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In this episode of Debtwired!, Brian Resnick, partner in Davis Polk's restructuring group and head of the firm's Liability Management & Special Opportunities practice, joins Debtwire co-managing editor, Madalina Iacob, to discuss the current state of restructurings, how LMEs have evolved in the past year, what creative workaround structures he has seen post the Fifth Circuit decision in Serta, and the evolution of Davis Polk's preeminent restructuring practice.Brian also shares with us how he transitioned to law from being a Juilliard-trained professional musician playing on Broadway and Saturday Night Live, and how he co-produced a Tony Award-winning Broadway show.

Currently, the FDIC and NCUA—apart from a limited number of state credit unions—maintain a government-enforced duopoly on deposit insurance. This webinar will explore whether the existing framework should be preserved or reformed, including the potential expansion of private deposit insurance beyond the few states that currently permit it for state credit unions to all banks and credit unions.Featuring: Dennis R. Adams, Principal, Dennis R. Adams Consulting; former CEO, American Share InsuranceMargaret E. Tahyar, Partner, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLPModerator: Bryan Schneider, Partner, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

On behalf of Taiwan in the Indo-Pacific Region and its National Security Task Force the Hoover Institution held a Taiwan Roundtable Discussion on Tuesday, February 18, 2025, from 5:00 - 6:00 pm PT. Taiwan is facing a potential constitutional crisis. In December 2024, Taiwan's opposition-controlled legislature voted to impose a 2/3 supermajority quorum for the Constitutional Court to hear new cases. The legislature then voted down all the new nominees to the Court, leaving it with only 8 of members and unable to meet the new quorum requirement. The government has appealed to the Court to meet anyway and rule that the new amendments are unconstitutional. In this discussion, three experts on Taiwan's politics and judicial system discuss the factors leading up to this confrontation, the options facing the court, and the potential for deeper reforms to strengthen judicial independence in the face of a deepening confrontation between the ruling and opposition parties. ABOUT THE PARTICIPANTS Chien-Chih Lin is an associate research professor at Institutum Iurisprudentiae, Academia Sinica and an associate professor at the Graduate Institute of National Development, National Taiwan University. He received the LLM & JSD degrees from the University of Chicago. His academic interests focus on comparative constitutional law in Asia. Lin is the coauthor ofConstitutional Convergence in East Asia (2022) and Ultimate Economic Conflict between China and Democratic Countries (2022). His articles can be found in both peer-reviewed and student-edited law journals as well as edited volumes, including Oxford Handbook of Constitutional Law in Asia, American Journal of Comparative Law, and International Journal of Constitutional Law. He is the book review editor of International Journal of Constitutional Law. Weitseng Chen is a faculty member at the National University of Singapore Faculty of Law, specializing in law and economic development, law and politics, and legal history in the context of Greater China. He has recently published several books, including Regime Type and Beyond: The Transformation of Police in Asia (CUP, 2023), Authoritarian Legality in Asia: Formation, Development and Transition (CUP, 2019), The Beijing Consensus? How China Has Changed the Western Ideas of Law and Economic Development (CUP, 2017), Property and Trust Law: Taiwan (with Yun-Chien Chang & Y. J. Wu, Kluwer, 2017), and Law and Economic Miracle: Interaction Between Taiwan's Development and Economic Laws After WWII (in Chinese, 2000). Weitseng Chen earned his JSD from Yale Law School. Prior to joining NUS, he served as a Hewlett Fellow at Stanford's Center for Democracy,Development, and the Rule of Law (CDDRL) and practiced as a corporate lawyer in the Greater China region with Davis Polk & Wardwell. Kharis Templeman is a research fellow at the Hoover Institution and part of the Project on Taiwan in the Indo-Pacific. Templeman is a political scientist (Ph.D. 2012, Michigan) with research interests in Taiwan politics, democratization, elections and election management, party system development, and politics and security issues in Pacific Asia.

“I don't think that we've seen the full potential of these deals. What we're going to see … in the coming years [is] sponsors and companies actually needing to execute on these third-party deals,” says Natasha Tsiouris, a partner at Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, about keeping the threat of the “deal away” alive in evolving liability management transactions. Tsiouris, in a conversation with Bloomberg Intelligence analysts Negisa Balluku and Phil Brendel at the Wharton Restructuring & Distressed Investing Conference, shared her perspective on the future of liability management, the mounting pressures on the “deal away,” the shift toward lender consensus and the arrival of private credit restructurings.  The State of Distressed Debt podcast is part of BI's FICC Focus series.

This episode is sponsored by Evercore, Davis Polk and Dawson Partners and first appeared on Secondaries Investor's Second Thoughts podcast The secondaries market sits at a crossroads. Never before have LPs been presented with such an array of different liquidity offerings to back. There are specialised secondaries funds focusing on healthcare, on impact investing, on real assets in Asia or on acquiring direct minority equity stakes in companies in India. There are funds focusing on writing large cheques to multi-billion-dollar single-asset continuation funds; and there are funds focusing on making late primary commitments to buyout funds that are still in their fundraising mode. In short, if you're an LP looking to back a secondaries fund, you're spoiled for choice. In this special episode, we sit down with Nigel Dawn, global head of Evercore's Private Capital Advisory group; Leor Landa, head of the investment management practice at Davis Polk; and Yann Robard, managing partner at Dawson Partners. We discuss why the performance of continuation funds is key to the further growth and branching out of this part of the market, and why the market is undergoing the fastest pace of innovation it has ever seen.

The expansion of private credit and increased private equity hold times have led to a surge in creative solutions to get capital back to investors.

Mr. Untouchable, a 2007 documentary directed by Marc Levin, describes the rise and fall of former New York City drug kingpin, Leroy (“Nicky”) Barnes. In the early 1970s, Barnes formed “The Council,” an organized crime syndicate that controlled a significant part of the heroin trade in Harlem. Inspired by the Italian-American mafia, Barnes became one of the most powerful and notorious figures in New York City. A flashy and flamboyant fixture on the free-wheeling social scene of the period, Barnes quickly drew the attention of law enforcement. After several unsuccessful state prosecution attempts, Barnes, along with multiple other associates, was indicted by federal prosecutors in New York in 1977. Barnes was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment. Barnes, however, was released in 1998, in exchange for working as a government informant, and entered the Witness Protection Program, where he remained until his death in 2012.  Barnes was also depicted in Ridley Scott's 2007 film American Gangster, which starred Denzel Washington as Frank Lucas, another notorious drug kingpin from the era. Cuba Gooding Jr. portrayed Barnes in that film. Joining me to talk about Mr. Untouchable and the Nicky Barnes case is Robert B. Fiske, Jr., Senior Counsel at Davis Polk in New York, where he previously served as litigation partner for many years. Bob Fiske is one of the most prominent and respected trial lawyers in America. He has been involved in some of the most notable cases of the last half-century, including as special prosecutor in the Whitewater controversy and the death of White House counsel Vince Foster, the Three Mile Island nuclear disaster, the antitrust suit between the USFL and. NFL, the most contentious America's Cup ever, and the financial swindler Bernie Madoff.  Mr. Fiske also served as the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York from 1976 to 1980, during which time he led the prosecution of Nicky Barnes. Timestamps:0:00   Introduction3:18     Drug trafficking in Harlem and the South Bronx in the 1970s4:55    Who was Nicky Barnes6:27     Trying to bring Barnes to justice7:57      “Mr. Untouchable” and a call from Attorney General Griffin Bell13:08   A sequestered and anonymous jury17:22    Navigating credibility issues with key government witnesses29:25   An issue with a juror dubbed the “Marlboro Man”33:46   The guilty verdict against Barnes36:25   The larger implications of the Barnes case37:51    The depiction of Nicky Barnes on filmFurther reading:Barnes, Leroy & Folsom, Tom, Mr. Untouchable: The Rise, Fall, and Resurrection of Heroin's Teflon Don (2007)Ferretti, Fred, “Mr. Untouchable,” N.Y. Times (June 5, 1977)Fiske, Robert B., Prosecutor Defender Counselor: The Memoirs of Robert B. Fiske, Jr. (2014)Roberts, Sam, “Crime's ‘Mr. Untouchable' Emerges From Shadows,” N.Y. Times (Mar. 4, 2007)Wertheim, Eric, Note, “Anonymous Juries,” 54 Fordham L. Rev. 981 (1986)Law on Film is created and produced by Jonathan Hafetz. Jonathan is a professor at Seton Hall Law School. He has written many books and articles about the law. He has litigated important cases to protect civil liberties and human rights while working at the ACLU and other organizations. Jonathan is a huge film buff and has been watching, studying, and talking about movies for as long as he can remember. For more information about Jonathan, here's a link to his bio: https://law.shu.edu/profiles/hafetzjo.htmlYou can contact him at jonathanhafetz@gmail.comYou can follow him on X (Twitter) @jonathanhafetz You can follow the podcast on X (Twitter) @LawOnFilmYou can follow the podcast on Instagram @lawonfilmpodcast

Neil Barr, chair and managing partner of Davis Polk, talks about the logic behind the firm's 2020 change from lockstep compensation, his work for Comcast and why being a tax lawyer helped prepare him to run his firm. Our conversation with Neil is the first in a four-podcast miniseries with law firm leaders.

On WSJ's Take On the Week, co-hosts Gunjan Banerji and Telis Demos discuss the latest news on the L.A. fires and their impact on the insurance market. Then, they get into Donald Trump's presidential inauguration and Wall Street's reaction to the new administration. A who's who of big tech like Tesla's Elon Musk, Meta's Mark Zuckerberg and even TikTok CEO Shou Chew will reportedly be in attendance. Gunjan and Telis also dig into bank earnings following surging profits for some of the largest banks, like Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase. Telis shares what to look out for ahead of regional banks, including Fifth Third and Keycorp, and credit card companies, such as Capital One, reporting earnings this week.  Later on, Meg Tahyar, head of the Financial Institutions Group at the law firm Davis Polk, joins the co-hosts to talk about what to expect when it comes to banking regulation in a second Trump administration, how it might differ from his first term, and what regulations may mean for banks, crypto and more. This is WSJ's Take On the Week where co-hosts Gunjan Banerji, lead writer for Live Markets, and Telis Demos, Heard on the Street's banking and money columnist, cut through the noise and dive into markets, the economy and finance—the big trades, key players and business news ahead. Have an idea for a future guest or episode? How can we better help you take on the week? We'd love to hear from you. Email the show at takeontheweek@wsj.com.  To watch the video version of this episode, visit our WSJ Podcasts YouTube channel or the video page of WSJ.com. Further Reading To read more from our hosts on topics discussed in this episode, read There Is a Safety Valve for Private Home Insurance in California and Prediction-Markets Venue Kalshi Appoints Donald Trump Jr. as Adviser. For more coverage of the markets and your investments, head to WSJ.com, WSJ's Heard on the Street column and WSJ's Live Markets blog.

