The Allen & Overy Podcast archive

The regulatory frameworks for medicines and medical devices have historically grown up on separate tracks, but increasingly, medicines and medical devices are being used together in patients as drug device combinations, companion diagnostics and medical devices used in clinical trials. Join Sapna Palla , Eda Zhuleku and Rafi Allos in part one of this podcast series to discuss the use of medical de...

According to WIPO (the World Intellectual Property Organization), Asia accounted for two-thirds of the total IP filing activity for patents, trademarks and industrial designs worldwide, and almost the entire global utility model filing activity. What is unique about IP arbitrations in Asia?   In our penultimate episode, partners Melody Chan , Jill Ge and associate Timothy Tai explore IP disputes i...

Baseball arbitrations: what they are, who uses them and why they’re beneficial. Many businesses will not have considered or heard of baseball arbitration as a form of dispute resolution.   In the third of a short series of podcasts on IP arbitrations, listen here as senior IP associate James Fox quizzes senior arbitration associate Katrina Limond on all you need to know.

Net Asset Value or NAV financing is gaining popularity among private equity and other alternative asset managers seeking liquidity in a challenging market. In the first episode of Private Capital Perspectives, Hong Kong banking and finance partner Patrick Wong and structured finance lawyer Jamie Taylor discuss how NAV financing works, why it is increasingly in vogue among APAC investors, and the i...

Das Hinweisgeberschutzgesetz ist am 2. Juli 2023 in Kraft getreten, welches Unternehmen die Pflicht zur Errichtung einer internen Meldestelle auferlegt. In unserem nächsten #Employmenttalk möchten wir die ersten Erfahrungen mit der Umsetzung mit Ihnen teilen und beleuchten, welche rechtlichen und organisatorischen Herausforderungen es für Unternehmen, die bereits ein internes Meldesystem betreiben...

This is the second podcast in a short series on IP arbitrations. Here, Bijal Vakil , Matthew Hodgson and Katrina Limond discuss why it makes sense to arbitrate international IP disputes as well as potential hurdles

Kicking off the first in a short series of podcasts on IP arbitrations, James Fox , senior IP associate, asks arbitration partner Matthew Hodgson and senior associate Katrina Limond about the fundamentals of arbitration, and the rules that in-house lawyers need to know in order to advise their businesses on whether arbitration is a practical route to take

The European Commission have published the long awaited proposals for major revision of  pharmaceutical law in the European Union. In our latest life sciences podcast, Rafi Allos and Tine Carmeliet discuss the new directive and new regulation under the legislation with much anticipated change to happen.

In the latest podcast, Todd Fishman and Gene Ingoglia discuss the impact of the long-awaited decision on the Ripple Labs case. Read here for our client alert on this decision. In SEC v. Ripple Labs, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) alleges that Ripple Labs, Inc. and two of its executives raised over $1.3 billion through an unregistered and ongoing digital asset securities offeri...

Welcome to episode #2 of the A&O Career Insights podcast. This podcast series aims to shine a light on individuals in the firm, to explore how they navigated their careers to become more senior and successful. Our host, Danielle Viner, a training events coordinator in London, will be interviewing a different guest in each episode to help inspire people to shape their own careers,  In this epis...

In this episode of Global Fund Podcasts, Funds & Asset Management partner Emma Danforth (London) and associate William Michell (London) have an insightful discussion with Anna Budd, Senior Managing Director and Co-Head of Legal at Hines, and Ruth Jackson, Managing Director and Deputy Fund Manager at Hines. The conversation revolves around a range of diversity, equity & inclusion and career...

The current global economic sentiment has affected the fundraising efforts of Indonesian startups, especially in later funding rounds, as companies encounter challenges in justifying their previous valuations. There is a notable shift occurring in the mindsets of both investors and founders, with an increasing focus on profitability and EBITDA as key performance measures. In this episode, we delve...

