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Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2024 48:18

In this episode, we're thrilled to have Martin Gomez, a partner in Goodwin's Technology and Life Sciences Business Unit. Marty is at the forefront of intellectual property matters and specializes in supporting technology and life sciences companies through the intricacies of new company formation, IP protection, fundraising, strategic transactions, and exits. Join us as we explore the ever-evolving landscape of law and technology, and discover why AI is not a threat to legal jobs but an invaluable tool that lawyers should harness to shape the future of the profession. This is an episode you won't want to miss, especially if you're considering entering the legal tech space or simply intrigued by the transformative power of artificial intelligence. Hosted by: ⁠Grace Kim⁠ Edited and produced by: ⁠Nicolas Besso⁠ Follow and connect with us at our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ More on HLEP at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠clinics.law.harvard.edu/hlep

What The Legal Department Needs To Know About Insurance: Jacque Burke Of Cooley LLP

The Legal Department

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2024 38:00

It can seem like a sleepy topic, until it isn't. Insurance is an asset that all organizations need, so it is incumbent on in-house attorneys to understand insurance fundamentals. In today's episode of The Legal Department, insurance specialist Jacque Burke from Cooley LLP breaks down the basics of insurance with Stacy Bratcher, as well as what in-house attorneys need to know to protect and optimize this essential asset.

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Road to CEO with Carl Grant

Road To CEO

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2024 66:15

Our next guest on the Road to CEO podcast is Carl Grant, whose career has taken him from the the US Army Infantry, multiple startup roles, a 20-year role as an EVP at the well-known law firm Cooley LLP, and most recently as the author of "How to Live the Abundant Life."

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Key Regulatory Changes Impacting Higher Ed M&A

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Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2024 39:01

Recent changes in the Education Department's regulations are reshaping mergers and acquisitions in higher education. These regulatory modifications, coupled with new negotiated rulemaking, are affecting not only the dynamics of institutional changes but also the roles of accreditors and state authorization bodies. Drumm McNaughton welcomes Mike Goldstein, Managing Director of the Center for Higher Education Transformation at Titan Partners, to discuss significant regulatory changes in the field of higher education. Key Discussion Points: New Regulatory Landscape: Exploration of the Department of Education's recent regulatory changes and their impact on higher education institutions' merger and acquisition activities. The critical distinction between ownership and control in the context of these regulatory changes. Impact on Institutional Dynamics: Insight into different models of mergers and acquisitions, illustrated through real-world examples. Discussion on the economic challenges faced by private, non-profit institutions leading to increased merger and acquisition activities. Federal Government's Role and Intentions: Analysis of the federal government's objectives in implementing these regulations, focusing on student protection and institutional accountability. Negotiated Rulemaking and State Authorization: Discussion on the details of the new rulemaking process and its implications for accreditors and state authorization. Mike Goldstein's perspective on the increasing scrutiny and expectations from regulatory bodies. Three Key Takeaways for Higher Education Presidents and Boards 1. Explore Mergers and Acquisitions When Beneficial If a school can benefit from merging with, being acquired by, or acquiring another institution in terms of its educational mission, community service, or finances, it should confidently consider such options. 2. Proceed with Caution and Strategic Partnership It is crucial to choose partners carefully. Institutions should merge or acquire only if it leads to mutual benefits such as scale, management efficiency, or program diversity. Avoid merging failing institutions as it only leads to a larger failing entity. 3. Ensure Professionalism and Meticulous Planning Mergers and acquisitions in higher education require sophisticated handling of legal, financing, and academic issues. Professional guidance is essential to navigate these complexities and to model successful institutional mergers. Final Thoughts As we navigate these pivotal regulatory changes, it's clear that their impact goes beyond mere compliance. These shifts represent a transformative moment in higher education, prompting institutions to rethink their strategies around mergers and acquisitions. The implications are profound, potentially reshaping the very fabric of higher education as we know it. Institutions must not only adapt to these changes but also seize the opportunities they present for innovation and sustainable growth. Read the transcript on our website → About Our Podcast Guest Michael Goldstein is the Managing Director of the Center for Higher Education Transformation at Titan Partners. Mike is a pioneer in the development of the legal environment in higher education and a counselor at the highest levels of legislation in higher education. He initiated the New York City Urban Corps, the first major intern program for less affluent students, funded through the Federal Work Study Program. This led to similar nationwide initiatives, supported by the Ford Foundation. In New York City government, Goldstein served as Assistant City Administrator and Director of University Relations, later joining the University of Illinois Chicago as Associate Vice Chancellor for Urban Affairs and Associate Professor of Urban Sciences. In 1978, he moved to Dow Lohnes law firm in Washington, DC, creating a new legal practice focusing on higher education. By 2014, under his leadership, this practice, now part of Cooley LLP, was one of the largest and most respected in the U.S. Goldstein pioneered alternative postsecondary education delivery methods, including significant reforms for online learning. He's received numerous awards for his contributions to adult learning. Goldstein, a Cornell University and New York University School of Law alumnus, also held a Loeb Fellowship at Harvard's Graduate School of Design. About the Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton, host of Changing Higher Ed®, is a consultant to higher education institutions in governance, accreditation, strategy and change, and mergers. To learn more about his services and other thought leadership pieces, visit his firm's website: https://changinghighered.com/. The Change Leader's Social Media Links LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drdrumm/ Twitter: @thechangeldr Email: podcast@changinghighered.com #NegReg #HigherEdMergers #highereducation

#120 - Paradigm's Policy Lab with Rodrigo Seira and Brandon Malone

Law of Code

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2023 56:14

Rodrigo Seira (@RSSH273) is Special Counsel at Paradigm. Prior to joining Paradigm, he was outside counsel to crypto investors and entrepreneurs at Cooley LLP. Brendan Malone (@brendanpmalone) is a Policy Manager at Paradigm. Prior to joining Paradigm, Brendan worked at the Federal Reserve where he focused on policy issues for financial market infrastructures. Rodrigo and Brendan launched the Paradigm Policy Lab. The goal of the Lab is to be a gathering place for academics, policy experts, lawyers, and technologists to study how to address the biggest policy challenges in crypto. In this conversation, they share the origin story, goals and projects underway at the Lab. Rodrigo mentions this book: Technological Revolutions and Financial Capital: The Dynamics of Bubbles and Golden Ages is an academic book by Carlota Perez. Disclaimer: Jacob Robinson and his guests are not your lawyer. Nothing herein or mentioned on the Law of Code podcast should be construed as legal advice. The material published is intended for informational, educational, and entertainment purposes only. Please seek the advice of counsel, and do not apply any of the generalized material to your individual facts or circumstances without speaking to an attorney.

BSing with Michael Rhodes

B.S.: Beyond Stereotypes

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2023 55:30

People make assumptions about blonde-haired, blue-eyed Michael Rhodes, partner with Cooley LLP, and his perceived white privilege. But Mike has a long history with learning from experiences that push him out of his comfort zone and immerse him in different cultures. In this episode of B.S.: Beyond Stereotypes, Mike uses storytelling to demonstrate to Merle Vaughn why he believes diverse legal teams are imperative in Big Law.

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Florida v. Department of Education – Accreditation and Quality Control

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2023 36:30

The recently filed and highly publicized Florida versus the Department of Education lawsuit could change the face of higher education across the US. At stake is the ability of accreditors to set standards in the accreditation versus how much state governments can be involved in accreditation affairs. Essentially the lawsuit is pushing to allow institutions to change their accreditors without being restricted by the Department of Education and that, as the owner of state schools, the state has control over what these institutions can do. In this podcast, Dr. Drumm McNaughton once again speaks with higher ed legal expert Michael Goldstein of Tyton Partners, who returns to Changing Higher Ed to discuss the background behind the lawsuit, its reasons, and its implications for higher education institutions and accreditation. Podcast Highlights Florida's Gov DeSantis directed his attorney general to file a lawsuit against the Department of Education. The case, Florida v. Department of Education, questions the authority of the Department to have a third party certify the quality of education, require independent boards, and a host of other things. Florida's complaint was filed in federal district court on June 21. The US Department of Justice has yet to file a response. Before the lawsuit, Florida passed a law at Gov DeSantis' direction that would require every institution in the State to change its accreditor in a relatively short cycle. The intent was to get Florida institutions out of the purview of SACSCOC and move to more conservative accreditors. This also had the intention of applying pressure on accreditors to back away from protecting the independence of institutional boards to allow states to take a more affirmative role in what they want to do. The legislation basically asked, “Why doesn't the Department of Education have an accreditation process for determining what institutions are qualified for the same way that the federal government decides what drugs are suitable for use in medical treatment through the U.S. Food and Drug Administration?" After a harsh reaction, the state changed its stance to say that within two years, the State required that all public institutions in Florida change their primary institutional accreditor. In the current accreditation process, states authorize institutions to grant degrees by their criteria, and then the school must be accredited by an accrediting agency that the Department has determined to be a reliable arbiter of institutional quality. Then, if the Department of Education determines that the institution has the financial stability and the administrative capability to manage the student aid programs, it could enter into a participation agreement, give Pell Grant loans, and be in the Federal Family Education Loan [FFEL] program, and in the direct loan program, enabling it to access trillions of dollars of student aid. The lawsuit says state governments are the owners of state institutions and that, as creatures of the state, these schools are responsible to the state legislature and the state government. So, if the legislature or the state government directs that these schools should act in a particular way, they should not be prohibited from doing so. This is analogous to an accreditation standard rule that was made to allow for-profit institutions to participate in student aid programs. The rule says that the board must be independent, and a majority of the members of the board are required to be independent of ownership to provide some level of insulation between the financial interests of the parent company, who is the owner, and, by law, the conduct of the institution. This supports the lawsuit's theory that the state owns state institutions. The Florida lawsuit first asks the court to determine that outsourcing institutional assessment of institutional quality to a non-governmental entity is an unconstitutional delegation of governmental authority. If that argument is rejected, the lawsuit asks to prevent the Department of Education from restricting the ability of institutions to change their accreditor. Because institutional accreditors are no longer restricted by region or country, Florida winning the lawsuit could result in the creation of different rules regarding the kinds of issues that the institutions are dealing with in Florida. There are also questions on how this could impact how NACIQI and the Department of Education approve accreditors. This accreditation lawsuit is similar to the ongoing question of whether states have too much authority in SARA. If an institution is accredited, approved by a state, and that state is a participant in NC-SARA, SARA says that the state can offer its online courses anywhere in the US (except California, which is not a signatory to the SARA agreement) without further approval. About Our Podcast Guest Mike Goldstein Michael Goldstein has a long history of close engagement with higher education. He was the founding Director of New York City Urban Corps, the nation's first large-scale student intern program designed to support access for less affluent students through the use of the Federal Work-Study Program. He went on to lead a Ford Foundation-supported effort to establish similar programs in cities across the U.S. He returned to New York City government as Assistant City Administrator and Director of University Relations. From there, Mike joined the then-new University of Illinois Chicago campus as Associate Vice Chancellor for Urban Affairs and Associate Professor of Urban Sciences. In 1978 Mike joined the Washington, DC, law firm of Dow Lohnes to establish a new legal practice focusing broadly on issues confronting higher education. By 2014 when his firm merged with the global law firm Cooley LLP, the higher education practice he headed was the largest and one of the highest regarded in the country. Mike has been a pioneer in developing alternative mechanisms and institutional structures for delivering high-quality postsecondary education, including helping to accomplish substantial regulatory reforms that made telecommunicated and then online learning broadly available. He is the recipient of the WCET Richard Jonsen Award, CAEL's Morris Keeton Ward, the President's Medal from Excelsior College, and USDLA's Distance Learning Hall of Fame Award, as well as an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from Fielding Graduate University for his contributions to the field of adult learning. He graduated from Cornell University and New York University School of Law and was a Loeb Fellow at Harvard's Graduate School of Design. He and his spouse Jinny, an education and media consultant and former head of education for the Public Broadcasting Service, live in Washington, DC. About the Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton, the host of Changing Higher Ed®, is a consultant to higher ed institutions in governance, accreditation, strategy and change, and mergers. To learn more about his services and other thought leadership pieces, visit his firm's website, https://changinghighered.com/. The Change Leader's Social Media Links LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drdrumm/ Twitter: @thechangeldr Email: podcast@changinghighered.com #HigherEducation #HigherEdAccreditation #FloridavsBoardofEducation