On today's show, we chat with John Scanlon! John Scanlon lives and works as general counsel of a green fuels company in Pinedale, Wyoming. He also works in the film industry in various capacities, including as a producer. John has served as general counsel to three companies, helped launch, finance and operate several businesses, and has worked on over 100 film and television projects. He was the founding general counsel of Pedestal, an online trading platform owned by Deutsche Bank, Reuters and Battery Ventures; of Federal City Bancorp; and of Culture11, an online media company.  He began his legal career at Davis Polk & Wardwell and Latham & Watkins, where he advised on securities offerings and mergers and acquisitions.  John earned his J.D. at Georgetown, where he was associate editor of the Georgetown Law Journal, and his B.A. from the University of California, Davis (Phi Beta Kappa). He paid his way through college working as a professional firefighter/EMT. His film credits include BONHOEFFER (Producer), CLEMENTE (Producer), and HONOR FLIGHT (Legal Counsel). ABOUT Bonhoeffer: As the world teeters on the brink of annihilation, Dietrich Bonhoeffer is swept into the epicenter of a deadly plot to assassinate Hitler. With his faith and fate at stake, Bonhoeffer must choose between upholding his moral convictions or risking it all to save millions of Jews from genocide. Will his shift from preaching peace to plotting murder alter the course of history or cost him everything? angel.com/movies/bonhoeffer @bonhoeffermovie2024 christianmusicguys.com @christianmusicguys

Send us a textJoin us for another "White Collar Talks" podcast as Joe Whitley and Nina Marino interview William J. Hochul, Jr., a former United States Attorney and former General Counsel of a highly diversified, government-regulated global business.  Mr. Hochul was also a prior member of the Board of Directors of a large healthcare provider and employer.  Recently joining the law firm of Davis Polk, Mr. Hochul shares his experiences throughout his career and his transition to private practice. 

Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast.Today's podcast illustrates just how far private markets have come. We dive into the world of GP stakes with Sean Ward, Senior Managing Director from Blue Owl's GP Strategic Capital Platform, where he was a founding partner and is responsible for helping to oversee the firm that has done the lion's share of GP stakes investing.Blue Owl's GP Strategic Capital business, which started out as Dyal Capital Partners, has accounted for over 61% of the total capital raised in the GP stakes space, closing on over $33.3B across their 7 funds and managing $57.8B AUM. They've taken minority ownership stakes in many of the industry's leading alternative asset managers, accounting for 85%+ of all GP stakes deals $600M or greater in size.Sean is a Senior Managing Director of Blue Owl Capital, Inc. and a member of the firm's Board of Directors. He also serves as a member of the GP Strategic Capital Investment Team. Prior to joining Dyal Capital Partners, the predecessor firm to Blue Owl's GP Strategic Capital platform, Sean was a Vice President at Lehman Brothers and held several roles at Neuberger Berman after it became an independent firm, including Senior Counsel for Neuberger's alternatives business. Sean was also a lawyer at Covington & Burling LLP and Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP.Sean and I had a fascinating conversation about the evolution of private markets through the parallel evolution of the GP stakes space.  We discussed:The early days of the GP stakes industry.What it was like to convince GPs and LPs why stakes made sense.How the $1B GP commitment by Bain Capital in their fund post-GFC really opened everyone's eyes to the need to tap into financing as firms grew their fund size and their business.A “cash in” rather than a “cash out.” Why GP stakes investing is mainly about positive selection since managers are choosing to sell a stake in their business.How alternative asset management has evolved as a business.How GP stakes investments have elements of bond-like coupons from cashflows due to management fees and option value from the upside of carry.Why GP stakes investments are “the most diversified single line item investment one can make in private markets.”Where allocators bucket GP stakes investments.What makes a great GP stakes investor.The power of permanent capital.The different paths to liquidity in GP stakes investments.Thanks Sean for coming on the show to share your views and wisdom on private markets. We hope you enjoy.A word from AGM podcast sponsor, Ultimus Fund SolutionsThis episode of Alt Goes Mainstream is brought to you by Ultimus Fund Solutions, a leading full-service fund administrator for asset managers in private and public markets. As private markets continue to move into the mainstream, the industry requires infrastructure solutions that help funds and investors keep pace. In an increasingly sophisticated financial marketplace, investment managers must navigate a growing array of challenges: elaborate fund structures, specialized strategies, evolving compliance requirements, a growing need for sophisticated reporting, and intensifying demands for transparency.To assist with these challenging opportunities, more and more fund sponsors and asset managers are turning to Ultimus, a leading service provider that blends high tech and high touch in unique and customized fund administration and middle office solutions for a diverse and growing universe of over 450 clients and 1,800 funds, representing $500 billion assets under administration, all handled by a team of over 1,000 professionals. Ultimus offers a wide range of capabilities across registered funds, private funds and public plans, as well as outsourced middle office services. Delivering operational excellence, Ultimus helps firms manage the ever-changing regulatory environment while meeting the needs of their institutional and retail investors. Ultimus provides comprehensive operational support and fund governance services to help managers successfully launch retail alternative products.Visit www.ultimusfundsolutions.com to learn more about Ultimus' technology enhanced services and solutions or contact Ultimus Executive Vice President of Business Development Gary Harris on email at gharris@ultimusfundsolutions.com.We thank Ultimus for their support of alts going mainstream.Show Notes00:00 Introduction and Sponsor Message01:17 Podcast Opening and Theme02:00 Guest Introduction: Sean Ward from Blue Owl GP Strategic Capital04:21 Sean Ward's Career Journey05:14 The Evolution of GP Stakes Investing06:23 The Start of GP Stakes at Blue Owl06:57 Raising the First Fund07:09 The Growth of Blue Owl's GP Stakes07:31 The Importance of Legal Background in GP Stakes09:48 Convincing LPs and GPs11:14 The Importance of GP Commitments15:23 Strategic Value Beyond Capital24:45 Succession Planning in Private Equity26:02 Impact of Market Conditions on GP Stakes29:26 Underwriting and Returns in GP Stakes36:33 Cash Flow and Diversification in GP Stakes Investments37:48 Understanding the Trade-offs in GP Stakes Investing38:35 Narrow Distribution of Potential Outcomes40:09 The Importance of Diverse Professional Backgrounds40:45 Collaborative Partnerships in GP Stakes41:34 Traits of a Great Alternative Asset Manager43:49 The Next Frontier: Private Wealth45:13 Middle Market Strategy and Partnerships49:34 The Evolution and Future of Private Markets53:19 Liquidity in GP Stakes Investments58:26 The Power of Permanent Capital01:00:28 Is GP Stakes Better Than SaaS?01:02:43 Exemplary Models for Growth in Asset Management01:05:47 Conclusion and Final Thoughts

Azeem reports on the latest personal changes in the industry, some include: Lieven Debruyne is appointed executive vice chair at Octopus Investments, Elena Millerman becomes a partner at Davis Polk, and Charles Langan steps in as CFO of ScottishPower.

How do you build a legal and business career from a passion for aviation? What is the transition like from the GC role to that of CEO? And what is it like to run an airline? Ben Klein, CEO and First Officer at Aero, was able to combine his dedication to legal work with his lifelong love of flying. Starting off at big law firms like Davis Polk & Wardwell, he successfully transitioned into aviation law after founding his own firm, then took on GC roles at autonomous helicopter start-up Skyryse and Aero, an airline offering a private-jet-like experience. Listen as Ben discusses instilling confidence in investors during a CEO transition, counseling his airline through the coronavirus pandemic, and leveraging his experience in the cockpit to make his company the best it can be. Read detailed summary: https://www.spotdraft.com/podcast/episode-47 Topics: Introduction: 0:00 Transitioning from corporate law to aviation law: 6:01Founding an aviation-focused law firm: 9:38Learning to manage an executive team as a first-time GC at Skyryse: 11:47Counseling an airline through the coronavirus pandemic: 14:57Taking on a GC and First Officer role at Aero: 16:09Leveraging your experience in the cockpit to lead as CEO: 23:59Instilling confidence in investors as you transition from GC to CEO: 25:47Inspiring teamwork in c-suite reports and hiring for your replacement GC: 30:58Book Recommendations: 35:30What you wish you'd known as a young lawyer: 38:49Connect with us: Ben Klein - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-klein-01b8736/ Tyler Finn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/tylerhfinn SpotDraft - https://www.linkedin.com/company/spotdraft SpotDraft is a leading CLM platform that solves your end-to-end contract management issues. Visit https://www.spotdraft.com to learn more.

Azeem reports on the latest personal changes in the industry, some include: Ashish Gupta joins Apterra Infrastructure Capital, Lieven Debruyne is appointed executive vice chair at Octopus Investments, Elena Millerman becomes a partner at Davis Polk, and Charles Langan steps in as CFO of ScottishPower.

Our long awaited Bankers vs. Lawyers podcast episode! Wondering about the differences and similarities between traditionally "good" jobs like doctor, banker, and lawyer? Or maybe how to transition from a career in law to one in high finance? We are going to pull back the curtain and explore the business, lifestyle, and culture of "big law", while debunking the myths and misconceptions you may have from watching popular shows like "Suits", "Law and Order", and "The Good Wife". Today's episode specifically covers Corporate Law and its intersection with high finance. Our incredible guests are two of NYC's most prominent attorneys: Jake Kling of Wachtell Lipton, who specializes in Mergers & Acquisitions law, and Roshni Cariello of Davis Polk, who specializes in Capital Markets law.We get into the path to becoming an attorney, the process of applying to law school, how important "prestige" of your law school is to landing a job, compensation, hours, culture, and much much more. Bios:Jake Kling is a partner in Wachtell Lipton's Corporate Department. Jake's practice primarily focuses on mergers, acquisitions and dispositions, securities law matters, and advising companies and boards of directors on takeover defense, shareholder activism and general corporate governance matters. He has advised a broad range of public and private clients across multiple industries, including banking, financial services, healthcare and pharmaceutical, life sciences, technology, media and telecom, sports, industrial, retail, private equity and real estate.Jake received an A.B. magna cum laude in mathematical economics from Brown University, and a J.D. from Yale Law School, where he served as Projects Editor of the Yale Law Journal.  Jake also served as a law clerk to the Honorable Dennis Jacobs, then Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.In 2024, Jake was named to the Forbes inaugural list of America's Top 200 Lawyers across all practice areas nationwide,  one of seven M&A lawyers included on the list.  In 2023, The American Lawyer named Jake the “Young Lawyer of the Year—Corporate”, selecting him as the top corporate lawyer in the country under the age of 40.  Jake was also named a “Dealmaker of the Year” by the New York Law Journal, was one of five M&A lawyers chosen as a Law360 MVP, was one of four M&A lawyers selected for Bloomberg Law's “They've Got Next: The 40 Under 40” awards, and was named one of the 500 Leading Dealmakers in America by Lawdragon. BTI Consulting Group selected Jake as a BTI Client Service All-Star for his commitment to exceptional client service.  Roshni Banker Cariello is a partner at Davis Polk advising corporate and financial institution clients on capital markets transactions, including initial public offerings and other equity offerings, investment-grade, high-yield and convertible debt financings, private placements and liability management. Clients also turn to her for advice on general corporate, governance and securities law matters. Roshni's experience spans industries including consumer, retail, technology, renewables and industrials.In 2023, Law360 named Roshni a “Rising Star” in capital markets, and she is recognized by Chambers USA for her work with SPACs. Roshni graduated cum laude with a B.A. in Government from Dartmouth College and a JD from Columbia Law School where she was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar and a Notes Editor for Columbia Business Law Review.Follow us on Instagram and Tik Tok at @thewallstreetskinnyhttps://www.instagram.com/thewallstreetskinny/

Kieran talks with Daniel Stipano, partner at Davis Polk & Wardwell and a 30-year veteran of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, about the unfolding requirements of the Corporate Transparency and AML Acts and their impact on law enforcement, and financial as well as non-financial institutions. Dan also weighs in on the current court challenges to the CTA, particularly the recent Federal court ruling that declared it unconstitutional, what the Financial Crime Enforcement Network's latest rule-makings mean, and what the long-awaited revised customer due diligence rule might look like.

