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Episode 79 Tactical Playbook: Surviving the Tariff Enforcement Blitz In 2025, the government recovered $6.8 billion from False Claims Act cases involving customs fraud — nearly three times more than the prior year's total. Explore this dramatic surge in tariff enforcement with host Matt Adams and International Trade Partner Brittney Powell. This informative episode covers the fundamentals of tarif...

Episode 5 What HR Needs to Know about ULPs Hosted by Mark G. Eskenazi and Katherine Cohodes A high-level roadmap of what to expect if an unfair labor practice charge is filed against your company. The views expressed in this podcast are those of the participants and should not be considered the views of Fox Rothschild LLP or its attorneys. This podcast is for informational purposes only, is not le...

Episode 4 Cases on the Chopping Block Hosted by Mark G. Eskenazi and Katherine Cohodes A look at some controversial board decisions from the past few years that the new board majority could reconsider. The views expressed in this podcast are those of the participants and should not be considered the views of Fox Rothschild LLP or its attorneys. This podcast is for informational purposes only, is n...

Episode 78 Decrypting Crypto: How It Works and How It’s Watched Cryptocurrency remains poorly understood by much of the public. Only 17% of U.S. adults say they have ever invested in, traded or used a cryptocurrency — a share that is statistically unchanged since 2021, according to the Pew Research Center. Jonathan Schmalfeld, Director of Policy for The Digital Chamber, joins host Matt Adams to de...

Episode 3 New Leadership at the NLRB Hosted by Mark G. Eskenazi and Katherine Cohodes Breaking down the recent memo issued by NLRB General Counsel Crystal Carey. The views expressed in this podcast are those of the participants and should not be considered the views of Fox Rothschild LLP or its attorneys. This podcast is for informational purposes only, is not legal advice, and does not create an...

Episode 2 Recent NLRB Decisions - A Unified Board Moving Cases Hosted by Mark G. Eskenazi and Katherine Cohodes The NLRB has issued more than 30 decisions in contested cases since the new members took office on Jan. 7, 2026. The views expressed in this podcast are those of the participants and should not be considered the views of Fox Rothschild LLP or its attorneys. This podcast is for informatio...

Episode 1 New Leadership at the NLRB Hosted by Mark G. Eskenazi and Katherine Cohodes On January 7, Crystal S. Cary was sworn in as General Counsel of the NLRB, giving her tremendous influence over federal labor law. With the swearing in of two new board members, James R. Murphy and Scott A. Mayer, the board has its first quorum in months and has already started issuing decisions. The views expres...

Episode 77 The Shadow Docket: Supreme Court Decisions That Shape America In recent years, the Supreme Court of the United States has issued decisions that have altered the course of American life and politics. Carolyn Shapiro joins host Matt Adams to take a look at some of these compelling cases. A former Illinois Solicitor General, Carolyn is now a professor at Chicago-Kent College of Law, where...

Episode 76 Automation With Expert Oversight: The Future of Forensic Accounting Dive into how technology is transforming forensic accounting, and why expert review remains an essential safeguard against blind reliance on automation. Chris Ekimoff, an investigations leader at Withum who works at the intersection of financial investigations, technology and risk management, joins host Matt Adams to un...

Episode 75 Who’s in Charge? Navigating Uncertainty in New Jersey’s U.S. Attorney’s Office The prolonged legal fight over Alina Habba's status as New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor has thrown court proceedings throughout the Garden State into turmoil. Even with the recent Third Circuit Court of Appeals decision and Habba’s alleged resignation, the future remains uncertain, according to James Pearc...

Episode 74 Shattered Scales: Structural Harm in the Criminal Justice System Is the American criminal justice system designed to find truth and justice? Or is it an apparatus created to secure convictions as efficiently as possible and penalize poverty? Peer behind the courthouse door with former public defender Emily Galvin Almanza as she joins host Matt Adams to discuss her book, The Price of Mer...

Episode 73 The Fraud Whisperer: A Journey From Hedge Fund Hustler to Corporate Risk Adviser Determined to reshape his future once he was released from FCI Otisville, convicted white-collar criminal Mark Varacchi immersed himself in uncovering statistics on white-collar fraud to lay the groundwork for his post-prison life. The former hedge fund C-suite executive, who now runs Federal Prison Consult...