Thurs 6/22 - Perkins Coie Delays Start Dates, US Needs Global Minimum Tax, NY Ban on Noncompetes Coming, FTC Wants MS Activision Acquisition Paused

Minimum Competence

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2023 9:25

On this day, June 22nd, in legal history, the Supreme Court handed down their decision in Escobedo v. Illinois, which held that suspects have the right to an attorney when they are questioned by the police.The decision established that defendants have the right to counsel even before they are formally charged with a crime. The impact of the Escobedo decision was overshadowed by the subsequent Miranda decision two years later. Although later court decisions limited the application of Escobedo, the Supreme Court never directly overruled it.The case involved Danny Escobedo, who was initially arrested for the murder of his brother-in-law but released after consulting his lawyer. When he was rearrested ten days later, his repeated requests to contact his attorney were denied. Escobedo's lawyer arrived at the police station and requested to see him but was refused permission. The police informed Escobedo that his alleged co-conspirator had confessed and implicated him. Escobedo demanded to confront his co-conspirator and, in that confrontation, made an incriminating statement. Based on this admission, the police obtained a written confession, leading to Escobedo's conviction for murder.The Supreme Court's decision in Escobedo came shortly after the Massiah v. United States case, which ruled that the right to counsel attaches once an individual has been indicted. In Escobedo, the Court reached a similar result with a 5-4 decision. Justice Arthur Goldberg, writing for the majority, stated that Escobedo's right to counsel did not depend on a formal indictment. The Court overturned Escobedo's conviction, declaring that his right to counsel had been violated. Goldberg laid out several benchmarks for determining when a defendant's Sixth Amendment right to counsel is violated.Many believed that the Escobedo decision would establish a broad right to counsel whenever a suspect is in police custody. However, two years later, the Supreme Court shifted direction in Miranda v. Arizona. The Miranda decision utilized the Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination and held that statements obtained during incommunicado interrogation without full warning of constitutional rights were inadmissible. Miranda focused on whether a defendant was in custody or significantly deprived of freedom, rather than the "focus of investigation" test used in Escobedo.Perkins Coie, a law firm based in Seattle, is postponing the start dates for some of its first-year associates to January 2024, following a trend among law firms facing a slowdown in demand. In a memo from managing partner Bill Malley, the firm explained that the move is a response to challenging market conditions affecting various areas of legal practice. The deferred associates, with the exception of those in the intellectual property practice, will now begin on January 16, 2024. Those joining the intellectual property group will start on September 18, 2023. To assist the deferred associates, Perkins Coie is providing a $15,000 stipend to cover their living expenses. Other law firms, such as Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, Cooley LLP, and Fenwick & West, have also delayed the start dates for their incoming associates due to the sluggish demand for legal services. Some firms have implemented cost-cutting measures, including layoffs of attorneys and staff. The legal industry as a whole is navigating through the challenges posed by reduced dealmaking and a slowdown in the demand for legal work.Perkins Coie Delays Starts for Some First-Year Associates (1)A new analysis from the Joint Committee on Taxation suggests that the United States could face significant revenue losses if it does not enact a 15% global minimum tax alongside the rest of the world. A global minimum tax is a proposal aimed at imposing a minimum tax rate on corporate income worldwide through international agreement. In October 2021, 136 countries and jurisdictions endorsed a proposal by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) for a two-pillar solution to address tax avoidance practices and the digitalization of the global economy. The first pillar would redistribute over $125 billion in corporate profits annually for taxation in jurisdictions where the profits were earned, while the second pillar would generate an estimated $150 billion by applying a 15% minimum tax rate to corporate income. Implementation of the global corporate minimum tax requires each country to incorporate the rate and rules into its tax system. The United States, as a party to the agreement, needs to adopt the two-pillar plan and impose a 15% minimum corporate tax that aligns with the OECD model. The recently enacted Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 in the US introduced a 15% alternative minimum corporate tax, which brings the US closer to the OECD tax structure. However, further amendments may be required to ensure conformity with the OECD tax rules. If the US corporate minimum tax does not meet the standards of the global corporate minimum tax, Congress would need to pass amendments to the Internal Revenue Code, and bilateral and international tax treaties would also require modifications. Treaties in the US necessitate approval by the Senate and the president.If the US fails to act while other countries implement the minimum tax in 2025, tax revenue in the US could decline by $122 billion over the next decade. On the other hand, if the US does enact the tax, its tax revenue could still decline by $56.5 billion. These estimates are based on a comparison with a baseline scenario where neither the US nor the rest of the world enacts the minimum tax. The analysis predicts that the US would lose revenue when other countries tax the foreign-source income of controlled foreign corporations and when other countries tax US income. However, depending on how companies respond to the new tax regimes and shift their profits, there are scenarios where the US could gain as much as $224 billion in revenue over the next decade. Conversely, the US could lose up to $174.5 billion if multinational corporations allocate their low-taxed profits to jurisdictions applying domestic minimum top-up taxes. The report emphasizes the level of uncertainty in predicting the outcomes and does not represent a likely outcome. The analysis was requested by Senate Finance Committee ranking member Mike Crapo and Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith, who criticized the Biden administration's handling of the global minimum tax negotiations. The report comes as Republicans remain skeptical of the international agreement signed by nearly 140 countries to establish a minimum tax rate of 15% for multinationals worldwide. In response, the Ways and Means Committee introduced a bill to impose retaliatory taxes on the US income of foreign investors and businesses in countries that impose minimum tax rules on US multinationals.US Could Lose Billions Under Global Minimum Tax, JCT Report SaysJCT: U.S. Stands to Lose Revenue Under OECD Tax DealLegislation that would ban employee noncompete agreements in New York is heading to Governor Kathy Hochul's desk for review. The measure, similar to a recent law enacted in Minnesota, would apply to contracts signed or modified after it becomes effective. Noncompete agreements, which currently cover about one-fifth of the US workforce, have faced criticism from federal and state policymakers. The Federal Trade Commission is in the process of finalizing a nationwide ban on such contracts, and the National Labor Relations Board's general counsel has stated that noncompetes violate federal labor law in most situations. While business groups argue that noncompetes are necessary to protect trade secrets, policymakers and worker rights advocates argue that they are often misused and hinder low-wage workers from seeking better job opportunities. The New York legislation would still allow employment contracts that protect trade secrets and confidential client information, as long as they don't unreasonably restrict competition. The bill has already passed the state Senate and Assembly.New York Ban on Employee Noncompetes Heads to Hochul's DeskThe U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is set to argue in federal court for a preliminary injunction to temporarily block Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard, the videogame maker. The FTC wants the deal to be put on hold until its in-house court rules on whether the merger would harm competition in the video game industry. The agency is concerned that without intervention, the combined company could alter Activision's operations and give Microsoft access to sensitive business information. The administrative hearing within the FTC is scheduled to begin on August 2. Microsoft has asserted that a temporary block could jeopardize the deal, but courts typically do not consider real-world consequences in their decisions.FTC to argue Microsoft's deal to buy Activision should be paused | ReutersA group of Credit Suisse AT1 bondholders has filed a class action lawsuit accusing three former CEOs of the Swiss bank, Thomas Gottstein, Tidjane Thiam, and Brady Dougan, along with other executives, of being responsible for the bank's collapse. The lawsuit, filed in a New York court, alleges that the executives engaged in excessively risky trades to achieve short-term returns and bonuses, disregarding sound risk management and compliance with the law. The collapse of Credit Suisse led to the decision by Switzerland's regulator to render around $18 billion of the bank's Additional Tier 1 (AT1) debt worthless, which sparked numerous lawsuits. The class action suit highlights the loss of trust in the bank and the culture of prioritizing profits and self-dealing over responsible risk management.Three former Credit Suisse CEOs accused of excessive risk-taking -court filing | Reuters Get full access to Minimum Competence - Daily Legal News Podcast at www.minimumcomp.com/subscribe

Bankruptcies & Reorganizations - Cullen Speckhart, Cooley LLP

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Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2023 46:21

On episode 24, we speak to Cullen Speckhart, the chair of Cooley's business restructuring & reorganization practice and partner in charge of its Washington, DC, office. Cullen gives us an introduction to the bankruptcy and restructuring process, an overview of what some companies are facing in this cycle, and some of the various scenarios players encounter as they consider their options when managing financial distress. If you're interested in learning more about bankruptcy as a practice area, this episode is for you! Follow and connect with us at our LinkedIn and Instagram More on HLEP at clinics.law.harvard.edu/hlep

Episode 120: Josh Seidenfeld, Partner at Cooley LLP | Mitigating Mistakes: Legal Strategies for Raising Capital and Building Medtech Startups

Medtech Money Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2023 67:02

In this episode, our host Giovanni Lauricella and our guest Josh Seidenfeld discuss being a corporate lawyer for startups, mitigating risks and mistakes, legal strategies for raising capital, building Medtech Startups, tax structure, and so much more. Josh Seidenfeld LinkedIn Cooley Website Project Medtech Website Project Medtech LinkedIn Giovanni Lauricella LinkedIn

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Running a Venture-Backed Company in a Recession - Mike Lincoln, Vice Chair, Cooley LLP

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Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2023 53:30

On episode 22, we speak to Mike Lincoln, the vice chair of Cooley LLP. Mike discusses how venture-backed companies are navigating the present economic environment, how such companies are responding to its pressures across different stages of growth, and how this cycle compares to previous downturns. Mike also gives us excellent insight into what it takes to succeed as an emerging companies and venture capital lawyer. If you're interested in practicing in this space and representing founders, this episode is for you! Follow and connect with us at our LinkedIn and Instagram More on HLEP at clinics.law.harvard.edu/hlep

40: Replay: Tech San Diego AI & Machine Learning Series featuring Measurabl

Tech San Diego Presents

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2023 29:16

Learn how Measurabl is leveraging machine learning (ML) to enhance product lines in order to help our customers reach their sustainability goals from meter to market. Sponsored by Cooley LLP, this series takes an in-depth look at AI & Machine Learning trends. Each meeting features a presentation from a local company utilizing AI & Machine learning as a primary technology or business driver. This is a replay of a an in-person event held on March 31, 2023 at Cooley in San Diego.

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Higher Ed Braces for Impact of Third-Party Service Regulation Expansion

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Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2023 35:22