Join Allen & Overy partners Gene Ingoglia and Claire Rajan as they analyze the regulatory enforcement developments in the world of AI. In this podcast,  Gene and Claire  dive into SEC Chair Gary Gensler’s speech to the National Press Club on July 17, and provide their insight on the four key areas discussed by Mr Gensler; (i) The potential for conflicts of interest; (ii) The potential for frau...

In this episode of A&O’s sustainability podcast series, Matthew Townsend , Arthur Sauzay and Ying-Peng Chin from A&O’s International Environmental, Climate and Regulatory Law Group discuss recent regulatory developments in carbon leakage and carbon border adjustment mechanisms, in particular the EU CBAM and key global trends in this space.

In this second episode of Allen & Overy’s Market Horizons podcast series on the political agreement of the draft EU Green Bond Regulation, Maria Green , a Counsel PSL who supports A&O global securitisation practice, and Axel de Backer , a Senior Associate in A&O’s Banking & International Capital Markets practice in Brussels, look at this new Regulation from the securitisation persp...

In this episode, we will be discussing the massive growth of digital banks in Indonesia. Our senior associate, Sam Samid along with associate, Agnes Guntara, will touch upon what a digital bank is from a legal perspective and what has been driving banks’ appetite for digitalisation in recent years, including the regulatory hurdles that investors should be aware of.

In this podcast, Kate McInerney and Louisa Innes-Wilkin discuss the key upcoming changes to Solvency II, and in particular, the reform proposals set out in the Consultation Paper published on 22 June 2023 (CP 12/23). 

In this podcast, our tax experts explore some practical implications that Pillar Two could have on M&A transactions and documentation.  Tax PSL Counsel Brin Rajathurai discusses various topics with Tax Partner Godfried Kinnegim and Tax Counsel Gareth Banfield , including: A refresher on Pillar Two and where we are with implementation Pillar Two's impact on documentation and risk allocation in...

The response of individual banks and the wider banking industry to climate change is coming under increasingly intense scrutiny from policymakers, regulators, shareholders and other stakeholders, including non-governmental organisations and the general public.   Banks are facing a rapidly expanding body of laws, regulations and guidelines that require them to disclose detailed information about th...

In this podcast, Kate McInerney and Lucy Aconley discuss the UK Treasury’s proposal for an insurance recovery and resolution regime, and provide an update on the changes to the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 discussed in the previous podcast.

In Indonesia, the Personal Data Protection (PDP) Bill was passed and become law in October 2022 in Indonesia. PDP Law is the first comprehensive law in Indonesia to govern personal data protection in both electronic and non-electronic systems. Albeit being passed in October 2022, in the provisions of the PDP law, there is a two year grace period to allow parties to comply with the new standards im...

In Indonesia, the Personal Data Protection (PDP) Bill was passed and become law in October 2022 in Indonesia. PDP Law is the first comprehensive law in Indonesia to govern personal data protection in both electronic and non-electronic systems. Albeit being passed in October 2022, in the provisions of the PDP law, there is a two year grace period to allow parties to comply with the new standards im...

In this episode of Allen & Overy’s Market Horizons podcast series, Axel de Backer , a Senior Associate in A&O’s Banking  & International Capital Markets practice in Brussels and Danielle Kendall , a Senior Professional Support Lawyer in A&O’s International Capital Markets practice in London, discuss the potential impact of the political agreement on the draft EU Green Bond Regulati...

Welcome to episode #1 of the A&O Career Insights podcast. This podcast series aims to shine a light on individuals in the firm, to explore how they navigated their careers to become more senior and successful. Our host, Danielle Viner, a training events coordinator in London, will be interviewing a different guest in each episode to help inspire people to shape their own careers. In this episo...

In this episode of “Beyond the Hype, The Future of Digital Assets” podcast series, our digital assets experts focus on the latest proposals to regulate institutional/wholesale digital assets products in the UK. The first quarter of 2023 has seen a flurry of new developments which are going to form the fundamental legal and regulatory building blocks in relation to this fast-growing sector. These i...