Join David Lat and Zach Sandberg on Movers, Shakers & Rainmakers as they chat with Matt Schwartz, Practice Group Leader and Chair of the US Finance Group at DLA Piper. Matt shares his journey from starting at DLA Piper to running finance transactions to leading the US practice group. He also talks about the evolution and current state of the finance industry, as well as what he expects in the finance world in 2024. The conversation concludes with a discussion of the value of mentorship, for mentors as well as mentees, plus practical advice from Matt about time management. In Moves of the Week, we spotlight one Cravath partner joining Davis Polk, a second going to Freshfields, and Debevoise welcoming Rick Sofield as partner, enhancing its national security offerings. Tune in for a comprehensive look at legal excellence and leadership. Ad don't forget to rate, review, subscribe, and share with your network!

The latest episode of "Unordinary Course," brought to you by ABI's Business Reorganization Committee, examines key events in SVB's demise, regional banking distress last year and the current state of the American banking sector. Host Lee Pacchia of ICR (New York) talks with Marshall S. Huebner, co-head of restructuring at Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP (New York) and counsel to the ad hoc group of SVB's senior noteholders. Huebner gave a presentation in November at the New York State Bar Association's 2023 Corporate Counsel Institute titled, "Silicon Valley Bank: A Tragedy in Three or Four Chapters."

In this special edition of the SPACInsider podcast on the SEC's new SPAC rules, Kristi Marvin, from SPACInsider, spoke with a panel of SPAC legal experts to help unpack the hefty 581 pages included in the release. This originally aired as a live webinar, which may be viewed on SPACInsider's website HERE. Joining Kristi is Derek Dostal, a partner at Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, Doug Ellenoff, partner at Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP, and Christian Nagler, partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP. The panel discusses which new measures are likely and unlikely to provoke changes in approach by SPACs moving forward. What questions still remain, and how will this affect the state of the SPAC market in 2024?  

Dan Kahn, former Chief of the DOJ's FCPA unit and current partner with Davis Polk, talks us through the anti-corruption enforcement actions, trends and highlights of 2023.

VLOG Jan 8: Trials, Sotheby's fraud, Pfizer insider trading, Davis Polk discrimination, Tish James v. NRA (and Trump, E. Jean Carroll https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C4WZG4D3. Crypto flix review(s) https://www.innercitypress.com/review1bitconnedicp010624.html UN bans Press, does little under @FranceONU no reforms

The word unprecedented became commonplace in banking circles in 2023. The Federal Reserve's rate hike campaign pushed bank balance sheets deeply underwater, spurred deposit outflows and exposed asset/liability mismatches at some institutions that culminated in record-breaking bank runs that led to the second, third and fourth largest bank failures in US history. Those closures and the liquidity crunch, regulatory response, market selloff and eventual recovery that followed changed the competitive landscape and the way bank observers view the industry. This episode features commentary from experts at BTIG, Davis Polk, Janney Montgomery Scott, KBW, Luse Gorman, Piper Sandler and others on the lessons learned from the liquidity crunch, the fallout afterward and the potential opportunities that lie ahead. 

ROGER'S BIO Roger W. Ferguson Jr. has remarkably been dealing with numbers that have four commas (trillions of dollars) for decades from a variety of vantage points. From a very humble start as a black child in a lower middle class household in Washington DC, his accomplishments when taken together are astounding. He has been at the top of his game for decades as an American economist, attorney and corporate executive and board member. Roger served as the 17th Vice Chairman of the Federal Reserve and Chairman of the Group of 10 and Group of 30, the first African American to hold the posts, preceded by being a member of the board. After leaving the Fed, he served as president and CEO of the Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America (TIAA) from 2008 to 2021, one of the largest asset managers in the world. He has three degrees from Harvard and has received honorary degrees from almost two dozen universities.  He started his career as an attorney at the NYC office of  Davis Polk & Wardwell, one of the largest and most profitable law firms in the world, followed by joining McKinsey & Company where he rose to be a Senior Partner of the firm. Roger currently serves on the boards of Alphabet (aka Google) and Klarna (one of Europe's most valuable tech companies), is chief investment officer at Red Cell Partners, is a member and distinguished fellow of the Council on Foreign Relations, and a Trustee of the Aspen Institute.  Roger also serves or previously served on the boards of Corning, Inc.; General Mills, Inc.; and International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc., Smithsonian Institution's Board of Regents, The Conference Board, the Institute for Advanced Study, and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.  “Consistently good education and financial literacy were foundational” “Two steps forward, one step back, then one to the left and right - that's how progress happens” “I am an optimist in this new age of technology (AI), dislocation will happen but overall we will become much more productive.” ROGER RELATED LINKS Roger's Wikipedia Federal Reserve Profile Council on Foreign Relations Profile CNBC Contributor Profile Perspectives on the Economy Oct 2023 (video) GENERAL INFO| TOP OF THE GAME: Official website: https://topofthegame-thepod.com/ RSS Feed: https://feed.podbean.com/topofthegame-thepod/feed.xml Hosting service show website: https://topofthegame-thepod.podbean.com/ Javier's LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/javiersaade & Bio: https://tinyurl.com/36ufz6cs  SUPPORT & CONNECT: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/96934564 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61551086203755 Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOPOFGAMEpod Subscribe on Podbean: https://www.podbean.com/site/podcatcher/index/blog/vLKLE1SKjf6G Email us: info@topofthegame-thepod.com   THANK YOU FOR LISTENING – AVAILABLE ON ALL MAJOR PLATFORMS  

Byron Donalds for the win? Join Trish Regan LIVE for a look at the “over under” on the Congressman from Florida who loves Trump but hasn't yet seemed to make enemies of his colleagues. If selected, he'll make history as the first black speaker of the House. Trish sat down with him to hear his story. It's one of empowerment and success. Join Trish with her Byron Donalds interview LIVE. Plus, updates on several fronts coming from the House Oversight Committee must be discussed. ****SPECIAL CALL OUT TO MY VIEWERS**** Please join me in helping to support those in need in Israel right now. I've partnered with the International Fellowship for Christians and Jews to raise money for their emergency fund. The money goes to assist Israelis in some of the hardest-hit areas. Thanks to your generosity, we were able to provide more than 1,000 hot meals to the victims of these terror attacks, as well as some toys for the children. You can contribute by clicking this link HERE : https://bit.ly/IFCJTrish or, by CALLING: 1-800-248-8881. Also, I would like to THANK our Show Sponsor https://LegacyPMInvestments.com for offering to MATCH all of your donations. CEO Charles Thorngren texted while we were live on air and said his firm would match all dollars that you donate. So, this helps to compound our efforts. Please consider whatever you can, even if just $1. CLICK HERE TO DONATE: https://bit.ly/IFCJTrish OR CALL 1-800-248-8881 Subscribe to the whole audio show on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3ZHdJOk Today's show sponsored in part by: https://LegacyPMInvestments.com Call 1-866-589-0560   00:00:00 Meet Byron Donalds - The Potential Speaker of the House 00:10:33 Biden administration faces criticism 00:16:39 Middle East conflict grows more serious 00:29:11 Ilhan Omar's controversial statements  00:33:43 Rashida Tlaib criticizes the Trump administration. 00:40:05 Obama's Iran deal criticized. 00:49:19. Iran's actions disrupt Middle East peace. 00:53:39 Media bias in reporting conflicts. 00:58:31 Media bias in Israeli-Palestinian conflict. 01:09:18 Believe in opportunity and success. 01:11:17 Stay positive and be grateful. Check out my Live Free merch! https://trishregan.shop/ Follow me on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/trish_regan/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/trish_regan Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RealTrishRegan #trishregan #trishreganshow #thetrishreganshow #trish #trishreacts #exposed #business #economics #finance #economy #financialnews #news #livenews #live #breakingnewsSupport the show: https://trishregan.shop/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NOTE| This episode is longer than usual--> ‘Top of The Game (in) Overtime' are released occasionally. RANDY'S BIO Randy knows more about finance, banking, private equity, fintech, and economic policy than just about everyone in the world. This talk is a master class that touches on all of these subjects, especially the changing role of banks in the world economy and its intersection with technology..  He is a private equity investor and past practicing attorney who served as the first ever Vice Chair of the Federal Reserve for supervision from 2017 to 2021 under Presidents Trump and Biden. Randy also concurrently served as the chair of the Financial Stability Board from 2018 to 2021.  He has held several consequential financial policy posts over his career, including during the George W. Bush administration when he ultimately served as Under Secretary of the Treasury for Domestic Finance. After leaving the Bush administration, he became the founder and head of The Cynosure Group, a private investment firm, preceded by being a managing director of The Carlyle Group, one of the world's largest private equity firms.  Since the early 2010's he has been widely mentioned as a possible Treasury Secretary or senior White House adviser in Republican administrations. His extensive financial policy experience started in the early 1990's serving as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Financial Institutions Policy during the George H.W. Bush administration under the thenSecretary of Treasury, Nicholas Brady. Early in his career and after receiving his law degree from Yale, Quarles worked Wall Street law firm of Davis Polk & Wardwell where he specialized in financial institutions law, eventually becoming co-head of the firm's Financial Institutions Group and advising on transactions that included a number of the largest financial sector mergers ever completed. “Dodd-Frank's intent was not to avoid bank failures, it was designed so that any bank could fail and not become systemic... we tested this earlier this year.”  EPISODE OUTLINE (0:00) - Intro (0:38) - Background (01:36) - The early years (02:47) - Lessons that stick; young lawyer sticking to his guns, difficult, scary (06:42) - Financial policy at the highest level; conviction, seeking input, synthesizing  (09:11) - Top bank supervisor in America; tradeoffs--> tech, safety, the real economy (13:30) - Bank failures in 2023; safeguards, speed, liquidity--> $140 billion

