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Based on AHLA's annual Health Law Connections article, this special series brings together thought leaders from across the health law field to discuss the top ten issues of 2025. In the third episode, Joe Wolfe, Attorney, Hall Render Killian Heath & Lyman PC, speaks with Ilene Albala, Partner, Goodwin Procter LLP, about how the new administration could reshape the health care fraud and abuse landscape. They discuss potential impacts on fraud and abuse enforcement and the False Claims Act in particular, possible challenges to the constitutionality of the False Claims Act, and the Anti-Kickback and Stark regulatory outlook. From AHLA's Fraud and Abuse Practice Group.Watch the conversation here.AHLA's Health Law Daily Podcast Is Here! AHLA's popular Health Law Daily email newsletter is now a daily podcast, exclusively for AHLA Premium members. Get all your health law news from the major media outlets on this new podcast! To subscribe and add this private podcast feed to your podcast app, go to americanhealthlaw.org/dailypodcast.

We Interview Scott Westfahl on leadership and critical lessons that he learned from his father– a former captain on a nuclear submarine. Professor Westfahl then explains design thinking and how it helps and can be harnessed by teams. He then discusses the legal profession, education, and dealing with uncertainty. Professor Westfahl concludes by analyzing a proposed case in which a firm notices that high performing associates have behavioral issues. A bit about Scott Westfahl:Prof. Westfahl is the Director of Harvard Law School Executive Education and also teaches courses on leadership and design thinking and innovation within the law school's J.D. curriculum. In 2024, his Legal Innovation Through Design Thinking course was recognized by Bloomberg Law as one of the law school innovations of the year. He oversees and teaches global leadership and design thinking for legal leaders from firms, government, and the judiciary. He focuses his Executive Education teaching and writing on leadership, teams, talent development as strategy, design thinking and driving innovation and organizational alignment from a talent management and diversity and inclusion perspective.Before HLS, Professor Westfahl was the Director of Professional Development at the law firm Goodwin Procter LLP. In 2008, Professor Westfahl was chosen as one of Law Firm, Inc. magazine's five “Innovators of the Year” for his development of a cutting edge attorney assignment system and database called iStaff, which effectively ties attorney work assignments to their professional development needs. Professor Westfahl is the author of the book You Get What You Measure: Lawyer Development Frameworks and Effective Performance Evaluations (NALP, 2008).Prior to his work at Goodwin Procter, Professor Westfahl spent six years leading professional development for the Washington, D.C. office of McKinsey & Company. Professor Westfahl earned his J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1988, and is a graduate from Dartmouth College.

Ritu Cooper, Shareholder, Hall Render Killian Heath & Lyman PC, Greg Demske, Partner, Goodwin Procter LLP, and Melissa Wong, Partner, Holland & Knight, discuss strategies that health care organizations can employ when dealing with fraud and abuse investigations. They cover the full life cycle of an investigation, sharing their own insights and experiences. Ritu, Greg, and Melissa were presenters on AHLA's new course, Fraud and Abuse Investigations 101.To learn more about AHLA and the educational resources available to the health law community, visit americanhealthlaw.org.

The health care industry is still parsing the effects of the Supreme Court's recent decisions in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, which ends Chevron deference, and SEC v. Jarkesy, which entitles defendants to a jury trial when the government seeks civil penalties. Chip Hutzler, Partner, HMS Valuation Partners, speaks with Greg Demske, Partner, Goodwin Procter LLP, and Jonathan Porter, Partner, Husch Blackwell LLP, about how these decisions will impact the health care industry. They discuss which health care regulations may come under closer scrutiny after Loper Bright and the kinds of health care civil penalties that may be affected under Jarkesy. Jonathan recently co-authored an article for Health Law Weekly about this topic. From AHLA's Fraud and Abuse Practice Group. Sponsored by HMS Valuation Partners.AHLA will cover these issues in a webinar on August 29.To learn more about AHLA and the educational resources available to the health law community, visit americanhealthlaw.org.

Omer Tene, a Partner at Goodwin Procter LLP, took the time to join Adam and Mike to not only give us a primer on what privacy means for us all, and discuss how the world of privacy has been changing - especially with AI!  

