The Sidley Podcast

Blockchain technology has the ability to transform how business and everyday commercial transactions are being done across industries. This emerging technology represents more than just an incremental improvement in business practices — it could actually disrupt how we do business. What is blockchain, how will it affect the way we communicate and transact with each other and why are cryptocurrenci...

With a new prime minister and a mandate from the voters, the United Kingdom’s Brexit from the European Union is finally upon us. The day after the referendum in 2016, the most searched for question on the internet in the U.K. was “What is Brexit?” As the departure works itself out, what actually will happen and how businesses should prepare still seems uncertain. As we’ll find out in this episode...

For whose benefit should a corporation be governed? That question would get a very different answer 20 years ago. What’s changed since then? Well a lot, as we found out in the inaugural episode of "The Sidley Podcast" in which we spoke with Thomas Cole, senior counsel and chair emeritus of the Executive Committee of Sidley Austin. Tom shares insights in current issues related to corporat...