Podcasts about cleary gottlieb

In the latest episode of Cleary Gottlieb's Antitrust Review podcast, host Nick Levy is joined by Guillaume Loriot, the EC's Head of Mergers at GCR Live: Europe. Their conversation covers an array of topics, including the EC's Draft Merger Guidelines, the Draghi Report, the jurisdictional scope of EU merger control, the role of innovation, international cooperation, and much more.

In the latest episode of Cleary Gottlieb's Antitrust Review podcast, host Nick Levy is joined by Andreas Mundt, President of the German Federal Cartel Office. Their conversation covers a wide array of topics, including the objectives of competition law, the Draghi Report, merger control, antitrust enforcement, digital regulation, international cooperation, and much more.

Dans ce nouvel épisode du podcast Collaborator, il revient sur dix ans d'une carrière construite entre grands cabinets internationaux, concours de la conférence du barreau et cabinet boutique. Retour sur une trajectoire qui dit beaucoup sur ce que signifie exercer aujourd'hui en droit des affaires et en droit pénal.Une vocation héritée, confirmée par l'expériencePaul Nafilyan n'est pas devenu avocat par hasard. Ses grands-parents, eux-mêmes avocats, ont exercé une influence déterminante. Même retraités, ils restaient des figures de référence, et c'est leur témoignage qui a orienté sa vocation.La fac de droit a fait le reste. Les stages ont confirmé la trajectoire de Paul dans ce milieu.Deux ans chez Cleary : le grand bain à 25 ansSon premier poste, il le décroche dans l'un des cabinets d'affaires les plus exigeants de la place parisienne : Cleary Gottlieb. Deux ans. Des dossiers de premier rang. Une formation intense.Le moment marquant ? La vente d'Alstom à General Electric, avec l'État français comme partie prenante. Dossier stratégique, enjeux nationaux, pression maximale. À 25 ans, c'est une mise en situation impressionnante que peu de jeunes avocats connaissent.La vie de cabinet international a beaucoup d'avantages : des gros dossiers, de belles responsables et une sociabilité professionnelle dense.Bredin Prat comme étape de transitionMais Paul Nafylian avait en tête, rapidement, une autre image de la profession. Celle des cabinets familiaux. Des structures à taille humaine, où la relation client est directe et où l'on construit quelque chose qui vous appartient.Le passage au cabinet boutique ne s'est pas fait d'un coup. Les grands cabinets offrent des avantages difficiles à abandonner : rémunération, dossiers d'envergure, marque sur le CV. Il l'avoue : il n'a pas sauté le pas immédiatement.C'est Bredin Prat qui joue le rôle d'intermédiaire, avant qu'il rejoigne CPC & Associés. Une structure plus resserrée, où se dessine enfin ce qu'il cherchait : la possibilité de développer sa propre clientèle et d'exercer avec une vraie autonomie.2022 : la conférence du barreau, pour trois raisons précisesEn 2022, Paul Nafylian passe le concours de la conférence du barreau de Paris. Pas par hasard, ni par tradition. Il y voit trois bénéfices concrets.L'accès aux dossiers criminels. La conférence donne accès à des affaires pénales que l'on n'approche pas autrement en début de carrière. C'est une école du fond, un apprentissage accéléré sur des matières humainement et juridiquement denses.L'art oratoire. Le concours est aussi une épreuve de plaidoirie. Structurer un argumentaire, tenir une salle : ce sont des compétences que l'on ne développe pas tous les jours.Le réseau et la fraternité du barreau. La conférence recrée ce que les grands cabinets internationaux ont parfois tendance à effacer : un esprit de promotion, une communauté professionnelle transversale. Être ambassadeur auprès des barreaux étrangers, faire du barreau un village à nouveau, c'est une dimension qui comptait pour lui.Un cabinet, deux pratiques : 50 % pénal, 50 % droit des affairesAujourd'hui, Paul Nafylian exerce dans une structure comptant peu d'associés. Une organisation volontairement resserrée, c'est ce qu'il recherchait. Il souligne aussi l'importance de ne pas être en compétition avec les autres avocats du cabinet, ce qui est particulièrement important. Paul nous a aussi parler de la relation, client. Aujourd'hui, Les clients veulent être entendus. Un dossier bien traité, rendu dans les délais, avec un interlocuteur disponible, c'est l'essentiel de la différence perçue et ce qui facilite ensuite le bouche à oreille.Sa pratique se répartit aujourd'hui entre deux pôles. Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

In the latest episode of Cleary Gottlieb's Antitrust Review podcast, host Nick Levy is joined by a panel of experts to discuss the EC's draft Merger Guidelines. Sir Philip Lowe, Sir Jonathan Faull, Barbara Moens, Jorge Padilla, Ethel Fonseca, Kirsten Edwards-Warren, Enrique González-Díaz, Anita Magraner Oliver, and Chris Cook discuss a wide array of topics, including the importance of scale, industrial policy, dynamic competition, innovation, resilience, and efficiencies in assessing mergers.

In the latest instalment of Cleary Gottlieb's Antitrust Review podcast, host Nick Levy is joined by Sarah Cardell, Chief Executive of the Competition and Markets Authority. Their conversation covers a wide array of topics, including the objectives of competition law, the UK Government's strategic steer, merger control, antitrust enforcement, consumer protection, digital regulation, and much more.

In the latest instalment of Cleary Gottlieb's Antitrust Review podcast, host Nick Levy is joined by Gail Slater, former Assistant Attorney General for the U.S. Department of Justice's Antitrust Division. Their conversation covers a wide array of topics, including the objectives of antitrust law, the conservative case for vigorous antitrust enforcement, merger control, political lobbying, digital regulation, and much more.