Episode 72 Beyond the Headlines: Unpacking a Pivotal Case on Privilege Protections A federal court ruling issued in a case involving an alleged bribery scandal shook the legal world when it appeared to limit attorney-client privilege and the work product doctrine. The case grabbed the attention of Bloomberg Law reporter Roy Strom, who followed the matter through its reversal by an appeals court. H...

Episode 71 Necessary Narratives: Storytelling That Moves Lives Forward Harnessing his personal experience as an incarcerated individual and his writing talents as a storyteller, Brad Rouse is focused on helping defendants accelerate their path to redemption and healing. A former on- and off-Broadway director who spent time in Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) on a federal drug charge,...

Episode 70 Fireside Chat With Rachel Barkow and Casey Michel Recorded at our 2025 White-Collar Symposium earlier this month, this special episode gives guests Rachel Barkow and Casey Michel an opportunity to address the issues explored in each other’s books. With host Matt Adams as moderator, Rachel — an author, law professor and former clerk for Justice Antonin Scalia — and Casey — an investigati...

Episode 69 Unpacking Cashless Bail: Equity vs. Public Safety The debate over cashless bail has intensified following the August Executive Order calling for its nationwide elimination. In this episode, host Matt Adams moderates a conversation featuring dueling perspectives on the cashless bail issue from guests Chanel Rhymes and Ken Good. Chanel is the Director of Advocacy for the Northwest Communi...

Episode 68 The Legacy and Lessons of Guantanamo Bay: A Defense Attorney’s Perspective More than two decades have passed since the doors of Guantanamo Bay were opened to house alleged terrorists. Those doors remain open, though the number of detainees has dwindled to 15. In this episode, Mark Denbeaux, Professor Emeritus and Director of the Center for Policy and Research at Seton Hall University Sc...

Episode 67 Shattering the Myth of Rational Justice The American justice system is based on incorrect assumptions about the rationality and logic of human behavior. That’s according to Drexel University Law Professor Adam Benforado, the New York Times bestselling author of Unfair: The New Science of Criminal Injustice. Using the disciplines of psychology and social science upon which he based his b...

Episode 66 Tariff Uncertainty and Compliance Risks for Businesses The Trump administration’s fluctuating tariffs pose major compliance risks for businesses operating in the U.S. Dive into the challenges they pose to businesses that rely on imported goods and services as Marina Gentile joins host Matt Adams to break down the complex aspects of global transfer pricing. A Partner and Lead of the Glob...

Episode 65 The Power of Interpretation: Constitutional Meaning in the Modern World The Constitution takes center stage in this latest episode with legal scholar Erwin Chemerinsky, Dean of UC Berkeley Law, who is renowned for his studies of constitutional law and federal civil procedure. He and host Matt Adams dig into how the Constitution is interpreted, and occasionally misunderstood, by elected...

Episode 64 Cages We Built: The Making of Mass Incarceration in America The U.S. imprisons a larger percentage of its population than any other country in the world. How did we get here? Rachel Barkow, Charles Seligson Professor of Law and Faculty Director of the Zimroth Center on the Administration of Criminal Law at New York University School of Law, returns to the podcast for an in-depth discuss...

Episode 63 Enforcement Priorities of the Second Trump Administration: The False Claims Act The Deputy Attorney General of the United States has made it clear that the Department of Justice intends to enforce the False Claims Act (FCA) in a way it never has before: in the pursuit of civil rights fraud. Listen as host Matt Adams is joined by his Fox colleagues Jana Volante Walshak and Kevin Raphael...

Episode 62 The Tragic Toll of Conspiracy Theories: The Seth Rich Story A violent, unsolved murder of an up-and-coming young professional in our nation’s capital. A grieving family in the Midwest. And conspiracy theories both ignited and inflamed by politics. Listen in as investigative journalist Andy Kroll returns to the podcast to dive into his book, “A Death on W Street: The Murder of Seth Rich...

Episode 61 A Call to Service: From Public Duty to Spiritual Advocacy Father Joseph Ciccone's mission to serve the public has been an unwavering and guiding force throughout his life. He’s held many titles over the years: Police Officer. Teacher. Detective. Bergen County Sheriff. Priest. But the title that brings him to the podcast today is that of convicted felon. Father Joe joins host Matt Adams...

Episode 60 Enforcement Priorities of the Second Trump Administration: Employee Retention Tax Credit Five years and two presidential administrations later, tensions remain — with the IRS and tax credit applicants — over the pandemic-era Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERC). While the IRS has been continuing a Biden-era restrictive policy, a new mandate may be coming when a new IRS Commissioner is co...