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2. Brexit: What Happens Next?

With a new prime minister and a mandate from the voters, the United Kingdom’s Brexit from the European Union is finally upon us. The day after the referendum in 2016, the most searched for question on the internet in the U.K. was “What is Brexit?” As the departure works itself out, what actually will happen…

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1. The New Era in Corporate Governance

For whose benefit should a corporation be governed? That question would get a very different answer 20 years ago. What’s changed since then? Well a lot, as we found out in the inaugural episode of The Sidley Podcast in which we spoke with Thomas Cole, senior counsel and chair emeritus of the Executive Committee of Sidley Austin….

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We’ve Launched The Sidley Podcast

For the past three months it’s been my pleasure to work with Sidley Austin to help launch The Sidley Podcast. As Executive Producer, it’s been my role to help the firm develop and execute the concept working closely with Samir Gandhi, the managing partner of Sidley’s New York office, who serves as podcast host. The podcast’s mission is to “tackle cutting…

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My WCBS interview with Alan Dershowitz ahead of impeachment trial

Photo: Courtesy CBS Harvard Law Prof Waffles on Scope of His Role Asserts ‘I’m not a full-fledged member’ of impeachment defense team Claims Sekulow is not conflicted by Parnas allegations Dershowitz arguably should be considered an expert witness in this case and Dems should get a rebuttal witness Sekulow should be called to testify on…

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James Marketos, Esq. on “Why We Remember Smyrna”

American Hellenic Institute PODCAST #2: AHI board member James Marketos, Esq., recounts a genocide taunt by Turkish soccer fans this year and speaks on the importance of remembering the Smyrna Catastrophe of 1922 and the need to hold Turkey to account for the destruction of the Christian population of the city. Marketos’s remarks on October…

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Michael Zukerman on Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) Programs

Warshaw Burstein Of Counsel Michael Zukerman, a member of the firm’s Real Estate practice group, discusses Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) Programs with John Metaxas. These programs are an innovative mechanism for financing energy efficiency and renewable energy improvements in both commercial and residential real estate developments. Through these programs, a property owner is able…

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Columbia Law Prof. John Coffee interviews SEC Commissioner Robert Jackson

Commissioner Jackson dissented in a partisan 3-2 vote at the SEC on proposed proxy solicitation rules that he says will make it easier for CEOs to spend shareholder money. Professor Coffee questions the commissioner about new practices in short selling, the failure of the WeWork IPO, and whether the SEC has the right to seek disgorgement for violations…

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Brown Moskowitz & Kallen Hosts Client Briefing with Economists Weinberg, O’Sullivan

In my three decades as a financial journalist I have been fortunate to interview a number of brilliant people who have educated me about how world finances and markets work. None has been more insightful than Carl Weinberg, who I first met more than 20 years ago when I was anchoring at CNN. That’s why…

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Marshall Lester on Teaching Law in the Former Soviet Union

Warshaw Burstein partner Marshall Lester discusses his work as a teacher of international corporate law at programs in countries in the former Soviet Union. In this podcast he gives perspectives on the differences between American and overseas students, discusses their interest in U.S. law and offers insights into the fascinating regions in which he has…

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