Chambers Expert Focus Podcasts

In the latest episode of the Chambers Expert Focus Weil Tax Insight series, Devon Bodoh and Greg Featherman, partners in Weil, Gotshal and Manges’ tax department, discuss the Trump administration Big Beautiful (and controversial) Bill.

In this Chambers Expert Focus podcast, Roque Bustamante, partner at Flor Bustamante Pizarro & Hurtado, provides an overview of Ecuador’s mining sector, exploring both its significant potential and ongoing regulatory and operational challenges.

In the latest episode of Chambers Expert Focus Weil Tax Insight series, Devon Bodoh, head of international tax at Weil Gotshal & Manges, and tax partner Greg Featherman delve into the renewed relevance of Section 269 of the Internal Revenue Code – an infrequently used anti-abuse rule that the IRS is now actively applying in response to perceived tax avoidance schemes.

In this episode of Chambers Expert Focus Weil Tax Insight series, Weil, Gotshal & Manges tax partners Devon Bodoh and Greg Featherman explore three pressing US tax issues facing multinationals and cross-border investors in corporate restructurings: anti-inversion risks, cancellation of indebtedness income (COD), and Section 956 exposure.

In this edition of the Weil Tax Insight Series of podcasts, Jenny Doak and Benjamin Pique of Weil, Gotshal & Manges discuss taxation in distressed situations with Stuart Pibworth, each of whom are tax attorneys, moderated by Devon Bodoh, head of international tax at Weil. Jenny details the UK perspective while Benjamin describes the French point of view. Together, they explore the complexities...

In the latest episode of the Weil Tax Insight series, tax co-chair Joe Pari and international tax head Devon Bodoh highlight executive orders issued by President Trump’s administration, along with various tax proposals referenced both before and after the election.

In the 20th episode of the China In & Out series, Frank Hong of Longan Law Firm discusses Letters of Credit as used against the backdrop of Dual Circulation and RMB internationalisation.

In the 19th episode of China In & Out, Frank Hong of Longan Law Firm explores how Chinese exporters have adapted to the trade war, initially launched by the first Trump administration and continued during the Biden presidency, and how they will adapt to an even stronger tariff policy in Trump’s second term.

In the latest episode of the Weil Tax Insight Series, Tax Co-Chair Joe Pari and International Tax Head Devon Bodoh highlight international hot topics and recently released guidance, as well the tax status of spin-offs and split-offs.

In the 18th episode of his China In & Out series, Frank Hong of Longan Law Firm sheds light on the intersection of IP rights and anti-monopoly laws as these affect global competition for dominance in renewable energy technology.

In the latest episode of the Weil Tax Insight Series, Tax Co-Chair Joe Pari and International Tax Head Devon Bodoh delve into the complex tax challenges that both domestic and international companies encounter during restructurings. The discussion highlights key issues, ranging from US anti-inversion rules to the implications of the corporate alternative minimum tax (CAMT) for distressed companies...

Devon Bodoh, International Tax Head at Weil Gotshal & Manges, is joined by Jenny Doak and Oliver Walker, both tax partners in the firm’s London office, to discuss UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ Autumn Budget – the first UK Budget delivered by a female Chancellor, as well as the first UK Labour Party Budget delivered in over 14 years.

Phillips Lytle partner and co-leader of the firm’s litigation practice, John G. Schmidt Jr is joined by Bart McGloin CPA, CFE and partner at Dopkins & Company to discuss some of the key aspects to consider when dealing with a business divorce.

In the 17th episode of the series, China: In & Out, Frank S. Hong provides insight into sanctions and export controls against China and what the Chinese government is doing about such restrictions.

In this podcast, Adam Hollander, a partner at Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP, discusses insurers’ duty to defend in the US, detailing such points as basic coverage guarantees, the importance of causes of action, and if absence of a duty to defend will mean that there can be no duty to indemnify.

In this podcast, José Ramón Ayala and Daniel Legaspi of Santamarina y Steta discuss the essential legal requirements, intellectual property considerations, regulatory factors, and strategies for successful nearshoring ventures in Mexico.

In the latest edition of the Weil, Gotshal & Manges Expert Focus series on US tax issues, the firm’s tax co-chair Joe Pari and international tax head Devon Bodoh discuss recent guidance on the procedural mechanisms for obtaining an IRS ruling with respect to a tax-free spin-off, covering both substance and procedure related to this guidance, as well as the long-awaited guidance on corporate al...

In the 16th episode of the “China: In & Out” series of podcasts, Frank Hong, of Longan Law Firm, discusses trade finance in China and what the country is doing with respect to it.

In this Chambers Expert Focus podcast Vicente Grau and Claudia Rodríguez of the law firm Santamarina y Steta discuss the state of the real estate market and the laws and legislations that are required to be met when developing estate. The discussion also looks at the relationship between development planning and environmental regulation and protection in Mexico.

Ben Spencer, Francisco Udave and Ernesto de la Puente from the law firm Santamarina y Steta share details on labour law relating to employment and employees and the regulations in nearshoring ventures in Mexican law.

Carlos Chávez and Juan Carlos Burgos, partners at the law firm Galicia Abogados have a discussion on the issue of dominance in Mexico and the resulting implications of competition law. The legal discussion and insights provide a look at key elements for identifying dominance, prohibited conduct, actions taken by regulators, recent precedents, and the future outlook for dominant firms.

Partners at Taft law firm, moderate a unique discussion on the apportionment of profits in trade mark litigation cases. Discover the intricacies of apportionment and the strategic use of conjoint surveys by both plaintiffs and defendants.

Frank Hong of Longan Law Firm addresses the changing legal landscape of arbitration in China. In this discussion, learn about how despite the Ministry of Justice in Beijing proposing revisions, the recent legislation and laws have not yet been adopted.

Joe Pari, co-chair of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP’s tax department, and Devon Bodoh, head of Weil’s international and cross-border tax practice provide a fascinating view of two cases in US law, Moore v United States and Loper Bright Enterprises v Raimondo, discussing their impact on tax across the country.

Partners from the law firm Cowan, DeBaets, Abrahams & Sheppard LLP share their thoughts on the US Supreme Court's decisions on copyright law and analyse three big cases relating to this important area of US law.