A recent Dear Colleague letter that addresses the Department of Education's upcoming expansion of a third-party service regulation will likely impact nearly all higher ed institutions that contract with a vendor to use their services and programs. The original rule was designed to monitor contracted companies that provide colleges and universities with services to manage various aspects of Federal Student Aid. In his latest podcast episode, Dr. Drumm McNaughton discusses the recent Dear Colleague letter and the upcoming regulation expansion with Michael Goldstein, Managing Director of Tyton Partners' Center for Higher Education Transformation. Mike talks about: Why the Department penned the letter and what it says. What the Department's position is on the regulation it's expanding. What colleges and universities will likely be impacted by the implementation of this expanded rule. How it will likely affect the working relationship between institutions and third-party servicers. How higher ed has been reacting to the letter. What will likely happen as a result. Podcast Highlights The Dear Colleague says that the Department of Education will have the authority to look at the contracts and economic relationships between institutions and enterprises that provide them with services, including online program managers. This will require them to deliver detailed information about their finances to the Department. Based on laws and regulations, the Department will also be immune from any type of congressional review and from being challenged in the courts. The Department believes it's responsible for ensuring that the Federal financial aid monies is being properly used, and thus are examining transactions between institutions and these enterprises. But it has grabbed hold of a third-party service or regulation, which was intended for entities that actually put their fingers on the federal money. The Department of Education was prompted to publish the Dear Colleague letter because the GAO, the Inspector General, and various congressional oversight committees have said the Department doesn't fully understand this relationship between institutions and the enterprises that provide them with third-party services. The Department issued this Dear Colleague letter on February 28. It initially gave higher ed two weeks to comment on it, but the comment period was extended to March 30. The Department also moved back the implementation date from May 1 to September 1. The Department also published an announcement saying that it is going to initiate a Negotiated Rulemaking process that will include a comprehensive review of multiple regulations, including regulations that involve the oversight of entities that are providing services to institutions. The Department will initiate this over the next six to eight months, starting in late spring. These regulations will likely not go into effect until July 1, 2024, at the earliest. Negotiated Rulemaking enables the Department to implement regulations, whereas a Dear Colleague letter is an opinion that can be rescinded the day after it was issued and by the next administration. The Department is likely attempting a regulatory proceeding because, if there is a change, it will have effectively changed the rules. And by the time there is another administration, it will have triggered a process that cannot easily be reversed if the Department has promulgated a rule, even though it has not necessarily gone into effect. With a few minor exceptions, every higher ed organization, including those usually at odds with each other, like the American Council on Education and the US Chamber of Commerce, have united by saying that the Dear Colleague position is wrong. More than just institutions that use third-party or online services will be affected. Essentially everything short of janitorial services will or may fall under these rules, including LMS or any online program delivery software that is “rented” by an institution. This will also likely prevent institutions and those entities that work with institutions from actually being able to work together. The Department has likely self-sabotaged itself by essentially saying that companies that are normally subject to the foreign exclusion regulation no longer have to comply since the Department does not have that authority. #DearColleague #HigherEducation #HigherEdPodcast About the Podcast Guest Mike Goldstein Mike Goldstein has a long history of close engagement with higher education. He was the founding Director of New York City Urban Corps, the nation's first large-scale student intern program designed to support access for less affluent students through the use of the Federal Work Study Program. He went on to lead a Ford Foundation-supported effort to establish similar programs in cities across the U.S. He returned to New York City government as Assistant City Administrator and Director of University Relations. From there, Mike joined the then-new University of Illinois Chicago campus as Associate Vice Chancellor for Urban Affairs and Associate Professor of Urban Sciences. In 1978 Mike joined the Washington, DC law firm of Dow Lohnes to establish a new legal practice focusing broadly on issues confronting higher education. By 2014 when his firm merged with the global law firm Cooley LLP, the higher education practice he headed was the largest and one of the highest regarded in the country. Mike has been a pioneer in the development of alternative mechanisms and institutional structures for the delivery of high-quality postsecondary education, including helping to accomplish substantial regulatory reforms that made telecommunicated and then online learning broadly available. He is the recipient of the WCET Richard Jonsen Award, CAEL's Morris Keeton Ward, the President's Medal from Excelsior College, and USDLA's Distance Learning Hall of Fame Award, as well as an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from Fielding Graduate University for his contributions to the field of adult learning. He is a graduate of Cornell University and New York University School of Law, and was a Loeb Fellow at Harvard's Graduate School of Design. He and his spouse Jinny, an education and media consultant and former head of education for the Public Broadcasting Service, live in Washington, DC. Read the podcast transcript → About the Podcast Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton, host and consultant to higher ed institutions. To find out more about his services and read other thought leadership pieces, visit his firm's website, https://changinghighered.com/. The Change Leader's Social Media Links LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drdrumm/ Twitter: @thechangeldr Email: podcast@changinghighered.com

Travis LeBlanc and FISA Section 702

The Lawfare Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2023 49:03

On December 31, 2023, Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) will expire unless it is reauthorized by Congress. Section 702 authorizes the U.S. government, in order to obtain foreign intelligence information, to target foreigners who are reasonably believed to be outside of the U.S. and collect their communications inside the U.S. without a warrant—even when such surveillance may involve the incidental collection of communications of U.S. persons. Privacy and civil liberties advocates have long raised concerns about the government's ability to conduct so-called backdoor searches of U.S. person information acquired incidentally through the collection of the communications of foreigners. U.S.government officials have argued that it is imperative for Congress to reauthorize Section 702. To talk about Section 702 and its reauthorization, Lawfare Senior Editor Stephanie Pell sat down with Travis LeBlanc, a Member of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board and a partner at Cooley LLP. They discussed his concerns with the way the government may search or use U.S. person information incidentally collected under Section 702, the aspects of the government's position on reauthorization on which he may agree, and how he believes Congress should reform Section 702. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lawfare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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#87 - Paradigm's Rodrigo Seira on DAOs, legal wrappers & CC0.

Law of Code

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2023 43:13

Rodrigo Seira (@RSSH273) is Crypto Counsel at Paradigm. Prior to joining Paradigm, he was outside counsel to crypto investors and entrepreneurs at Cooley LLP. Prior to that, Rodrigo was a founding member of DLX Law, a blockchain and crypto focused boutique. Rodrigo earned a J.D. from Harvard Law School and a B.A. in Philosophy and Political Science from Middlebury College. Rodrigo authored a matrix comparing legal entities available for DAOs across a range of criteria, including formation requirements and considerations about liability of members, securities laws and tax. It's available on a public Notion page. He also co-authored a paper on Legal Wrappers and DAOs. Show highlights: [1:30] Genesis block [4:30] Crypto use cases [6:30] Paradigm [9:00] Ooki DAO [15:00] DAO member liability [25:00] Offshore wrappers [31:00] Matrix [33:00] CC0 and NFTs & much more. Disclaimer: Jacob Robinson and his guests are not your lawyer. Nothing herein or mentioned on the Law of Code podcast should be construed as legal advice. The material published is intended for informational, educational, and entertainment purposes only. Please seek the advice of counsel, and do not apply any of the generalized material to your individual facts or circumstances without speaking to an attorney.

S9E6 | How Autodesk uses gamification to drive engagement in compliance training

Principled

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2023 19:42

How can organizations find ways to engage employees and ensure that compliance training content resonates with them, particularly in fast-paced work environments? In this episode of the Principled Podcast, host Susan Divers talks with Craig Huckelbridge and Lyndsey Conrad from Autodesk, a California-based tech company that is well known for its AutoCad design software as well as regular wins at the Academy Awards for the visual effects it enables for major Hollywood movies. Listen in as Craig and Lyndsey describe how they leverage gamification and gameshow techniques to get their employees' engines revved up for competition, learning, and collaboration. Guest: Craig Huckelbridge Craig Huckelbridge is the Sr. Director of Legal Compliance & Litigation for Autodesk, Inc. Craig's team is responsible for all aspects of Autodesk's compliance and ethics program—including compliance with anti-corruption, conflicts of interest, gifts and entertainment, fair competition, and trade compliance laws and policies. His team also manages commercial and IP litigation matters for Autodesk. Prior to joining Autodesk, Craig was a member of Jones Day's Antitrust & Competition Law practice group, where he represented companies in merger reviews, government investigations, and antitrust litigation and counseling. Craig began his legal career at Cooley LLP, where his practice focused primarily on antitrust and unfair competition litigation. Craig received a B.A. in economics and political science from Northwestern University and earned his J.D. from the Duke University School of Law. Guest: Lyndsey Conrad Lyndsey Conrad is the Director of Legal Compliance for Autodesk, Inc. and a member of Craig's team. She manages Autodesk's Code of Business Conduct and related trainings, as well as its global anti-corruption, third-party risk, and conflict of interest programs. Before joining Autodesk, Lyndsey was a Partner at Husch Blackwell LLP, where her practice focused on government regulatory litigation, internal investigations, compliance, and white-collar crime. Her dedication to compliance came when she became a member of Husch Blackwell's pro bono Human Trafficking Legal Clinic, where she represented victims of commercial sex trafficking and forced labor trafficking in cases referred to the firm by law enforcement, prosecutors, and partnering nonprofit agencies. Lyndsey got her legal start as a Law Clerk to the then-Chief of the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals. She earned a B.S. in Biology from UCLA and her J.D. from UC College of the Law, San Francisco. Host: Susan Divers Susan Divers is the director of thought leadership and best practices with LRN Corporation. She brings 30+ years' accomplishments and experience in the ethics and compliance arena to LRN clients and colleagues. This expertise includes building state-of-the-art compliance programs infused with values, designing user-friendly means of engaging and informing employees, fostering an embedded culture of compliance, and sharing substantial subject matter expertise in anti-corruption, export controls, sanctions, and other key areas of compliance. Prior to joining LRN, Mrs. Divers served as AECOM's Assistant General for Global Ethics & Compliance and Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer. Under her leadership, AECOM's ethics and compliance program garnered six external awards in recognition of its effectiveness and Mrs. Divers' thought leadership in the ethics field. In 2011, Mrs. Divers received the AECOM CEO Award of Excellence, which recognized her work in advancing the company's ethics and compliance program. Before joining AECOM, she worked at SAIC and Lockheed Martin in the international compliance area. Prior to that, she was a partner with the DC office of Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal. She also spent four years in London and is qualified as a Solicitor to the High Court of England and Wales, practicing in the international arena with the law firms of Theodore Goddard & Co. and Herbert Smith & Co. She also served as an attorney in the Office of the Legal Advisor at the Department of State and was a member of the U.S. delegation to the UN working on the first anti-corruption multilateral treaty initiative. Mrs. Divers is a member of the DC Bar and a graduate of Trinity College, Washington D.C. and of the National Law Center of George Washington University. In 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 Ethisphere Magazine listed her as one the “Attorneys Who Matter” in the ethics & compliance area. She is a member of the Advisory Boards of the Rutgers University Center for Ethical Behavior and served as a member of the Board of Directors for the Institute for Practical Training from 2005-2008. She resides in Northern Virginia and is a frequent speaker, writer and commentator on ethics and compliance topics. For a transcript of this podcast, please visit the episode page at LRN.com.

Advising Mature Public Companies - Jason Kent, Cooley LLP

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Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2023 57:36

On episode 18, we speak to Jason Kent, the co-chair of Cooley's Public Companies practice group. We pick up where we left off in season 1 and learn about public companies as they mature, years after the IPO event. Jason discusses what it's like to advise such mature public companies, the types of legal issues mature public companies face as they encounter greater visibility in the public spotlight, and how lawyers help such clients navigate them. Jason also shares career advice for law students and junior associates interested in practicing in this space. Follow and connect with us at our LinkedIn and Instagram More on HLEP at clinics.law.harvard.edu/hlep

Attorney Brandon Butler Talks About Copyright and Fair Use

Just Wanna Quilt

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2023 63:38

Brandon Butler is a rockstar in the copyright world, focusing on libraries and fair use. He has now opened a law firm that focuses on documentary films and fair use, among other subjects. He joins us for an hour. The law firm, Jaszi Butler, can be found at https://www.usefairuse.com/. We talk about the state of fair use, and in particular the current case at the U.S. Supreme Court about an Andy Warhol painting of Prince. We also discuss whether fair use applies to people taking pictures of patterns in quilt shops. (Towards the end of the interviews)Here is his bio: Brandon Butler is a copyright lawyer and expert on the lawful use of archival materials. Brandon is currently the Director of Information Policy at the University of Virginia Library. Previously, he was the Practitioner-in-Residence at the American University Washington College of Law's Samuelson-Glushko Intellectual Property Clinic, where he taught courses on copyright and fair use, and supervised student attorneys in the representation of artists, filmmakers, publishers, authors, and entrepreneurs in a variety of intellectual property matters. Brandon was also the Director of Public Policy at the Association of Research Libraries, where he advocated for fair copyright and intellectual freedom on behalf of the nation's most prominent academic and research libraries. Brandon graduated from the University of Virginia School of Law and was an associate at Dow Lohnes LLP (later merged with Cooley LLP), in Washington, D.C. Brandon is the Law and Policy Advisor to the Software Preservation Network, and is an Advisor to the American Law Institute's Restatement of the Law, Copyright. He is on the editorial board of the Journal of Copyright in Education and Libraries and is the author of a variety of journal articles and book chapters about copyright and fair use. In college, Brandon was the local music reporter for Athens, GA alt-weekly The Flagpole, and he took a semester off to tour the country as a substitute guitarist in his friends' punk band.Brandon is admitted to the bar in Washington, D.C.

