The Linklaters Podcast

Episode 2 - Part 1: Visionary Voices In part one of the second episode, energy and infrastructure associate Deepika Sriram speaks to Swati Mandava, senior vice president of legal and regulatory at Brookfield Asset Management Inc. Swati shares her experience of working in different jurisdictions, as well as reflects on how specific character traits of women are perceived differently to men and a co...

Episode 3: Tranche Up Speakers: Leanne Banfield , Ruhi Patil , Olivier Renault In the third episode of Tranche Up, we welcome Olivier Renault from Pemberton Asset Management to the podcast. Join us to hear about Olivier’s new role, his take on the development of the SRT market and a snapshot of what features make up a good synthetic securitisation. To listen to the full series, visit our Tranche U...

Episode 1: Financial services enforcement trends 2022 In this podcast episode we highlight our top five financial services enforcement trends for 2022.   This episode features counsel Sara Cody and managing associate Duncan Campbell of Linklaters' London Financial Regulation team. For more details, see our full publication on financial services enforcement trends for 2022, and visit our dedicated...

Episode 1: Visionary Voices In this introductory episode, energy and infrastructure associate, Deepika Sriram speaks with Sameera Kimatrai. Sameera shares her career journey into the world of FinTech and corporate life, whilst juggling her duties as a mother to three young girls. She is a Linklaters alumna and senior legal counsel and global head of licensing for a licensed and trusted crypto asse...

Episode 3: Global Foreign Investment Podcast Series In our third podcast Christoph Barth, partner at our Antitrust and Foreign Investment Group in Dusseldorf, welcomes Florentine Kessler-Grobe, Head of Unit for Foreign Investment Screening of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Action (“MoE”). Together they discuss recent trends, procedural questions and top tips for investors following a...

Episode 2: Diversity Talks With Bank of America Moderator Alice Eady Ketchell (Associate General Counsel, Bank of America) talks to our own Doug Davison (Partner, Dispute Resolution), Richard Smith (Partner, Dispute Resolution) and Tina Green (Director, Bank of America) about the importance and impact of being anti-racist in the workplace. This conversation covers the difference between ‘not being...

Episode 1: Diversity Talks With Bank of America Moderator Alice Eady Ketchell (Director, Bank of America) talks to our own Victoria Koko (Senior BD Manager, Banking) and Ayo Ajaja (Director, Bank of America) about their roles leading the race & ethnicity networks at our respective institutions. This conversation covers what it means to feel a sense of 'belonging', how employee networks can promote...

Introduction: Tranche Up Speakers: Leanne Banfield , Ruhi Patil In the first episode, Tranche Up hosts Leanne Banfield and Ruhi Patil introduce DSP’s first SRT podcast focused on regulatory and market developments in the synthetic securitisations space and offer a glimpse into what listeners can expect from upcoming episodes. To listen to the full series, visit our Tranche Up webpage .

Episode 2: Tranche Up Speakers: Leanne Banfield , Ruhi Patil , Jennifer Bearden In the second episode of Tranche Up, we welcome Jennifer Bearden from IACPM to the podcast. Along with Jennifer, we discuss regulatory changes and market trends in the EU, UK and the US markets relating to synthetic securitisations and explore topics that market participants are most likely to focus on in the near futu...

Episode 2: The Linklaters Ideas Foundry Wenying Li and Ian Rodwell Anyone working in global organisations, or with clients, suppliers and partners around the world, will know about the challenges and rewards of operating across different cultures. In this episode, we discuss why cross-cultural competence is important and how it can help you in your career. We also explore the key research on cultu...

Episode 9: Operational Resilience Clare McMullen, Rebecca Heaysman and Simon Treacy share some feedback from the FCA on firms’ readiness for the UK operational resilience rules. Clare McMullen, Partner: “You have to remember that the first time the regulator picks up this self-assessment document could be in the wake of an incident.”

Episode 10: Global Business Crime Outlook In our tenth episode, Alison Saunders is joined by Erez Liebermann, Richard Smith and Adam Lurie where they discuss how to respond to a cyber-attack and what compliance and litigation risks you may face when dealing with a cyber-attack.