On June 1, the U.S. Supreme Court, in Schutte v. SuperValu, Inc., held that the mental state required by the False Claims Act (FCA) refers to the defendant's actual knowledge and subjective beliefs about the truth of claims for payment submitted to federal payers. The decision overturns the growing body of case law precluding FCA liability when a defendant's interpretation of the applicable law was objectively reasonable regardless of the defendant's actual knowledge. Joe Wolfe, Attorney, Hall Render Killian Heath & Lyman PC, speaks with David Lazarus, Partner, Verrill Dana LLP and Ilene Albala, Partner, Goodwin Procter LLP, about why this case is important and what the health care industry can do in response to the case. From AHLA's Fraud and Abuse Practice Group.To learn more about AHLA and the educational resources available to the health law community, visit americanhealthlaw.org.

This week we interview Ralph Boyd. Ralph is the President and CEO of SOME, Inc., a large Washington, D.C.-based housing development, health care, and human services organization. Boyd has extensive experience as a senior executive and board leader in both the public company and nonprofit sectors and served as a federal prosecutor and assistant attorney general in the U.S. Department of Justice. His executive experience also includes serving as EVP and general counsel of a Fortune 50 financial services company, CEO of a major corporate foundation, CEO of the Americas region of an international real estate development organization, and a regional CEO of The American Red Cross. Boyd also previously practiced law as a partner in the Boston office of Goodwin Procter LLP and the Washington, D.C., office of Alston & Bird. Ralph serves on the board of directors for InfuSystem and currently serves as chair of the Compensation Committee. He also serves as a member of the Corporate Nominating and Governance Committee.He previously served as a board member and Audit Committee chair of the DirecTV Group, Inc. (formerly NASDAQ: DTV) and as a member of the company's Nominating and Governance Committee. He currently serves as chair of Sandy Spring Bancorp's (NASDAQ: SASR) Compensation Committee and as a member of the Executive and Nominating and Governance Committees. Boyd also is the non-executive chairman of the NHP Foundation, a nonprofit developer, owner, and operator of multi-family affordable housing properties nationwide. Boyd is a graduate of Haverford College and Harvard Law School.

This one-hour program features two critical and evolving topics for practitioners of nonprofit and exempt organization law in advising their clients. Both presentations will be led by widely-recognized leaders in the field and will focus on recent and proposed changes.   Susan Abbott, Chair of Goodwin Procter LLP's Tax-Exempt Organization Group, will present on the IRS's current position regarding LLCs wishing to obtain 501(c)(3) status. Melissa Sampson McMorrow, Chair of Tax Department and Co-Chair of Nonprofit and Social Impact Practice Group of Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP, will present on group exemptions, including eligibility and compliance related considerations under recent guidance. (4/26/2023)   Questions? Inquiries about program materials? Contact Alan I. Johnson at ajohnson@bostonbar.org

Six months after the Supreme Court released its decision on Dobbs, the health law landscape remains as complex as ever. In this follow up to their August 2022 podcast, Delphine O'Rourke, Partner, Goodwin Procter LLP, and Melissa Scott, Managing Director, The Claro Group, discuss how the health care system continues to evolve and some of the significant legal and policy issues at play. They discuss state legal and policy developments, enforcement activity, reproductive health, reproductive apps and privacy, innovations in contraception, and impacts on underserved communities and women's health. Sponsored by The Claro Group - A Stout Business.Listen to all of the episodes in AHLA's "After Dobbs" series here.To learn more about AHLA and the educational resources available to the health law community, visit americanhealthlaw.org.

The Dobbs decision has impacted communities that have historically been underserved by the U.S. health care system in particularly challenging ways. Delphine O'Rourke, Partner, Goodwin Procter LLP, speaks with Priya Bathija, Founder and CEO, Nyoo Health, about who these underserved communities are, how they are being impacted, and how legal counsel can advise clients who are working with these communities. Priya founded Nyoo Health to find new ways to deliver health care to women by providing strategic and advisory support, developing educational forums, and making critical investments in women.Listen to all of the episodes in AHLA's "After Dobbs" series here. To learn more about AHLA and the educational resources available to the health law community, visit americanhealthlaw.org.

The Dobbs decision has resulted in an increase in requests for telemedicine abortions. Delphine O'Rourke, Partner, Goodwin Procter LLP, speaks with Natalie Birnbaum, Legal and Legislative Policy Consultant, about the landscape of telemedicine abortion post-Dobbs, barriers to patient access, and how providers can navigate the risks. Natalie advises independent providers who are interested in offering telemedicine abortion services across state lines on their rights and risks. She recently authored an article on this topic for AHLA's Health Law Weekly. To learn more about AHLA and the educational resources available to the health law community, visit americanhealthlaw.org.