How to Approach Reps and Warranties Insurance

M&A Science

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2023 49:19

Josh Holleman, Partner at Cooley LLP In recent years, there has been a surge in using reps & warranty insurance in M&A, especially in private deals. Buyers and sellers can save significant time and money using reps and warranties insurance. In this episode of the M&A Science podcast, Josh Holleman, Partner at Cooley LLP, discusses how to approach reps and warranties insurance. This episode is sponsored by FirmRoom, the fastest virtual data room used to get deals done. Leave the pay-per-page world behind by going to https://firmroom.com/

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Scott Garland and Zach Hafer – Practice After the DOJ

FCPA Compliance Report

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2022 30:50

Welcome to the award-winning FCPA Compliance Report, the most senior podcast in compliance. In this episode, I have double trouble as I welcome Scott Garland and Zach Hafer. They worked together for many years at the US Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts, and both are now in private practice, Garland as a Managing Director at Affiliated Monitors, Inc. and Hafer as a Partner at Cooley LLP in Boston. Some of the highlights include: In this podcast Hafer considers DOJ corporate enforcement through the mechanisms of DPAs and NPAs based upon his tenure as the Criminal Chief. They discussed the need to balance approving prosecutions for general impact vs. based on the case's individual merits. We also consider how if at all did the Monaco Memo change DOJ focus. Garland leads us through a discussion of compliance issues within a prosecutor's office, why your compliance philosophy is so critical and some of the biggest issues and situations they both confronted while in the US Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts. We conclude this section with a discussion of receiving compliance advice: what worked and what did not. We conclude with a discussion of transitioning from DOJ to private practice and both Zach and Scott summarize some of the key questions they are getting from clients. Garland opines on key issues he sees for monitors after Monaco Memo and we conclude with why can proactive monitoring be such a powerful tool. Resources Scott Garland at Affiliated Monitors Zach Hafer at Cooley LLP Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Why Big Law Layoffs Aren't a Return to the Dark Days

Big Law Business

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2022 17:36

If you're an attorney who lived through the dark days of the Great Recession, you could be forgiven for having flashbacks after reading a recent story by Bloomberg Law's Roy Strom and Meghan Tribe. They reported that several heavy hitters in Big Law, including Cooley LLP and Kirkland & Ellis, have laid off attorneys in recent months. Other firms are expected to follow suit next year. But they also spoke to several industry watchers who say this isn't Great Recession 2.0. For one, global economic conditions aren't as bad—at least not yet. And demand for legal services is still robust, even if not at the frenzied levels it was earlier this year and last year. Tribe joins our weekly legal news podcast, On The Merits, to talk about why firms are following a mega-profitable 2021 with layoffs in 2022. We also hear from Bloomberg Law video producer Macarena Carrizosa about one of the main drivers of legal industry volatility—the billable hour—and whether moving to a new compensation system is advisable or even possible. Do you have feedback on this episode of On The Merits? Give us a call and leave a voicemail at 703-341-3690.

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After the IPO: Adjusting to Life as a Public Company – Milson Yu, Cooley LLP

U.S. National Privacy Legislation Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2022 58:31

On episode 9, we speak to Milson Yu, a partner at Cooley's Palo Alto office, about the Public Companies practice area and the types of issues that companies need to adjust to after going public. Milson also shares about what it takes to make partner and discusses why diversity & representation among the partner class matters for associates considering whether to pursue the partner track. Follow and connect with us at our LinkedIn and Instagram More on HLEP at clinics.law.harvard.edu/hlep

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76 | Privacy Governance v. Cybersecurity Governance

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2022 37:48

In this episode we interview David Navetta, vice chair of Cooley LLP's cyber/data/privacy practice and a prominent leader in privacy, information security and technology law. We discuss the differences between cybersecurity governance and privacy governance, what are the critical activities in privacy governance, what actions are the hardest for organizations to implement, and how privacy governance will evolve in the future. David is a frontrunner in privacy and security and shares his decades of experience and insights into what lies ahead in these fields.

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Private Exits: Mergers & Acquisitions - Kevin Cooper, Cooley LLP

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Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2022 49:09

On episode 7, we speak to Kevin Cooper, a partner at Cooley's New York City Office, about the mergers & acquisitions practice area, what an acquisition & sale process looks like, and the types of issues that buyers and sellers need to consider in M&A deals. Follow and connect with us at our LinkedIn and Instagram More on HLEP at clinics.law.harvard.edu/hlep

Growing Pains: Sepideh Mousakhani, Cooley LLP

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Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2022 47:11

On episode 5, we speak to Sepideh Mousakhani, a partner at Cooley's Palo Alto office about the types of growing pains and challenges that founders tend to face as they build their startups from early into middle and late-stage companies. We also learn about how lawyers help their clients navigate this middle period and anticipate legal issues to come Follow and connect with us at our LinkedIn and Instagram More on HLEP at clinics.law.harvard.edu/hlep

Birth of an Idea: Company Formation - Jeff Laretto, Cooley LLP

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Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2022 45:37

On episode 1, we speak to Jeff Laretto, a partner at Cooley's New York City office, about the Emerging Companies & Venture Capital (ECVC) practice area, how it differs from other corporate practice areas like Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) and Capital Markets, and what makes successful ECVC lawyers. Jeff also discusses what startup founders should consider at the founding stage, and how ECVC lawyers help founders avoid the biggest mistakes that tend to be made. Follow and connect with us at our LinkedIn and Instagram More on HLEP at clinics.law.harvard.edu/hlep

CÁ E LÁ - Conversas além fronteiras, com Rita Sobral

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Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2022 40:08

No oitavo episódio do "Cá e Lá - Conversas além fronteiras", o José Paulo Soares conversa com Rita Sobral, mestre em Direito pela Harvard Law School e associada da Cooley LLP em Nova Iorque. Conversa disponível também no Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNN5o342bsE

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#45 - Marco Santori: Pioneering Crypto Law, Convincing Regulators, and building Kraken.

Law of Code

Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2022 58:42

Marco Santori (@msantoriESQ) is the Chief Legal Officer of Kraken Digital Asset Exchange. Known as the "Dean of Digital Currency Lawyers," Marco is a recognized authority in the law and policy of blockchain technologies. Prior to his move to Kraken, Marco was the Chief Legal Officer of Blockchain.com, as well as a Partner at both Cooley LLP and Pillsbury Winthrop, where he counseled banks, broker-dealers, exchanges, digital wallets, payment providers, and other companies making new and exciting uses of distributed ledger technology. Marco is an author of the SAFT Project Whitepaper, a self-regulatory effort to curb Initial Coin Offerings. He is an advisor to the International Monetary Fund, the Blockchain Ambassador to the State of Delaware, and was the Chairman of the Regulatory Affairs Committee of the Bitcoin Foundation. He has been quoted by the Congressional Research Service, Bloomberg, the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Coindesk, Washington Post, The New Yorker, Wired, Entrepreneur.com and Crain's New York Business. In this interview, Marco shares his journey from litigator to crypto lawyer, the importance & downside of big law, and the future of NFTs & DAOs with respect to the fourth prong of the Howey test. Show highlights: [2:15] Marco's introduction to crypto (& subsequent rug pull) [11:35] Making great decisions [18:40] Marco's journey to Kraken [21:13] Building in crypto law [26:40] Environmental misconceptions [34:20] Building a crypto bank: Bank Charter Application [39:10] Convincing regulators with examples [44:00] DAOs & the "efforts of others" [53:11] Stoicism Links: Marco's website marcosantori.com Daily stoic newsletter If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review. You can subscribe to our newsletter to stay updated on the latest episodes.

Movers & Shakers S2E3: Entering the Venture Capital Ecosystem with Rachel Goddard, Partner at Cooley LLP

The Room Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2022 33:51

Our mini-series, Movers & Shakers, continues with Rachel Goddard, a partner at Cooley LLP for over 22 years. Rachel walks us through her path to becoming a lawyer before becoming a partner at Cooley. She explains why she loves her job and what she and Cooley do to assist emerging managers to start their funds. Rachel also shares some best practices on things new managers might now know, like management fees and GP commitments. We also get Rachel’s perspective on the next five years for venture funds in light of the past few years being a very hot market and non-accredited investors investing in venture funds. For The Room Podcast in your inbox every week, subscribe to our newsletter. 0:14 - Where did Rachel grow up and how did that shape her view of the world?0:58 - Did Rachel always want to be a Lawyer?1:41 - What was the pivot that led Rachel into law?3:34 - How is Cooley focused on supporting venture capital?6:04 - What comes up in early conversations with emerging managers?8:43 - Rachel clarifies some of the terminology used to describe different stakeholders. 10:42 - What are the four documents that Rachel always starts with?12:15 - What are some best practices on things like management fees and GP commitments?16:31 - What is the definition of a smaller fund to Cooley?17:21 - What are Rachel’s thoughts on non-accredited investors investing in venture funds?20:25 - What do you think the next five years hold for venture funds in light of the past few years being a very hot market?22:00 - What advice does Rachel have for first-time fund managers and underrepresented fund managers?25:41 - What is coming up for Rachel, personally?27:35 - Who is a woman in Rachel’s life that had a profound impact on her and her career? The Room Podcast is sponsored by our friends at Silicon Valley Bank and Cooley. WX Productions

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Dr. Dean Fanelli from "Cooley LLP" LIVE on LI In The AM W/Jay Oliver! 4-6-22

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2022 14:54

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Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2022 14:55

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Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2021 12:35

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Dr. Dean Fanelli from "Cooley LLP" LIVE on LI in the AM w/Jay Oliver! 12-20-21

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2021 9:08

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Dr. Dean Fanelli from "Cooley LLP" LIVE on LI in the AM w/Jay Oliver! 11-29-21

Politics & Life Sciences (PLS) with Dean L. Fanelli, Ph.D.

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2021 8:28

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Jacob Teitelbaum, MD

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2021 22:10

New research published in Jama Network Open shows that 54% of people with COVID-19 still have persistent post-COVID symptoms at 6 months including: brain fog (23.8%), anxiety (30%), disordered sleep (27%), depression (20%), joint pain (10%), fatigue or muscle weakness (38%), and flu-like symptoms (10%). The study looked at 57 studies with 250,351 COVID-19 survivors. "The burden of poor health in COVID-19 survivors is overwhelming...One's battle with COVID doesn't end with recovery from the acute infection," was the conclusion of researchers at Penn State College of Medicine in an accompanying news release. According to chronic fatigue/fibromyalgia researcher and clinician Jacob Teitelbaum, MD, the disabling effects of 'long COVID' indicate what Dr. Fauci has called post-viral syndrome, which mirrors Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) or Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME). "The wide range of seemingly unconnected physical and mental symptoms present in long COVID are the same as those found in CFS and its painful cousin fibromyalgia. They're biproducts of a critical energy crisis in the body connected to hypothalamic suppression. In other words, a circuit breaker in the brain shuts down as a protective response, and until it's rebooted patients will suffer from a plethora of disabling symptoms." "As with post-viral Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, long COVID is a complex syndrome that requires a multi-pronged treatment approach. Fortunately, the NIH has announced an allocation over the next four years of $1.15B for research on the prolonged health consequences of COVID-19 infection. This is 25 times the past annual government funding for fibromyalgia research, which until now was considered a 'Cinderella stepchild' disease mainly contracted by women," says Dr. Teitelbaum, whose landmark double-blind, placebo-controlled study on effective treatment for CFS/fibromyalgia was published in the Journal of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (8:2,2001). That research found a 90% improvement in quality of life among 91% of patients with CFS using a comprehensive treatment protocol called S.H.I.N.E. He has also completed 3 more recent studies on effective treatment of post-viral CFS. "The downside is that even if researchers discover an effective and safe pharmaceutical treatment for long COVID, it won't be FDA-approved and available to the millions who will need it for at least a decade, probably two. The Warp Speed solution that's already available is the S.H.I.N.E. protocol, which has helped thousands with CFS/fibromyalgia over the past 20+ years." Please let me know if you'd like to speak to Dr. Teitelbaum about the crossover between long COVID and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and how S.H.I.N.E. could be implemented effectively on a national scale. ----------- About Dr. Dean Fanelli Dean Fanelli, Ph.D. is a patent, regulatory, and transactional attorney in the Washington, DC office of Cooley LLP (www.cooley.com) focusing on issues related to the development, protection, and commercialization of biotech and pharmaceutical products. In addition to Dr. Fanelli's expertise relating to legal issues involved in pharma and biotech development, Dr. Fanelli also understands the business needs of his clients as he has co-founded three biotechnology companies: PhosImmune, Inc. an immuno-oncology company, C-Reveal Therapeutics, LLC, an immuno-oncology drug development company focused on exposing tumors to immune responses and therapies, and most recently AexeRNA Therapeutics, LLC, an mRNA company developing advanced Lipid Nanoparticle delivery systems that reduce the side effects present in currently authorized mRNA COVID-19 vaccines. He is a regular on TV & Radio commenting on Covid-19 & Vaccines & also hosts his own podcast “Politics & Life Sciences Radio.”

