Thinkset Podcast

As regulators prioritize the preservation of competition, antitrust policies evolve in kind. David Teece and Xavier Boutin explore the critical role of fostering dynamic markets where innovation takes center stage, ensuring that competition and industrial policy complement each other effectively.

David Teece speaks with Tamara Box , a partner and leading lawyer in the Structured Finance team of Reed Smith. They discuss topics including the importance of gender and racial diversity in corporate governance, the state of securitization in emerging markets, what ownership means for rising attorneys, and how the firm has remained strong for more than a century.

Kenny Grant and Calvin Qiu discuss the state of climate risk in project valuation, including current developments and potential challenges in this new but growing area of investigation.

David Teece speaks with Amy Stewart, founding partner of Stewart Law Group in Dallas. They talk about the hallmark of her firm—that you don't have to sacrifice merit to get diversity—as well as how sports influenced her leadership style, the history of Stewart Law Group, and maintaining a strong firm culture.

BRG's Robin Cantor and Mike Fine from Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs discuss how environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors are impacting the healthcare sector and opportunities and challenges healthcare organizations face in meeting ESG standards and challenges.

David Teece speaks with Betty Temple , the US chair and chief executive officer of Womble Bond Dickinson, a transatlantic law firm with a deep bench of more than a thousand attorneys based in the US and UK.

Daniel Ryan and Amy Worley discuss data privacy issues, digital assets and services, and the shifting regulatory landscape in relation to BRG's 2023 Mid-Year M&A Disputes Report .

David Teece speaks with Anthony Norton, a leading competition lawyer and cofounder of Nortons Inc. They discuss important trends in competition law in South Africa, Nortons' philosophy on pro bono work, and efforts to support constitutional democracy in South Africa.

With regulatory scrutiny of stablecoins heating up,  Kevin Hamilton and Michael Canale discuss what stablecoins are, why they're under fire, and how they can transform the way we spend.

Developing a token from the ground up is no simple task. To make it easier to understand, Kevin Hamilton and Michael Canale explain what makes a token viable for investors and businesses.

David Teece speaks with Matt Getz , a partner and highly experienced practitioner at Pallas Partners. They discuss Pallas' expansion in New York, the changes the firm made in the midst of the pandemic, and the "why" behind its recent launch.

David Teece speaks with James Libson , managing partner of Mishcon de Reya. They discuss Mishcon's strategic direction and independence, agility in decision-making, and the past, present, and future of the firm.

In the second episode of the Insights from the Top podcast, BRG Executive Chairman David Teece speaks with John Quinn , founder of the global litigation firm Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan. They discuss the firm's specialized focus on litigation, retention and recent developments at the firm, and greater investment in future leaders within the industry.

In the first episode of the Insights from the Top podcast, BRG Executive Chairman David Teece speaks with Bill Baldiga , a partner at and the former chief executive officer of the law firm Brown Rudnick. They discuss topics including competitive markets, disruptive solutions, and how creativity can impact culture.

Karl Schliep and Steven Gawthorpe discuss developments in the eDiscovery space and how BRG's Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning group uses technology to solve complex business problems.

Michael Jelen and return guest Michael Canale discuss their collaboration on BRG's Digital Workforce product, which leverages machine learning and artificial intelligence to automate a variety of return-to-office functions of business.

Nick Haylund , director of analytics at phData, joins Michael Jelen on the podcast. They discuss how software acts as a force multiplier to extend the impact across professional organizations and the tools that democratize machine learning.

Amy Worley , a managing director in BRG's data privacy practice, joins Michael Jelen to discuss the creation of BRG's DREAM software and how the evolution of privacy has led to the need for a data privacy resource.

Luke Sparrow and Michael Jelen from BRG's Global Applied Technology (GAT) team discuss how technology and software act as a force multiplier to extend the impact of people across any kind of professional organization.

Michael Slattery , a senior managing consultant and the lead of technical operations for BRG's Global Applied Technologies (GAT) products, joins Michael Jelen to discuss how to use technology to increase the accuracy of results and decrease the time to provide results to customers.

BRG's Michael Jelen is joined by Michael Schein, the head hype man of MicroFame Media and author of The Hype Handbook: 12 Indispensable Success Secrets from the World's Greatest Propagandists, Self-Promoters, Cult Leaders, Mischief Makers, and Boundary Breakers . They discuss how important hype is in reaching your target market and getting out the word to your audience.

Kevin Hamilton and Michal Jelen from BRG's Global Applied Technology (GAT) team take a deeper look at Symphony, a newly established centralized BI analytics tool, and its offerings to users.

Michael "Hattie" Hatfield and Michal Jelen from BRG's Global Applied Technology (GAT) team discuss how to approach data-driven culture and the many analytical tools that can help empower organizations to make effective, data-driven business decisions.

Michael Jelen is joined by Karl Schliep , a lead data scientist in BRG's artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) team, to discuss similarities and differences between AI and ML and how they are used.

Michael Canale , a managing director in BRG's Financial Institution Advisory practice, joins Michael Jelen to discuss the crossroads that financial regulation has reached and how technology and financial services work together to solve efficiency issues.