IADC Speaks

The Windy City is host to many IADC meetings each year. In this location series episode, Chicago local and IADC Speaks Host Rebecca Weinstein Bacon (Barlit Beck LLP) speaks with fellow members and local experts Shayna Cook (Goldman Ismail Tomaselli Brennan & Baum LLP) and J.T. Wilson (Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.) about all things Chicago. In this episode, you’ll get recommendations for fo...

IADC’s wildly important goals focus on increasing satisfaction with business development opportunities and increasing member engagement. IADConnects launched in September 2023, and it helps achieve just that. IADConnects is an initiative encouraging members to gather casually for collegiality, networking, and fun. Host Mollie Benedict (Tucker Ellis LLP) speaks with Engagement and Retention Chair K...

Fraudsters lurk all around us. Guests Trea Southerland and Tom Murrey, in-house counsel with Federal Express Corporation, speak with Host Mollie Benedict (Tucker Ellis LLP) specifically on transportation industry shipping fraud. They provide an overview of three types of account fraud, how to identify the fraud, and what you can do to combat it.

Host Nicole Fagan (Vela Insurance Services) speaks with IADC member Manuel Moctezuma (Moctezuma Castro S.C.) and his wife Paulina. Manuel is the Host for our upcoming IADC Latin America Regional Meeting in Mexico City, taking place November 15. Listen to this week’s episode for Mexico City restaurant and attraction recommendations, along with cultural insights and travel tips.

Often called the U.S. government's "Nazi hunting" organization, the Office of Special Investigations (OSI) identified and sought removal of former Nazis and their collaborators who emigrated to the United States after World War II. Almost 35 years after the end of the war, the OSI was created in 1979 to expel perpetrators of the Holocaust by initiating denaturalization and deportation proceedings....

On Thursday, October 19, nine bands comprised of legal professionals from various firms and companies will compete in a battle of the bands concert to raise money for charity. One such band is Amperband, a rock group comprised of seven members from various offices of McCarter & English. Host Amy Fisher (McCarter & English) interviews the band in this week’s episode. MEET THE BAND: Vadim Ch...

In this episode, meet more IADC Podcast Committee members who be rotating hosts on the podcast, and hear some of their ideas for upcoming episodes. We take suggestions! Send them to ahatfield@iadclaw.org .

Host Cecilia Lahaye (Bird & Bird LLP) speaks with Sylvie Gallage-Alwis (Signature Litigation AARPI), Director of the IADC’s 2023 International Corporate Counsel College. This year’s event – October 8-10 – will be held in Paris. Get an inside look at how the programming fell into place (with a fun fact) and hear Sylvie’s tips for making the most of your time in this wonderful city.

The newly formed Podcast Committee is revamping and reinvigorating IADC Speaks. In this episode, meet our Committee members who will be rotating hosts on the podcast, and get a flavor for some of the topics we have planned. It's going to be all about engagement, entertainment, and education. Here we go!

Recorded live in Miami’s Little Havana neighborhood, this “Speaking With the Smiths” podcast reflects the city’s vibrant sights and sounds (including the occasional jet approaching MIA). IADC President Michele Smith (MehaffyWeber) and Mitch Smith (Germer PLLC) talk with IADC’s 2024 Planning Committee about the 2024 Midyear Meeting in Miami, FL . Get to know the committee members and hear about the...

In this inaugural “Speaking with the Smiths” podcast episode, IADC President Michele Smith (MehaffyWeber) interviews Ed Sledge (Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP) about life, SEC football, his connection to the IADC, and the “SLEDGENDARY” 49th Annual Trial Academy held at Stanford Law School.

In “Montreal Convention of 1999,” Thomas W. “Trea” Southerland III and Tom Murrey, both Lead Counsel for Federal Express Corporation in Memphis, TN, cover the Montreal Convention of 1999 on the October 2022 IADC Transportation Committee call. They share the practical information you need to know and provide perspective on how to litigate those cases.

In “Defense Counsel Journal Highlight: Out-of-State Witnesses: Are Zoom Trial Appearances a New Normal?,” Christopher B. Parkerson, a member of Campbell, Conroy & O’Neil, P.C. (Boston) and past IADC Defense Counsel Journal Editor, speaks with Alaina Devine, also a member of Campbell, Conroy & O’Neil (Boston) about how federal courts are increasing exercising nationwide jurisdiction to comp...

