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In this Committee podcast, Paul White, a corporate partner at A&L Goodbody in Dublin, interviews Dwayne Lysaght, co-head of M&A EMEA at JP Morgan. The interview focuses on the role of the board of directors of a target company and its advisers. The podcast also assesses what corporate lawyers should consider when advising boards of directors. The discussion explores the period before any t...

From being global in a true sense, to witnessing the emergence of protectionist regimes around the world, organisations today are more focused on exploring domestic consolidation, the diversification of supply chains and acquiring/ramping up their digital capabilities, all while responding to macro-economic challenges. This represents a paradigm shift for the global M&A landscape.

This episode – ‘G’ for Guantanamo voices – is dedicated to two powerful people: Mohamedou Ould Slahi and Nancy Hollander, who have both helped to shine a light on the humanitarian and human rights catastrophe that is Guantanamo Bay. 

Europe faces a critical energy security situation in the northern hemisphere’s 2022-2023 winter in the months ahead. How will the continent deal with the cut-off of energy, especially gas, from Russia? Will the continent be able to ‘keep the lights on’ in a manner of speaking? In this episode, German attorney Dr Matthias Lang, a European energy law expert, explores the challenges that lie ahead wi...

Regulatory requirements have become increasingly important in the European deal environment over the last few years. Whilst the M&A community is used to the relevance of antitrust filings, foreign investment control (FIC) is today equally important for deals, especially those involving non-EU investors.  In this podcast, Petra Linsmeier, Head of Antitrust at Gleiss Lutz in Munich, and Jacob vo...

In this episode, Don C Smith, Editor of the Journal of Energy & Natural Resources Law (JERL) and Director of the Environmental and Natural Resources Program at the University of Denver (US) Sturm College of Law interviews Alain De Serres, Deputy Director in the Policy Studies Branch of the OECD Economics Department.

Resilience can be seen and learnt from recent legal responses to crisis, such as pandemics and climate breakdown. This podcast discusses how resilience can be understood as a feature of the legal system to sustain in times of disruption. In a wider sense, it is the ability of our social-ecological ecosystems to resist and adapt to disruptions, and to pursue sustainable development and equity in an...

The trend against funding oil and gas projects has grown, causing uncertainties to investment, commodity price volatility and heightened concerns regarding energy supply and security. The volatility and rapidly rising commodity prices have been exacerbated recently by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. While there is widely-accepted recognition that energy transition must happen, global unrest and mark...

To launch this podcast series, JERL’s Editor Don C Smith interviews Iñigo del Guayo, professor of administrative law at the University of Almeria Spain.  For nearly 30 years, Professor del Guayo has been a member of JERL's editorial advisory board, thus putting him in a unique position to explain the history of the journal.  In addition, his long history of writing about energy law, particularly a...

In this podcast, Harpreet K Sidhu, the IBA Counsel Forum’s Publications Officer and the General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Privacy Officer at Pethealth – A Fairfax Company, interviews Shawn Neylan, a partner at Stikeman Elliot. They discuss the issue of sanctions screening and particularly what in-house counsel need to know about this important topic, with a focus on the Canadian perspective...

In this, the second in a series of podcasts produced by the IBA Corporate and M&A Law Committee, Rodrigo Ferreira Figueiredo, the Committee’s Website Officer and a partner at Mattos Filho, interviews Lucas Braun, M&A Counsel at Prosus Group, a global technology investor. Braun shares his thoughts on the attractions and challenges of investing in the Latin America region, and comments on ke...

The IBA Human Rights Law Committee is currently working on a podcast series looking at both obvious and overlooked aspects of litigating and documenting torture, in an ‘A-Z’ format. The second episode, now available, covers D-F: d eprivation; the e xclusionary rule; and f orensics. During this second episode, the hosts interview the distinguished Argentinian jurist and activist, Professor Juan Mén...

An interview with IBA Executive Director Mark Ellis as part of the 'Who am I?' series. Mark Ellis shares the experiences that have shaped him as a legal professional and as a person.

Geospatial data are becoming increasingly relevant in our technology-driven world. In this podcast, privacy and data barrister, Melissa Stock, speaks with Kevin Pomfret, an attorney and Executive Director of the Centre for Spatial Law and Policy. They discuss the growing legal complexity surrounding the use of geospatial data and the challenges that it presents for lawyers and policy makers. 

This is the first episode of a new IBA Human Rights Law Committee podcast series looking at both obvious and overlooked aspects of litigating and documenting torture, in an ‘A-Z’ format. This episode covers ar bitrary detention, as both a form of torture and environment which renders individuals susceptible to torture; b eatings – physical torture; and ‘ c onfessions and c lean teams’. 

The case emphasises that a focus before the courts on the technical capabilities of sophisticated electronic devices like high-speed cameras can be successful, despite several attempts of the European Commission to block the correct classification by introducing new arguments. For the Court of Justice of the EU, the demonstrated technical characteristics were strong enough to declare a contrary cl...

Welcome to the first in a series of podcasts by the IBA International Trade and Customs Law Committee : Customs law conversations - practitioners talk to practitioners. In this podcast, Yves Melin, Publications Officer for the Committee and a partner at Reed Smith, discusses the landmark Jiangsu Seraphim Solar System v Commission case with Nico Ooyevaar, Vice-Chair of the Committee and a partner a...

The IBA Legal Policy & Research Unit (LPRU) has created a series of podcasts on business and human rights, to look at the rapidly increasing need for companies to act responsibly and sustainably. In this episode, Professor John Ruggie, the author of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs) speaks to Sara Carnegie, Director of the LPRU and Maria Pia Sacco, LPRU Senior Proj...

The Covid-19 pandemic has led to unprecedented changes in the way we live and work, and, as a consequence, has accelerated the adoption of digital technologies. However, this transformation has not been without its issues.   In this podcast, privacy and data barrister, Melissa Stock, speaks with Vijay Rathour, Head of the Digital Forensics Group at Grant Thornton, about the problems faced during t...

Baroness Helena Kennedy QC, Director of the IBA's Human Rights Institute, speaks to former legislator Ted Hui, who fled Hong Kong for the United Kingdom at the end of 2020. Their discussion focuses on Hui’s involvement in the Hong Kong umbrella movement, the introduction of the national security law and the presence of UK judges in Hong Kong. Image: Shutterstock.com / Hsiuwen Liu

Hugo Beteta, Director of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) discusses the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on Latin American and Caribbean countries, the difference between poverty and inequality, and the recommendations made by ECLAC on the eradication of poverty, with Alvaro Castellanos Howell, Co-Chair of the IBA Poverty and Social Development Committee.

Covid-19 may put 265 million more people in acute hunger in 2020 alone. In this podcast, Brian Tomson, Senior Communications and Advocacy Specialist at United Nations agency International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD); Katherine Meighan, IFAD General Counsel; Cynthia Colaiacovo, IFAD Deputy General Counsel; and Joan Grogan, IFAD Head of the Finance and Impact Unit, give their views on t...