In the latest episode of Cleary Gottlieb's Antitrust Review podcast, host Nick Levy is joined by Bjarne Tellmann, CEO of FjordStream Advisors and author of Law in the Era of AI: Clients, Firms, and the Future of the Legal Industry. Their conversation covers a wide array of topics, including innovation and digital transformation in the legal industry, how AI is set to reshape the provision of legal services, and the implications of AI for corporate counsel, law firms, and law schools.

In the latest instalment of Cleary Gottlieb's Antitrust Review podcast, host Nick Levy is joined by Mike Walker, the CMA's former Chief Economist. Their conversation covers a wide array of topics, including Mike's 30-year career, his decade at the CMA, the evolution of economics and economists in EU and UK antitrust enforcement, merger control, digital regulation, and China, and much more.

In the latest instalment of Cleary Gottlieb's Antitrust Review podcast, host Nick Levy is joined by a panel of experts to discuss the first year of Teresa Ribera's term as EU Competition Commissioner: Peter Guilford of Shearwater, Barbara Moens of the Financial Times, Lewis Crofts of MLex, and Javier Espinoza of Capitol Forum. Their conversation covers the Draghi Report, merger control, digital regulation, and much more.

In the latest instalment of Cleary Gottlieb's Antitrust Review podcast, host Nick Levy is joined by Anu Bradford, Professor of Law and International Organization at Columbia Law School. Their conversation covers an array of topics, including the Biden Presidency's legacy, antitrust enforcement and merger control under President Trump, the future of the EU, digital regulation, and much more.

Last month, Michael Gerstenzang concluded a nine-year run as managing partner of Cleary Gottlieb, one of the world's leading law firms. During his tenure, he guided the firm through the Covid-19 pandemic, geopolitical turbulence, and the early stages of the AI transformation—an area where Cleary has emerged as an industry leader, reflected in its development of ClearyX and acquisition of Springbok AI.In this episode, Michael shares insights on firm leadership, the increasingly active lateral market, and how AI is already transforming—and will continue to transform—the hiring, training, and day-to-day work of lawyers. I learned a tremendous amount from our conversation, and I'm grateful to Michael for his thoughtful perspectives.Show Notes:* Michael A. Gerstenzang bio, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP* Thoughts on Managing the AI Transformation, by Michael A. Gerstenzang for Cleary Gottlieb* Cleary Makes Generative AI Play With Springbok Legal Tech Buy, by Roy Strom for Bloomberg LawPrefer reading to listening? For paid subscribers, a transcript of the entire episode appears below.Sponsored by:NexFirm helps Biglaw attorneys become founding partners. To learn more about how NexFirm can help you launch your firm, call 212-292-1000 or email careerdevelopment@nexfirm.com. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit davidlat.substack.com/subscribe

In the latest instalment of Cleary Gottlieb's Antitrust Review podcast, host Nick Levy is joined by a panel of lawyers from Cleary Gottlieb's U.S. competition practice, including former officials of the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice, to discuss the first year of President Trump's second Administration. Together, they discuss the legacy of the Biden Presidency, explain U.S. antitrust enforcement, merger control, and digital regulation over the past year, and predict the likely direction of future enforcement.

It might lack the dark glamour of criminal law or the ideological appeal of human rights law, but competition law is an important part of the systems that underpin our society. But in the modern age – with tech oligarchs becoming ever more influential – does it have the teeth to prevent monopolies forming? To discuss this, Helena Kennedy and Nicholas Mostyn are joined by another esteemed member of the Mostyn clan: Henry Mostyn, a partner at Cleary Gottlieb, and a specialist in this corner of the legal maze.This episode was generously sponsored by Cleary Gottlieb.If you have questions, criticisms, praise or other feedback, please do send your thoughts to us via lawanddisorderfeedback@gmail.com!Law and Disorder is a Podot podcast.Hosted by: Charlie Falconer, Helena Kennedy, Nicholas Mostyn.Executive Producer and Editor: Nick Hilton.Associate Producer: Ewan Cameron.Music by Richard Strauss, arranged and performed by Anthony Willis & Brett Bailey. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the latest instalment of Cleary Gottlieb's Antitrust Review podcast, host Nick Levy is joined by a panel of lawyers from Cleary Gottlieb's global competition practice to review the major developments of 2025 and look forward to 2026. Their conversation covers merger control, antitrust enforcement, and digital regulation in the United States, United Kingdom, European Union, Belgium, Netherlands, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and China.

J.J. and Dr. Chaim Saiman compare the two dominant modes of Jewish legal transmission, and put them in conversation with global legal traditions. If you or your business are interested in sponsoring an episode or mini-series, please reach out at  podcasts@torahinmotion.org Follow us on Bluesky @jewishideaspod.bsky.social for updates and insights!Please rate and review the the show in the podcast app of your choice.We welcome all complaints and compliments at podcasts@torahinmotion.org  For more information visit torahinmotion.org/podcastsChaim Saiman is a scholar of Jewish law, insurance law and private law and published Halakhah: The Rabbinic Idea of Law with Princeton University Press. Saiman has served as the Gruss Visiting Professor of Talmudic Law at both Harvard Law School and the University of Pennsylvania Law School, a visiting fellow at Princeton University and a visiting professor at the University of Toronto, Bar-Ilan, Hebrew University, IDC and Pepperdine University faculties of law. Saiman sits as a rabbinical court judge (dayyan) with the Beth Din of America and serves as an expert witness in insurance law and Jewish law in federal court. Saiman received his BS from Georgia State University and his JD from Columbia University School of Law. He also studied for a number of years at Yeshivat Har-Etzion (Gush) and Yeshivat Kerem B'Yavneh in Israel. Prior to joining the faculty at Villanova, he was an Olin Fellow at Harvard Law School a Golieb Fellow at NYU Law School, a law clerk to Judge Michael McConnell on the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals and worked as a corporate associate with the firm Cleary Gottlieb in New York. At Villanova, Saiman teaches contracts, insurance law, insurance coverage disputes, Jewish law and arbitration.