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Nearly One Third Of Healthcare Workers In U.S. Hospitals Are Still Not Vaccinated Against Covid-19

Politics & Life Sciences (PLS) with Dean L. Fanelli, Ph.D.

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2021 18:26

Nearly one third of healthcare workers in U.S. hospitals are still not vaccinated against Covid-19, according to research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as tensions escalate over a looming—and contested—nationwide mandate that officials worry will leave the sector with a shortage of critical workers. As of September 15, 70% of healthcare workers were fully vaccinated against Covid-19, according to the CDC study of more than 3 million personnel across more than 2,000 U.S. hospitals published in the American Journal of Infection Control. Rates varied based on the type of hospital, the researchers found, with the highest vaccination rates found in children's hospitals where 77% of workers have both doses. Critical access hospitals had the lowest vaccination rate, with 64% of workers fully vaccinated, the researchers found. Vaccination rates also differed by location, with healthcare staff in metropolitan counties (71%) having higher vaccination rates than those in rural counties (65%). Vaccine uptake also varied dramatically over time, the researchers found, jumping from 36% to 60% in the four months between January and April—a 24 point jump—but taking five months to reach 70% by September. Half of that jump (5%) in vaccination happened in the month between August and September, something the authors said could be due to the spread of the delta coronavirus variant or mandates in some jurisdictions. WHAT TO WATCH FOR Federal vaccine mandates come into force early next year. The rules—which will affect more than 17 million healthcare workers at facilities participating in Medicare and Medicaid—require workers to have received their final vaccine dose by January 4. ==================== Wait what? FDA wants 55 years to process FOIA request over vaccine data The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) asked a federal judge on Nov. 15 to give it until the year 2076 to fully release the documents in its possession tied to the approval of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. The FDA's request was made in a filing as part of a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit by a medical transparency group. The government told the court it has 329,000 pages of documents responsive to the FOIA request and proposed releasing 500 pages per month to allow for redactions of exempt material. At that rate, the FDA would fully release the records in question in just under 55 years. The plaintiff, Public Health and Medical Professionals for Transparency (PHMPT), is a group of doctors and scientists, including Harvey Risch, a professor of epidemiology at the Yale School of Public Health. The group filed the lawsuit (pdf) after the FDA denied their request to expedite the release of the records. The plaintiff and the defendant, unable to reach an agreement on a disclosure schedule, are seeking a hearing to argue their cases before the judge, who may eventually make a decision in that regard. “The FDA's promise of transparency is, to put it mildly, a pile of illusions,” Aaron Siri, whose firm is representing PHMPT in the lawsuit, wrote in a blog post on Nov. 17. “It took the FDA precisely 108 days from when Pfizer started producing the records for licensure to when the FDA licensed the Pfizer vaccine,” Siri continued. “Taking the FDA at its word, it conducted an intense, robust, thorough, and complete review and analysis of those documents in order to assure that the Pfizer vaccine was safe and effective for licensure. While it can conduct that intense review of Pfizer's documents in 108 days, it now asks for over 20,000 days to make these documents available to the public.” ==================== Fauci: COVID-19 hospitalizations rising among vaccinated COVID-19 hospitalizations are rising among people who are fully vaccinated, according to Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Disease. Fauci discussed what was driving virus surges in hot spots around the U.S. "What we're starting to see now is an uptick in hospitalizations among people who've been vaccinated but not boosted," Fauci said Tuesday. "It's a significant proportion, but not the majority by any means." In a White House COVID-19 Response Team briefing on Wednesday, Fauci stressed the importance of vaccines and highlighted their efficacy. "We have 62 million Americans eligible for vaccines who are still not vaccinated. The data that I show you do not lie. Vaccines protect you, your family, and your community," he said, speaking alongside U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky. "And importantly, it is not too late, as Dr. Walensky has said. Get vaccinated now." At the same panel, Walensky gave similar remarks, explaining that the agency is "seeing an increase in emergency department visits among adults age 65 and older, which are now again higher than they are for younger age groups." ====================== OSHA is suspending enforcement of the government's new employer vaccine rule The Labor Department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration said it is suspending its enforcement of the Biden administration's new rules ordering larger employers to either require that their workers get vaccinated against "emergency temporary standard" or undergo weekly testing. OSHA, which posted the announcement on its website, added that it "remains confident in its authority to protect workers in emergencies." The agency's decision to stop implementing and enforcing the new rule comes after a federal appeals court on Friday reaffirmed an earlier temporary halt to the Biden administration's vaccine rule and ordered OSHA to stop enforcing or implementing the regulation. =========================== Featured Guest: Andrew M. Lieb is the Managing Attorney of Lieb at Law, P.C.,(liebatlaw.com) with a practice focus on litigation and regulatory compliance. Mr. Lieb provides a wide range of legal services throughout the New York Metro area on such topics as real estate brokerage license law litigation / compliance, fair housing and discrimination litigation / compliance, employment disputes, residential and commercial landlord / tenant needs. Andrew also does discrimination prevention trainings for companies and discrimination litigation. Andrew is the author of the new book, “10 Strategies to Purchase Property Post-Pandemic: The Ultimate Guide to Real Estate Investing. -------------------------- About Dr. Dean Fanelli Dean Fanelli, Ph.D. is a patent, regulatory, and transactional attorney in the Washington, DC office of Cooley LLP (www.cooley.com) focusing on issues related to the development, protection, and commercialization of biotech and pharmaceutical products. In addition to Dr. Fanelli's expertise relating to legal issues involved in pharma and biotech development, Dr. Fanelli also understands the business needs of his clients as he has co-founded three biotechnology companies: PhosImmune, Inc. an immuno-oncology company, C-Reveal Therapeutics, LLC, an immuno-oncology drug development company focused on exposing tumors to immune responses and therapies, and most recently AexeRNA Therapeutics, LLC, an mRNA company developing advanced Lipid Nanoparticle delivery systems that reduce the side effects present in currently authorized mRNA COVID-19 vaccines. He is a regular on TV & Radio commenting on Covid-19 & Vaccines & also hosts his own podcast “Politics & Life Sciences Radio.”

Dr. Dean Fanelli from "Cooley LLP" LIVE on LI in the AM w/Jay Oliver! 11-18-21

Politics & Life Sciences (PLS) with Dean L. Fanelli, Ph.D.

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2021 11:51

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10 Reasons Your Child Should Get Vaccinated for COVID-19 as Soon as Possible

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2021 17:58

My guest today is Gigi Kwik Gronvall, PhD 10 Reasons Your Child Should Get Vaccinated for COVID-19 as Soon as Possible https://publichealth.jhu.edu/2021/10-reasons-your-child-should-get-vaccinated-for-covid-19-as-soon-as-possible Dr. Gronvall is a Senior Scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security and an Associate Professor in the Department of Environmental Health and Engineering at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. She is an immunologist by training. During the COVID-19 pandemic, she has led the Center's ongoing efforts to track the development and marketing of molecular and antigen tests and serology tests, as well as the development of national strategies for COVID-19 serology (antibody) tests and SARS-CoV-2 serosurveys in the United States. She has also written about the scientific response to the COVID-19 pandemic and implications for national and international security. Dr. Gronvall is the author of Synthetic Biology: Safety, Security, and Promise. In the book, she describes what can be done to minimize technical and social risks and maximize the benefits of synthetic biology, focusing on biosecurity, biosafety, ethics, and US national competitiveness – important sectors of national security. Dr. Gronvall is also the author of Preparing for Bioterrorism: The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation's Leadership in Biosecurity. Through her description of major grants that represented the foundations investments in civilian preparedness, public health law, law enforcement, air filtering in buildings, influenza preparedness, and business preparedness, she constructed, for a nontechnical audience, a chronicle of early gains in US efforts to confront the threat of bioterrorism. Dr. Gronvall is a member of the Novel and Exceptional Technology and Research Advisory Committee, which provides recommendations to the Director of the National Institutes of Health and is a public forum for the discussion of the scientific, safety, and ethical issues associated with emerging biotechnologies. From 2010 to 2020, Dr. Gronvall was a member of the Threat Reduction Advisory Committee, which provided the Secretary of Defense with independent advice and recommendations on reducing the risk to the United States, its military forces, and its allies and partners posed by nuclear, biological, chemical, and conventional threats. During 2014-2015, she led a preparatory group that examined the US government response to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa as a case study for Department of Defense's strategic role in health security and made recommendations for future Department of Defense actions in response to disease outbreaks. She served as the Science Advisor for the Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism from April 2009 until the Commission ended in February 2010. She has testified before Congress about the safety and security of high-containment biological laboratories in the United States and served on several task forces related to laboratory and pathogen security. Dr. Gronvall has investigated and presented policy recommendations on the governance of science to the Biological Weapons Convention in Geneva, Switzerland. In addition to being a life member of the Council on Foreign Relations, Dr. Gronvall is an Associate Editor of the journal Health Security (formerly Biosecurity and Bioterrorism). She is a founding member of the Center. Prior to joining the faculty, she worked at the Johns Hopkins University Center for Civilian Biodefense Strategies. She was a National Research Council Postdoctoral Associate at the US Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases in Fort Detrick, Maryland. Dr. Gronvall received a PhD from Johns Hopkins University for work on T-cell receptor/MHC I interactions and worked as a protein chemist at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. She received a BS in biology from Indiana University, Bloomington. =========================== Featured Guest: Andrew M. Lieb is the Managing Attorney of Lieb at Law, P.C.,(liebatlaw.com) with a practice focus on litigation and regulatory compliance. Mr. Lieb provides a wide range of legal services throughout the New York Metro area on such topics as real estate brokerage license law litigation / compliance, fair housing and discrimination litigation / compliance, employment disputes, residential and commercial landlord / tenant needs. Andrew also does discrimination prevention trainings for companies and discrimination litigation. Andrew is the author of the new book, “10 Strategies to Purchase Property Post-Pandemic: The Ultimate Guide to Real Estate Investing. -------------------------- About Dr. Dean Fanelli Dean Fanelli, Ph.D. is a patent, regulatory, and transactional attorney in the Washington, DC office of Cooley LLP (www.cooley.com) focusing on issues related to the development, protection, and commercialization of biotech and pharmaceutical products. In addition to Dr. Fanelli's expertise relating to legal issues involved in pharma and biotech development, Dr. Fanelli also understands the business needs of his clients as he has co-founded three biotechnology companies: PhosImmune, Inc. an immuno-oncology company, C-Reveal Therapeutics, LLC, an immuno-oncology drug development company focused on exposing tumors to immune responses and therapies, and most recently AexeRNA Therapeutics, LLC, an mRNA company developing advanced Lipid Nanoparticle delivery systems that reduce the side effects present in currently authorized mRNA COVID-19 vaccines. He is a regular on TV & Radio commenting on Covid-19 & Vaccines & also hosts his own podcast “Politics & Life Sciences Radio.”