In our continued coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Ralph welcomes James Zogby, co-founder and president of the Arab American Institute and author of "Palestinians: The Invisible Victims.” Then, no-nukes activist Harvey Wasserman joins to warn us about the dangerous condition of nuclear reactors across the country, including the threat of “embrittlement” at the California reactor in Diablo Canyon. James Zogby is co-founder and president of the Arab American Institute, and he is featured frequently on national and international media as an expert on Middle East affairs. Since 1992, he has written a weekly column— “Washington Watch” —that is published in 12 countries. He is the author of several books, including Looking at Iran: The Rise and Fall of Iran in Arab Public Opinion, The Tumultuous Decade: Arab, Turkish, and Iranian Public Opinion - 2010-2019, Arab Voices: What They Are Saying to Us, and Why it Matters, and Palestinians: The Invisible Victims.There are two narratives, and we have to understand both. There's Israeli trauma and Jewish trauma, and there's Palestinian and Arab trauma. Both are real because there are two groups of humanity who each have histories. When we adopt one and ignore the other, then we end up creating the kind of torment the Palestinians have been living with.James ZogbyThis does not make Israel more secure. Taking massive amounts of Palestinian lives, evacuating them, forcing them to flee from their homes, murdering them from the air—doesn't make them more secure. At the end of the day, when the dust settles and the tears dry, you're going to have a whole lot more dead people, a whole lot more anger, a whole lot more frustration, and nothing else will change in Gaza or in the West Bank.James ZogbyHamas was a tiny religious organization which was fostered into a more powerful organization by the United States and Israel. They thought that if they built up a religious organization, it would undermine the PLO (the Palestine Liberation Organization). And once again, just as in Afghanistan, we create our own adversaries, blundering back and forth.Ralph NaderHarvey Wasserman is a journalist, author, democracy activist, and advocate for renewable energy. Mr. Wasserman is the author of Solartopia! Our Green-Powered Earth, and The People's Spiral Of U.S. History. He has written and researched atomic energy since 1973, and co-authored Killing Our Own: The Disaster of America's Experience With Atomic Energy.There's only one explanation why they're continuing to operate these two reactors and all the other reactors in the United States. And that's because the commercial reactor industry is now the infrastructure of the nuclear weapons industry. If you like nuclear power, you love nuclear weapons. They are joined at the hip, these two industries.Harvey WassermanThese two reactors are upwind of the entire United States. An accident at Diablo Canyon could—within four hours—send an apocalyptic radioactive cloud into Los Angeles, into the Central Valley where we get our fruits and vegetables for the winter, and into the Bay Area. The stakes could not be higher. And again, these are military facilities, masquerading as fighters of global warming, which is absolutely ridiculous.Harvey WassermanIn Case You Haven't Heard with Francesco DeSantis1. The Huffington Post reports that the State Department has imposed a censorship regime, directing high-level diplomats involved in Middle East affairs to refrain from using the following phrases: “de-escalation/ceasefire, end to violence/bloodshed, and restoring calm.” This mirrors White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre's response to a reporter's question during a recent briefing, when she deemed calls for a ceasefire by progressives in Congress “wrong…repugnant, and…disgraceful.” Rejecting this censorious framework, Rep. Jamaal Bowman tweeted that the “Official statement from [his] office [is] De-escalate. End the violence. Restore calm.”2. According to Semafor, MSNBC has “quietly” pulled their Muslim anchors from the air, preventing them from covering the rapidly escalating situation in Gaza. “The network did not air a scheduled Thursday night episode of The Mehdi Hasan Show…reversed a plan for Ayman Mohyeldin to fill in this week…for…Joy Reid's 7 p.m. show… [and] the network also plans to have Alicia Menendez fill in …for Ali Velshi.” This piece goes on to quote from anonymous MSNBC sources who “[feel] all three hosts have some of the deepest knowledge of the conflict.” NBC denies this is an intentional and coordinated move, instead claiming these shifts are merely “coincidental.” Meanwhile, MSNBC did prominently feature New York City Mayor Eric Adams making the extraordinarily dubious claim that “the DSA and others [were] carrying swastikas and calling for the extermination of Jewish people.” DSA members are now mulling a suit against the mayor for defamation, per City and State NY.3. The Intercept is out with a story about divisions within the liberal Zionist advocacy group, J Street. Per the story, J Street is supporting a congressional resolution that “pledges unconditional support to Israel's war in Gaza,” which “makes no mention of Palestinian civilians.” In response, over 1,000 former J Street staffers and representatives are urging the organization to join calls for a ceasefire. J Street's position mirrors that of many congressional progressives who have been hesitant to call for a ceasefire even as the civilian death toll continues to mount.4. Law schools have become another major venue for conflict on this issue. The Jewish Law Students Association of the City University of New York has issued a statement, expressing their “uncompromising solidarity with the Palestinian people in their righteous struggle for self-determination,” and noting that “institutions like the UN have consistently demonstrated an unwillingness and/or inability to hold Israel accountable over its blatant disregard for international law.” Similar statements have come out of Harvard, Columbia, and NYU – leading top law firm Davis Polk to rescind job offers they had extended to students from these institutions, per NBC. Some donors have also cut ties with Harvard over the statement, including the Wexner foundation, founded by former Victoria's Secret CEO and close Epstein associate Leslie Wexner.5. The Washington Post reports Venezuela and the United States have reached a breakthrough agreement in which the U.S. will ease sanctions on the country's oil industry, and in exchange the country will hold  “a competitive, internationally monitored presidential election next year.” This agreement represents a win for both nations, with the Biden administration hoping it will ease oil and gas prices, while the Maduro administration will, at long last, have the opportunity to reaffirm its legitimacy following the Trump-backed coup attempt that began in 2019.6. Senator John Fetterman of Pennsylvania has called on the full Senate to expel Senator Bob Menendez of New Jersey following his indictment on corruption charges and allegations by the Department of Justice that he was acting as an unregistered foreign agent. Fetterman's statement reads “Senator Menendez should not be a U.S. Senator. He should have been gone long ago. It is time for every one of my colleagues in the Senate to join me in expelling Senator Menendez…This is not a close call.” This from the Hill.7. Negotiations between SAG-AFTRA and the AMPTP have broken down yet again, this time over two specific issues. The first, according to the LA Times, is the actors' demand for a 2% share of streaming revenue, or alternatively 57 cents per subscriber per year. The studios have called this an “overreach” which would “create an untenable economic burden.” The other major point of contention is AI, with the studios “continuing to demand ‘consent' on the first day of employment for use of a performer's digital replica for an entire cinematic universe (or any franchise project),” per Deadline. Meanwhile, the guild has lauded a new Senate bill – the NO FAKES Act – which would “prevent a person from producing or distributing an unauthorized AI-generated replica of an individual to perform in an audiovisual or sound recording without the consent of the individual being replicated.” SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher said of the bill “A performer's voice and their appearance are all part of their unique essence, and it's not ok when those are used without their permission. Consent is key,” per Deadline.  8. Finally, the Guardian reports that Indian officials have approved a trial for sedition against renowned author Arundhati Roy concerning a 2010 speech she made on Kashmir. The article notes Reporters Without Borders has warned that “press freedom is in crisis” in India. Roy herself has been an outspoken critic of the rising tide of Hindu nationalism in India, which has earned her the ire of right-wing authoritarian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe

This is Garrison Hardie with your CrossPolitic Daily News Brief for Friday, October 20th, 2023. PUB MEMBERSHIP PLUG: Summer has been great here at CrossPolitic, and we want you to join us on this ride… First, we’re no longer calling it the Fight Laugh Feast club… it’s now called the Pub! Second, we’ve launched a new line of content, focused on family entertainment. We will have our new show “This America” and our exciting new “Rowdy Christian Guides” highlighting the practical guides to fun and godly life! Additionally, we will have the live streaming of our conferences, and our past conference talks, all bundled within our new polished Fight Laugh Feast App. Sign up today! Head on over to fightlaughfeast.com, and join the Pub! that’s fightlaughfeast.com. https://www.breitbart.com/middle-east/2023/10/18/watch-pro-palestinian-protesters-stage-insurrection-in-u-s-capitol-office-building-cannon/ Pro-Palestinian Protesters Stage ‘Insurrection’ in U.S. Capitol Office Building Pro-Palestinian protesters, who want a ceasefire that would benefit the Hamas terrorist organization in Gaza, stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday and staged a protest inside the Cannon Rotunda that one observer likened to an “insurrection.” The Cannon Rotunda is part of the Cannon House Office Building. It is separate from the iconic Capitol building but is considered part of the Capitol complex. It is the oldest congressional office building on Capitol Hill. Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), who falsely accused Israel of bombing a Gaza hospital Tuesday, addressed the protesters. Fox 5 in Washington, DC, reported: A large group of pro-Palestinian protesters are demonstrating inside the Cannon Rotunda on Capitol Hill. The Cannon House Office Building holds the House Committee offices. U.S. Capitol Police say demonstrations are not allowed inside Congressional Buildings and are working to clear the crowd. Police have already detained some individuals as chants of “ceasefire” are echoing around the building. Left-wing protesters have staged demonstrations inside the Capitol before, but none have been treated the way participants in the January 6, 2021 protesters have been treated, many of whom were detained and given harsh sentences for non-violent offenses. The U.S. has seen anti-Israel protests in major cities and on college campuses since a Hamas terror attack Oct. 7 killed 1,400 Israelis and wounded roughly 4,400 more. About 200 people — including some Americans — were taken to Gaza as hostages. FBI Director Christopher Wray called the Capitol riot “domestic terrorism.” In this case, the pro-Palestinian protest is supporting terrorism against Israelis and Americans; a ceasefire would allow Hamas to escape without consequences for its atrocities. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/education/israel-war-harvard-columbia-students-lose-job-offer-law-firm Harvard and Columbia students lose law firm job offer for anti-Israel stance A major law firm has rescinded its offer of employment to three students at Harvard and Columbia law schools who endorsed statements that blamed Israel for a series of terrorist attacks by Hamas. The law firm Davis Polk notified employees in an internal email that the firm had withdrawn job offers to three students from Harvard and Columbia who had signed statements that blamed the Israeli government for the attacks by Hamas. The Columbia statement went further and said the attacks were justified acts of resistance. The attacks and the subsequent military response by Israel have claimed the lives of more than 4,000 people. “These statements are simply contrary to our firm’s values and we thus concluded that rescinding these offers was appropriate in upholding our responsibility to provide a safe and inclusive work environment for all Davis Polk employees,” the firm said in the email to employees. The firm's action is the latest example of students losing employment offers because of their support for the statement. Ryna Workman, a law student at New York University and the president of the student bar association, lost an employment offer from the law firm Winston & Strawn after supporting a statement that said: “Israel bears full responsibility for this tremendous loss of life.” In addition to withdrawn job offers, other prominent figures have urged that the students be named publicly and face professional consequences. A number of the 31 student groups who signed the Harvard statement have since withdrawn their support for the statement. Billionaire Bill Ackman, a Harvard alum, asked that the names of the students who signed the statement be publicly released "so as to ensure that none of us inadvertently hire any of their members." Sweetgreen CEO Jonathan Neman echoed Ackman, saying, "I would like to know so I know never to hire these people." https://www.theblaze.com/news/sen-vances-new-bill-would-protect-mothers-who-exit-the-workforce-to-care-for-their-babies-from-undue-healthcare-costs Sen. Vance's new bill would protect mothers who exit the workforce to care for their babies from undue health care costs Republican Sens. J.D. Vance (Ohio) and Marco Rubio (Fla.) introduced legislation Tuesday that would ensure that mothers "who choose to prioritize their child's early development and recover rather than return to work" after giving birth won't be retroactively stripped of their health care premiums for having done so. Currently, the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 requires covered companies with over 50 employees to give their workers 12 weeks of unpaid medical leave in a 12-month period for the birth of a child as well as in cases of adoption. Furthermore, it requires the "continuation of their group health benefits under the same conditions as if they had not taken leave." The bill, entitled "Fairness for Stay-At-Home Parents Act," would amend the FMLA to "prohibit an employer from recovering any health care premium paid by the employer for an employee if the employee fails to return to work due to the birth of a child, and for other purposes." In addition to preventing clawbacks, the legislation would have employers continue their health premium contributions for the duration of the 12-week leave. "Our laws should not penalize new parents who choose to stay home to care for their newborn babies," Vance said in a statement. "We should celebrate and promote young families, not punish them. This legislation would relieve a serious financial burden for working families all over America and steer Washington in a more pro-family direction." America appears to be in dire need of a "pro-family direction." The U.S. Census Bureau revealed in November 2022 that less than 24% of children under the age of 15 living in normal families had a stay-at-home mother. Only 1% had a stay-at-home father. The Pew Research Center indicated that as of 2021, 26% of mothers stayed home with their children and 7% of fathers stayed home with their children. According to the Mayo Clinic, over half of women return to work after their maternity leave. Not only are fewer people staying home to raise their children, but fewer Americans are having children. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicated in a June report that the provisional number of births in the U.S. for 2022 was just over 3.6 million, a decline from the previous year. The fertility rate was 56.1 per 1,000 women ages 15-44. This figure is roughly half of what the rate was in the 1960s and more or less on par with the rate in 2020, which was the lowest rate on record. The New York Times noted in 2018 that one of the key drivers behind Americans having fewer or no children is financial insecurity. A poll conducted by USA Today last year confirmed that was still the case. About 46% of respondents suggested their personal financial situation influenced their planned or current childlessness; 40% indicated work-life balance was at least partly to blame. The Washington Examiner noted that financial struggles hit parents straight out the gate. The national average cost of child delivery in a hospital exceeds $18,000, or $3,000 out of pocket for those with insurance. The 12-week reprieve that some parents might find as a result of Vance's bill could go a long way. "The Fairness for Stay-At-Home Parents Act supports mothers' and parents' invaluable role in raising the next generation," said Rubio, the original co-sponsor of Vance's bill. "This legislation stops employers from imposing harsh financial penalties if a parent decides not to return to work after unpaid leave, and it empowers families to make choices that prioritize the well-being of their children." Rubio, like Vance, appears keen on bolstering the family. Following the Supreme Court's Dobbs ruling, Rubio released a pro-family framework, stressing the "need to adopt pro-life policies that support families, rather than destroy them." Among the proposals in the Florida senator's framework were an expansion to the child tax credit; an allowance for new parents to pull forward up to three months of their Social Security benefits to finance paid parental leave; tax relief for adoptive parents; expanded support for pro-life crisis pregnancy centers; and the establishment of a grant program funding integrated mentoring services for poor mothers. Following the overturning of Roe v. Wade, the Manhattan Institute's Brian Riedl prophesied to the Washington Post that Republicans would likely take a stronger lead on bolstering the family beyond just sparing the unborn from mass extermination. "I could see if Republicans decide that abortion politics are working against them, there could be a push for child-care benefits, more maternal health care, and better adoption services to make it easy and more affordable for more mothers to carry the babies to term," said Riedl. "It would put their money where their mouth is when challenged on making it easier for mothers to afford their children and get their health care." https://www.outkick.com/conor-mcgregor-no-charges-nba-finals-heat-sexual-assault-allegation/ CONOR MCGREGOR WON’T FACE CHARGES AFTER BEING ACCUSED OF SEXUAL ASSAULT DURING NBA FINALS Conor McGregor won’t face charges stemming from allegations he sexually assaulted a woman during the NBA Finals. McGregor was accused by a woman of sexually assaulting her in the bathroom of Kaseya Center during a Heat/Nuggets NBA Finals game, and the UFC star always maintained he didn’t do anything wrong. Prosecutors have now decided there is “insufficient evidence” to pursue the situation further, according to TMZ. Authorities also cited “contradicting and/or no corroborating witnesses” as another reason for why no charges will be brought. “In light of the above facts and circumstances, the State would not be able to satisfy its burden of proof beyond a reasonable doubt,” prosecutors wrote in a closeout memo, according to the same TMZ report. The woman initially claimed security separated her from her friends to get her in a bathroom with McGregor, but video of the situation told a very different story. She was filmed entering the bathroom with McGregor on her own freewill, and nobody was forcing her to go anywhere. TMZ also reported she was seen at a club with McGregor AFTER they left the bathroom together where she alleged she was assaulted. An attendant outside the bathroom told authorities they “did not hear any signs of distress or sounds that would corroborate that whatever was occurring was not consensual.” McGregor’s attorney told TMZ, “After a thorough investigation, including a review of videos and interviews with eyewitnesses, the authorities have concluded that there is no case to pursue against my client, Conor McGregor. On behalf of my client, his family and his fans we are pleased this is now over.” The situation is now behind McGregor, and that means he can focus on getting back in the octagon.