In the latest instalment of Cleary Gottlieb's Antitrust Review podcast, host Nick Levy is joined by Rory Stewart, one of the UK's leading political commentators. Their conversation covers a wide array of topics, including the state of the world, the UK, US, EU, and China, and much more.

In this episode of Jane's LME Addiction, our head of LME coverage Jane Komsky brings in Josh Brody and Kenneth Reinker from Cleary Gottlieb to discuss the Optimum Communications fka Altice USA antitrust litigation related to cooperation agreements. They provide an overview of the litigation and discuss the likelihood of success, the pitfalls of certain arguments, and whether this litigation is likely to impact how co-ops are formed.Find all our coverage on co-ops and LMEs at 9fin.com.Have any feedback on the podcast? Send us a note at podcast@9fin.com — thanks for listening!

In the latest instalment of Cleary Gottlieb's Antitrust Review podcast, host Nick Levy is joined by Oliver Bethell, who leads Google's Competition, Regulatory Engagement, and Advisory Team. Their conversation covers a wide array of topics, including antitrust enforcement against Big Tech, digital regulation, AI, merger control, and much more.

In the latest instalment of Cleary Gottlieb's Antitrust Review podcast, host Nick Levy is joined by Pierre Régibeau, DG COMP's former Chief Competition Economist. Their conversation covers a wide array of topics, including the role of economics in antitrust enforcement, the Draghi Report, merger control, industrial policy, digital regulation, and much more.

In the latest instalment of Cleary Gottlieb's Antitrust Review podcast, host Nick Levy is joined by a panel of experts from Cleary Gottlieb's EU competition practice to discuss the Commission's review of the Merger Guidelines following the Draghi Report. Their conversation covers the array of topics raised by the review, including competitiveness and resilience, the assessment of market power, efficiencies, innovation, digitalization, public policy, security and the labour market, and sustainability.

In the latest instalment of Cleary Gottlieb's Antitrust Review podcast, host Nick Levy is joined by Mario Monti, former Competition Commissioner and Prime Minister of Italy. Their conversation covers a wide array of topics, including the EU's future, the threat to liberal democracy, the objectives of antitrust enforcement, the Draghi Report, merger control, the politicization of antitrust, and much more.

In the latest instalment of Cleary Gottlieb's Antitrust Review podcast, host Nick Levy is joined by Joel Bamford, Executive Director for Mergers at the Competition & Markets Authority. Their conversation covers an array of topics, including the agency's response to the UK Government's strategic steer, the CMA's merger review process, reforms to the CMA's remedies policy, international cooperation, and much more.

In the latest instalment of Cleary Gottlieb's Antitrust Review podcast, host Nick Levy is joined by Hiroo Iwanari, Secretary-General of the Japanese Fair Trade Commission. Their conversation covers an array of topics, including the objectives of Japanese antitrust enforcement, the role of industrial policy, merger control, cartel enforcement, sustainability, digital regulation, and much more.

Whether you're a law student gearing up for your first summer or an associate thinking about your next move, this episode is packed with career advice every lawyer needs to know. Albert Tawil, Founder and CEO of Lateral Hub and Summer Associate Hub, joins us to talk about navigating your legal career with clarity and confidence.A former BigLaw associate at Cleary Gottlieb and Fenwick, Albert shares what inspired him to launch the Lateral Hub Job Board, and how he's helping make the lateral process more transparent for lawyers everywhere. We dive into how to know when it's the right time to make a move, what firms really value in lateral candidates, and the biggest mistakes lawyers make when changing jobs. Albert also offers practical insights for law students on how to stand out as a summer associate, how the recruiting process is evolving, and what resources can make all the difference in building a successful and sustainable legal career.Albert Tawil is the Founder & CEO of the Lateral Hub, the popular job board platform for lateral openings at top firms, and Summer Associate Hub, and content and resource hub for law students embarking on the BigLaw recruiting process.  After graduating from NYU Law in 2017, Albert worked as an IP/Tech Transactions Associate at Cleary Gottlieb and Fenwick in NYC, and launched Lateral Hub to make the lateral process easier and more transparent, based on his own experience as a junior associate navigating the lateral process.  Albert also writes often on LinkedIn with thoughts on life as a BigLaw associate and legal recruiting — with some reels poking fun at life as a lawyer sprinkled in too.Mentioned on the episode:Visit the Lateral Hub Job Board here: https://lateralhub.comVisit Summer Associate Hub here:  https://summerassociatehub.comFollow Albert on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/albert-tawil/Follow @mannatplease on TikTok and Instagram!Disclaimer: The information shared on this podcast is for informational and entertainment purposes only. While I am a licensed attorney, I am not providing legal advice in this podcast, and no attorney-client relationship is formed. Additionally, I am not a licensed therapist, medical professional, or financial advisor. Nothing discussed should be considered professional, legal, medical, or financial advice. Always consult with a qualified professional before making any decisions related to your health, finances, or legal matters. The views expressed are my own and do not reflect those of any organizations I may be affiliated with.

