The Linklaters Podcast

Episode 9: Crypto Facto with Josh Klayman In this episode of Crypto Facto with Josh Klayman, Jonathan Gafni, Head of U.S. Foreign Investment at Linklaters joins to discuss the technology landscape and President Biden’s recent Executive Order on outbound foreign investment. They take a deep dive into investments in AI, quantum computing, and semiconductors, how CFIUS plays a role in regulating fore...

Episode 13: The Linklaters Ideas Foundry Speakers: Gareth Lee and Ian Rodwell   We all know that modern life can be frenetic, uncertain and volatile. So, what if you could find a way to regain composure and focus in this daily maelstrom? Well, enter our next guest, Gareth Lee , lawyer, executive coach and proponent of a mindful approach to work and life. In this discussion, we examine Gareth’s pas...

Episode 14: ESG Soundbite Series Rebecca Burton speaks to Charlotte Moore and Catalina Becerra at SIGWATCH, a global activism consultancy and data provider. They speak about recent trends in NGO-led climate litigation, why it is being used by NGOs as a tactic to address climate change and how companies should look to engage with the heightened risk of NGO-led litigation. To listen to all episodes...

Episode 1: Credit Where It's Due In the first episode of Credit Where It’s Due, Vinay Samani, a senior partner in the DSP team, discusses the past, present and future of credit wrapped deals. In Ash’s Newsflash, we update viewers on the credit event relating to Casino, a French supermarket chain. Watch all episodes on our Credit Where It's Due webpage .

Introduction: Credit Where It's Due In this episode, Credit Where It’s Due hosts, Leanne Banfield, Ruhi Patil, Ashley Rowlands and Christy Tsui introduce DSP’s first vodcast focused on emerging trends in the credit space and offer a glimpse into what viewers can expect from upcoming episodes. For all episodes visit our Credit Where It's Due webpage .

Episode 2: Leading Questions In the second episode, Christa Band, Mike Munk, Rebecca Burton, Faye Presland, Elenor Parkhouse and Sadie Buls discuss the Supreme Court’s recent refusal in Phillipp v Barclays Bank to extend the Quincecare duty in APP fraud cases, the recent ClientEarth v Shell climate related derivative action case, and the latest data privacy class action claim struck out by the Hig...

Episode 4: WINS: Women IN Sports In episode four of WINS, we welcome Laura Ashworth-Cape from Fnatic to the podcast and discuss their experience around being head of legal at the world’s leading esports organisation and the difficulties women face in the esports sphere. To listen to all episodes in this series, visit our WINS: Women IN Sport podcast series .

Episode 9: Enhanced enforcement risks under anti-espionage and data security regime (China) In our ninth episode, Doug Davison is joined by Ellen Zhang (partner) and Michael Lamson (counsel) from the Litigation, Arbitration and Investigation group, along with Alex Roberts (counsel) from the TMT group in the PRC. They delve into China's newly revised Anti-Espionage Law, its implications for data se...

Episode 6: EU Green Bond Regulation In this episode, partner Raza Naeem and senior associate Julia Bhatti discuss the ESMA external reviewer regime introduced by the Regulation, including the requirements for registration and  mandatory reporting requirements for external reviewers of EU green bond labelled bonds.  To listen to all episodes in this series, visit our EU Green Bond Regulation webpag...

Episode 5: EU Green Bond Regulation In this episode, partners Barbara Lauer and Alexander Shopov and counsel George Gooderham discuss the EU Green Bond Regulation in the context of securitisations, including the specific disclosure and exclusion requirements for EU green bond labelled securitisations. To listen to all episodes in this series, visit our EU Green Bond Regulation webpage .

Episode 4: EU Green Bond Regulation In this episode, partners Véronique Delaittre and Ben Dulieu discuss the optional disclosure regime introduced in the Regulation for other non-labelled green bonds and green sustainability-linked bonds. To listen to all episodes in this series, visit our EU Green Bond Regulation webpage .

Episode 3: EU Green Bond Regulation In this episode, counsel Hugo van der Molen and managing associate Amelia Rice discuss the mandatory disclosure and reporting requirements for EU green bond labelled bonds. To listen to all episodes in this series, visit our EU Green Bond Regulation webpage .