Episode 1: The Linklaters Ideas Foundry Nicola Raw and Ian Rodwell Is your phone the first and last thing you check every day? Do you find yourself constantly reaching for your phone, or worse still, feel uncomfortable when you’re without it? If so, this is the episode for you. Join us as we explore what digital wellbeing is and why it is so crucial to both our work and non-work lives. We delve in...

Episode 22: Payments Monthly The FCA wants more powers to regulate the conduct of individuals working in the payments sector. In this episode, Nik Kiri, Jean Price and Simon Treacy look at the FCA’s individual accountability regime – the SMCR – and predict how it could be applied to payments and e-money firms.

Episode 6: The FCA’s Consumer Duty In this podcast episode we discuss implications for asset managers of the FCA's second consultation paper on its proposed new consumer duty, including its scope, interaction with existing Principles, application throughout the distribution chain, monitoring and testing, and steps that asset managers can take now to prepare.  This episode features Raza Naeem and S...

Episode 5: The FCA’s Consumer Duty In this podcast episode we discuss the FCA's second consultation paper on its proposed new consumer duty. What's changed between the first and second consultation? What questions does the second consultation paper answer? And what steps can you take to prepare? This episode features Gavin Lewis (partner, dispute resolution, London) and Sara Cody (counsel, financi...

Episode 9: Competition Litigation Podcast Series In the ninth episode, Sarina Williams and Jason Shardlow-Wrest are joined by Iona McCall from AlixPartners to discuss the role of “pass-on” in competition damages claims.

Episode 5: Antitrust & Foreign Investment Outlook for 2022 2021 was a record year for FDI developments, with expectations that the current proliferation of regimes will continue at pace over the course of 2022. It is ever more important for parties to prepare thoroughly, including by having a detailed understanding of a target’s activities, and consider deal conditionality very carefully whilst wa...

Episode 4: Antitrust & Foreign Investment Outlook for 2022 Competition authorities are slowly adjusting their rules to keep pace with on-line consumer rights, with businesses facing more guidance and consistency in their activities. In 2022 we anticipate agencies will start deciding on policy changes and putting them into practice. However, it’s still unclear how far-reaching (and useful) the chan...

Episode 3: Antitrust & Foreign Investment Outlook for 2022 As the world ‘builds back better’ from the pandemic, there has been a renewed push to ensure that markets function effectively. As a result, the lockdown-induced slowdown in enforcement activity has already come to an abrupt end. The tech sector in particular is under pressure, and it is a truth universally acknowledged that a tech giant m...

Episode 2: Antitrust & Foreign Investment Outlook for 2022 Deal making is facing new uncertainties, as acquisitions that can be perceived as stifling future competition are increasingly called-in for merger review, even in the absence of compulsory notifications. Regulators are reacting to a debate on alleged “underenforcement” – in particular, those known as ‘killer acquisitions’. In jurisdiction...

Epsiode 1: Antitrust & Foreign Investment Outlook for 2022 Listen to our Outlook for 2022 podcast, in which partners from across the globe discuss the most important developments and issues we expect to see in 2022. From key trends in merger control and antitrust enforcement to upcoming rule changes for tech businesses, sustainability initiatives and online sales, our expert team share their insig...

Episode 8: Competition Litigation Podcast Series In the eighth episode, Haidee Barratt and Alex Hannington are joined by Oliver Latham from Charles River Associates to discuss the role of factual witness and expert evidence in competition claims, taking into account the BritNed decision and the recent CPR and CAT practice directions concerning the preparation of factual witness statements.

In this podcast, Toby Grimstone, Nick Le Masurier and Atish Shah take a look at the challenges faced by corporates and how creditors have reacted since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. They discuss what the potential market trends in the crossover credit space are and their likely impact on future financings and/or restructurings.

Episode 10: Non-financial misconduct and whistleblowing In this podcast episode we discuss the Singapore's regulatory approach to non-financial misconduct and whistleblowing. This episode features Singapore partners Peiying Chua (financial regulation), Laure de Panafieu (employment & incentives) and Jelita Pandjaitan (dispute resolution), and managing associate Duncan Campbell (contentious regulat...