This is Garrison Hardie with your CrossPolitic Daily News Brief for Friday, October 20th, 2023. PUB MEMBERSHIP PLUG: Summer has been great here at CrossPolitic, and we want you to join us on this ride… First, we’re no longer calling it the Fight Laugh Feast club… it’s now called the Pub! Second, we’ve launched a new line of content, focused on family entertainment. We will have our new show “This America” and our exciting new “Rowdy Christian Guides” highlighting the practical guides to fun and godly life! Additionally, we will have the live streaming of our conferences, and our past conference talks, all bundled within our new polished Fight Laugh Feast App. Sign up today! Head on over to fightlaughfeast.com, and join the Pub! that’s fightlaughfeast.com. https://www.breitbart.com/middle-east/2023/10/18/watch-pro-palestinian-protesters-stage-insurrection-in-u-s-capitol-office-building-cannon/ Pro-Palestinian Protesters Stage ‘Insurrection’ in U.S. Capitol Office Building Pro-Palestinian protesters, who want a ceasefire that would benefit the Hamas terrorist organization in Gaza, stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday and staged a protest inside the Cannon Rotunda that one observer likened to an “insurrection.” The Cannon Rotunda is part of the Cannon House Office Building. It is separate from the iconic Capitol building but is considered part of the Capitol complex. It is the oldest congressional office building on Capitol Hill. Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), who falsely accused Israel of bombing a Gaza hospital Tuesday, addressed the protesters. Fox 5 in Washington, DC, reported: A large group of pro-Palestinian protesters are demonstrating inside the Cannon Rotunda on Capitol Hill. The Cannon House Office Building holds the House Committee offices. U.S. Capitol Police say demonstrations are not allowed inside Congressional Buildings and are working to clear the crowd. Police have already detained some individuals as chants of “ceasefire” are echoing around the building. Left-wing protesters have staged demonstrations inside the Capitol before, but none have been treated the way participants in the January 6, 2021 protesters have been treated, many of whom were detained and given harsh sentences for non-violent offenses. The U.S. has seen anti-Israel protests in major cities and on college campuses since a Hamas terror attack Oct. 7 killed 1,400 Israelis and wounded roughly 4,400 more. About 200 people — including some Americans — were taken to Gaza as hostages. FBI Director Christopher Wray called the Capitol riot “domestic terrorism.” In this case, the pro-Palestinian protest is supporting terrorism against Israelis and Americans; a ceasefire would allow Hamas to escape without consequences for its atrocities. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/education/israel-war-harvard-columbia-students-lose-job-offer-law-firm Harvard and Columbia students lose law firm job offer for anti-Israel stance A major law firm has rescinded its offer of employment to three students at Harvard and Columbia law schools who endorsed statements that blamed Israel for a series of terrorist attacks by Hamas. The law firm Davis Polk notified employees in an internal email that the firm had withdrawn job offers to three students from Harvard and Columbia who had signed statements that blamed the Israeli government for the attacks by Hamas. The Columbia statement went further and said the attacks were justified acts of resistance. The attacks and the subsequent military response by Israel have claimed the lives of more than 4,000 people. “These statements are simply contrary to our firm’s values and we thus concluded that rescinding these offers was appropriate in upholding our responsibility to provide a safe and inclusive work environment for all Davis Polk employees,” the firm said in the email to employees. The firm's action is the latest example of students losing employment offers because of their support for the statement. Ryna Workman, a law student at New York University and the president of the student bar association, lost an employment offer from the law firm Winston & Strawn after supporting a statement that said: “Israel bears full responsibility for this tremendous loss of life.” In addition to withdrawn job offers, other prominent figures have urged that the students be named publicly and face professional consequences. A number of the 31 student groups who signed the Harvard statement have since withdrawn their support for the statement. Billionaire Bill Ackman, a Harvard alum, asked that the names of the students who signed the statement be publicly released "so as to ensure that none of us inadvertently hire any of their members." Sweetgreen CEO Jonathan Neman echoed Ackman, saying, "I would like to know so I know never to hire these people." https://www.theblaze.com/news/sen-vances-new-bill-would-protect-mothers-who-exit-the-workforce-to-care-for-their-babies-from-undue-healthcare-costs Sen. Vance's new bill would protect mothers who exit the workforce to care for their babies from undue health care costs Republican Sens. J.D. Vance (Ohio) and Marco Rubio (Fla.) introduced legislation Tuesday that would ensure that mothers "who choose to prioritize their child's early development and recover rather than return to work" after giving birth won't be retroactively stripped of their health care premiums for having done so. Currently, the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 requires covered companies with over 50 employees to give their workers 12 weeks of unpaid medical leave in a 12-month period for the birth of a child as well as in cases of adoption. Furthermore, it requires the "continuation of their group health benefits under the same conditions as if they had not taken leave." The bill, entitled "Fairness for Stay-At-Home Parents Act," would amend the FMLA to "prohibit an employer from recovering any health care premium paid by the employer for an employee if the employee fails to return to work due to the birth of a child, and for other purposes." In addition to preventing clawbacks, the legislation would have employers continue their health premium contributions for the duration of the 12-week leave. "Our laws should not penalize new parents who choose to stay home to care for their newborn babies," Vance said in a statement. "We should celebrate and promote young families, not punish them. This legislation would relieve a serious financial burden for working families all over America and steer Washington in a more pro-family direction." America appears to be in dire need of a "pro-family direction." The U.S. Census Bureau revealed in November 2022 that less than 24% of children under the age of 15 living in normal families had a stay-at-home mother. Only 1% had a stay-at-home father. The Pew Research Center indicated that as of 2021, 26% of mothers stayed home with their children and 7% of fathers stayed home with their children. According to the Mayo Clinic, over half of women return to work after their maternity leave. Not only are fewer people staying home to raise their children, but fewer Americans are having children. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicated in a June report that the provisional number of births in the U.S. for 2022 was just over 3.6 million, a decline from the previous year. The fertility rate was 56.1 per 1,000 women ages 15-44. This figure is roughly half of what the rate was in the 1960s and more or less on par with the rate in 2020, which was the lowest rate on record. The New York Times noted in 2018 that one of the key drivers behind Americans having fewer or no children is financial insecurity. A poll conducted by USA Today last year confirmed that was still the case. About 46% of respondents suggested their personal financial situation influenced their planned or current childlessness; 40% indicated work-life balance was at least partly to blame. The Washington Examiner noted that financial struggles hit parents straight out the gate. The national average cost of child delivery in a hospital exceeds $18,000, or $3,000 out of pocket for those with insurance. The 12-week reprieve that some parents might find as a result of Vance's bill could go a long way. "The Fairness for Stay-At-Home Parents Act supports mothers' and parents' invaluable role in raising the next generation," said Rubio, the original co-sponsor of Vance's bill. "This legislation stops employers from imposing harsh financial penalties if a parent decides not to return to work after unpaid leave, and it empowers families to make choices that prioritize the well-being of their children." Rubio, like Vance, appears keen on bolstering the family. Following the Supreme Court's Dobbs ruling, Rubio released a pro-family framework, stressing the "need to adopt pro-life policies that support families, rather than destroy them." Among the proposals in the Florida senator's framework were an expansion to the child tax credit; an allowance for new parents to pull forward up to three months of their Social Security benefits to finance paid parental leave; tax relief for adoptive parents; expanded support for pro-life crisis pregnancy centers; and the establishment of a grant program funding integrated mentoring services for poor mothers. Following the overturning of Roe v. Wade, the Manhattan Institute's Brian Riedl prophesied to the Washington Post that Republicans would likely take a stronger lead on bolstering the family beyond just sparing the unborn from mass extermination. "I could see if Republicans decide that abortion politics are working against them, there could be a push for child-care benefits, more maternal health care, and better adoption services to make it easy and more affordable for more mothers to carry the babies to term," said Riedl. "It would put their money where their mouth is when challenged on making it easier for mothers to afford their children and get their health care." https://www.outkick.com/conor-mcgregor-no-charges-nba-finals-heat-sexual-assault-allegation/ CONOR MCGREGOR WON’T FACE CHARGES AFTER BEING ACCUSED OF SEXUAL ASSAULT DURING NBA FINALS Conor McGregor won’t face charges stemming from allegations he sexually assaulted a woman during the NBA Finals. McGregor was accused by a woman of sexually assaulting her in the bathroom of Kaseya Center during a Heat/Nuggets NBA Finals game, and the UFC star always maintained he didn’t do anything wrong. Prosecutors have now decided there is “insufficient evidence” to pursue the situation further, according to TMZ. Authorities also cited “contradicting and/or no corroborating witnesses” as another reason for why no charges will be brought. “In light of the above facts and circumstances, the State would not be able to satisfy its burden of proof beyond a reasonable doubt,” prosecutors wrote in a closeout memo, according to the same TMZ report. The woman initially claimed security separated her from her friends to get her in a bathroom with McGregor, but video of the situation told a very different story. She was filmed entering the bathroom with McGregor on her own freewill, and nobody was forcing her to go anywhere. TMZ also reported she was seen at a club with McGregor AFTER they left the bathroom together where she alleged she was assaulted. An attendant outside the bathroom told authorities they “did not hear any signs of distress or sounds that would corroborate that whatever was occurring was not consensual.” McGregor’s attorney told TMZ, “After a thorough investigation, including a review of videos and interviews with eyewitnesses, the authorities have concluded that there is no case to pursue against my client, Conor McGregor. On behalf of my client, his family and his fans we are pleased this is now over.” The situation is now behind McGregor, and that means he can focus on getting back in the octagon.

