New York City Bar Association Podcast

Join us for a panel discussing how the profits from corruption fuel bad governance, conflict and terrorism. Governments falter due to corrupt officials who steal funds earmarked for public projects and enrich themselves with bribes. Grievances such as lack of services and unemployment have a common source: the plundering of a country’s wealth by predatory and corrupt political elites. Proceeds gar...

This program provides information on topics of interest to consumers, and the lawyers who advise them, regarding their purchases of, and problems with, life, health, auto, and homeowners insurance. Topics include resolving claims and disputes, coverage gaps, common and mandatory coverages, government resources, who needs to be licensed, and more. A representative from the NY Department of Financia...

With hundreds of bills impacting the treatment of animals being introduced in local, state and federal legislatures annually, lobbying is increasingly used by both animal protection organizations and animal industries. Hear this panel discussion of animal law lobbying issues and strategies for organizations, industries and individuals. Speakers: Nancy Blaney, Director of Government Affairs, Animal...

New York City has set ambitious goals to reduce our City’s greenhouse gas emissions 80% by the year 2050 (“80x50”) in order to help stave off the most devastating impacts of climate change. To accomplish this, deep emissions cuts will be needed across every sector of the City, including from buildings, which account for two-thirds of all greenhouse gas emissions generated in New York City. This pr...

Bob Stern and Tim Peterson of the Information Technology and Cyberlaw Committee sit down with Adam Abresch of Acrisure, John Curran of Redpoint Cybersecurity, and Stephen Ramey of the Crypsis Group in a freewheeling discussion of hacking from technical, insurance, and legal perspectives, with specific content relating to how hacking affects lawyers both directly and in representation of their clie...

Author and legal commentator Emily Bazelon led a conversation with Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez. Gonzalez recently introduced Justice 2020, an initiative aimed at sending fewer people to prison, ensuring more people are released early from prison, minimizing collateral consequences, and collaborating with community-based organizations in finding solutions to over-incarceration. This di...

On May 9, 2019 the Committee on Drugs and the Law hosted a conversation between policy experts and government representatives to discuss the proposed adult use cannabis legislation. The occasion marks the 75th anniversary of the LaGuardia Report, the first in-depth study into the effects of consuming cannabis in the United States, a study that controverted many of the myths promoted by drug prohib...

Welcome: Roger Juan Maldonado, President, New York City Bar Association Introduction: Barry H. Garfinkel, Of Counsel, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Speaker: Hon. Jon O. Newman, United States Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit The Leslie H. Arps Memorial Lectures are made possible by the generosity of the firm of Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates....

Gina Mitchell, a member of the City Bar’s Criminal Advocacy Committee, interviews Professor Steve Zeidman, a criminal defense attorney and the Director of the Criminal Defense Clinic at CUNY School of Law; Attorney Michelle Lewin, the Executive Director of the Parole Preparation Project in New York; and Jose Saldana, director of the Release Aging People in Prison Campaign, about parole law and ref...

Host Tim Peterson and Jeremy Merkel, both members of the City Bar’s Information Technology & Cyber Law Committee, discuss the legal implications of the recent upsurge in ransomware attacks, particularly against healthcare providers. 1:38 - Intro to Ransomware 3:06 – Scenario: Paying the Ransom 6:43 - Alternate Scenario: Contacting the FBI 8:45 - Iranian SamSam Attacks 11:02 - Significance of DOJ i...

The panel covered key regulatory and legislative changes to the Endangered Species Act (ESA) under the Trump administration including: new standards and rules, removal of species from protection, reduction of funding for certain initiatives, trophy hunting and import, and ivory trade and import of ivory and rhino horn. They also discussed recent key federal litigation interpreting Endangered Speci...

New York City Bar President Roger Juan Maldonado and New York State Bar President Michael Miller speak with James Ostaszewski, a member of the City Bar's Puerto Rico Task Force who worked on its report in support of exempting Puerto Rico from the Jones Act, a law that restricts shipping and that independent studies say costs the recovering island hundreds of millions of dollars per year.