In the latest instalment of Cleary Gottlieb's Antitrust Review podcast, host Nick Levy is joined by John Fingleton, Andrea Coscelli and Marcus Bokkerink, three former heads of the UK competition agency. Their conversation covers an array of topics, including the future of UK antitrust enforcement, merger control, political independence, digital regulation, and much more.

In this episode of the Future of the Firm podcast, Emma Carroll, our Head of Content, speaks to Karen Morton, the Chief Marketing Officer of Cleary Gottlieb and President of LMA Europe. They discuss the newly launched report, produced in a collaboration between Source and the Legal Marketing Association Europe, that examines The Top Challenge for Legal CMOs: Building a Next Generation Growth Engine.  Karen and Emma shared their insights on these matters and more:  Revenue generation is a core part of the CMO's role, and 67% of those surveyed say it is set to become even more important. With growth a big goal for firms today, their marketing leaders need to free up time and resource to support them with this.  96% of marketing leaders say they'll be investing more in technology within their function over the next 18 months. Challenges they face include knowing the optimal timing for tech investment, guaranteeing seamless integration across disparate systems, and transforming raw data into meaningful insights.  Over 50% of respondents from the survey say that using technology and analytics to better understand client behaviour and deliver an exceptional experience is crucial. This shift further towards data-driven insights is now central to the role of CMOs.  Law firm marketing and business development leaders should prioritise using technology to increase efficiency and output by automating mundane tasks and reducing human error, thus creating a high-performing and sustainable team.  Law firms need to move away from mass content distribution and instead focus on delivering personalised, targeted insights that really resonate with clients.  If you enjoyed this conversation, don't miss our sister podcast, Business Leader's Voice. In a recent episode, we talked to Aurelija Pletiene, Director of Product Management at Vinted, about how you can cut through the noise to align, focus, and deliver innovation around trust and safety. 

In the latest instalment of Cleary Gottlieb's Antitrust Review podcast, host Nick Levy is joined by Teresa Ribera, the European Commission's Executive Vice-President for a Clean, Just, and Competitive Transition. Their conversation, held in front of a live audience in New York at the Fordham Corporate Law Institute's 52nd Annual Conference on International Antitrust Law and Policy, covers an array of topics, including the objectives of antitrust, sustainability, EU merger control, the Draghi Report, digital regulation, international cooperation, and much more.

This Day in Legal History: Little Rock NineOn September 23, 1957, nine African American students, later known as the Little Rock Nine, were barred from entering Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, despite a federal court order mandating desegregation. This confrontation became a pivotal moment in the civil rights movement and a key test of federal authority to enforce the Supreme Court's 1954 decision in Brown v. Board of Education, which declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional.Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus had deployed the National Guard earlier that month to prevent the students from entering the school, citing concerns about public safety. On September 23, the students attempted to enter the school through a side door. Although they briefly succeeded, a growing and increasingly violent white mob outside forced officials to remove the students for their safety. The local police were unable to contain the mob, highlighting the state's failure to comply with federal law.The national spotlight turned sharply toward Little Rock, prompting President Dwight D. Eisenhower to intervene. The next day, September 24, he federalized the Arkansas National Guard and sent in the 101st Airborne Division to enforce the students' right to attend the school, which they did under armed guard on September 25.This event marked the first time since Reconstruction that federal troops were used in the South to enforce civil rights. It underscored the constitutional principle of federal supremacy and the power of the federal government to uphold civil rights against state resistance.President Trump is set to sign an executive order this week confirming that a proposed deal to restructure TikTok's U.S. operations will satisfy the 2024 law requiring divestment from its Chinese parent, ByteDance. Under the arrangement, ByteDance would retain less than 20% ownership, while American investors—including Trump-aligned figures like Lachlan Murdoch, Larry Ellison, and Michael Dell—would take control of the U.S. business. The restructuring would install a U.S.-based board with national security credentials, aiming to quell longstanding fears that TikTok user data could be accessed by the Chinese government.The executive order also pauses enforcement of the divestment mandate for 120 days, buying time to finalize the deal and secure regulatory sign-offs. While the U.S. government will not take a board seat or a “golden share,” it remains unclear whether the final agreement will involve any direct financial benefit to the federal government. Still, Trump's fingerprints are all over the transaction, from its nationalistic framing to the prominent role of political allies in the investor pool. He's even credited TikTok with helping him connect to young voters—a not-so-subtle nod to the platform's political utility heading into 2026.This deal marks rare progress in U.S.-China economic talks, which have been largely stalled amid broader trade tensions. But it also reflects a larger trend: Trump's willingness to insert the federal government directly into private sector negotiations, whether by greenlighting chip exports to China or taking equity in major tech firms. Critics argue such moves undermine free-market principles and risk long-term damage to U.S. competitiveness. Supporters, however, see it as strategic economic defense.In short, Trump's TikTok solution is part national security play, part corporate reshuffling, and part political theater. Whether it holds up legally—or operationally—may matter less than the narrative: the U.S. regaining control of a culturally dominant platform while sidelining Beijing.Lachlan Murdoch, Michael Dell, Ellison involved in TikTok deal, Trump says | ReutersTrump will sign order declaring TikTok deal meets 2024 law requirements | ReutersK&L Gates is closing its Beijing office, becoming the latest U.S. law firm to retreat from China amid ongoing geopolitical tensions and a sluggish legal market. The Pittsburgh-based firm will consolidate its Beijing operations into its Shanghai office following a leadership review of global strategy and real estate. The move comes under new global managing partner Stacy Ackermann, who took the helm in July.Though K&L Gates will maintain a presence in Shanghai, Hong Kong, and elsewhere in Asia, its exit from Beijing reflects a broader trend. Over the past two years, major U.S. firms like Wilson Sonsini, Cleary Gottlieb, and Winston & Strawn have also shuttered offices in China due to declining deal flow and increased scrutiny of foreign businesses. While some firms continue to operate in Chinese cities, the heyday of aggressive U.S. legal expansion into China—peaking about a decade ago—appears to be over. The firm's departure underscores the mounting challenges of navigating China's legal environment in an era of strategic decoupling.K&L Gates closes Beijing office as US law firms continue China market retreat | ReutersZillow is facing a new proposed class action lawsuit accusing it of deceiving homebuyers by steering them toward its own network of affiliated agents rather than the actual listing agents. Filed in Seattle, the suit claims Zillow's platform misleads users into contacting agents who financially benefit the company—sometimes giving Zillow as much as 40% of their commissions—without disclosing this arrangement to buyers or sellers.The plaintiff, an Oregon resident, argues that these tactics violate both Washington state consumer protection laws and federal real estate laws by inflating commissions and limiting consumer choice. The suit alleges Zillow's practices result in higher home prices and a lack of transparency about who truly represents the buyer's interests. The legal team behind the suit characterizes Zillow's business model as one that exploits consumers' need for housing to boost profits.Zillow has pushed back, calling the lawsuit a misrepresentation of its operations and defending its model as pro-consumer. This case adds to a growing list of legal challenges for the real estate giant, which is already battling other lawsuits over competition and marketing practices, including one from brokerage Compass and another from Homes.com owner CoStar.New lawsuit accuses Zillow of deceiving home buyers | ReutersMy column for Bloomberg this week argues that as states try to modernize sales tax rules for the digital economy, they should stop framing digital offerings as either “goods” or “services” and start taxing them based on function. The Multistate Tax Commission (MTC) is circulating a proposal to define “automated digital products” as those sold with minimal human intervention. While well-intentioned, this definition is fuzzy and risks creating more confusion than clarity. For example, how do we categorize a chatbot that occasionally escalates to a live agent, or AI tools that require ongoing human training? These gray areas aren't new—states have spent years litigating whether software is tangible, intangible, or a service, and this could be a repeat of that same cycle.Instead of defining digital products by how much human effort goes into delivering them, we should define them by what they do. A Netflix subscription is entertainment. QuickBooks is a productivity tool. Therapy on Zoom is health care. Consumers already experience digital services this way, and tax codes should align accordingly. Function-based categories would mirror existing tax practices, like how business deductions or ticket sales are handled, and would be far easier to scale to emerging technologies.It's true that a functional model still faces edge cases—ChatGPT, for instance, could be research, productivity, or entertainment depending on use. But these are better problems to have than trying to parse human involvement in the delivery pipeline. If states want to tax digital products sensibly, they need a system that reflects how people actually use these tools, not how they're coded or deployed. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.minimumcomp.com/subscribe