TOP NEWS | On today's Daily Signal Top News, we break down:GOP House Speaker nominee Jim Jordan falls short of the 217 votes needed to win the position in the second vote Wednesday. President Joe Biden lands in Israel and delivers remarks alongside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.U.S. intelligence shows the deadly blast at the Gaza hospital appeared to have been caused by terrorist Hamas militants. Biden is expected to ask Congress for $100 billion in supplemental funding for Israel, Ukraine, and domestic issues that include border security. The prestigious New York City based law firm Davis Polk has rescinds letters of employment to three students from Harvard and Columbia universities after the students signed onto letters backing Hamas and blaming Israel for the recent brutal violence. Relevant Linkshttps://www.dailysignal.com/2023/10/18/antisemitic-lie-orthodox-jewish-rabbis-condemn-rashida-tlaib-blaming-israel-gaza-hospital-bombing/ Listen to other podcasts from The Daily Signal: https://www.dailysignal.com/podcasts/Get daily conservative news you can trust from our Morning Bell newsletter: DailySignal.com/morningbellsubscription Listen to more Heritage podcasts: https://www.heritage.org/podcastsSign up for The Agenda newsletter — the lowdown on top issues conservatives need to know about each week: https://www.heritage.org/agenda Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jolie Yang (@JolieYang) is a former legal partner to Coinbase's product, engineering, and design teams on its Web3 initiatives, such as self-custodial wallet, decentralized identity, digital assets, as product counsel. While at Coinbase, Jolie was part of the team that launched Base. Prior to Coinbase, Jolie was an attorney at Davis Polk and Skadden, Arps. Show highlights: [4:00] Working on Coinbase's IPO [7:00] Building Base [11:30] Potential Token for Base? [16:00] How Base works [23:00] Decentralization for a project incubated by a centralized institution & 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.

   Slam the Gavel welcomes back Elizabeth Harding Weinstein to the show.  She was last on the podcast  Season 2, Episode 144. She  is a mother, a graduate of Columbia University, a previous ER/ICU nurse as well as a previous hospital administrator at NYU Hospital for Joint Disease.     Elizabeth is the survivor of severe domestic violence and narcissistic abuse, and a previous well-known and respected resident of Briarcliff Manor, NY.     Her husband, is a high profile Davis Polk attorney, with connections in the judiciary, and a lifelong history of pedophilia.  When Elizabeth  exposed her spouse's existing practice, she went to the domestic abuse unit and the DA with this information and 'legal' retaliation occurred immediately.      The ex immediately hired a company, O'Connor Professional Group, to falsify medical documentation and have Elizabeth falsely committed to a psych hospital, to give him a cover for his pedophilia, Elizabeth reports.  When that failed, her ex used bogus “Orders of Protection” and the criminal coercion of the police to kidnap his children, evict Elizabeth from the house, and EXTRACT her from her children's lives.       The judicial system and law enforcement were weaponized against her.  Suddenly this Mother with no prior history with the courts or police for 48 years was kidnapped, lost contact with her children,  has been falsely arrested multiple times, taken into custody and placed in solitary confinement while in jail and then on a psychiatric ward and has been made homeless. It has taken her THREE years to get her clothing back.       Elizabeth discussed how her husband and Defendants in her case than filed for “Guardianship” over Elizabeth, petitioning the Court to seize all of her assets, assign her a lawyer in all cases where they were the Defendants, and have Elizabeth placed in a long term care facility and forced medications.   Judge Janet C Malone held ex parte hearings and trafficked Elizabeth into this “Guardianship of Property.”  This illegal Guardian, Kenneth L Bunting, now NOT ONLY keeps Elizabeth's monthly support payments, he found Elizabeth's private account with her only money used to feed herself, confiscated the money and closed the account, leaving her destitute and dependent upon the kindness of friends.         Elizabeth discussed her slavery into guardianship of Property as well as the well known Michael Oher case, Catherine Youseff Kassenoff case and the drawbacks of Kayleigh's Law.  This podcast was a WEALTH OF INFORMATION for anyone concerned about not only guardianships but human trafficking through the court systems.To Reach Elizabeth Harding Weinstein:  dismantlingfamilycourtcorruption.comThis episode of Slam the Gavel is sponsored by CPSprotect Consulting Services. A Child Protective Services case is one of the most frightening experiences for any parent. Don't face it alone. Face it with confidence! With UrgentAssist by CPSprotect, you can have access to former CPS investigators to make sure you preserve your rights and protect your family. If you're facing CPS involvement and aren't sure where to turn, their child welfare consultants can help you.  Visit cpsprotect.com/subscribe and enter the coupon code: SlamTheGavel for 60% off your first year of UrgentAssist AVAILABLE in ALL 50 STATES.Supportshow(https://www.buymeacoffee.com/maryannpetri)http://www.dismantlingfamilycourtcorruption.com/Support the showSupportshow(https://www.buymeacoffee.com/maryannpetri)http://www.dismantlingfamilycourtcorruption.com/

  Slam the Gavel welcomes back Elizabeth Harding Weinstein to the show.  She was last on the podcast  Season 2, Episode 144. She  is a mother, a graduate of Columbia University, a previous ER/ICU nurse as well as a previous hospital administrator at NYU Hospital for Joint Disease.     Elizabeth is the survivor of severe domestic violence and narcissistic abuse, and a previous well-known and respected resident of Briarcliff Manor, NY.     Her husband, is a high profile Davis Polk attorney, with connections in the judiciary, and a lifelong history of pedophilia.  When Elizabeth  exposed her spouse's existing practice, she went to the domestic abuse unit and the DA with this information and 'legal' retaliation occurred immediately.      The ex immediately hired a company, O'Connor Professional Group, to falsify medical documentation and have Elizabeth falsely committed to a psych hospital, to give him a cover for his pedophilia, Elizabeth reports.  When that failed, her ex used bogus “Orders of Protection” and the criminal coercion of the police to kidnap his children, evict Elizabeth from the house, and EXTRACT her from her children's lives.       The judicial system and law enforcement were weaponized against her.  Suddenly this Mother with no prior history with the courts or police for 48 years was kidnapped, lost contact with her children,  has been falsely arrested multiple times, taken into custody and placed in solitary confinement while in jail and then on a psychiatric ward and has been made homeless. It has taken her THREE years to get her clothing back.       Elizabeth discussed how her husband and Defendants in her case than filed for “Guardianship” over Elizabeth, petitioning the Court to seize all of her assets, assign her a lawyer in all cases where they were the Defendants, and have Elizabeth placed in a long term care facility and forced medications.   Judge Janet C Malone held ex parte hearings and trafficked Elizabeth into this “Guardianship of Property.”  This illegal Guardian, Kenneth L Bunting, now NOT ONLY keeps Elizabeth's monthly support payments, he found Elizabeth's private account with her only money used to feed herself, confiscated the money and closed the account, leaving her destitute and dependent upon the kindness of friends.         Elizabeth discussed her slavery into guardianship of Property as well as the well known Michael Oher case, Catherine Youseff Kassenoff case and the drawbacks of Kayleigh's Law.  This podcast was a WEALTH OF INFORMATION for anyone concerned about not only guardianships but human trafficking through the court systems.To Reach Elizabeth Harding Weinstein:  dismantlingfamilycourtcorruption.comThis episode of Slam the Gavel is sponsored by CPSprotect Consulting Services. A Child Protective Services case is one of the most frightening experiences for any parent. Don't face it alone. Face it with confidence! With UrgentAssist by CPSprotect, you can have access to former CPS investigators to make sure you preserve your rights and protect your family. If you're facing CPS involvement and aren't sure where to turn, their child welfare consultants can help you.  Visit cpsprotect.com/subscribe and enter the coupon code: SlamTheGavel for 60% off your first year of UrgentAssist AVAILABLE in ALL 50 STATES. Supportshow(https://www.buymeacoffee.com/maryannpetri)http://www.dismantlingfamilycourtcorruption.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/maryann-petri/support