The field of reproductive medicine is beginning to feel the effects of the post-Dobbs landscape. Delphine O'Rourke, Partner, Goodwin Procter LLP, speaks with Dr. Brian Levine, Founding Partner and Practice Director, CCRM New York, about how the field is reacting, particularly as it relates to innovation, surrogacy, and access to treatment. Dr. Levine is a leader in the field of reproductive medicine and the founder of Nodal, a surrogacy platform that is driving transparency between surrogates and intended parents.To learn more about AHLA and the educational resources available to the health law community, visit americanhealthlaw.org.

Providers and women face an uncertain landscape in the post-Dobbs health care system. Delphine O'Rourke, Partner, Goodwin Procter LLP, speaks with Dr. Somi Javaid, Founder, HERmd, about the impact of the Dobbs decision on providers and the future of women's health. They discuss the unanticipated impacts on women's access to care, what lawyers can do to help providers navigate the confusing legal environment, insurance coverage and supply chain concerns, and gender disparities in health care. Dr. Javaid is a leading women's health expert and board-certified OB-GYN.

The health law landscape after Dobbs is complex at best. Melissa Scott, Managing Director, The Claro Group, LLC, speaks with Delphine O'Rourke, Partner, Goodwin Procter LLP, about the risks and unknowns for hospitals and employers as they re-examine how to deliver reproductive care and medicine to patients and employees. They discuss the expected and unexpected impacts on the health care industry, how health care providers and other stakeholders can manage risk, considerations surrounding contraceptives, and potential conflicts between EMTALA and state abortion laws. Sponsored by The Claro Group.

Guest Ken Lee had not really thought he would be a lawyer; he went to law school as a means for kicking life's decision-making down the road. After a summer job at the Attorney General's office in Boston and a course of study that pointed him to litigation, he had a couple of views of paths he could take. He started in litigation at a number of firms but found, over time, that he didn't find much joy in it. He figured that if a partner position came, he would continue the toil. The partner job did not materialize and, instead, he was let go. He took that as an opportunity to try out the public side and took a job back in the Attorney General's office, where he felt much more connected to the work.As he found his footing again professionally, his family of four got news that they would soon be five. Their surprise addition made Ken rethink how he wanted to be spending his time and what the optimal job-household divide was for their family. He made the decision to quit his job after the baby came so that his wife could spend more time pursuing her medical career.//The challenges of stay-at-home parenting loomed large but an even greater challenge loomed silently. A chance visit to the optometrist led to the discovery of a brain tumor.In this episode, find out from Ken how handling what comes at you is sometimes all there is to do…on ROADS TAKEN...with Leslie Jennings Rowley. About This Episode's GuestKen Lee is former Assistant Attorney General in the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office and worked previsouly at both Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott and Goodwin Procter LLP. He is now a stay-at-home dad in the the Boston area, where he lives with his wife and three children. Executive Producer/Host: Leslie Jennings RowleyMusic: Brian Burrows Find more episodes at https://roadstakenshow.comEmail the show at RoadsTakenShow@gmail.com

On this episode of At The Bar, Inez Stepman and Jennifer C. Braceras are joined by Anastasia Boden from the Pacific Legal Foundation and Willy Jay from Goodwin Procter LLP to discuss the 2021-2022 Supreme Court Term, which opened this week. The Court is poised to hear cases involving school choice, the 2nd Amendment right to bear arms, and whether companies can be held liable for neutral policies that disproportionately impact subgroups of disabled Americans. Tune in!--Hosted by Inez Stepman of Independent Women's Forum and Jennifer Braceras of Independent Women's Law Center, At The Bar is virtual happy hour conversation about issues at the intersection of law, politics, and culture.You can find the latest At The Bar episodes wherever you get your podcasts, on YouTube, or on iwf.org. Then subscribe, rate, and share with your friends.Independent Women's Forum (IWF) believes all issues are women's issues. IWF promotes policies that aren't just well-intended, but actually enhance people's freedoms, opportunities, and choices. IWF doesn't just talk about problems. We identify solutions and take them straight to the playmakers and policy creators. And, as a 501(c)3, IWF educates the public about the most important topics of the day.Independent Women's Law Center advocates for equal opportunity, individual liberty, and respect for the American constitutional order.Check out our website for more information on how policies impact you, your loved ones, and your community: www.iwf.org.Subscribe to IWF's YouTube channel.Follow IWF on social media: - on Twitter- on Facebook- on Instagram#IWLC #AtTheBar #IWlaw #IWF Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tom Meister, Co-Founder, COO, and General Counsel at NepFin, discusses Revenue-Based Financing for SaaS (and eCommerce companies), typical terms of such financing, profiles of the companies that should consider it as an option, and many other things.Tom Meister's BioAs COO and General Counsel, Tom manages NepFin's legal affairs and oversees its business operations. Prior to co-founding NepFin, Tom served as Senior Counsel, Capital Markets & Finance at Funding Circle, where he was responsible for the structuring, execution and distribution of Funding Circle's offerings to institutional and accredited investors. Earlier in his career, Tom practiced law as a debt finance attorney at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC and Goodwin Procter LLP.Time Stamps01:15 Tom and NepFin03:10 Revenue-based financing and its growth13:15 Profile of companies that can take revenue-based loan15:20 Terms of RBF loans23:00 Pricing27:30 Lender's security interest, personal guaranty, and covenants32:00 Is RBF good for equity raise?35:00 Main RBF playersSIGN UP at https://www.saashimi.cloud to receive transcripts of the interviews and news about upcoming guests and events.

