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Host Gary J. Ross talks with Gregory S. Fryer, partner at the law firm of Verrill Dana. Gary and Greg explore the implications of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), scheduled to go into effect on January 1, 2024. The CTA will require tens of millions of companies to register with FinCen, an arm of the U.S. Treasury, with the intent to enable FinCen to develop an enormous database of individuals...

In Episode 1, host Jordan L. Fischer, Esq. interviews Niki Black, lawyer, author, and head of SME and External Education at MyCase and LawPay. Niki and Jordan explored the impact of cybersecurity, privacy, and emerging technologies on the practice of law. Niki provided insight into key considerations for lawyers when considering incorporating technologies into their daily practice, and the key tra...

Host Gary J. Ross talks with Robert Gunderson, the founding partner of Gunderson Dettmer and a top-tier venture capital lawyer for over 40 years. Gary and Bob discuss Bob’s experience at the start of venture capital law and its evolution over time, including the impact of new regulatory requirements and the NVCA model forms, as well as changes in the IPO market and the importance and growth of the...

In this episode of “Path to the Bench,” Judge Mary Johnston, of Delaware, speaks of her path to the bench and what shaped her view of the law. Judge Johnston also discusses the importance of balance and preparation, as well as successfully navigating non-traditional career paths.

Host Gary J. Ross and Alexander Platt, associate professor of law at University of Kansas, discuss proposed changes to mandatory disclosure requirements for large private companies, a/k/a “unicorns.” These include changes to Section 12(g) of the 1934 Exchange Act, first proposed by ex-SEC commissioner Allison Herren Lee in 2021, as well as changes to Regulation D offerings suggested earlier this y...

In this episode of “Mind the Gap: Dialogs on Artificial Intelligence,” we talk with an accomplished leader in national security. Air Marshal John Blackburn retired from the Royal Australian Air Force in 2008 as the Deputy Chief of the Air Force following a career as a fighter pilot, test pilot, and strategic planner.

In this episode of Path to the Bench, Lindsay Powell, an attorney at Wilson Elser, speaks to Justice Saliann Scarpulla, of New York, about her path to the Bench and how her background shaped her view of the legal system. Justice Scarpulla also shares what inspires her, tips for young lawyers, and provides insight concerning the importance of maintaining balance.

Featuring Peter Rosenbaum, partner at Jenner & Block, focusing on strategic transactions, and Joan Stearns Johnsen, Professor of Law, University of Florida Levin College of Law, arbitrator and mediator, and former Chair of the ABA Dispute Resolution Services Section. Peter led a team developing a dispute prevention program engaging third-party neutrals, and Joan has assisted in developing the curr...

Host Gary J. Ross and Dalia Blass, senior investment management partner at Sullivan & Cromwell and former Head of External Affairs at Blackrock and Director of the Division of Investment Management at the SEC, discuss the new SEC private fund adviser rules. Gary and Dalia start by discussing how the final rules differ from the proposed rules, and then focus on the rules that relate to venture capi...

In this episode, Kaamil Ansar, partner and founder of The Ansar Law Firm, discusses the challenges, opportunities, and strategies for financing renewable energy projects. Kaamil is a specialist in energy and renewable energy, infrastructure and international project finance, cross-border mergers and acquisitions including private equity, privatizations and restructurings, corporate finance and com...

Featuring DeAndra Roaché, a full-time neutral specializing in arbitration, mediation, and fact-finding of various disputes. DeAndra has been an architect of CPR’s revised procedures for Dispute Prevention and Management Board Rules, a mechanism for helping avoid and promptly resolve conflict in business relationships.

In this episode of the ESG in the Boardroom series of podcasts, host Stephen Pike, partner at Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP, talks with Hope Mehlman, EVP, CLO, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary of Discover Financial, about questions pertaining to ESG for directors to ask at the boardroom table.

Host Allen Waxman spoke with Scott Partridge, recently retired General Counsel of Bayer U.S. and former General Counsel of Monsanto; current founder of Partridge LLC. Scott discussed his journey from courtroom trial lawyer and litigator to business executive focused on dispute prevention. He shared concrete steps he took to prevent and resolve long drawn-out disputes as well as the benefits those...