On this day in legal history, August 16, 1918, Lothar Witzke was convicted of espionage in the United States on behalf of Germany and became the first German spy convicted during World War I. Lothar Witzke was a junior officer in the German Imperial Navy during World War I, who became a spy and saboteur in the United States and Mexico. After escaping internment in Chile, he reached San Francisco in 1916 and began sabotage activities with another agent, Kurt Jahnke. They were involved in various missions, including suspected connections to significant explosions, though later investigations ruled out their involvement in some cases. Witzke was arrested in 1918 near the Mexican border, convicted, and sentenced to death, but his sentence was commuted to life imprisonment by President Woodrow Wilson. After an act of heroism in prison and diplomatic pressure from Germany, he was pardoned and released by President Calvin Coolidge in 1923. Upon his return to Germany, Witzke was decorated with the Iron Cross and later served in the Abwehr, or German military intelligence, during World War II. After the war, he became a member of the Hamburg Parliament, representing the German Party from 1949 to 1952.Donald Trump may have a 40 point lead ahead of DeSantis in the GOP primary, and Chris Christie may have overtaken the Florida governor in early New Hampshire polling, but among one demographic DeSantis seems to have the edge over all other Republican candidates–lawyers. According to a report by Bloomberg Law, Ron DeSantis has a significant advantage over Donald Trump in campaign donations from lawyers, leading with a 6-to-1 ratio. As of the end of June, DeSantis had received over $1.3 million from individual lawyer contributions, compared to just under $200,000 for Trump. DeSantis's background includes a Harvard Law School education and time as a U.S. Navy lawyer, while Trump has been known to criticize and even sue attorneys. Many larger law firms seem uncomfortable supporting Trump, contributing to DeSantis's advantage.DeSantis's fundraising from lawyers has also surpassed other GOP primary candidates, including former Governor Nikki Haley and Senator Tim Scott. His campaign haul includes significant contributions from elite law firms like Sullivan & Cromwell. DeSantis's support in Republican legal circles also includes several high-ranking Trump Justice Department officials and lawyers from Jones Day.While DeSantis leads in lawyer contributions, he still trails Trump by double digits in state and national polls. Some political analysts question whether DeSantis's momentum will continue, especially as his campaign has faced staff shakeups and strategy shifts. Meanwhile, Trump's campaign, powered by small-dollar donors, has raised over $50 million between January and June. Contributions from the legal industry have historically favored Democrats, with President Joe Biden out-raising DeSantis among lawyers so far this year with $1.5 million.DeSantis Crushes Trump in Cash from Lawyers Seeking AlternativeDavis Polk & Wardwell, a prominent law firm, has signed a 25-year lease extension to expand its Midtown headquarters in Manhattan, adding 30,000 square feet to its current space at 450 Lexington Ave. This deal increases the firm's footprint to 700,000 square feet, making it the largest commercial space leased in New York City in 2023, as announced by the building's landlord RXR Realty. The firm's managing partner, Neil Barr, emphasized that the expansion reflects the firm's growth strategy.Davis Polk has been proactive in moving back to in-office work after the pandemic and is requiring its lawyers and business services personnel to be in the office Monday through Thursday after Labor Day. The building, located near Grand Central Terminal, will undergo a $300 million renovation, including private outdoor terraces for Davis Polk and new gathering spaces.The firm's lease renewal comes amid a challenging time for Manhattan's commercial real estate market, with available office space reaching an all-time high in the second quarter of 2023. Financial and legal services have dominated the leasing transactions, with Davis Polk's lease being a significant highlight. Other law firms like Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, Paul Hastings, and Sheppard Mullin have also renewed or expanded their New York footprints this quarter.Davis Polk Inks Manhattan's Biggest Office Lease of 2023 (1)A Delaware judge has ruled that the fair value of Pivotal Software Inc.'s shares at the time of its 2019 go-private merger with VMWare Inc. was $14.83 per share. This ruling came in an appraisal suit brought by Pivotal's former investors, who argued that the shares should have been worth $20, while Pivotal sought a valuation closer to $12. Chancellor Kathaleen St. J. McCormick arrived at the fair value figure by averaging two valuation methods suggested by the parties. The court's decision also clarified that the deal price does not provide a cap on fair value, emphasizing the importance of strong procedural protections for minority stockholders.Ex-Pivotal Investors Lose $20 Share Valuation Bid in VMWare DealThe American Bar Association (ABA) is considering a new rule that may require law schools to adopt free speech policies. This change comes after several incidents where students disrupted controversial speakers on campuses. The ABA's Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar will consider a rule mandating "written policies that encourage and support the free expression of ideas." Schools would develop their own policies, but they must protect the rights of faculty, staff, and students to communicate controversial ideas and ensure robust debate.The proposed rule emphasizes that becoming an effective advocate requires learning civil discourse, even in disagreement, and that concerns about civility should not justify barring controversial discussions. While ABA's law school standards have covered academic freedom for faculty, this proposal would be the first to address free speech for the entire law school community.Prominent U.S. law schools have faced criticism for handling student protests against conservative speakers, leading to apologies and mandated free speech training at institutions like Stanford. Yale Law School also strengthened its commitment to free speech after disruptive incidents. The proposed rule would allow restrictions on unlawful expression, defamatory speech, threats, harassment, or unjustifiable invasions of privacy, and would enable reasonable regulation of the time and manner of expression. The council is set to vote on Friday on whether to send the proposed rule for public notice and comment, and further revisions are anticipated.ABA weighs new free speech rule for law schools | ReutersA federal appeals court has refused to revive a lawsuit by longtime umpire Angel Hernandez, who accused Major League Baseball (MLB) of racial discrimination. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan rejected Hernandez's arguments in a 3-0 decision, stating that the league's promotion practices, including its failure to promote him to crew chief, did not reflect unfair treatment of minorities. Hernandez, an MLB umpire since 1993, claimed he had been discriminated against after being passed over for crew chief five times between 2011 and 2018. He also cited a "history of animosity" with Joe Torre, MLB's chief baseball officer at the time of the lawsuit. The court found that Hernandez failed to show a statistically significant disparity in promotion rates, despite a "bottom-line imbalance" between white and minority crew chiefs. It also rejected Hernandez's claim that the judge erred in accepting MLB's reasons for not promoting him, which included a missed call and an "overly confrontational style." The court upheld the March 2021 dismissal of the lawsuit, and lawyers for Hernandez did not immediately respond to requests for comment. In 2020, MLB named its first black and Hispanic crew chiefs born outside the United States.Major League Baseball umpire loses appeal of discrimination lawsuit | Reuters Get full access to Minimum Competence - Daily Legal News Podcast at www.minimumcomp.com/subscribe

This butterfly is excited to be speaking with Stephanie Trager. Stephanie is a medicine woman, guide, business architect and purpose catalyst holding space in a sacred container for intellectual, analytical soul seekers ready to come home to who they really are to do the work they're really here to do. From human rights and environmental justice to corporate litigation to human potential, herbalism, peak wellness, and soul mastery she integrates a rare and eclectic mix of education and off-the-beaten-path experience. For more than three decades she's been a student of indigenous and earth-based wisdom, has spent time immersing with various indigenous groups from the Navajo to the Achuar, Warani, and Quechua, and has been initiated as an Earthkeeper in the shamanic tradition by the Q'ero from the Andes in Peru.   She's a licensed attorney, holds a Juris Doctorate, and a bachelor's degree in communications and international relations from Boston University. Her early work in grassroots organizing, corporate responsibility, and sustainability was followed by a career in complex corporate litigation at Davis Polk. She was naturally an intuitive guide – often called an oracle-  and herbalist for years before, becoming a certified professional coach in 2007 through Teachers College at Columbia University and continued to expand her expertise as a coach and certified energy medicine practitioner, certified mediator, certified wellness, business and executive coach, sustainability and leadership consultant.  Stephanie has been immersed in the impact investing space helping catalysts deploy their capital in alignment with their values. She's a board member at Dream Change, creator and host of Catalyst Talks Podcast, and has developed several transformational modalities and programs including The Inner Work of Impact Coaching & Facilitation for Individuals & Organizations. She's been coaching for two decades and is passionate about enabling physical vitality, mental freedom, emotional peace, and spiritual expansion. She has a stellium (5 planets) in Aquarius and a massive love for trees. In this episode, you will hear about her activist works protecting the Redwood trees, indigenous knowledge, the environmental justice world,s and more. Some notes... More about 1treellion, Stephanie Trager, and The Catalyst Talks podcast. To support planting all over the world, please check out this link.The great music is credited to Pixabay.

When you think about it, is a deputized bear really weirder than keeping classified documents in a bathroom with two chandeliers? Donald Trump got indicted since we last convened. And then the case got assigned to the same judge who got professionally scorched for trying to bail Trump out in the first place. Apparently he thinks the government pays people to plead guilty? It's all very weird. Davis Polk plays follow-the-leader with Skadden and announces a 4-day in-office work week -- is this the start of a trend or not? Barber Ranen is no longer Barber Ranen after racist, sexist, and antisemitic emails between the founders at their last firm came to light. There's a lot to be said about baked in structures of discrimination and casual bigotry, but also... how did labor and employment attorneys think it was a good idea to put this in writing? And we talk about a bear cop.

When you think about it, is a deputized bear really weirder than keeping classified documents in a bathroom with two chandeliers? Donald Trump got indicted since we last convened. And then the case got assigned to the same judge who got professionally scorched for trying to bail Trump out in the first place. Apparently he thinks the government pays people to plead guilty? It's all very weird. Davis Polk plays follow-the-leader with Skadden and announces a 4-day in-office work week -- is this the start of a trend or not? Barber Ranen is no longer Barber Ranen after racist, sexist, and antisemitic emails between the founders at their last firm came to light. There's a lot to be said about baked in structures of discrimination and casual bigotry, but also... how did labor and employment attorneys think it was a good idea to put this in writing? And we talk about a bear cop.