On Thursday, March 25, 2021, the Supreme Court issued its decision in Ford Motor Company v. Montana Eighth Judicial Dist. Court and the consolidated case of Ford Motor Company v. Bandemer. The case turned on specific personal jurisdiction, the type of contacts required by the Fourteenth Amendment to satisfy Due Process, and the Court’s precedent in International Shoe Co. v. Washington, which sets the standards required for an out-of-state defendant to be constitutionally called into a foreign state court. In this case, two plaintiffs sued Ford alleging product liability causes of action resulting from death and serious injury that occurred during accidents allegedly caused by product defects. Markkaya Gullett died and Adam Bandamer was seriously injured. The pair of wrongful death and serious bodily injury product liability claims were brought separately in the states where the death and the injury respectively took place: Montana and Minnesota.Ford Motor Co., as an out of state defendant incorporated in Delaware and headquartered in Michigan, argued in both cases that insufficient contacts connected Ford to the two forum states so neither the Montana nor the Michigan state court could constitutionally exercise specific personal jurisdiction over Ford. Both state court cases were heard by their state Supreme Courts and both times, the Supreme Courts ruled against Ford holding Ford was properly subject to personal jurisdiction in their state judicial system.Ford appealed both state Supreme Court decisions on the constitutional Due Process question. In an 8-0 decision, the Supreme Court ruled against Ford holding that Ford’s contacts with both forum states were sufficiently extensive and connected to the subject matter of each suit that an exercise of personal jurisdiction could satisfy Due Process and was reasonable and fair in line with International Shoe.Featuring: -- Karen Harned, Executive Director, National Federation of Independent Business Small Business Legal Center -- Jaime A. Santos, Partner, Goodwin Procter LLP

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Robert Crawford is a Partner at Goodwin Procter LLP. Listen to more at pillar.vc/playlist/

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Jacqueline Mercier is a Partner at Goodwin Procter LLP. Listen to more at pillar.vc/playlist/

Jacqueline Mercier is a Partner at Goodwin Procter LLP. Listen to more at pillar.vc/playlist/

Jacqueline Mercier is a Partner at Goodwin Procter LLP. Listen to more at pillar.vc/playlist/

Jacqueline Mercier is a Partner at Goodwin Procter LLP. Listen to more at pillar.vc/playlist/

Jacqueline Mercier is a Partner at Goodwin Procter LLP. Listen to more at pillar.vc/playlist/

Delphine O’Rourke, Partner, Goodwin Procter LLP, speaks to Roberta Liebenberg, Partner, Fine Kaplan and Black, and Stephanie Scharf, Partner, Scharf Banks Marmor LLC, about the concept of self-care and preventing burnout among teams, in light of the current career stresses accompanying the pandemic. They discuss some of the specific factors involved in stress and burnout among women lawyers and strategies that legal employers can take to promote wellbeing and success among their workforce. From AHLA’s Women’s Leadership Council.

Delphine O’Rourke, Partner, Goodwin Procter LLP, speaks to Roberta Liebenberg, Partner, Fine Kaplan and Black, and Stephanie Scharf, Partner, Scharf Banks Marmor LLC, about their pioneering development of surveys dedicated to evaluating the experiences of women lawyers. They analyze the factors that have impacted the careers of women lawyers, such as how the current pandemic has disrupted their careers; the strategies legal employers need to develop to retain and enhance a diverse group of lawyers, including ways to assess and revamp their cultures, policies, and practices; and strategies for women lawyers to self-advocate. From AHLA’s Women’s Leadership Council.