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Non-Compliant Podcast Episode 41: The One with Cooley's Global Chair of Cyber/Data/Privacy and Internet Practice Groups, Michael Rhodes

Non-Compliant

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2021 20:24

In Non-Compliant Episode 41, Host Jay Edelson, nationally recognized plaintiff's attorney, and Founder of Edelson PC, is joined by Michael Rhodes, the Global Chair of Cooley LLP's cyber/data/privacy and internet practice groups. Michael represents the world's leading technology companies in the courtroom when they face new and unsettled issues found at the intersection of law and innovation. While Jay refers to Michael as the “Riddler to [his] Batman”, the world knows him as a seven time Law360 MVP.To start the show, Jay and Michael discuss being on opposite sides of the v, and the privacy “ecosystem” (5:00). Next, Jay and Michael give listeners insight into their relationship. Because of their history, before filing a number of class actions against Michale's clients, Jay has brought the evidence to Michael first, in order to give him the opportunity to try and convince the firm not to bring the suit (11:00). To end the show, Jay and Michael talk about the current privacy landscape (17:00).Connect with Michael :Website: https://www.cooley.com/people/michael-rhodesLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-rhodes-b759837/Connect with Jay:Twitter: https://twitter.com/jayedelsonEdelson PC Profile: https://edelson.com/team/jay-edelson/Connect with us:Website: https://www.edelsoncreative.com/#podcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/edelsonlawTwitter: https://twitter.com/EdelsonCreativeLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/edelson-pcRecent Non-Compliant Podcast Episodes:Non-Compliant Podcast Episode 40: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/non-compliant-podcast-episode-40-the-one-with/id1491233296?i=1000539057210Non-Compliant Podcast Episode 39: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/non-compliant-podcast-episode-39-the-one-with-the/id1491233296?i=1000537724841Non-Compliant Podcast Episode 38: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/non-compliant-podcast-episode-38-the-one-where-we/id1491233296?i=1000536457137

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White House rolls out plan to quickly immunize kids age 5 to 11 against Covid

Politics & Life Sciences (PLS) with Dean L. Fanelli, Ph.D.

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2021 20:53

White House rolls out plan to quickly immunize kids age 5 to 11 against Covid https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/20/covid-vaccine-white-house-announces-plan-to-distribute-shot-to-kids-as-soon-as-its-authorized.html The White House on Wednesday outlined its plan to distribute doses of Pfizer and BioNTech's Covid-19 vaccine to kids ages 5 to 11 as soon as it's authorized by U.S. drug regulators. The Biden administration said it's procured enough vaccine to inoculate all 28 million 5- to 11-year-olds in the U.S., and will distribute it in smaller dosing and with smaller needles to make it easier for pediatricians and pharmacists to administer to kids. First responders face termination as vaccine mandates go into effect https://www.cbsnews.com/news/covid-vaccine-mandate-first-responders-fired/ A growing number of first responders in the U.S. are willing to lose their jobs by not complying with COVID-19 vaccine mandates. They won't get the shot, even though COVID-19 is now the leading cause of death for officers. Booster shots could soon be recommended for people as young as 40, source says https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/20/health/us-coronavirus-wednesday/index.html Booster protection could soon expand to a much broader population, as a source says the US government likely will soon recommend additional doses to people as young as 40 who received a Moderna or Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine. Punishments start for troops who refuse vaccines https://federalnewsnetwork.com/dod-reporters-notebook-jared-serbu/2021/10/punishments-start-for-troops-who-refuse-vaccines/ Military service members are starting to face consequences for refusing to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Those punishments range from a reprimand to, in the Navy's case, removal from the armed forces and a loss of benefits. ------------------ Dr. Sanam Hafeez PsyD is an NYC based licensed clinical psychologist, teaching faculty member at the prestigious Columbia University Teacher's College and the founder and Clinical Director of Comprehensive Consultation Psychological Services, P.C. a neuropsychological, developmental and educational center in Manhattan and Queens. Topics Dr. Hafeez can discuss include (but are not limited to): • What to do when you disagree with your spouse or partner about whether your children should be vaccinated. • How to express your concerns in a work environment • How to politely ask if people are vaccinated before interacting closely with them • How to help children/teens who are dealing with bullying about getting/ not getting the vaccine • How to help family and friends find their own reasons to get vaccinated • How to direct friends and family to reliable sources about the COVID-19 vaccine • How to listen with empathy • How to ask permission to discuss vaccines • How to counter common vaccine concerns About Dr. Dean Fanelli Dean Fanelli, Ph.D. is a patent, regulatory, and transactional attorney in the Washington, DC office of Cooley LLP (www.cooley.com) focusing on issues related to the development, protection, and commercialization of biotech and pharmaceutical products. In addition to Dr. Fanelli's expertise relating to legal issues involved in pharma and biotech development, Dr. Fanelli also understands the business needs of his clients as he has co-founded three biotechnology companies: PhosImmune, Inc. an immuno-oncology company, C-Reveal Therapeutics, LLC, an immuno-oncology drug development company focused on exposing tumors to immune responses and therapies, and most recently AexeRNA Therapeutics, LLC, an mRNA company developing advanced Lipid Nanoparticle delivery systems that reduce the side effects present in currently authorized mRNA COVID-19 vaccines. He is a regular on TV & Radio commenting on Covid-19 & Vaccines & also hosts his own podcast “Politics & Life Sciences Radio.”

Dr. Dean Fanelli from "Cooley LLP" LIVE on LI in the AM w/ Jay Oliver! 10-19-21

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2021 11:05

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Politics & Life Sciences (PLS) with Dean L. Fanelli, Ph.D.

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2021 15:02

Attorney Dr. Dean L. Fanelli from "Cooley LLP" LIVE on LI in the AM w/ Jay Oliver! 10-13-21 by JVC Broadcasting

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Jim Bohannon 09-27-21

Jim Bohannon

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2021 118:15

Guests: Billy Long, US Representative (R-MO), On to discuss the news of the day Dr. Dean Fanelli, Special Counsel in the Washington DC Office of Cooley LLP, On to discuss COVID vaccines for children. Kelly Smith, Certified Relationship Coach, On to discuss the warning signs of a toxic relationship. And ... Your thoughts on the latest in the news See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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What to expect in the trial of ex-Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2021 25:04

The highly anticipated trial of ex-Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes is underway in San Jose, California. The Stanford dropout who was once a Silicon Valley darling faces felony charges that she duped elite financial backers, customers and patients. Her startup, Theranos, promised to revolutionize the medical world by diagnosing diseases with just a few drops of blood — but the technology didn't live up to expectations and may never have worked at all. What can we expect from the Theranos Trial? My guest today is Attorney Tom Lallas. A trial lawyer for more than 42 years, Tom has represented and tried cases for institutional clients, entrepreneurs, real estate investors, commercial lenders, and tech companies and is probably best known for his win in the trial over copyright issues in the Stan Lee v. Marvel case. He frequently appears in the media to comment on and explain legal issues. Other stories covered include: COVID-19 and the U.S. courts: challenges to vaccine requirements https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/covid-19-us-courts-challenges-vaccine-requirements-2021-09-22/ Gottlieb says vaccines could be approved for kids 5-11 by end of October https://www.cbsnews.com/news/covid-19-vaccines-children-october-gottlieb-face-the-nation/ It may take 'many, many' more vaccine mandates to end the Covid-19 pandemic, Fauci says https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/13/health/us-coronavirus-monday/index.html About Dr. Dean Fanelli Dean Fanelli, Ph.D. is a patent, regulatory, and transactional attorney in the Washington, DC office of Cooley LLP (www.cooley.com) focusing on issues related to the development, protection, and commercialization of biotech and pharmaceutical products. In addition to Dr. Fanelli's expertise relating to legal issues involved in pharma and biotech development, Dr. Fanelli also understands the business needs of his clients as he has co-founded three biotechnology companies: PhosImmune, Inc. an immuno-oncology company, C-Reveal Therapeutics, LLC, an immuno-oncology drug development company focused on exposing tumors to immune responses and therapies, and most recently AexeRNA Therapeutics, LLC, an mRNA company developing advanced Lipid Nanoparticle delivery systems that reduce the side effects present in currently authorized mRNA COVID-19 vaccines. He is a regular on TV & Radio commenting on Covid-19 & Vaccines & also hosts his own podcast “Politics & Life Sciences Radio.”

Understanding Business Data Flow and Cybersecurity Needs

Her Success Story

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2021 19:20

Adaku Nwachukwu This week Ivy Slater, host of Her Success Story, interviews her guest, Adaku Nwachukwu. As a Privacy Attorney and Cybersecurity expert, Adaku shares valuable data security and privacy information for business owners in all industries. Adaku Nwachukwu is an IP, Technology Transactions and Privacy Attorney, with over 17 years of experience. She is the founder and managing partner at AN Law Firm, P.C. where she provides IP, Technology Transactions/Commercial Contracts, and Data Privacy & Cybersecurity services to start-up and established companies. Prior to starting her own firm, Adaku was an associate at Cooley LLP in the Technology Transactions and the Data Privacy & Cybersecurity practice groups. In addition to working on transactional matters, Adaku also conducted IP and data privacy due diligence for merger and acquisition deals, financing deals, and initial public offerings, identifying problematic IP and contract issues, and analyzing companies' internal security and privacy policies. Adaku is also a Certified Information Privacy Professional for the US (CIPP/US). More recently, Adaku mentors entrepreneurs in incubators and serves as a member of the Advisory Board of the Biotechnology Program, at Claflin University. In this episode, we discuss: The cybersecurity needs of the average business owner Understanding the data flow of a business How to vet your vendors Evaluating employee data security processes Where new business owners fall short in the areas of data security Why California privacy laws are important to business owners in all states Website: https://www.anlawfirmpc.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/an-law-firm-p-c Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ANLawFirmPC

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Attorney Andrew M. Lieb

Politics & Life Sciences (PLS) with Dean L. Fanelli, Ph.D.

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2021 20:03

My guest today is Andrew M. Lieb - the Managing Attorney of Lieb at Law, P.C., with a practice focus on litigation and regulatory compliance. Mr. Lieb provides a wide range of legal services throughout the New York Metro area on such topics as real estate brokerage license law litigation / compliance, fair housing and discrimination litigation / compliance, employment disputes, residential and commercial landlord / tenant needs. Andrew also does discrimination prevention trainings for companies and discrimination litigation. Other stories covered include: 72 percent of unvaccinated Americans would quit their job if vaccines are mandated https://thehill.com/changing-america/well-being/prevention-cures/571084-whopping-70-percent-of-unvaccinated-americans Judge suspends NY state vaccine mandate for health care workers who claim religious exemption https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/14/us/new-york-covid-vaccine-mandate-lawsuit/index.html Fauci says he would support vaccine requirements for air travel https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/571902-fauci-says-he-would-support-vaccine-requirements-for-air-travelAbout Dr. Dean Fanelli Dean Fanelli, Ph.D. is a patent, regulatory, and transactional attorney in the Washington, DC office of Cooley LLP (www.cooley.com) focusing on issues related to the development, protection, and commercialization of biotech and pharmaceutical products. In addition to Dr. Fanelli's expertise relating to legal issues involved in pharma and biotech development, Dr. Fanelli also understands the business needs of his clients as he has co-founded three biotechnology companies: PhosImmune, Inc. an immuno-oncology company, C-Reveal Therapeutics, LLC, an immuno-oncology drug development company focused on exposing tumors to immune responses and therapies, and most recently AexeRNA Therapeutics, LLC, an mRNA company developing advanced Lipid Nanoparticle delivery systems that reduce the side effects present in currently authorized mRNA COVID-19 vaccines. He is a regular on TV & Radio commenting on Covid-19 & Vaccines & also hosts his own podcast “Politics & Life Sciences Radio.”

Dr Dean Fanelli of Cooley LLP LIVE on LI in the AM w/ Jay Oliver! 9-8-21

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2021 14:43

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Dr. Dean Fanelli of Cooley LLP LIVE on LI in the AM w/ Jay Oliver! 8-13-21

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2021 17:05

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The Rambling Rush Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2021 10:09

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Nick Balenger, JD

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2021 69:43

Nick Balenger is a recent graduate of William and Mary Law School and currently studying for the Bar Exam. He will begin his law career in October at Cooley LLP. Back in 2012, Nick suffered a spinal cord injury and was left paralyzed. We preview the McGregor vs. Poirier fight, talk about his journey through law school, and how he overcame his injury. This is Life Episode 5.