Merger control regulators in the EU and around the world continue to focus on killer acquisitions. But is this concern justified in the digital sector? Professor Nicolas Petit, a leading competition law academic, joins Matthew Hall and Blair Matthews to discuss the Antitrust Law Journal article on the subject he co-authored and killer acquisitions generally. Listen to this episode to learn more about the methodology behind and findings in the paper and why the concerns on this issue may not be justified. With special guest: Professor Nicolas Petit, Professor, European University Institute; Visiting Professor, George Mason University, Scalia School of Law Related Links: Killer Acquisitions: Evidence from European Merger Cases, Antitrust Law Journal, Volume 86, Issue 3, 22 May 2025 (subscribers) Federal Trade Commission press release, FTC Seeks to Block Virtual Reality Giant Meta's Acquisition of Popular App Creator Within, 27 July 2022 Federal Trade Commission amended complaint against Meta, 7 October 2022 Hosted by: Matthew Hall, McGuireWoods London LLP and Blair West Matthews, Cleary Gottlieb

How could recent legal opinions shift state and private sector climate change obligations? Maurits Dolmans, Cleary Gottlieb, discusses how to rethink the obligations of fiduciary duty relative to climate action; why it may be the key to solving the climate prisoner's dilemma; and what a legal framework for impact could look like.

Hosted by David Cowen | Presented by Steno What does it take to get in “the room where it happens”? Melissa Faragasso, a fifth-year associate at Cleary Gottlieb, didn't wait for permission - she stepped forward, made the ask, and landed a secondment to the firm's innovation team led by Ilona Logvinova. Live from the floor at ILTACON 2025, in this candid conversation, Melissa shares how a passion for privacy law, a sharp eye on emerging tech, and a dose of courage put her on a path that most associates only dream about. If you're a legal professional curious about GenAI, career growth, or making bold moves, this is your playbook. Key Topics Covered: How Melissa leveraged her privacy expertise to break into legal innovation What it really means to “operationalize” GenAI at a top-tier law firm The importance of doing it scared and why courage pays off How Cleary's acquisition of an AI startup created unexpected opportunities Why younger associates might have an edge in emerging tech law The value of curiosity, initiative, and asking the right question at the right moment This Episode is presented by Steno: Smarter transcripts. Faster delivery. Built for modern legal teams.

