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In Episode 6, host Jordan L. Fischer, Esq. interviews Emerald de Leeuw, Global Head of Privacy at Logitech, on her journey as a woman in technology and the increasingly complex and divergent requirements in privacy and security. For more information on Ms. de Leeuw: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emeralddeleeuw/. To contact our host, Jordan L. Fischer, Esq., regarding this podcast or to inquire into...

In Episode 5, host Jordan L. Fischer, Esq. interviews Diane M. Janosek, President of the Women in Cybersecurity Mid-Atlantic Affiliate and Training Director at the National Cryptologic School of the National Security Agency. Diane and Jordan discuss the increasing role of cybersecurity in space, and the challenges in creating effective governance and an international approach to the exploration of...

In this episode, host Frank Placenti speaks with John Stout and Debbie Walker Kool about business sustainability, what it is, how it has evolved, and how every board should be thinking about it. John, a former chair of the Corporate Governance Committee of the Business Law Section of the American Bar Association, is a partner at Fredrikson & Byron, a Minneapolis-based firm, where he co-chairs the...

In Episode 4, host Jordan L. Fischer, Esq. interviews Chris Sagers, Professor of Law at Cleveland State University, on the role of antitrust law in policing Big Tech and the use of antitrust law to impact technological innovation. . For more information on Mr. Sagers: https://www.law.csuohio.edu/meetcmlaw/faculty/sagers. To contact our host, Jordan L. Fischer, Esq., regarding this podcast or to in...

In this episode, host Bradford Newman speaks with Cortnie Abercrombie about AI hiring tools, including regulatory scrutiny, the need for transparency, avoiding implicit bias, and business concerns corporations should address. Cortnie Abercrombie was named one of the “Top 100 Innovators in Data and Analytics in 2019 and 2020” and one of “12 Brilliant Women in AI & Ethics to Watch”. She’s a top advi...

In this episode, Frank Placenti speaks with Holly Gregory about what constitutes director misconduct (whether deliberate or unintentional); situations in which a director is disruptive in the boardroom; and how can a board prevent director misconduct as well as setting standards for appropriate board behavior. Frank Placenti chairs the ABA Corporate Governance Committee. He is a partner and leader...

In Episode 3, host Jordan L. Fischer, Esq. interviews Clive Halperin, Partner at GSC Solicitors, on the impact of BREXIT on data protection, technology, and cross-border data flows. Mr. Halperin provides key insight into the economic, political, and cultural influences that will dictate the future of data privacy within the UK, and its relations with the EU and GDPR. For more information on Mr. Ha...

In this episode, Frank Placenti speaks with Liz Dunshee and Melodie Rose about the role of the compensation committee in corporate governance and different trends that are taking place within the compensation arena. They will discuss responses to compensation practices implemented to address the COVID pandemic as well as changing compensation metrics to deal with corporate ESG goals and the changi...

In Episode 2, host Jordan L. Fischer, Esq. interviews Myriah V. Jaworksi, Esq., the Privacy Litigation Practice Group lead at Beckage, on the current litigation landscape in privacy and security law. Ms. Jaworksi provides detailed commentary on the numerous privacy and security lawsuits across the United States

In Episode 1, host Jordan L. Fischer, Esq. interviews Daniel B. Garrie, Esq., co-founder of Law and Forensics, on the inherent tensions between the evolution of the law and technology. Mr. Garrie provides insight into the increasing impact of technology across all of our functions in society, and the ways in which the law has changed to address our increasing reliance on technology. For more infor...

Now that we have discussed Court adjuncts and appointments, we discuss how to mediate successfully a Business Court dispute. In this fourth episode of our podcast series, we speak with some of the best Business Court mediators in the country, and a current and former Vice Chancellor on the Delaware Court of Chancery. Our featured speakers this episode include: The Honorable Gail Adler, The Honorab...

How are Court adjuncts and appointments selected in Business Courts? What are the qualifications of mediators and receivers? How do Business Courts use Special Masters to assist with discovery? In this third episode of our podcast series, we speak with Judge Christopher Yates from the Kent County, Michigan Circuit Court. Judge Yates is the co-chair of the ABA Section of Business Law’s Judges Initi...

When a business files a bankruptcy petition, its ability to run its business, including handling disputes, is transformed. There is a specialized Bankruptcy Court that supervises virtually all major decisions. It follows a set of rules that resembles the federal rules of civil procedure but is just different enough to be jarring for regular business litigators. Plus, the automatic stay that is imp...

