Bird & Bird Podcasts

In this podcast, Bird & Bird’s Commercial Technology and Communications Partner Graeme Maguire, chats to Brita Strandberg, Founder and Principal at Strandberg Strategy, based in Washington DC. Strandberg Strategy is a consulting firm, which helps communications and technology companies design and execute business and compliance strategy. Brita Strandberg, a leader in telecommunications law, launch...

Craig Giles, a partner in Bird & Bird’s sports team, discusses the legalisation of sports gambling in the United States with Jodi Balsam, Professor of Clinical Law at Brooklyn Law School. Professor Balsam teaches Sports Law courses at Brooklyn Law School and NYU School of Law and regularly writes and speaks on the topic.

In this podcast, Bird & Bird’s Dispute Resolution Partner Sophie Dawson based in our Sydney office, chats to Emma Johnston, VP and Head of Legal for Asia Pacific at DXC Technology. DXC Technology is a Fortune 500 global IT services leader with over 130,000 people in 70-plus countries. Emma leads the DXC Legal Australia and New Zealand team and is a strategic business partner ensuring success for D...

In this podcast, Bird & Bird’s International HR Services Partner Pattie Walsh, chats to Carolyn Jameson, Chief Trust Officer at Trustpilot. Trustpilot is consumer review website which hosts reviews of businesses worldwide, with nearly 1 million new reviews posted each month. Carolyn oversees Trustpilot’s legal affairs, global PR, and external communications with the primary goal of ensuring the in...

In this podcast, Bird & Bird’s International HR Services Partner Catharina Klumpp, based in our Dusseldorf office, chats to Inderpreet Sawhney, General Counsel at Infosys, based in the US. Infosys is a global leader in technology services and consulting and provides a range of digital solutions to clients in more than 50 countries. Inderpreet leads the legal function and is a strategic business pa...

During this episode of the Competitive Edge Podcast, competition lawyer Samuel Berneman(Associate, Brussels) talks to Chloe Birkett(trainee, London) to discuss the key developments on the eagerly awaited review and evaluation of the horizontal block exemption regulations, and the updated draft guidelines. The podcast covers sustainability, information exchange, and updates to the chapter on standa...

During this episode of the Competitive Edge Podcast, competition lawyer Baptist Vleeshouwers (Senior Associate, Brussels) talks with employment lawyers Cecilia Lahaye (Counsel, Brussels) and Guillaume Nolens (Associate, Brussels) about the European Commission’s proposals package to improve working conditions of digital platform workers. In Competitive Edge – The Podcast, we dissect topical competi...

Welcome to the fourth episode of this podcast series, in which our London-based trainee solicitor Amy Donlevey interviews Competition & EU Partner, Peter Willis. The podcast explores the UK’s National Security and Investment Regime which entered into force on 4 Jan 2022. Peter gives an overview of the new regime and which businesses will be captured by it. Peter also dives into three of the 17 sen...

Gaming & Esports Associate, Will Deller, (https://bit.ly/WillDellerTwoBirdsContactPage) chats to IP Partner, Rebecca O’Kelly-Gillard, (https://bit.ly/RebeccaTwoBirdsContactPage) about the crossover between these two giant industries and how businesses can protect and enhance their brands in this new environment.

Welcome to the third episode of Competitive Edge - The Podcast. In this episode Bird & Bird counsel Päivi Tammilehto (Helsinki) and senior associate Ariane Le Strat(London)https://www.twobirds.com/en/our-lawyers/a/ariane-le-strat discuss the key changes set out in the draft EU VBER (Vertical Block Exemption Regulation) which will come into force in May 2022, upgrading the terms of safe harbour ava...

In this extended podcast our Spanish team discusses the ‘Open Revolution’, examining trends and the lessons Open Insurance can take from Open Banking.

Welcome to the second episode of Competitive Edge - The Podcast, in which our London-based trainee solicitors Amy Donlevey and Rory Coutts take a look at the UK’s Green Claims Code. The podcast explores the UK’s Green Claims Code which sets out the six guiding principles any businesses who make environmental claims need to comply with. It also touches on how this fits in with the CMA’s other work,...

The conversation continues between Fnatic’s GC, Andrew Cooke, and Bird & Bird’s Will Deller.

Andrew Cooke, General Counsel at Fnatic, discusses all things esports with Bird & Bird’s Will Deller.

In this podcast our Payments team discuss the various ongoing streams in Europe surrounding Apple’s Near Field communication antenna - better known as NFCs.

Our host Simi Khagram is joined by Dr Saskia King to discuss how collaboration in Financial Services may fall foul of anti-competitive legislation, the asymmetric impact of PSD2, and the hot topic that is Open Banking.

In the second part of our digital transformation podcast Simi Khagram is again joined by Giuseppe D’Agostino and Christina Fleming, in this session they focus on the digital data economy, the impact of Covid 19, and the growing number of regulations in the FinTech sector.

In the first of our two-part podcast on Digital Transformation, our host Simi Khagram is joined by Giuseppe D’Agostino and Christina Fleming to discuss recent trends in the financial services sector.

Welcome to the first episode of Competitive Edge - The Podcast, in which our London-based competition lawyers Saskia King (Legal Director) and Ariane Le Strat (Senior Associate) take a look at sustainability and how it impacts competition policy in the UK. The podcast explores recent guidance published by the UK’s CMA on horizontal sustainability agreements, touches on how sustainability is addres...

Bird & Bird’s Rebecca O'Kelly-Gillard and Toby Bond discuss NFTs, their relationship with IP law and the IP issues organisations will need to think about when commercialising NFTs.

Today marks the third anniversary of General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).