Episode 8: Crypto Facto with Josh Klayman In this episode of Crypto Facto with Josh Klayman, Signum Growth CEO and Founder Angela Dalton returns for a discussion of the Financial Stability Board’s latest crypto report, a new digital asset market structure bill, litigation over AI IP rights, the changing tide for NFTs in video games, and an NFT with the potential gamify your life. Listen to Josh’s...

Episode 6: Global Foreign Investment Podcast Series Christoph Barth sits down with Damien Levie, who heads up the unit on Technology & Security, FDI Screening in the Directorate-General for Trade at the European Commission, to discuss how the EU FDI Screening Mechanism is working in practice, and prospects for reform.  Topics covered include: The organisational set-up of the EU FDI Screening M...

Episode 4: Greenwashing vs Greenhushing: Lessons learned and practical tips for Asia businesses Speakers: Laure de Panafieu, Sarah Martin, Tom Buchanan (External Speaker: Browning Environmental Communications) and Alister Stewart (External Speaker: Schneider Electric Sustainability Business)  In this episode, we speak with Browning Environmental Communications and Schneider Electric to understand...

Episode 2: EU Green Bond Regulation In this episode, partner David Ballegeer and counsel Catherine Wade discuss the core feature of the EU green bond label – alignment of use of proceeds with the EU taxonomy requirements. To listen to all episodes in this series, visit our EU Green Bond Regulation webpage .

Episode 1: EU Green Bond Regulation In this episode, counsel Martin Rojahn and managing associate  Erin McKeown discuss at a high level what the EU Green Bond Regulation is, when it will apply, who can use the EU green bond label and what it will require of issuers. To listen to all episodes in this series, visit our EU Green Bond Regulation webpage .

Episode 1: Leading Questions In the first episode, Christa Band, Gavin Lewis, Elenor Parkhouse, James Bowen and Stephen Lacey discuss the the surprising decision of the Supreme Court in relation to the Mariana Dam case and what it means for the future of collective redress in this country; sanctions and the perils of a tickbox “reasonable belief” defence as highlighted by Celestial Aviation; the e...

Episode 1 Keep up with the revamp on modernisation of the Luxembourg Legal Investment Funds framework. Find out more either through clicking on our interactive brochure  or watching this video  where Silke Bernard, global investment funds partner and Claire Prospert, investment funds partner shares their views. View this podcast on our dedicated webpage .

Episode 7: Crypto Facto with Josh Klayman In this episode, Josh and guest colleague, Jeff Cohen, Capital Markets Partner at Linklaters New York, discuss the surprising ruling in the Ripple case, the important findings and what happens next for the crypto industry. Listen to Josh and Jeff’s hot takes now and who they think is the big winner in all of this. To listen to all episodes in this series,...

Episode 31: Payments Monthly The European Commission has released draft legislation which aims to reshape payments regulation in the EU. In this episode Andreas van Impe and Frances Hodgkins give their reaction to the PSD3 proposals.

Episode 8: National Security-Related Corporate Criminal Enforcement In our eighth episode, Doug Davison is joined by Alison Saunders and Meredith Riley . They talk about the the U.S. Department of Justice’s recent shift toward pursuing national security-related corporate crime, and how it compares to enforcement developments outside the U.S.

Episode 1: Inside Out Looking for a round-up of the main changes in insurance and pensions regulation over the last six months, and what’s ahead in the second half of 2023? Listen to the first episode of our half-yearly podcast, brought to you by Alastair Holt, Seb Barling and Jimi Piggott from Linklaters’ Financial Regulation Group.

Episode 1 The EU Green Bond Regulation and Securitisation is a relatively new area of finance that has been gaining traction in recent years. The European Commission recently proposed a framework for the issuance of green bonds, which would provide more transparency and clarity to investors. Additionally, the European Central Bank has also been exploring ways to use securitisation as a tool to fun...

Episode 3: WINS: Women IN Sports Speakers: Georgina King, Torie Hamilton Wilson In episode three of WINS, Georgina King welcomes Torie Hamilton Wilson from the Ankura Sports Advisory Practice to the podcast to discuss their connection to sport (both at work and personally), differences in valuations between women’s and men’s sports and how the growth of women’s sport might impact private investmen...