How is discovery different in Business Courts? What are the best ways to manage discovery in Business Courts? What tools can a judge or litigants use to manage the discovery process effectively? These are just a few of the topics that will be discussed by our panel in Episode 2 of our podcast on the Business Courts Benchbook. Our experienced panel of judges includes The Honorable Timothy S. Drisco...

In this episode of “Annual Review: Key business law developments in bite-size pieces”, we talk with Jennifer Baldocchi and Robert Milligan about recent developments in employee mobility, restrictive covenants, and trade secrets. Jennifer Baldocchi is a Partner & Chair of the Employee Mobility and Trade Secrets Practice at Paul Hastings LLP. Jennifer’s practice focuses on employee mobility and inte...

In this episode of “Annual Review: Key business law developments in bite-size pieces”, we talk with IP Chapter Editors, Sheila Swaropp and Barbara Barath about recent developments in Intellectual Property law and ways in which Intellectual Property Law may continue developing and changing. Sheila Swaroop is a Partner at Knobbe Martens where she is a registered patent attorney that advises on pre-l...

In this episode of “Annual Review: Key business law developments in bite-size pieces”, we talk with Business Torts Chapter Editors, Steven Barber and Anna Stressenger about recent developments in business torts and highlights from the business torts chapter. Steven Barber is a Partner at Steptoe & Johnson LLP where he focuses on commercial, mass tort, and intellectual property litigation. Steven a...

In this episode, host Bradford Newman speaks with Bert Kaminski about Commercial AI and related considerations from the in-house perspective. Bert is a recognized expert in AI, and currently leads a legal team that supports enterprise transactions for key industry segments of Google Cloud, including financial services, healthcare and public sector. Prior to joining Google, Bert was Chief Counsel a...

What is a Business Court? How did the idea for the Benchbook start? What changes do you expect for Business Courts? In this first episode of our podcast series, we speak with three of the pre-eminent scholars on business courts in our country, Lee Applebaum and Mitchell L. Bach, along with Judge Clifton Newman of the South Carolina Circuit Court’s Business Court, on which he has served for a decad...

We are pleased to introduce our new series, AI.2Day: a podcast for business lawyers about corporate covernance, AI regulation, litigation and all things related. In this episode, Stuart Riback (BCLC chair) interviews Bradford Newman (Chair of BCLC’s new Artificial Intelligence subcommittee and the host of this Podcast) about what artificial intelligence really is and how it is already affecting ou...

In this episode of “Annual Review: Key business law developments in bite-size pieces”, we talk with Judge Jill Pryor, Judge Thomas Ambro, and Todd Lundell about recent developments in appellate law. Judge Jill Pryor is a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Judge Prior has served as President of the Georgia Association of Women Lawyers and as...

Episode 3: Recent Developments in Employment Law Interviewee: Jeff Wohl, Partner & Chair of the San Francisco Employment Law Practice at Paul Hastings LLP and Emily Pidot, Partner at Paul Hastings LLP. In this episode of “Annual Review: Key business law developments in bite-size pieces”, we talk with Jeff Wohl and Emily Pidot about recent developments in employment law including the impacts of COV...

Episode 2: Recent Developments in Trial Practice Interviewees: Trial Practice Chapter Editors Gina Ferrari, Partner at Seyfarth Shaw LLP and Chelsea Mikula, Partner at Tucker Ellis LLP In this episode of “Annual Review: Key business law developments in bite-size pieces”, we talk with Trial Practice Chapter Editors, Gina Ferrari and Chelsea Mikula about recent developments in trial practice, includ...

Episode 1: Introduction and History of the Annual Review In this episode of “Annual Review - Key business law developments in bite-size pieces”, we discuss the history of the book and its evolution over the past two decades with Judge Elizabeth Stong and Heidi McNeil Staudemaier. Judge Elizabeth Stong is a United States Bankruptcy Judge for the Eastern District of New York. Judge Stong is also act...

Sports litigation presents a unique set of issues because of high visibility and because of the maze of overlapping rules and special tribunals. There are different kinds of questions to confront when representing team owners, players, agents, television networks, colleges, leagues or associations. Depending on the dispute, it may be decided in court, in a regular arbitration, arbitration before a...