Host Gary J. Ross talks with Heather L. Rosing, CEO and President of Klinedinst PC. With an extensive background in litigating attorney malpractice cases, Heather offers insight into the various ethics issues faced by venture capital lawyers, including “who is the client?” questions; obligations to investigate wrongdoing after the client has stopped paying; the ABA rules for business transactions...

In this episode, Lieutenant Colonel Jason Cody discusses swarm behavior in social organisms like bees, termites, and ants. These emergent behaviors point the way toward possible military applications for swarms of drones or other robots.

Host Allen Waxman spoke with Kate Vitasek, an international authority for her award-winning research and Vested® business model for highly collaborative and strategic relationships. Kate is a professor at the Haslam College of Business at the University of Tennessee. Kate discussed the Vested® business model - its methodology and approach for creating business relationships in which all parties ar...

Generative AI provides attorneys with access to a potentially powerful new tool for research and writing. However, the use of generative AI by lawyers implicates several ABA and State Bar rules and creates substantial legal and technical risks for practitioners. In this podcast, Bradford Newman, Co-Chair of the AI Subcommittee of the Business and Commercial Litigation Section and a recognized expe...

Host Allen Waxman spoke with Howard Carsman, former Global Construction Claims Manager at Intel Corporation, and current Dispute Prevention panel member at CPR Dispute Resolution. Howard discussed the design and implementation of a program at Intel for large construction projects that deployed a third-party neutral and, over almost $15B of capital projects, resulted in only one dispute.

We all agree that new technologies are cool, but unintended consequences can be very hard to reverse. Today we will be talking with Dr Christina Colclough, a political economist with a PhD in Sociology from the University of Copenhagen. She has been engaged for over a decade in the global discussion of digital technology as it relates to work and workers across the world.

Host Allen Waxman spoke with guests Jim Groton and Ellen Waldman. Jim is a retired partner of the law firm of Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan LLP (now Eversheds Sutherland), where he formerly led the Construction and Dispute Prevention and Resolution practice of that firm. Jim is considered the “father” of dispute prevention and is the inaugural recipient of CPR’s Outstanding Leadership in Dispute Pr...

The Rooker-Feldman doctrine is a regularly used legal precept often asserted as a defense in bankruptcy courts to characterize actions as appeals or reconsideration of state court judgments. This is exactly what happened after a Massachusetts based con-man manipulated 'Tess', a wealthy woman at a crossroads out of approximately $6M and then convinced her to dismiss, with prejudice, a pending state...

Host Gary J. Ross talks with Ben Kwon, Partner at Nixon Peabody and longtime co-chair of the ABA BLS Fund Formation subcommittee. Gary and Ben cover the basics of forming a venture capital fund, including the various entities that constitute a fund and the legal documents that govern fund terms and operations. Ben discusses key tax considerations and the “distribution waterfall” that allocates pro...

Since the Great Recession, foreclosure rescue and mortgage modification scams have been a growing problem, costing individuals thousands of dollars and even their homes. In one particular case, Owner Management Service, foreclosure rescue scammers convinced defaulting, desperate homeowners to transfer title to their homes to avoid an impending foreclosure. In this episode, Judge Elizabeth Gunn wil...

Judge Katherine Forrest, a former federal court judge and our guest in this episode, observes that machine learning systems build models from historical behavior that can reflect structural bias or discrimination. She notes that the inclusion of flawed data in AI models has serious implications for personal liberty, with particular consequences for Black defendants. On this episode of our podcast...

Host Gary J. Ross talks with Jeremy Neilson, Founder/CEO of Assure, the Fintech platform pioneer that supported Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs) and PE/VC funds. Jeremy discusses the basics of special purpose vehicles (SPVs), such as their structure and common use cases. Jeremy & Gary also touch on the cost-saving benefits of forming master-series vehicles; fees and expenses involved in forming an...