Troutman Pepper Locke Podcasts

Pepper partner Gregory J. Nowak was joined for a West LegalEdcenter webinar by fellow Pepper attorneys Joseph C. Guagliardo, partner and chair of the firm's Technology Practice, and Todd R. Kornfeld, to discuss the evolution of blockchain and examine its potential uses in creating a secondary marketplace for peer to peer loans, merchant cash advance and for eliminating the bank payment processing...

Pepper partner Gregory J. Nowak hosted a webinar for West LegalEdcenter to discuss labor and employment issues for investment management companies and hedge funds. Mr. Nowak was joined by Pepper partner Richard J. Reibstein as well as Laura Kibbe, Managing Director of Professional Services at RVM Enterprises, Inc. Topics covered included independent contractor vs. employee status determination iss...

If you go down the aisle of your neighborhood grocery store, you’ll find the terms “all-natural” or “healthy” emblazoned on a growing number of products—products that often garner higher prices than their competitors. Over the past couple of years, there has been quite a lot of press over litigation facing manufacturers making these claims – from food to beverages and even cosmetics. One of those...

A number of recent developments affecting the marketplace lending industry are raising questions about what the industry will look like in the future and how it will be regulated. Senior members of Pepper Hamilton’s Marketplace Lending practice sat down for a podcast to discuss their views leading into LendIt USA 2016. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information a...

There have been a number of examples lately of the U.S. Justice Department investigating and prosecuting the food industry on their product safety measures. The latest examples making headlines include Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. regarding an E. coli outbreak, Roos Foods regarding a listeria outbreak, and Blue Bell Creameries LP also over a listeria outbreak. In this podcast, we are joined by two...

In this podcast series we take a look at some of the current legal trends in the marketplace and cover them in five questions for our audience. This edition takes a look at the current climate for co-investment in private equity. Pepper recently commissioned Mergermarket to interview 50 private equity executives from across the United States that have co-invested with an institutional investor wit...

In this podcast, Pepper partner Gregory J. Nowak is joined by fellow partners Jay A. Dubow and Ivan B. Knauer for a comprehensive review of SEC and FINRA enforcement activity for 2015. What can we expect for 2016? Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In this podcast, Pepper partner Gregory J. Nowak is joined by Myles Edwards, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Chief Operating Officer at Shufro, Rose & Co. and Irshad Karim, General Counsel at Lion Point Capital. Mr. Nowak leads a discussion on • fund expenses – recent SEC initiatives • fund due diligence • cross trades – what are they and what to look out for? • the recent FinCen...

In this podcast, Pepper partner Gregory J. Nowak was joined by Pepper partner Timothy R. McTaggart and Walter B. Donaldson, II from the Freeh Group International Solutions (FGIS) to discuss FinCEN’s proposal to extend the anti-money laundering regulations (including the requirement for SAR reporting) to SEC registered investment advisors. These rules are generally applicable now to banks, brokerag...