The Allen & Overy Podcast archive

In this podcast, our tax and funds & asset management lawyers discuss how the OECD/G20 plans for a global minimum tax will impact private capital. Tax partner James Burton (London) and tax counsel Guilhem Becvort (Luxembourg), moderated by funds & asset management partner Emma Danforth (London), discuss various topics including: Back to basics: What is Pillar Two and how will the new globa...

La scissione con scorporo ha fatto ingresso nel nostro ordinamento ad opera dell'art. 51, d. lgs. 19/2023: si tratta della possibilità, normata dal nuovo articolo 2506.1 del Codice civile, di effettuare l’operazione di scissione assegnando le azioni o quote di una o più società beneficiarie neo-costituite non ai soci della società scissa, bensì alla società scissa stessa. In questo podcast, Chiara...

In this podcast, Jennifer Marshall and Kate McInerney discuss the current insolvency framework for distressed insurers and how that is set to change with the imminent amendments to the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 and the possible introduction of a bespoke resolution regime.

In episode 6 of Deconstructing Crypto , Todd Fishman and Gene Ingoglia analyze theSecurities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) enforcement actions against Binance and Coinbase, two of the largest crypto asset trading platforms in the world. They explain the charges, the legal arguments, the potential defenses, and the implications for the crypto industry.  Both enforcement actions represent high-sta...

Despite the recent “crypto crisis” and the digital assets slump, it seems likely that non-fungible tokens or NFTs are here to stay.   What should businesses be doing to ensure that they have the necessary IP protection before entering the world of NFTs? Listen here to a podcast by Beverley Potts , Theresa Castle and Robert Dickens which will discuss some of the IP infringement issues that are star...

In this latest LILLA podcast in collaboration with Allen & Overy Luxembourg, Catherine Di Lorenzo  (Head of IP, Data & Tech) and  Bénédicte Kurth  (Head of Knowledge), share their insights on how generative AI can boost your business with the practical example of Harvey a powerful AI tool that generates legal documents in a few minutes.

In the last couple of years, European co-legislators have worked to design a harmonised and comprehensive regime designed to both incentivise an efficient digital transformation within the Union, as well as to ensure market stability and adequate investors protection in the area of digital assets. In this podcast moderated by Judith Bremer , associate in the financial regulatory team in Frankfurt,...

In diesem #Employmenttalk möchten wir Ihnen Tipps für den Umgang mit Auskunftsansprüchen an die Hand geben und die Schnittstelle zwischen Arbeitsrecht, Datenschutzrecht und Internal Investigations beleuchten. Dabei soll es u.a. um folgenden Themen gehen: Wie weit reicht der Auskunftsanspruch, bspw. auf internationaler Konzernebene? Können Mitarbeiter:innen nur von ihrem Vertragsarbeitgeber Auskunf...

Dans ce podcast, Pascal Molinelli (Collaborateur Senior, Paris) ),expert dans le domaine de la gestion d’actifs, revient sur le Règlement ELTIF II, un sujet particulièrement d’actualité dans la sphère de l’asset management. Il livre notamment son éclairage sur : L’ambition d’ELTIF 2.0 au regard du faible succès du premier Règlement ELTIF Les principales innovations apportées par ELTIF 2.0 L'adapta...

In the next episode of the Global Fund Podcasts series of interviews, funds & asset management partner Zeeshan Ahmedani (Los Angeles) discusses topical diversity, equity & inclusion (DE&I) and industry trends with Heather Henyon, Founding Partner of Mindshift Capital, a venture fund based in Dubai that is investing in early stage women-led technology companies in the Middle East and gl...

How and when do life sciences entrepreneurs decide whether to raise more funds, partner with big pharma, or exit their company? What strategies and tactics do they apply? And what are the key lessons and challenges along the way? In our latest life sciences podcast, Tine Carmeliet and Juno Hautekiet interview two CEOs who have chosen very different routes for growing their biotech ventures. Tim Kn...

In this podcast we discuss the Quincecare duty, first recognised over 30 years ago, discussing what the duty is and how it applies to payment service providers. We explain why payment service providers should be thinking about the duty and how it fits within their existing regulatory and legal obligations. Topics covered in this podcast include: What the Quincecare duty is and why it was establish...