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4: Dave Young, Partner, Cooley LLP

Diversity Riders

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2021 30:09

Dave Young is a Partner at Cooley LLP, a preeminent law firm headquartered in Silicon Valley with 5+ decades of experience in Venture Capital and one of the legal market leaders in the entire VC space. Dave has been a tech lawyer for over 25 years where his practice has consistently been representing venture backed companies and their inventors. He founded the Santa Monica office for Cooley in 2012 and has since grown it to over 60 employees, while gaining a reputation as one of the top law tech lawyers in the Los Angeles tech and venture capital ecosystem. Dave was instrumental as an advisor in the evolution of the actual language that ultimately became the Diversity Rider. In this episode of the Diversity Riders Podcast, Dave shares the insight of how lawyers and executives across Cooley came together in the Summer of 2020 to discuss and formally include the Diversity Rider in their internal term sheet generator for all their clients, and also their external term sheet generator for the general public at Cooley GO.

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Josh Seidenfeld JD, MBA

Life Science Success

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2021 27:55

This week on the Life Science Success podcast I interview Josh Seidenfeld. Josh is a partner with Cooley LLP in the Palo Alto office. His practice consists of representing clients on general corporate matters, with a focus on emerging companies, private financing, initial public offerings, and mergers & acquisitions. Prior to joining Cooley, he was the Director of Business Development and Corporate Counsel for Practice Fusion, an electronic health record company located in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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Season 4: Episode 13 - From Suburban Solicitor to US Law Firm Partner - Rod Freeman

Legally Speaking Podcast - Powered by Kissoon Carr

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2021 30:44 Transcription Available

This week on the Legally Speaking Podcast, our host Robert Hanna speaks to Rod Freeman.Rod is an international products lawyer and Partner at Cooley LLP, and has been described as "one of the top product liability and product regulatory experts worldwide."Previously the Head of Global Product Liability and Product Safety at Hogan Lovells, he's now focused on redefining the space at Cooley by finding creative and practical commercial solutions for the firm's clients. Rod is listed in the Legal 500 Hall of Fame, and was appointed by the European Commission for its expert group on liability and new technologies. He is also an industry representative in the OECD Working Group on Product Safety. Topics discussed include:His humble Australian roots, and why he moved to the UK to practice product lawThe bold tactic he used to help him move from small scale suburban law to international corporate workInsights from his work at both Cooley and Hogan LovellsHow modern product liability encompasses so much more than just safety regulationMore on his work to help shape product legislation at both the national and supranational levelThe risks and opportunities of legal tech, even for technology sector orientated law firmsSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/legallyspeakingpodcast)

S3E4: Ask the expert- Starting up with Legal featuring Lauren Creel of Cooley LLP

The Room Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2021 37:21

In this week’s episode of The Room Podcast, Madison and Claudia cover early stage startup legal needs, an essential part of the startup journey. Oftentimes, the first round of fundraising is the first time founders will interact with lawyers, and this relationship will continue for years beyond just the initial fundraise. They are also joined by Lauren Creel, Early-Stage Partner at Cooley, to help walk us through what the legal side of startup fundraising looks like. Headquartered in Palo Alto, Cooley is an international law firm with one of its specializations in startup and venture capital legal needs. We are proud to be sponsored by Silicon Valley Bank alongside Cooley LLP for Season 3 of The Room Podcast. This week’s key learnings include when to involve a lawyer when you are starting a startup, understanding the common components of a term sheet and what to look out for, and finally digging into the legal implications of company building decisions. Let’s open the door.

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Attorney Dr. Dean L. Fanelli of Cooley LLP, LIVE in LI in the AM with Jay Oliver! 5 - 24 - 21

Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2021 12:26

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S3E3: Founder & Funder Perspectives- The first fundraise featuring Maria Salamanca of Unshackled Ventures

The Room Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2021 35:34

We are so excited to sit down with Maria Salamanca, Partner at Unshackled Ventures, in the newest episode of The Room Podcast. Unshackled Ventures is a pre-seed venture firm focused entirely on investing in immigrant founders. An immigrant herself, Maria came to the United States from Colombia when she was six years old. After attending UC Berkeley, Maria joined the FWD.us team, a political organization supporting immigration reform started by tech leaders like Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates. In 2015, she joined Unshackled Ventures and was recently named Partner at the firm. Before Madison and Claudia chat with Maria, our two co-hosts walk us through the pre-seed round from both the founder and funder perspectives. This week’s episode explores the key themes of navigating the pre-seed round, the unique experiences of being an immigrant founder, and the value of time versus money in the early stages. Let’s open the door. This episode is brought to you by Silicon Valley Bank and Cooley LLP.

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Dr. Dean Fanelli of Cooley LLP Live on LI in the AM with Jay Oliver! 5-11-21

Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2021 12:25

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Attorney of Cooley LLP, Dr. Dean L. Fanelli Live on LI in the AM with Jay Oliver! 4-15-21

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2021 14:24

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Attorney of Cooley LLP, Dr. Dean L. Fanelli Live on LI in the AM with Jay Oliver! 3-3-21

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2021 9:12

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Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2021 10:49

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No Filter Network

The Daily Hustle Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2021

A few years ago, I was at MLB Network during the World Series waiting to go on air immediately after the game. That's when GiGi from our social media team came into our office and asked if she could film us watching the World Series and “Go Live” on Facebook with it... My office mates were long time big leaguer Carlos Peña and TV host Paul Severino, who is now the play by play guy for the Marlins. We all hesitated at first then realized 3 dudes chillin and watching a game had the potential to be mildly entertaining, so we gave it a shot. GiGi fired on her iPhone camera and away we went... Just 3 bro's sitting in a room bullshitting and reacting live to World Series action. Somewhat surprising to all of us, the 3 stooges makeshift broadcast was a HUGE hit. At this point, bells went off and I quickly came to the realization that many fans no longer wanted to hear the traditional water downed filtered commentary provided by 2 people in suits & ties having to watch every word coming out of their mouths.

My Career - with Natasha Kaye, Partner, Cooley LLP

Cityparents Talk

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2021 21:23

Anna Richards is joined by Natasha Kaye. Natasha is coming to the end of serving four years on the firm’s global Board of Directors, is the London Mental Health & Wellbeing partner lead and helps drive the firm’s diversity initiatives, including the Women’s Initiative. Natasha shares some of the turning points that have carved her career and is generous with her insights and storytelling.

An Attorney's Perspective On M&A With Miguel Vega of Cooley

The Uncovered Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2020 22:04

Episode Summary: In our final episode of this season we speak with Miguel Vega who is a partner at Cooley LLP. Miguel has been practicing law for 27 years representing clients in the technology and life sciences space. He has worked on M&A transactions of all sizes and provides great advice for both CEOs looking to sell their company and buyers. You will discover the common mistakes each player can make, when to start engaging with a lawyer, and the ins & outs of what goes into a M&A deal from a lawyer's perspective. What is Uncovered: Miguel's background in law & the interesting complexities that M&A deals bring How the M&A team is set-up at Cooley When a startup should bring on an attorney: pre-LOI or during LOI The importance of having your legal records in order as you scale your company Miguel's tactical advice to his clients who have never sold a company before The percentage of deals that go through post LOI The common issues or requests that have surprised CEOs the most as they go through the buying processThe common mistakes that acquirers make that cause deals to fall apart How Miguel positions himself between an acquirer and buyer when things can get contentious The 3 trends Miguel has seen change over the last 10 years Learn more about: Miguel VegaMiguel J. Vega is the Head of the Boston Business & Finance Group. His practice focuses on the representation of private and public companies in mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, divestitures and financing transactions. He also advises public companies on SEC compliance, stockholder activism and corporate governance. Miguel has worked on more than 200 M&A transactions, over a career that has spanned more than 27 years.Miguel has been recognized in Massachusetts Super Lawyers each year since 2005. He has also been named as one of the leading corporate lawyers in the United States by the peer review and legal directory, The Best Lawyers in America, 2011 – 2019 editions. Since 2017, Miguel has been recognized by Chambers USA as a leader in the Corporate/M&A category. Cooley: Cooley LLP is an American international law firm, headquartered in Palo Alto, California with offices worldwide. Clients partner with Cooley on transformative deals, complex IP and regulatory matters and high-stakes litigation, where innovation meets the law. Quotes from Miguel: “There are things that can be cleaned up before the transaction commences, which will make the process a lot easier.”“Leverage matters very much in terms of transaction terms.” "If you're selling your company to one of the big tech companies it is truly a 24/7 effort that requires the internal team to intensely focus on that transaction and can leave limited time to keep running the business” “We encourage our clients to let us take the bullets for them during negotiations and be the intermediary in discussions”This episode was recorded on October 20, 2020

Bad Paper

Pursuing Justice: The Pro Bono Files

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2020 42:52

Over half a million veterans have received less-than-honorable discharges (known as “bad paper”) since 1980. This prevents them from accessing veterans’ services, often with devastating results. On this episode of PLI's Pursuing Justice hear how Matt Caplan, a partner with Cooley LLP, and Holly Christian, a pro bono manager and staff attorney with Swords to Plowshares dedicate their time to helping veterans secure their benefits.----more----Link to the podcast page on pli.eduLink to the Pursuing Justice homepageLink to PLI's Veterans related CLE content

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YLR: Cryptocurrency Revisited

Your Legal Rights

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2020 58:59

A look at the law surrounding cryptocurrency such as Bitcoin and others, Block Chain and whether sorting the legal issues still resembles the Wild West. Joining YLR Host Jeff Hayden tonight are tonight’s co-host Josh Borger and guests San Jose attorney Chris Boscia, founder and managing attorney at Boscia Legal, courtesy of Goodwin, LLP, Grant Fondo, from the Palo Alto office of Perkins Coie LLP, business attorney Troy Foster and from the Palo Alto office of Cooley LLP, Patrick Gibbs. Questions for Jeff, Josh and their guests? Please call toll-free at (415) 841-4134 or (866) 798-8255.

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#bslPodcast [17] con Rodrigo Seira de Cooley LLP

Blockchain Summit Latam Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2020 57:12

Hola, bienvenidos al Episodio N°17 del #bslPodcast. En esta oportunidad nos acompaña Rodrigo Seira, abogado de Coolley LLP, uno de los estudios legales más grandes e importantes en Estados Unidos, y se especializa en materia de startups, blockchain y criptomonedas. Nos compartió sus inicios, cuando descubre Bitcoin de la mano de su hermano en la navidad de 2015 y entrando de inmediato en el agureo de conejo o el rabbit hole. Fue abogado de DLx Law, una firma liderada por Lewis Cohen, reconocido abogado de Nueva York. Conversamos sobre la estructura regulatoria de Estados Unidos, conociendo de primera mano cuales son las distintas oficinas regulatorias y su campo de acción. Nos compartió que Wyoming es el estado más crypto friendly en Estados Unidos, y que la SEC es el regulador más activo actualmente. Conocimos más detalles del juicio de Telegram y lo que es realizar un Security Token Offering como lo hizo Blockstack el 2019, levantando USD $23 millones. Finalmente conversamos de la circular emitida por la Oficina del Controlador de la moneda, dependiente del secretario del tesoro de Estados Unidos, lo que significa e impacta en la banca. La circular puedes leerla acá. Podríamos ver bancos como JP Morgan o Goldman Sachs activamente comprando startups Cripto en los próximos meses tal vez. Si te gustó este episodio, te invitamos a compartirlo en tus redes sociales usando el hashtag #bslPodcast y seguirnos como Blockchain Summit Latam en las diferentes plataformas sociales. Te invitamos a participar todos los miércoles de los seminarios que estamos llevando a cabo en el canal de YouTube del Blockchain Summit Latam. Puedes visitar nuestra página web www.blockchainsummit.la para más información. Acompáñanos en este nuevo episodio del podcast de Blockchain Summit Latam que esperamos sea de tu agrado.