On this day, June 8, in legal history James Madison first proposed the Bill of Rights. On June 8, 1789, James Madison presented the proposed Bill of Rights to the House of Representatives. Initially, Madison included more amendments than what eventually made it into the final version. The House agreed on a Bill of Rights with 17 amendments, but later the Senate consolidated them to 12. Ultimately, in December 1791, 10 out of the 12 amendments were approved by the states, becoming the Bill of Rights. One of the rejected amendments, regarding congressional pay, was later ratified as the 27th Amendment in 1992. Madison also suggested a two-part Preamble for the Constitution, incorporating part of Thomas Jefferson's Declaration of Independence. However, this proposal was not adopted.Madison emphasized the need to assert the equal rights of conscience, freedom of the press, and trial by jury in criminal cases for all states. Madison also wanted to clarify the distinct roles of each branch of government, ensuring they did not encroach upon one another's powers. However, these provisions did not pass the congressional review process.Madison's proposed Article VII, highlighting the separation of powers, did not make it into the Constitution. However, the second part of that article survived as the Tenth Amendment, which reserves powers not delegated to the federal government to the states. Additionally, Madison's version of the Second Amendment recognized the right to bear arms in the context of a well-regulated militia.Madison desired to interweave the Bill of Rights within the Constitution, but this idea faced resistance due to concerns of appearing to rewrite the Constitution. Consequently, the Bill of Rights was appended at the end of the document. Despite these alterations, many of Madison's core ideas were incorporated into the ratified version of the Bill of Rights. Madison aimed to bolster the rights of the people and earn their confidence by protecting them against government encroachments.On this day: James Madison introduces the Bill of Rights | Constitution CenterCooley LLP, a Silicon Valley-based law firm, has asked some incoming first-year associates to delay their start dates for another year, offering them a $100,000 stipend in return. The firm reached out to incoming corporate associates, providing them with three options. They can defer their start dates and receive a stipend, stick to their original January start dates in the corporate group, or switch to another practice area with more available work. These measures are being taken to reduce the size of Cooley's incoming corporate class due to a slowdown in demand. The firm had already postponed the start date for its first-year class from November to January 2024. Cooley laid off 150 attorneys and staff in late 2022 as a necessary response to decreased workload. Despite being a top recruiter during the pandemic, the firm is now facing reduced demand for corporate and deals work, leading to the need for workforce adjustments. Fenwick & West, another law firm, has also decided to postpone the start date for its first-year corporate and technology transactions associates to January 16, 2024.Cooley to Delay Some First-Year Associate Start Dates by YearBack-to-back legal industry news. Law firm Davis Polk & Wardwell is implementing a four-day office work-week for its lawyers, joining a trend of firms adopting more in-person work policies as the pandemic recedes. Starting after Labor Day, the firm will require its U.S. lawyers and business services professionals to work in the office from Monday through Thursday. As always, the claim is the move is aimed at facilitating mentorship, training, and relationship-building opportunities that are believed to be more effective in an in-person environment – none of these announcements ever admit it's just to bring associates to heel. Davis Polk will also introduce a new remote day "bank" that allows employees to choose 16 days per year to work from home. Other law firms, such as Skadden and Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, have also made adjustments to their work policies, with some offering more flexibility for remote work.Law firm Davis Polk adopts four-day office work-week, joining Skadden | ReutersFlorida Governor Ron DeSantis has signed a new privacy law, S.B. 262, aimed at giving consumers more control over their data and addressing concerns about tech giants' alleged censorship of conservative views. The law, known as the "Digital Bill of Rights," includes provisions common to other state privacy laws, granting consumers rights over their data collection, storage, and sharing.However, it also requires search engines to disclose whether political ideology influences search results and prohibits government-mandated content moderation on social media platforms. The law provides additional protections for children under 18 years old. Florida is the ninth state to enact comprehensive privacy legislation, and it targets only the largest tech companies, subjecting them to significant fines. The law will take effect in stages, with the social media moderation section starting this July and the bulk of provisions going into effect on July 1, 2024. Consumer advocacy group Consumer Reports has called for stronger measures in the law, citing limited applicability and potential loopholes that could leave personal information unprotected. The law applies to companies with more than $1 billion in gross annual revenue and over half of their revenue coming from online ads. It also covers companies operating smart speakers and those running app stores with at least 250,000 available applications. Violations of the law could result in penalties exceeding the maximum fines imposed by other state privacy laws. The attorney general will have sole enforcement power and can seek civil penalties of up to $50,000 per violation, which may be tripled under certain circumstances. Consumers will have the right to access, correct, and delete their data, as well as opt out of processing for targeted advertising or profiling purposes. Businesses will be required to reasonably secure consumer data and conduct assessments to evaluate data collection risks and benefits. The law also prohibits state and local government entities from requesting the removal of content or accounts on social media platforms based on "unfair censorship" concerns.DeSantis Takes Swing at Big Tech in New Florida Privacy Law (1)Federal prosecutors have informed former U.S. President Donald Trump's attorneys that he is the target of an investigation into his handling of classified materials, according to a person familiar with the matter. The notification from the Justice Department does not necessarily mean Trump will be charged but gives him an opportunity to present his own evidence before a grand jury. The news comes just days after Trump's attorneys met with Justice Department officials to discuss the case. Trump's legal team was notified on Monday, although the timing of such notifications does not indicate when charges might be brought. Trump, who is currently campaigning for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, has dismissed the investigations as politically motivated. One federal grand jury is investigating Trump's retention of classified materials after leaving the White House, while another criminal investigation is focused on alleged efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss. In August 2022, investigators seized around 13,000 documents from Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate, some of which were marked as classified. Trump's legal troubles have expanded, including a civil lawsuit in which he was ordered to pay damages for sexual abuse and defamation, as well as a criminal investigation in Georgia related to his efforts to reverse the 2020 election results.Trump lawyers notified that he is the target of classified documents probeA Hollywood actor is the latest January 6th rioter arrested – I guess you can tell by the way I'm introducing this you're not going to have heard of them.Jay Johnston, an actor known for his roles in TV shows like "Arrested Development" and "Bob's Burgers," has been arrested for his involvement in the January 6, 2021 Capitol riot. Johnston is the latest individual to be charged in connection with the incident, which aimed to keep Donald Trump in the White House. He was charged with various offenses, including interfering with law enforcement officers, entering a restricted building, disorderly conduct, and impeding passage through Capitol grounds. Johnston surrendered to the FBI in Los Angeles, where he resides. An FBI affidavit stated that he was seen wielding a stolen U.S. Capitol Police riot shield and participating in the mob that clashed with officers near a tunnel leading into the Capitol building. Online amateur investigators reportedly identified Johnston from FBI-released images seeking public assistance in identifying participants in the riot. Trump had encouraged his supporters to disrupt the certification of Joe Biden's electoral victory. Johnston has appeared in numerous films and TV shows, often playing law enforcement roles, and he voiced a character in the animated series "Bob's Burgers" until he was reportedly banned from the show following his association with the Capitol mob.Hollywood actor becomes latest arrested in Jan 6 Capitol assault | Reuters Get full access to Minimum Competence - Daily Legal News Podcast at www.minimumcomp.com/subscribe

In a more philosophical episode, Bryan and Gena are joined by world renowned tax expert Harry Ballan, Managing Director, Global M&A Group, Alliant Insurance Services, for a wide-ranging discussion of how transactional risk insurance fits into the broader history of risk allocation between parties. Topics discussed include: • How Harry's background as a PhD recipient, university professor, and then his “second-career” as a long-time tax partner at Davis Polk collectively helped prepare him for his broker role at Alliant • How transactional risk insurance compares to other means to allocate risk throughout history • Why the transactional risk insurance marketplace illustrates the binary and non-binary nature of risk • The role that litigation insurance can play in risk management and decision-making • Discussion of one of Harry's favorite tax pupils who has a special connection to the podcast

Between the various recent cases in the Delaware courts, such as Boxed, which involved the different SPAC voting classes, or the Multiplan case, or Arrival, all of which are in addition to the 1% excise tax on share buybacks, there has been a noticeable trend of SPACs moving to off-shore domiciles. We spoke with Derek Dostal, from the law firm of Davis Polk, and Christian Nagler, from Kirkland & Ellis, to help explain these trends in greater detail and if the pending SEC proposal could affect some of these considerations going forward. Give it a listen.  

Social Media:Website: www.radiclelaw.comInstagram: @serena.pens @radiclelawLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/serena-d-wuSerena Wu is a founding partner of Radicle Law LLP, a boutique law firm that provides legal and business solutions to diverse clients who are changemakers in their industries. She is passionate about therapeutic potentials of psychedelics and social entrepreneurship. As an attorney, she is focused on providing legal solutions to those in emerging industries such as psychedelics, cryptocurrency and beyond. Prior to co-founding Radicle Law, she began her career as a litigator at Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP and was a former founding partner of Plant Medicine Law Group. She graduated from Harvard Law School and is licensed in California and New York. Outside of her legal work, Serena is working on her debut novel, Dandelion Odyssey: Wyra's Search for the Rainbow Pearls (working title). Inspired by her own personal experiences with psychedelics, the novel chronicles Wyra's path to seek the Rainbow Pearls through her psychedelic journeys to heal from her trauma.

Kieran talks with Dan Stipano, partner at Davis Polk, and Jamal El-Hindi, Counsel at Clifford Chance, about the Financial Crime Enforcement Network's far reaching new rules for creating a U.S. beneficial ownership information (BOI) database for regulators and law enforcement, including who will be required to file personal identifying information and who will not have access to the registry. Mandated by Congress to be operational by January 2024, Dan and Jamal also detail some of the essential questions that remain unanswered about the registry, and what the regulatory landscape will look like in 2023 and beyond. Dan and Jamal come to the discussion with Kieran drawing on 50 collective years of service in the U.S. regulatory community, Dan having started in private practice after 30 years with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and Jamal after 20 years in the U.S. Treasury.

David Hahn, a finance partner at Davis Polk, discusses the current state of the finance markets and the evolution they've seen in recent years in this week's Drinks With The Deal podcast.  

Saema Somalya is EVP for Legal and Risk, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary for Remitly Global, Inc., where she leads the Legal, Compliance Risk and Privacy teams. Prior to joining Remitly, she was senior vice president, deputy general counsel (corporate) and assistant secretary at Fifth Third Bancorp and Fifth Third Bank, N.A. and senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary at Warren Resources, Inc.Previously, she served as senior legal director and corporate counsel to PepsiCo, Inc. Ms. Somelya began her career as an associate in Davis Polk's Capital Markets group. Ms. Somalya is also active in industry, community and civil rights forums and serves as the Board Chairman for Muslim Advocates, a national civil rights advocacy organization. She earned a B.A. in international relations and affairs from Yale University and a J.D. from Yale Law School. She is British born, American raised and lives in the Seattle area with her husband and daughter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Charlie Harary is the co-founder of H3 & Company, a multimillion dollar venture capital and advisory firm, and was the First Vice President and legal counsel at RXR Realty, a billion dollar real estate firm in New York. Prior to that, Charlie worked as an associate at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison and Davis Polk & Wardwell. He is also one of the most sought after speakers in the Jewish world, featured each year by hundreds of different organizations, businesses, conventions, and academic institutions. He has created TV media and online video campaigns that have inspired hundreds of thousands of people across the globe. He is the author of Unlocking Greatness: The Unexpected Journey from the Life You Have to the Life You Want. Enjoying the podcasts? Consider working one-on-one with Rabbi Shlomo Buxbaum to help you achieve your goals and dreams. Learn more at https://www.rabbishlomo.com/coaching. If you have feedback or comments, or to sponsor an episode of the Empowered Jewish Living podcast, send an email to info@levx.org Special for our podcast listeners!!! You can now purchase Rabbi Buxbaum's book "The Four Elements of an Empowered Life" with a 15% discount at MosaicaPress.com using the special discount code: EMPOWER! When you purchase the book, aside from the joy it will bring you, you are also supporting this podcast and our work! So THANK YOU!!!

In June 2021, FinCEN issued the first National AML/CFT Policy Priorities for the US. John Byrne sat down with Dan Stipano of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP to record this at the ACAMS Hollywood conference. John and Dan discuss the breadth and importance of the priorities, how to use them in future planning for your financial crime prevention program, and how the priorities may change the overall financial crime response regime.

Drago Kos, Chair of the OECD's Working Group on Bribery, and Dan Kahn, former head of the DOJ's FCPA Unit and now a partner in Davis Polk's DC office, wrap up our series on the OECD revised Recommendation with a focus on the very practical implications for companies.

Cravath proved they're still the Biglaw compensation leader by coming over the top of Davis Polk's raises. Now the question is — who will follow them? Which lawyers are still working for Russia? A British politician goes ahead and NAMES NAMES. The dog whistles are getting LOUD: it sure is interesting that the only Supreme Court nominee that is fielding questions about her LSAT score is a Black woman. Special thanks to our sponsor, Posh Virtual Receptionists, LLC.

After weeks of waiting, Davis Polk enters the salary increase game and re-raises, offering higher numbers for mid-level and senior associates. Is this the new normal, or could the market sustain one more shock to the system? Meanwhile, "Hobbit Law" aficionado Paul Davis gave Business Insider an interview that reads suspiciously like a rehabilitation attempt from a thoroughly embarrassed lawyer. Finally we discuss the latest Voting Rights Act case out of Arkansas and the trouble with judges getting too big for their robes. Special thanks to our sponsor, Posh Virtual Receptionists, LLC.

Alex Patterson started out in corporate law at Davis Polk in New York City and then quickly jumped ship to be in-house counsel for the global obstacle course company Tough Mudder, which at the time was newly founded. After 5 years there, working in various positions, Alex felt ready to take his big leap. He knew he wanted to stay in the ticketed experiential space with a physical element like Tough Mudder, but also wanted to lean more into new technology. After a year of developing different options Alex invented a tech-enabled escape room with a laser maze and a paint bomb ending that soon after opened in NYC to great success. In this episode, we explore the drive and mindset that lead to Beat the Bomb, how Alex created a highly scalable hybrid and why his pandemic pivots are now paying off.