In the latest instalment of Cleary Gottlieb's Antitrust Review podcast, host Nick Levy is joined by Guillaume Loriot, the EC's Head of Mergers. Their conversation covers an array of topics, including EU merger control following Illumina/GRAIL, the consumer welfare standard, the Draghi Report, the role of innovation, the EC's Merger Guidelines, international cooperation, and much more.

This week, we sit down with Ilona Logvinova, Director of Practice Innovation at Cleary Gottlieb, and Max Junestrand, CEO and Founder of Legora, for a deep dive into how their partnership is reshaping the legal landscape through AI-driven innovation. The conversation kicks off with the origin story behind Cleary's strategic alliance with Legora, a legal tech platform focused on collaborative, AI-first workflows. The two share how this relationship, built on a year-long pilot and mutual alignment in vision, is now delivering real-world benefits across Cleary's legal teams.Max walks listeners through the evolution of Legora's product suite, which includes a general-purpose assistant, tabular contract review, and a Microsoft Word plugin, all wrapped into a seamless collaborative workspace. Ilona elaborates on Cleary's multi-pronged AI strategy, emphasizing a hybrid approach that integrates both in-house tools (such as Springbok AI) and external partnerships like Legora. This merger of internal and external capabilities reflects a broader shift in legal innovation—from static solutions to agile, embedded systems designed for continuous learning and adaptation.One major theme explored is the shift in legal AI from isolated tools to interoperable ecosystems. Max stresses the importance of collaboration and avoiding silos, pointing to a future where legal tech isn't just smarter, but also more connected. Ilona reinforces this by describing Cleary's vision of AI as a co-worker, not a replacement, likening AI oversight to supervising junior associates. The goal, they argue, isn't to eliminate human involvement, but to elevate it—using AI to take over repetitive tasks while freeing lawyers to focus on high-value strategy and creativity.The episode also covers practical aspects of deployment and adoption, offering insight into why Cleary's rollout has been so successful. Ilona credits the intuitive design and high-value use cases as key drivers of firmwide engagement. From Zoom calls with 1,000 attendees to chatbots that feel more like using Google than enterprise software, Cleary's AI integration strategy is centered on simplicity, accessibility, and a relentless focus on user experience. The team's use of analytics and continuous feedback loops further ensures the platform evolves to meet real-world needs.In the crystal ball finale, Max and Ilona speculate on what's next. Max anticipates a dramatic consolidation in user experience across legal tech platforms, driven by agents and large language models that enable seamless workflows. Ilona envisions a future shaped by AI-native infrastructure and even screenless computing environments, where collaboration is immersive and spatial rather than tethered to screens. Their shared message is clear: the future of legal work is collaborative, AI-enhanced, and closer than we think. Whether you're a tech-savvy partner or a cautious associate, this episode offers a compelling look at how forward-thinking firms are already building the legal practice of tomorrow.Listen on mobile platforms:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ |  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[Special Thanks to ⁠Legal Technology Hub⁠ for their sponsoring this episode.] Blue Sky: ⁠⁠@geeklawblog.com⁠⁠ ⁠⁠@marlgeb⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email: geekinreviewpodcast@gmail.comMusic: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jerry David DeCicca⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Transcript

Will Seaton, Chief Customer Officer at DraftWise and former commercial lead at Palantir sits down with David Cowen to unpack what's really changing at the intersection of AI, contracts, and legal careers. This conversation dives deep into the shift from prompt to context engineering, the rise of roles like forward deployed engineers, and why the future of legal work isn't about replacing lawyers, it's about scaling their judgment. If you're serious about where your team, talent, and tech are headed, this is the episode. Key Topics Covered: What law firms and legal departments can learn from Palantir's forward deployed model Why context, not prompts is the real power source behind GenAI in legal workflows The new business value of outside counsel: from selling information to selling judgment How tools like DraftWise unlock contract data and turn junior lawyers into high performers fast The evolution of roles in legal: from lawyers to context engineers, data strategists, and AI copilots Augmented intelligence > artificial intelligence: the case for keeping humans in the loop What legal AI tells us about the next wave in the demand and flow of talent People & Ideas We Mentioned: Alex Karp, CEO of Palantir – the philosopher-CEO shaping how the world thinks about data and power Kyle Bahr from Cleary Gottlieb – sparking smart conversations on context engineering and where legal AI is headed Omar Haroun, founder of Eudia (formerly Text IQ) – pushing the boundaries on augmented intelligence in legal Song of the Day: “Celebrate” by Jordan Rakei – Will's go-to morning track – Give it a listen

The U.S. Department of Justice has made it clear that some agreements among competing employers regarding workers' salaries or other terms of compensation--so-called “wage-fixing agreements”--may be subject to criminal prosecution. What kind of conduct falls within the scope of wage-fixing? In this episode, hosts Alicia Downey and Blair Matthews talk to Crowell & Moring partner and former senior DOJ prosecutor Ken Dintzer about the latest developments on the wage-fixing front, including the first criminal conviction for wage-fixing won at trial. Listen and learn what business enterprises and their counsel need to know about how to avoid wage-fixing violations in merger due diligence and integration planning, trade association activities, and salary survey participation. With special guest: Kenneth Dintzer, Partner, Crowell & Moring LLP Hosted by: Alicia Downey, Downey Law LLC and Blair West Matthews, Cleary Gottlieb

In the latest instalment of Cleary Gottlieb's Antitrust Review podcast, host Nick Levy is joined by a group of economists and lawyers to discuss one of the most interesting questions in contemporary EU merger control – the role of innovation and the circumstances in which an otherwise anti-competitive merger should be approved because of its projected positive effect on investment and innovation. Jorge Padilla and Neil Dryden of Compass Lexecon, Ethel Fonseca and Katie Curry of RBB, and Chris Cook of Cleary Gottlieb provide a masterclass in explaining the relevant policy, economic, and legal issues.