How to Reengineer Higher Education post-COVID with Mike Goldstein | Changing Higher Ed 046

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Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2020 34:20

The coronavirus pandemic has accelerated the changes already facing higher education. These issues include financial, structural and enrollment. Mike Goldstein, one of the top higher education attorneys in the country, offers his insights on how higher education leaders can navigating these challenges. Fall-out from Remote Learning Goldstein sees many implications for higher education that started during the pandemic. One long-term implication involves the necessity to move from some form of face-to-face instruction to remote learning because of the pandemic. He felt it was important to distinguish between online learning and remote learning. Zoom uses the Internet but it is not online learning. What Zoom does is take face-to-face synchronous interaction and moves it to remote synchronous interaction. This is essentially the same thing and this approach works in a lot of settings. In comparison, he defines online learning as involving more advanced platforms and different kinds of platforms. This change is important in relation to student enrollment and retention. Higher education leaders are concerned that enrollments will drop between 20-40 percent in September; the latter would be cataclysmic for most institutions. Goldstein believes online learning is part of the problem because students have been catapulted from sitting in class to sitting in front of a screen with a lot of other distractions. Their reaction is, “That’s not what I expected.” Institutions need to find ways around those perceptions in a way that can keep students engaged and enrolled, while also getting past this immediate emergency. For example, the University of Cambridge just announced that they are discontinuing their large live lectures, which are going to instead be offered online. However, their small classes – known as tutorials, which have characterized Cambridge for the past 300 years – will continue face-to-face but with social distancing. That is the ultimate hybrid system because it’s the tutorial that is the hallmark of the nature of a Cambridge or Oxford education. These institutions are preserving that hallmark, but turning to technology to bring the easiest thing to present online – a face on a screen. Goldstein is a trustee of two low-residency institutions. In these, small tutorial groups work independently either electronically or personally, and then gather together for short periods of time during the year. These sessions also can switch to an online environment very easily. Enrollment has gone up in these institutions since the pandemic hit. Financial Changes Goldstein believes the short-term problem that institutions are facing involves weathering this storm and enabling themselves to make necessary changes and have the resources to do that. The bulk of institutions are going to have to figure out how to deal with the financial hurdles association with this situation. Institutions that are already near the margin – which includes a significant portion of smaller private colleges—are in particularly difficult straits. If a small college loses 10 percent of its enrollment, its ability to operate is going to be severely damaged. A Possible Remedy Many are talking about the reorganization under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Act; however, this is not available to institutions of higher education in the United States, even though it’s available to every other business. The reason for that is the Higher Education Act, which states that institutions that declare bankruptcy immediately lose access to federal student loans and grants, and that loss is permanent. Basically this serves as a death penalty. Many now recognize that businesses that go through Chapter 11 reorganizations often come out the other side stronger than when they started. This organization involves restructuring overhanging debt and contracts, while also making their business model more efficient. This is a standard way that businesses work in the United States. Higher education is a business, even if it is a non-profit. One thing that is promising is that the urgency created by COVID-19 is now forcing policymakers in the Congress and U.S. Department to seriously consider taking steps to change this situation. This would allow higher education institutions to use Chapter 11 reorganization to climb out of the hole that the pandemic made deeper. Short-term Decisions Goldstein believes the short term decision-making process for higher education institutions involves several characteristics. The first complex decision is whether to reopen or stay online. California State will remain online for the fall semester, while others will reopen with social distancing. For a commuter campus, it’s easier to hold class on campus, but transportation becomes an issue if students have to rely on public transit. The residential institutions that have dormitories with occupancy of 2-3 students in a room or 3-5 students to an apartment will also face difficult economic challenges if they to drop that occupancy to one student to a room or two students to an apartment. However, Goldstein feels the real challenge that leaders face is how to structure the institution so that people will want to come back and feel it’s safe to return to campus. That is the hard question. This comes down safety and priorities. The college experience, which includes the social environment and social interaction, goes beyond the classroom. Adult learners will be less affected and more likely to adapt to an online environment. However, traditional college-age students have different expectations of college and are interested in the campus experience. Moving forward in the wake of this pandemic, leaders may find it more challenging to appeal to these students. In fact, some students and their families are bringing lawsuits that suggest the quality of education has diminished in the post-pandemic higher education environment. They also argue that they are paying for the college experience in its totality and that’s not what they are getting. They believe that they shouldn’t be paying high tuition (or any tuition, in some cases) if they are going to be forced to experience less. While there is legal protection for institutions moving to online education in the spring, the issue becomes hazier in the fall. Goldstein expects legal challenges if institutions decide to charge exactly the same amount if students aren’t going to be living on campus and won’t have the same campus experience. However, he is not sure if this argument will stand since there are many institutions that charge the same price for online and on-campus education. Some would suggest that the educational program between these two is comparable. The institutions also will argue that students are paying per-credit hour (the cost of classes and the credential being earned). However, students and families may note that while the online and on-campus educational program may be comparable, campus life factored into their enrollment decision. He is not sure how these cases will evolve. The relationships that a student builds while earning their degree also is part of the deal, and this also may be an issue. The social interactions, connections, decisions and maturation that happen in college are important. Institutions need to figure out how to create those connections without the same level of physical interactions. The Costs for these Changes Goldstein believes there will be a wholesale change in how higher education is done. For a lot of institutions, affordability will be a grave issue. Institutions are going to have to look at alternative ways of financing their operations. They may be dipping into their reserves or endowments. Institutions will be declaring financial exigency and changing their faculty financial structures. There also will need to be more governmental support of both private and public higher education because in almost every case, tuition is the primary budgetary source for the institution at this point. States and the federal government will need to step up to prevent a wholesale loss of educational opportunity. Policymakers will also have to reckon with past decisions in relation to higher education. The nation has made a paradigm shift away from education’s role as supporting the public good. While the GI Bill and Student Aid programs focused on grants and low-cost loans increased higher education’s access and availability initially, policy decisions made over the years migrated to expensive student loans with the idea that the student would pay it off over his or her lifetime. As higher education became more expensive, these loans became more burdensome. However, if we are going to sustain the availability of higher education, we’re going to have to put more money in. Simply subsidizing student tuition will not be sufficient due to the changes in enrollment and costs, which are going to imperil the institution’s ability to survive. Before the current crisis, there were estimates that between 20-40 percent of private institutions would not be around a decade now. Goldstein thinks the high end initially was excessively pessimistic. Now, the risk and the likelihood of failure of private higher education is high. He foresees a number of institutions merging or creating partnerships or affiliations with other institutions, including public and private institutions. Public universities have started absorbing private institutions that can’t sustain themselves. He also foresees belt tightening in public universities. Some smaller campuses may close, hopefully for only the short term. This decisions is difficult due to student access. Additionally, these institutions are often the economic engines for their communities. If they go away, the impact on their community could be very significant. The Silver Lining One of the ironies of higher education is the student aid system. Higher education has been counter cyclical in that if people can’t find work, they’re more likely to go back to school to improve their education. If students go back to school and get a student loan, that loan also will include the cost of living. Students can pay for rent, food, car loans and their electric bill, although they will still have debt. The question is whether the government will do something to make this loan less burdensome. The people who are most likely to go back to school are adult learners, which may be the silver lining of this pandemic. These adult learners also will often want quality online education instead of the campus experience. That may help institutions survive the issues brought on by this pandemic. Three Recommendations for Higher Education Leaders Goldstein suggested several takeaways for higher education leaders: Don’t give up. Be imaginative. Work collaboratively across the institution to make it both safe and attractive. Look at every possible option educationally and financially. Think the unthinkable, other than closing. Think of the opportunities to keep the institution alive, whether through restructuring, merger, transition to different program, using a different faculty model or reaching out to a different type of student. Bullet Points Many students are not enamored with how online education is being offered in the wake of the pandemic. Identify new models online learning to use in your favor. For example, Cambridge is moving its large lectures online, but keeping its signature smaller groups face-to-face and socially distant. Policymakers are beginning to consider opening the Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization to higher education. This would enable some institutions to survive their current financial situations. There are many short-term decisions that need to be made. At the top of the list is whether to remain online or to bring students back to campus. While this is a complex decision, the real issue is whether students want to come back to campus and whether they feel safe returning. Adult learners are more interested in the online environment. This may prove a blessing since many of these individuals may enroll in order to retool their careers after being laid off in the recession. Some families of traditional experience are starting to bring lawsuits if they are charged the same tuition rates but don’t get the same college experience. Institutions need to consider how to create this experience in this new environment. Federal and state governments are going to need to provide more financial support for higher education institutions if they are to survive. Many institutions also are going to need to consider merging or creating partnerships or alliances to survive this situation. In some university systems, some smaller campuses may be closed. Hopefully this will be a short-term decision since these campuses provide access for students and serve as an economic driver for their community. Student loans may actually help students return to college in this current situation because they cover the student’s daily expenses. However, there is an issue of debt and repayment, which needs to be addressed by the federal government. Links to Articles, Apps, or websites mentioned during the interview: Department of Education: https://www.ed.gov/ Guests Social Media Links: Mike Goldstein Bio: https://www.cooley.com/people/mike-goldstein Mike Goldstein LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelbgoldstein/ Cooley LLP: https://www.cooley.com/ Cooley’s Higher Ed Newsletter: https://ed.cooley.com/2019/04/17/surprise-accreditation-and-innovation-neg-reg-reaches-consensus/ The Change Leader’s Social Media Links: Website: https://thechangeleader.com Website: https://changinghighered.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drdrumm/ Twitter: @thechangeldr Email: podcast@changinghighered.com

Changing Jobs Mid-Pandemic - Maribel Nash, Cooley, LLP

In Seclusion

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2020 9:42

On April 6, 2020, most of us were just hitting our third week of working remotely. For Maribel Nash, she was starting a new job at Cooley, LLP. While the timing may have complicated things like getting computer equipment from the new employer and orientation, Nash actually found that there were actually many opportunities in transitioning at this time. Whether it was getting more "face" time with her fellow employees, or getting to know others at the firm on a more personal level, it wasn't as much of a challenge as many of us might think. While this type of change isn't optimal by any stretch of the imagination, she found the experience to be pretty positive. Remember, we may all be In Seclusion, but we're in this together. Host: Greg Lambert (@glambert) Producer: Janice Anderson Artwork: Dean Lambert Music: Jerry David DeCicca Twitter: @InSeclusionPod --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/inseclusion/message

The Cyber5 - Cyber M&A Diligence

the CYBER5

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2020 17:39

This is the first of many episodes for the Nisos podcast, and our topic is Cyber M&A Diligence, and the conversation features Randy Sabett, Special Counsel at Cooley, LLP. Key elements of the podcast: (00:28) Intro with Randy Sabett, Special Counsel at Cooley LLP (01:38) Question 1 – (need to mention minimizing liability) What do you look to accomplish when it comes to cyber diligence surrounding a merger or acquisition? (04:12) Question 2 – What is the bare minimum diligence companies should pursue? (07:38) Question 3 – What are the tangible outcomes from the type of diligence we're talking about here? (10:22) Question 4 – Are there considerations that a company should make around the stage of a deal and the depth of diligence? IE Too much too soon? (14:11) Question 5 – For companies looking to add this to their current M&A process, where is a good place to start? (16:13) Discussion Recap (16:59) Key Take-away

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War and (Mis)Information: The Privacy Cost of American Freedom

For The Movement

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2020 51:13

In this episode, we are joined by Travis LeBlanc, partner and Vice Chair of Cyber/ Data/ Privacy at Cooley LLP and member of the Privacy & Civil Liberties Oversight Board (or PCLOB). PCLOB is a bipartisan board created to enhance checks and balances to correspond with increased government internet surveillance on American citizens following the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Travis discusses the threats and opportunities to keep America safe and our rights intact. The hosts for this episode are Clint Odom, NUL Senior Vice President of Policy & Advocacy and Toni Wiley, NUL Director of Advocacy. From the National Urban League, For The Movement discusses persistent policy, social, and civil rights issues affecting communities of color. Discussed in this episode: National Urban League Black Black America African-American News Podcast Information Syria Cyber Terrorism Border Security Mexico 9/11 Privacy Civil Liberties FCC State Preemption PCLOB Internet Web Surveillance TSA Biometrics COINTELPRO Karen Freeman Wilson Chicago Urban League Contact and Follow: Web: #ForTheMovement Email: podcast@nul.org Twitter: https://twitter.com/NULpolicy Affiliate Website: www.chiul.org Affiliate Twitter: @ChiUrbanLeague Travis LeBlanc’s Email: travis.leblanc@pclob.gov PCLOB Website: pclob.gov Marc’s Twitter: @MarcMorial Clint’s Twitter: @ClintEOdom Toni’s Twitter: @ToniWiley_1789

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Accreditation, Innovation, and Consensus: Negotiated Rulemaking 2019 with Mike Goldstein | Changing Higher Ed 022