HUB Talks

Major residential condominium construction has seen a decade-plus lull, due in part to an onerous warranty statute applicable only to condos. The Washington State Legislature significantly changed that statute in 2019, and the statute of limitations has now expired on the first condos subject to the new changes.  Insurance professional Aaron Laing, an account executive with Parker, Smith & Feek, j...

In this episode, hosts Alex Kaplan and Heather Horowitz speak with guest Andrew Son, President of District Wharf Properties. The Wharf is one of the largest and most successful real estate projects developed in Washington, D.C. over the last several decades. In this episode, Andrew discusses The Wharf's unique features, symbiotic relationships among property uses, and practical navigation through...

In this episode, Thomas Nietsch, a partner in our Berlin office, sits down with Jelena Kljujic (Privacy Officer at Cisco, EMEA) and Gabriela Mercuri (Managing Director at Scope Europe) to discuss strategies for ensuring compliance while using cloud services. The speakers will discuss various codes of conduct that businesses should follow, including tips on choosing a cloud provider, implementing s...

In this episode, our hosts and other industry leaders discuss the federal and local economic incentives for businesses expanding to the Washington, D.C., region—including the Inflation Reduction Act, Vitality Fund, and incentives available from the Department of Energy.

K&L Gates' partners Dominic Fleeton, Dylan G. Moses, and David C. Lindsay compare and contrast the approaches to regulating and enforcing the management of psychosocial risks and hazards in Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

As part of a mini-series exploring arbitration in Asia, Ian Meredith (K&L Gates, London) speaks with Dr. Mingchao Fan, the Executive Vice President of the Shanghai Arbitration Commission, regarding arbitrations administered by the Commission, the key features of arbitration under the Commission's Arbitration Rules, and the plans of the Commission going forward against the context of current and an...

In this episode, our hosts speak with Alex Iams, executive vice president of the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority. This discussion centers on attracting business and investment to the Northern Virginia suburbs outside D.C., contrasting with our previous conversations focused on trends in central business districts.

In this episode, our privacy lawyers, Claude-Étienne Armingaud, Whitney McCollum, and Camille Scarparo, sit down with Arya Tripathy, a partner at Priti Suri & Associates in New Dehli, and discuss together India's newly published Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDP) and how it may compare or differentiate to GDPR and other existing frameworks, and what she believes is the best practices for...

  In this episode of Lay of the Land, our hosts speak with housing, economic development, policy, and land use professional Andrew Trueblood. Focusing on trends in office and residential real estate markets in Washington, D.C., this discussion explores unique challenges and opportunities of the local office market, influences of the substantial federal government presence, and municipal government...

In our second episode of Lay of the Land, hosts Heather Horowitz, Jen McCosker, Christian Major, Tobias Gries, and Anna Amprimo discuss office asset market trends in the United States, Australia, the UK, Germany, and Italy. Touching on key issues in 2023 and beyond—including ESG matters, perceived flight-to-quality, and potential office conversions—this podcast addresses viewpoints relevant for ow...

In the inaugural episode of our Lay of the Land podcast, Real Estate practice area leaders from K&L Gates discuss the firm's real estate capabilities, our regional practices, and global market trends.

In this episode, Declan Gallivan (Senior Disputes Associate in London) speaks with Florian Haugeneder (Partner and Co-Chair of the Arbitration Practice of the Austrian law firm KNOETZL) to discuss a simple spelling mistake which ultimately led to an important arbitration-related judgment of the Austrian Supreme Court. The two discuss the implications of the judgment and how it demonstrates that Au...

Our Seattle partner Jake Bernstein, along with Seattle associate Eric Vicente Flores discuss the newly adopted Colorado Data Privacy Act that went into effect on 1 July 2023. This will be the third state privacy law in the US, and the second new law in 2023. Jake and Eric explain who the law applies to, along with the correlating rules and regulations.

In this episode, partners Amigo Xie, Corey Bieber, and Whitney McCollum focus on the China Data Privacy laws, the recent China Standard Contract that took effect 1 June 2023, and the effects and restrictions it may have on China data privacy and protection going forward.

Have you ever met your hero? Our corporate partner, David Edgar, recently had the opportunity to sit down with one of his. Iconic deal lawyer Jim Freund is a master in understanding the ins and outs of complex mergers and acquisitions (M&A). Jim was at the negotiating table for many of the most significant M&A deals in history and has influenced generations of lawyers and M&A professionals over hi...

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is known for protecting consumers against unfair and deceptive business practices, so how does data privacy and cybersecurity tie into that? In this episode, Jake Bernstein and Whitney McCollum discuss FTC's role as the De Facto US Data Privacy Enforcer and how they are becoming more prominent in the privacy and security sector.

In this episode, Claude-Etienne Armingaud, Eleonora Curreri, and Camille Scarparo celebrate the fifth year anniversary of GDPR along with lawyers from our European offices; Thomas Nietsch and Andreas Müller (Berlin), Nóirín McFadden (London), and Gianmarco Marani (Milan). They reflect on how embedded GDPR has become in the cultural scene and with private enforcement. They also touch on the future...

Janice Lin, founder and CEO of impact-driven consulting firm Strategen–and founder and president of the Green Hydrogen Coalition–has witnessed firsthand the recent, significant changes to the renewable energy market in the United States. With two decades of industry experience in clean energy, Janice joins host Molly Barker to discuss this promising evolution, as well as the job creation potential...

In this episode, Elizabeth Crouse meets with Bentina Terry, Senior Vice President of Georgia Power's Customer Strategy and Solutions, to discuss the tools available to utilities to address the operational pressures of climate change and an evolving economy while always putting their customers and communities first.

In this episode, Claude Etienne Armingaud, Eleonora Curreri, and Camille Scarparo introduce a case regarding a U.S. company's data privacy breach, the consequences a company may face for being non-compliant with GDPR for companies established outside of the EU, and which steps companies can take to prevent these situations.

Join co-hosts John Wilson and Trevor Gates for their conversation with Mali Friedman, Chief Legal Officer for the NFL's Washington Commanders.  Ms. Friedman has enjoyed a long and extensive career in sports law, including work with the NHL, Golden State Warriors, and XFL prior to joining the Commanders.  The conversation focuses on Ms. Friedman's journey to the NFL, what a typical day looks like i...

Effects of climate change continue to impact the Pacific Northwest, from California wildfires to smoky Seattle summers. Our guest on this episode of Sustainable Outlook concentrates on the financial facets of resource efficiency in order to slow, reduce, and reverse these effects on both ecosystems and communities. Rachel Brombaugh serves as Washington Managing Director with PACE Equity, a financi...

In this episode of Sustainable Outlook, host Alyssa Moir is joined by Monique Dyers, principal and CEO of Ensight Energy Consulting, an engineering and management consulting firm serving the energy and renewable energy sectors. Monique details the range of roles played by the firm throughout the evolution of its energy projects, as well as her own roles as an engineer, entrepreneur, advocate, and...

In this episode, Jake Bernstein and Whitney McCollum discuss the most common question that they receive from clients about privacy regulation and best practices in the United States, and provide notable insight into the myriad data privacy laws at play in the United States today.