Podcasts
Warshaw Burstein’s Meryl Wiener on the SEC Examination Priorities for 2019
Warshaw Burstein partner Meryl Wiener examines the newly announced SEC Examination Priorities for 2019. She outlines what SEC registered entities, from established broker-dealers to newly-formed hedge funds, should consider in dealing with a routine examination by the SEC (as opposed to an examination for cause, which will be covered in a future podcast). Meryl notes…
Using Modern Media for the Common Good: John Metaxas speaks with TheVJ.com’s Michael Rosenblum
John Metaxas speaks with Michael Rosenblum, the self-proclaimed “Father of Videojournalism” who has trained more than 40,000 VJs and built VJ-driven networks worldwide. In a wide-ranging talk on the history of media, Michael recounts his career, from his time living with and covering a Palestinian family in Gaza during the First Intifada to his current…
From Zionist to Palestinian Advocate: One Lawyer’s Journey
Podcaster John Metaxas interviews veteran civil rights attorney Robert Herbst about his journey from his liberal Jewish upbringing to becoming an advocate for Palestinian rights. Bob says just as “Black Lives Matter in the U.S., Palestinian lives matter in Israel/Palestine.” He says his viewpoint changed significantly after what he calls Israel’s brutal 2014 Operation Protective…
Columbia University’s David Phillips Calls on U.S. to Counter Erdogan Threat to Invade Eastern Syria
BREAKING NEWS: David Phillips, Director of the Program on Peace Building and Rights at Columbia University’s Institute for the Study of Human Rights, speaks with John Metaxas on today’s latest threats by Turkish President Erdogan to invade eastern regions of Syria. The threat puts at risk U.S. forces who are maintaining bases in the region…
Barry Klingman and Michael Zukerman on Foreign Investing in NY Real Estate
John Metaxas speaks with Warshaw Burstein partner Barry Klingman and of counsel Mike Zukerman about foreign investing in New York real estate. Mike outlines the ways foreign investors are getting into the market and which countries are leading the way. Barry discusses the unique structure of investments by foreign buyers, the special U.S. estate tax…
The Life of a Journalist: Aug. 11, 2018
Award winning journalist John Metaxas speaks on “The Life of a Journalist and the Obligations of a Citizen in the Time of Trump.” John touches on his time covering Trump at ABC News and CBS, the saga of Marvin Roffman, the importance of truth, his studies with legendary news producer Fred Friendly, the lessons he…
Professor John Coffee of Columbia Law Joins Insider Trading Task Force
Professor John Coffee of Columbia Law School speaks with WallStreetNorth’s John Metaxas (Columbia Law ’84) about the state of insider trading law. Professor Coffee has been asked to join a task force to develop proposals to update this area of the law. The task force is to be chaired by former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara…
Slava Hazin on the Amazing Story of 99 Van Dam Street
Warshaw Burstein Partner Slava Hazin tells the decades-long story of 99 Van Dam Street, Warshaw Burstein’s advocacy for the building’s tenants and the Bankruptcy Court ruling that upheld the tenants’ rights of possession under the New York Loft Law. The ruling is significant because it is a decision of first impression holding that landlords cannot…
Meryl Wiener on the SEC’s proposed “Best Interest Rule”
Warshaw Burstein partner Meryl Wiener speaks with John Metaxas about the “Best Interest Rule” proposed by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Michael Zukerman on New Markets Tax Credits
Warshaw Burstein Of Counsel Michael Zukerman speaks with John Metaxas about the details of real estate development using New Markets Tax Credits.