In this episode of Selecting your Fund Domicile, A&O Middle East Funds & Asset Management Partner Kamar Jaffer and our guest speaker Bhavna Ramsurun, Partner at BLC Robert & Associates, discuss current legal and regulatory trends in the funds sector in Mauritius. In particular, the discussion focuses around:  types of funds that are being set in Mauritius types of vehicles that are cur...

In the next episode of ‘Global Fund Podcasts’, funds & asset management partner Emma Danforth (London) has an insightful discussion with Lorna Brown, CEO at the newly established Birchwood Real Estate Capital, around diversity, equity & inclusion topics, the value of mentorship and sponsorship in her career and how to thrive in a male-dominated industry.    About the speaker Lorna Brown is...

Domestic Implementation of Pillar Two is a new podcast that considers the domestic implementation by each of the UK, Dutch and German governments of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s (OECD) Pillar Two rules imposing a global minimum corporation tax rate of 15%. Pillar Two is the series of rules designed and agreed by OECD Inclusive Framework jurisdictions with a view to...

The reform of the rules on arbitration came into effect on the 1st of March in Italy. Will the reform contribute to making Italy a more arbitration-friendly jurisdiction? In this podcast, our Litigation partner Francesca Petronio interviews Stefano Azzali, General Director of the Milan Chamber of Arbitration, to focus on the news and implications brought by the arbitration reform. 

In this podcast, Maurice Macchi (counsel) and Julian Kisslinger (associate), members of the Luxembourg Employment Law team, discuss the Luxembourg law on moral harassment, which has been adopted on 9 March 2023. They address the major points and obligations for Luxembourg employers and share their point of view and practical tips on how to comply with the new law’s provisions.

In this podcast, Anne-Sophie Besançon (Associate, FS regulatory team) is joined by Jacques Graas (Partner, Corporate and M&A team) to discuss the series of recent shock waves in the banking sector and their impact on the Luxembourg financial sector. They will in particular assess similarities and differences with the 2008 crisis, shed light on some of the legal complexities of the recent UBS-C...

In the second part of this two-part episode, part of the “ Market Horizons ” series, we continue to look at blockchain bonds and how legal frameworks are changing around the world to accommodate the issuance of blockchain bonds. In this part, we focus on (i) the recently adopted EU Pilot Regime and (ii) national legal frameworks in the UK, Luxembourg, France, Spain, Netherlands, Germany and Italy....

In this episode, Sally Dewar , CEO of A&O Consulting, talks to Fran Griffiths, an independent senior executive coach and leadership mentor, about the skills, behaviours and attributes needed to be an authentic and empathetic leader. Sally and Fran share their views on the diverse challenges facing senior business leaders such as the need to nurture a transparent and accountable organisational...

Volare in pochi minuti tra passato recente e futuro probabile del diritto del lavoro in Italia con faro acceso sulle implicazioni per aziende e lavoratori. Una sfida per Livio Bossotto e Giorgia Giorgetti. Ce la faranno? Ascoltate il nostro podcast per scoprirlo! 

The next episode of Selecting your Fund Domicile covers topical fund trends in Ireland. A&O Middle East Funds & Asset Management Partner Kamar Jaffer moderates a discussion about key legal, regulatory and sustainability trends in the funds space led by A&L Goodbody Partners, Brian McDermott and Stephen Carson. 

In this episode of Allen & Overy’s Market Horizons podcast series , partners Amanda Thomas (London), Jonathan Heeringa (Amsterdam), Paul Péporté (Luxembourg) and counsel Jennifer Cresswell (London) from A&O’s International Capital Markets practice discuss the divergence ahead in the prospectus space from a debt security perspective. Together they cover what is coming down the track on both...

In episode 5 of Deconstructing Crypto, Todd Fishman and Gene Ingoglia discuss the recent wave of regulatory actions by U.S. authorities on the crypto industry, and the increasing pressure on financial institutions and firms that provide access and services to crypto clients and markets.  They highlight some of the key events that have occurred since December, such as the collapse of Silicon Valley...

Tine Carmeliet, Juno Hautekiet and Geert Glas discuss how early-stage life sciences companies can survive the so-called “valley of death”. This is the funding gap between making a promising scientific discovery in a laboratory setting and the translation of the scientific findings into human applications and potential treatments for a disease, and is a widely recognized problem.  Our life sciences...