661 regarding the Execution of Agreements dated June 13, 2025 that was subsequently redelegated to the Dean of the Berkeley School of Law in a letter dated September 30, 2025, as Dean, I am redelegating this authority to your role as Associate Dean of the Law Library. Within the scope of this delegation, you are only authorized to negotiate and execute certain author license agreements that are required with individuals to implement approved law journals’ activities. You are authorized to execute agreements limited to those identified in the attached Author Licensing Agreement, as may be amended from time-to-time by written authorization of a representative of the Office of Business Contracts and Brand Protection (“BCBP”), after consultation with the Office of Legal Affairs.
You may not execute agreements that:
(1) contain provisions falling within the restrictions and limitations set forth in Standing Order 100.4(dd);
(2) require approval of The Regents because of specific Regental policy; or,
(3) require approval by the President pursuant to specific memoranda issued from time to time. President Drake’s delegation letter (attached as Delegation of Authority 2661: Execution of Agreements) provides examples of what is and is not allowable under this authority.
You will need to be vigilant for circumstances that may cause an agreement to fall outside of the limits.
In addition, your delegation contains the following special limits:
1. Executed agreements must not deviate from the approved form attached as “Author Licensing Agreements”, except for necessary program information such as the name, address, and contact information of the contracting party; title of article and journal 2 name; and duration of the agreement. Agreements that deviate from their form in all other ways should be submitted to BCBP (or its successor) for processing and execution on behalf of The Regents.
2. In accordance with standard BCBP protocol, agreements must be executed by the other party first. If necessary, exceptions may be made for agreements with schools or school districts, and for agreements between the University and local, state, or U.S. government agencies. Any agreements eligible for the exception will be identified in the Author Licensing Agreement. When an agreement is executed by the Regents first, every reasonable effort must be made to obtain a fully executed agreement from the other party. If special circumstances require a non-eligible agreement to be signed by the Regents first, the agreement should be submitted to BCBP (or its successor) for processing and execution on behalf of The Regents.
3. The Berkeley Law Library must create a complete record for each executed agreement in the contract management system of BCBP (or its successor), including a copy of the fully executed agreement.
This redelegation is effective immediately and supersedes all previous redelegations on this subject (DA 1058).
This authority may not be further redelegated.
Signed,
Erwin Chemerinsky
Dean, Berkeley School of Law
cc: David Robinson, Chief Campus Counsel
Jaime Jue, Director, Audit and Advisory Services
Megan Landín, Campus Delegations of Authority Coordinator
Andrea Lambert-Tan, Assistant Executive Vice Chancellor
Attachment: Delegation of Authority 2661: Execution of Agreements Author Licensing Agreement