In this instalment of Cleary Gottlieb's Antitrust Review podcast, host Nick Levy is joined by Olivier Guersent, Director General of DG COMP. Their conversation covers a wide array of topics, including the EU's future, the role of antitrust enforcement, the Draghi Report, merger control, digital regulation, international cooperation, and much more.

Rony and Ted welcome Angela Dunning, an attorney at Cleary Gottlieb specializing in AI and copyrights. With Charlie on vacation, they switched up the format, bringing Angela in at the top of the show, lacing news tidbits throughout. The big news this week was Google I/O, highlighting the $250/month Gemini Ultra model and the Veo 3 video generation tool, now offering voice. Rony expresses a bit of cynicism as Google once again re-re-enters XR. The conversation veers into the philosophical and legal future of machine authorship and sentience. Angela draws on her experience litigating the “monkey selfie” case to explain current copyright limitations, but notes shifting standards, including a recent case where an entirely AI-generated image was granted protection, due to extensive human control. She emphasizes the importance of human authorship, distinguishing between derivative output and directed creation.Thank you to our sponsor, Zappar!Don't forget to like, share, and follow for more! Follow us on all socials @ThisWeekInXR!https://linktr.ee/thisweekinxr Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Law firms acquire or merge with one another all the time. But when it comes to technology companies, firms usually keep it in-house or enter into a partnership with an outside vendor. They rarely go ahead and just buy a tech company. So when Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton announced in March that it had acquired artificial intelligence products developers Springbok AI, it made headlines. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Law firms acquire or merge with one another all the time. But when it comes to technology companies, firms usually keep it in-house or enter into a partnership with an outside vendor. They rarely go ahead and just buy a tech company. So when Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton announced in March that it had acquired artificial intelligence products developers Springbok AI, it made headlines.

Law firms acquire or merge with one another all the time. But when it comes to technology companies, firms usually keep it in-house or enter into a partnership with an outside vendor. They rarely go ahead and just buy a tech company. So when Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton announced in March that it had acquired artificial intelligence products developers Springbok AI, it made headlines.

In the latest instalment of Cleary Gottlieb's Antitrust Review podcast, host Nick Levy is joined by Ariel Ezrachi, Professor of Competition Law at Oxford University. Their conversation covers an array of topics, including the role of competition law, the risks of politicization, digital regulation, algorithmic collusion, dark patterns, AI, and much more.

The UK government elected in 2024 has a "growth" agenda and is pushing regulators including the UK Competition and Markets Authority to support this. What does the approach mean for the CMA? Veronica Roberts, lawyer at Herbert Smith Freehills, joins Blair Matthews and Matthew Hall to discuss the wide range of recent announcements and proposals from the CMA and government. Listen to this episode to learn more about the CMA's future approach to enforcement of the UK merger control, antitrust, consumer protection and digital markets rules. With special guest: Veronica Roberts, lawyer, Herbert Smith Freehills Related Links: UK government policy paper, "New approach to ensure regulators and regulation support growth", 17 March 2025 UK Competition and Markets Authority, "Mergers: Evolving the CMA's approach", 12 March 2025 UK government consultation, "Strategic steer to the Competition and Markets Authority", 13 February 2025 UK Competition and Markets Authority blog post, "New CMA proposals to drive growth, investment and business confidence", 13 February 2025 Hosted by: Blair West Matthews, Cleary Gottlieb and Matthew Hall, McGuireWoods London LLP

Market definition plays a central role in antitrust analysis. Is it appropriate for the U.S. antitrust agencies to identify "overlapping markets" and "submarkets" as relevant markets for antitrust purposes? Keith Klovers, Counsel at Latham & Watkins and former advisor to FTC commissioners Christine S. Wilson and Maureen K. Ohlhausen, talks to Blair Matthews and Anora Wang about why, in his view, the concepts of overlapping markets and submarkets are unsupported by judicial law and economics. Listen to this episode to learn about the alternative approach to market definition that Keith and other practitioners believe are better suited for antitrust analysis. With special guest: Keith Klovers, Counsel, Latham & Watkins LLP Related Links: Keith Klovers & Jonathan Jacobson, The Overlapping Markets Fallacy, 86 Antitrust Law Journal No. 2 (ABA 2024) Hosted by: Anora Wang, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP and Blair West Matthews, Cleary Gottlieb

In this instalment of Cleary Gottlieb's Antitrust Review podcast, host Nick Levy speaks with Cristina Caffarra, one of the leading competition economists in Europe and among the most engaged commentators on policy, regulation, and enforcement in the world. Their conversation covers an array of topics, including the role of competition enforcement, industrial policy, the Biden Administration's legacy, the Draghi Report, digital regulation, and much more.

In the latest instalment of Cleary Gottlieb's Antitrust Review podcast, host Nick Levy is joined by a panel of lawyers from Cleary's U.S., Brussels and London offices, together with Sir Jonathan Faull, Peter Guilford, John Fingleton, and Stuart Hudson, to discuss President Trump's appointments to the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice and the likely direction of U.S. enforcement, the early days of Teresa Ribera's tenure as Competition Commissioner, and the implications of the Labour Government's appointment of a new chair of the U.K. Competition & Markets Authority.

Michael Gerstenzang, managing partner at Cleary Gottlieb, believes generative AI will fundamentally change the practice of law. Our conversation with Michael is the second in a four-podcast miniseries with law firm leaders.