Host Tim Peterson of the Information Technology and Cyberlaw Committee interviews Dennis Dayman, the Chief Privacy and Security Officer of Return Path, on the evolution of privacy law and technology and what it means for the future of consumer privacy and electronic marketing efforts worldwide.

On February 28, 2019, a panel discussed issues around companion animals and transportation, including the use of service animals on public transportation, pets in ridesharing, and recent incidents in which pets have died during air travel. Moderators: Marissa Hight, Akerman LLP Bari Wolf, Vernon & Ginsburg LLP Speakers: Erin Abrams, General Counsel, Via Kleo King, Deputy Commissioner and General C...

People live longer today than ever before; in fact, Americans over the age of 85 represent one of the fasting growing age groups in the country. This program features three researchers whose findings challenge the accepted views on growing older. Join us as John Leland, Amy Nathan and Paula Span share their findings and provide information on a topic that faces all of us. Speakers: John Leland, Au...

Meticulous Nazi records of Jews killed in the death camps identify fewer than half of the Holocaust's victims. When, where and how were the other victims killed? Father Patrick Desbois, a French Roman Catholic priest, has sought and found the answer to this question. As a young priest, Father Desbois visited a town in Ukraine where his grandfather, a French Resistance fighter, had been incarcerate...

On a daily basis, family and criminal courts depend on mandated domestic violence services for resolving cases of intimate partner violence. Thousands of defendants and respondents in our city are required to complete these services in order to have visits with their children or get back in their homes. Yet there is little evidence of the effectiveness of existing services and there continues to b...

On December 6, 2018, Juan Williams, the political analyst for Fox News, bestselling author, and civil rights expert addressed the Trump administration’s sweeping rollback of the civil rights movement at the City Bar's Public Affairs Luncheon. Donald Trump’s campaign pitch to African Americans was: “What the hell do you have to lose?” According to Juan, the answer is: Quite a lot, as it turns out....

On December 3, 2018, experts discussed the legal issues relating to the First Amendment and freedom of speech. Topics included the scope and limits of First Amendment protection for certain types of speech, whether by news and media outlets, on school campuses, via social media, or as part of public protests. The program covered the current state of the law and recent developments. With an eye tow...

The presidential election first scheduled for 2016 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and then for 2017 never took place. The election is now scheduled to take place on December 23, 2018. The Prime Minister has said that President Kabila will not run again, and he will abide by the constitutional limits. The delayed elections spurred anti-Kabila marches and protests, led by laity of the...

Focused on New York City’s schools grades K-8, panelists on November 8, 2018 discussed the history of school segregation and integration efforts; diversity pilots and plans; school admission screens, G&T programs, and their potential for desegregation; accountability, legal constraints, and best practices. Whether you are an education advocate, parent, practitioner, public official, student, or co...

Re-legalization of cannabis for general adult use in New York City has never been closer, but how ready is the most populous metropolitan area in the United States - and the country’s largest urban cannabis market for commercial manufacture, delivery, home cultivation and over-the-counter sale of cannabis? On November 1, 2018, the City Bar’s Drugs & the Law Committee held a panel discussion examin...

On October 22, 2018, the City Bar’s Labor & Employment Law Committee held a program on how the evolving treatment of marijuana under the law affects the workplace. Learn how legalization of medical and recreational marijuana affect rights and obligations under the ADA, FLMA, and more. Speakers: George Schwab, Kraus & Zuchlewski LLP Anne Dana, Seyfarth Shaw LLP Jay Jaffe, 1199 SEIU Moderator: Hanan...

In 1994, the UN Commission on Human Rights noted the increasing frequency of attacks on the independence of judges, lawyers, and court officials as well as the link which exists between the weakening of safeguards for these officials and human rights violations. In response, the Commission appointed a Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers to investigate and report on these a...

Pet food is a multibillion-dollar industry and has a significant impact on our current food system. Many humans consider themselves to be “pet parents” or “pet guardians” instead of “pet owners” which may have contributed to the growth in this industry. This program reviewed federal, state and local authority to regulate pet food and the relevant statutes. The program also discussed what informati...