In “Defense Counsel Journal Highlight: PFAS Exposure: A Comprehensive Look at Emerging Facts and Studies, Risk and Liability Assessment, Litigation History, Evolving Regulations, and Future Predictions,” Christopher B. Parkerson, member of Campbell, Conroy & O’Neil, P.C. (Boston) and IADC Defense Counsel Journal Editor, speaks with Craig T. Liljestrand, a partner in Hinshaw & Culbertson LL...

In “Defense Counsel Journal Highlight: Lessons From a Year in Crisis: Do’s and Don’ts of Crisis Management,” Christopher B. Parkerson (member of Campbell, Conroy & O’Neil, P.C.; Boston) IADC Defense Counsel Journal Editor, speaks with Michael C. Zogby (partner of Faegre Drinker; Florham Park, NJ), Kaitlyn E. Stone (associate of Faegre Drinker; Florham Park, NJ), and Claudia V. Garcia (Corporat...

In “Defense Counsel Journal Highlight: Turning the Tables: Non-Retained Experts for Defendants,” Christopher B. Parkerson, a member of Campbell, Conroy & O’Neil, P.C. (Boston) and Defense Counsel Journal Editor, speaks with Chad R. Hutchinson and Stephen P. Huwe, of Butler Snow LLP (Jackson, MS). Chad, Stephen, and Christopher discuss the procedures and benefits related to disclosing non-retai...

In “Defense Counsel Journal Highlight: Will Social Media Platforms Continue to Avoid Litigation Faced by Offline Counterparts?,” Christopher B. Parkerson, a member of Campbell, Conroy & O’Neil, P.C. (Boston) and IADC Defense Counsel Journal Editor, speaks with Peter J. Pizzi, Walsh Pizzi O’Reilly Falanga (Newark). In this interview, they discuss Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of...

In “The Transportation Industry, COVID-19, and IADC Membership,” IADC Transportation Committee Chair Mitch Smith, principal at Germer PLLC (Texas), Heather Devine, partner at Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP (Toronto), and Kurt Gerstner, Senior Attorney at Dentons Lee (Seoul, Korea) casually discuss the latest in the transportation industry, COVID-19 and its influence on business practices, an...

In “Defense Counsel Journal Highlight: The Role of Cognitive Fatigue on Witness Preparation,” Christopher B. Parkerson, a member of Campbell, Conroy & O’Neil, P.C. (Boston) and IADC Defense Counsel Journal Editor, speaks with John M. Nunnally, Ragsdale Liggett (Raleigh). In this interview, they discuss ways to prevent poor witness performance at deposition with a specific focus on the role cog...

In “Defense Counsel Journal Highlight: Genomics in the Courtroom - The Current Landscape of DNA Technology in Criminal and Civil Litigation,” Christopher B. Parkerson, a member of Campbell, Conroy & O’Neil, P.C. (Boston) and IADC Defense Counsel Journal Editor, speaks with Scott Elder, Alston & Bird (Atlanta) and Dr. David H. Schwartz, Chief Scientific Officer at Innovate Science Solutions...

In "Defense Counsel Journal Highlight: Proposed Medical Monitoring Rule Allows for Recovery in Absence of Bodily Harm," Christopher Parkerson and Mark Behrens discuss the Proposed Medical Monitoring Rule in the Restatement (Third) of Torts and how it could significantly impact case law on recoverable damages. The discussion centers around Mark’s journal article American Law Institute Proposes Cont...

In “The Business and Defense of Insurance Companies and Their Insureds in a Post-COVID World,” Charles Reynolds, Natalie Furniss (in-house counsel and supports property casualty businesses at Nationwide Insurance) and Troy Vuurens (senior staff counsel at Heritage Insurance Company), will discuss how COVID-19 has altered the insurance industry/litigation and how it will continue to change followin...

In “In-House Insights for Outside Counsel,” Henry Morrissette, with Hand Arendall Harrison Sale in Mobile, Alabama USA, interviews Matt Cairns, Associate General Counsel with Textron Inc. In this interview, they discuss Matt’s experience and insights following his move from a leading outside counsel and defense bar leader to an in-house role managing litigation throughout the United States.

Keeping the North American supply chain intact means Canadian and American transport carriers and brokers must be able to move food, medical supplies, and goods essential to the economy across states, provinces, and borders. Mitch Smith, principal at Germer PLLC, and Canadian attorney Heather Devine, partner at Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP, review the key issues facing transportation clien...

Henry Morrissette with Hand, Arendall, Harrison, Sale, LLC in Mobile, AL interviews Ted O’Toole, Senior Counsel Home Foreign Claims with HDI Global Insurance Company. They discuss the opportunities and challenges to representing European and other foreign entities in U.S. litigation, offering insights on how to achieve better results through optimal global teamwork, communication, and expectation...