A great retirement takes work - and learning. In her seventh year in retirement, Judith Nadratowski joins us to share her lessons learned so far in her retirement journey - lessons that can help you plan better for yours. _____ Bio Judith Nadratowski is her seventh year of retirement after a 40-year career at Cleary Gottlieb, a top international law firm based in New York where she was most recently Manager, Partnership Resources & Executive Committee Matters. You can read more of Judith's insights, ideas and reflections on retirement on her blog Retirement Commentaries. ______________________ For More on Judith Nadratowski Judith Nadratowki's Retirement Commentaries ______________________ Podcast Episodes You May Like Life After Work – Brian Feutz Retirement Rookies – Stephen & Karen Kreider Yoder Strategic Quitting – Julia Keller The Vintage Years – Dr. Francine Toder _______________________ About The Retirement Wisdom Podcast There are many podcasts on retirement, often hosted by financial advisors with financial motives, that cover the money side of the street. This podcast is different. You'll get smarter about the investment decisions you'll make about the most important asset you'll have in retirement: your time. About Retirement Wisdom I help people who are retiring, but aren't quite done yet, discover what's next and build their custom version of their next life. A meaningful retirement doesn't just happen by accident. Schedule a call today to discuss how The Designing Your Life process created by Bill Burnett & Dave Evans can help you make your life in retirement a great one – on your own terms. _______________________ Mentioned in This Episode Yes Man - Jim Carrey _______________________ Do Your Homework Explore summaries of the Best Books on Retirement ________________________ Wise Quotes On Being a Beginner "...being a beginner and learning to build things from scratch. I really went into my retirement thinking I would just really easily slip into my life. And now I could do all the things I never had the time to do. And that was exactly the reason I chose to retire. I wanted to take advantage of time. I was still in my early 60s and wanted to do new things and things I had done during a very demanding career. And I also wanted to search for a new focus. I knew I needed -  I dread using the purpose word, but that sense of purpose is something that I definitely felt I needed. And I knew that I wanted to search for something that would fill that, that I could really sink into...Retirement life takes some work and it's not going to just happen and you have to be the catalyst. You have to figure out the gaps and start filling them in...you can really seriously think that you could try something new. So what I meant by being a beginner was I had to shed all of my sense of knowing everything and really strip down to get things that would bubble up, that would be of interest to me and to really that start from scratch. Design from the bottom up. And that wasn't so easy when you're used to mastering your job for quite some time." On the Transition to Retirement "But the hardest thing for me, the challenge really was that my life wasn't just that change in schedule. But it was [when] I realized how many intangibles my job gave me that I missed. And I wasn't even able to articulate them at first. But as I started to think more deeply about them, I realized that my job really shaped so many things about me and was always in the background. It was how I saw myself, it was how I even chose to spend my free time. It was based around my job and how much time I would spend and even sometimes how I viewed other people. It was just so much a part of me that I never realized it was so entrenched so that when I started thinking about it, I knew that I was choosing my retirement. I was enthusiastic about it, but I felt lost.

Returning Anchoring Truths Podcast guest Ilya Shapiro has written a new book Lawless: the Miseducation of America's Elites that is part indictment of how the legal academy has succumbed to the worst excesses of illiberalism but also part memoir of his own experience at Georgetown Law at the hands of administrators who run the legal academy. His book is a must read, and our conversation a must listen. Shapiro is a senior fellow and director of constitutional studies at the Manhattan Institute. Previously he was executive director and senior lecturer at the Georgetown Center for the Constitution, and before that a vice president of the Cato Institute and director of Cato's Robert A. Levy Center for Constitutional Studies. Shapiro is also the author of Supreme Disorder: Judicial Nominations and the Politics of America's Highest Court (2020). He writes frequently, including at his Substack Shapiro's Gavel. Earlier in his career, Shapiro was a special assistant/​adviser to the Multi-​National Force in Iraq on rule-of-law issues and practiced at Patton Boggs and Cleary Gottlieb. Before entering private practice, he clerked for Judge E. Grady Jolly of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. He holds an AB from Princeton University, an Masters from the London School of Economics, and a JD from the University of Chicago Law School. You may purchase a copy of Lawless from Amazon here.

In this episode, we're joined by Carla Swansburg, CEO of ClearyX, live from TLTF. Carla's incredible journey spans 20+ years in law firms, corporate leadership, and operations innovation at Epic, culminating in her role as CEO of ClearyX—a bold initiative to reimagine how law firms innovate and serve clients. What You'll Hear in This Episode: ClearyX's Mission: Learn how ClearyX is leveraging its independence from Cleary Gottlieb to disrupt traditional law firm models, building bespoke solutions that put client needs first. Disrupting from Within: Inspired by Clayton Christensen's Innovator's Dilemma, Carla explains how ClearyX is addressing inefficiencies, embracing technology, and challenging the status quo in the legal industry. The Talent Advantage: Why a fresh, modern approach to work—fully remote teams, geographical freedom, and flexible roles—is key to attracting top talent in a competitive market. Building Better Solutions: Carla's vision for combining technology, consulting, and operational services into tailored solutions that serve clients more effectively than ever. Why Listen? Carla's candid insights will resonate with legal professionals, innovators, and anyone interested in how traditional industries are adapting to 21st-century challenges. Her approach to leadership, talent, and innovation offers actionable inspiration for rethinking the business of law. Enjoyed this episode? Share it, subscribe, and leave us a review! Join the conversation as we explore what's next for legal tech and innovation. Never eat alone. Let's take this journey from now to next!