On October 7, 2020, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in Ford Motor Company v. Montana Eight Judicial Circuit Court. The issue presented was whether the “arise out of or relate to” requirement for a state court to exercise specific personal jurisdiction over a nonresident defendant under Burger King Corp. v. Rudzewicz is met when none of the defendant’s forum contacts caused the plaintiff’s claims, such that the plaintiff’s claims would be the same even if the defendant had no forum contacts.Karen Harned, Executive Director at National Federation of Independent Business Small Business Legal Center and Jaime A. Santos, Partner at Goodwin Procter LLP, join us today to discuss this case's oral argument.

Delphine O’Rourke, Partner, Goodwin Procter LLP, speaks to Jennifer Nelson Carney, Partner, Bricker & Eckler LLP, and Karen Kahn, founder, Threshold Advisors, about client development during this unprecedented time. The speakers talk about their own practices and give practical advice on how they counsel others on inclusiveness and practice development during the pandemic. From AHLA's Women's Leadership Council.

In this follow-up to an earlier podcast discussing COVID-19’s impact on rural health care, attorney Ellie Bane speaks with Vonne Jacobs, Principal and Founder, Pharos Healthcare Consulting, Delphine O’Rourke, Partner, Goodwin Procter LLP, Andrea Ferrari, Partner, HealthCare Appraisers, Michael Watters, Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel, Essentia Health, and Steve Clapp, President and CEO, Strategic Healthcare Advisers, about the operational, financial, and regulatory issues that rural providers face as the coronavirus recedes in some communities and surges in others. The panelists discuss how the ongoing COVID-19 crisis affects immediate and long-term strategic planning for rural providers, including opportunities and challenges as models for delivering care shift. They also consider financial implications for facilities and communities, staffing issues, and areas of needed reform from a rural health care provider perspective. From the Public Health System Affinity Group of AHLA's Hospitals and Health Systems Practice Group.

Andrew Kingman is a Senior Managing Attorney at DLA Piper, and General Counsel at the State Privacy & Security Coalition.  Kingman  counsels his clients on state privacy and cybersecurity laws, regulations, and compliance. As General Counsel to the State Privacy & Security Coalition, he represents leading technology, media, and retail companies as a legislative strategist and advocate on cybersecurity and privacy issues at the forefront of the policy arena in all 50 states. Andrew got his start in politics working in the Massachusetts state legislature, and on a statewide campaign. He then did a stint at Stateside Associates before heading to Suffolk University Law School.  After law school, Andrew practiced law at Goodwin Procter LLP, and then moved on to AT&T as a Regional Director for Government Affairs. Help us grow! Leave us a rating and review - it's the best way to bring new listeners to the show. Don't forget to subscribe! Have a suggestion, or want to chat with Jim? Email him at Jim@ThePoliticalLife.net  Follow The Political Life on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter for weekly updates.

In this episode, we speak with Diversity Lab’s Chief Intelligence & Knowledge Sharing Officer, Lisa Kirby, and Lelia Hock, Director, Legal Department Partnerships & Inclusion Initiatives to find out how Pricing, Innovation, Client Value, and Legal Project Management teams can help to prevent the potential negative impact of the current crisis on all the advances that have been made in diversity in the legal industry. Lisa Kirby, Chief Intelligence & Knowledge Sharing Officer at Diversity Lab. Lisa brings 20 years of experience in the legal profession to Diversity Lab. She has served as a practicing attorney, talent management professional, and law firm consultant. Lisa began her career as a litigator, practicing at two large law firms. She then spent several years as a professional development manager at Goodwin Procter LLP, where her contributions included helping to launch and lead the firm’s Women’s Initiative and developing a new parent coaching program. As a consultant with Edge International, Lisa advised a wide range of domestic and international law firms on strategic and talent management issues. At Diversity Lab, among many other duties, Lisa has led the creation and implementation of the needle-moving Mansfield Rule, now in its second certification year. She is a sought-after speaker who has been featured as a keynote speaker, presenter, and panelist on a variety of topics related to diversity & inclusion in the legal profession. Lisa also is a prolific author, having contributed articles on innovative ideas in diversity and professional development to publications like The American Lawyer, Law Practice, and Professional Development Quarterly.Leila Hock, Director, Legal Department Partnerships & Inclusion Initiatives, Diversity Lab. Leila joined Diversity Lab with over 10 years of experience in the legal field, as a law firm associate, in-house counsel, and coach and consultant to law firms and associates. Leila began her career in the corporate practice at Mayer Brown’s Chicago office. She then spent three years practicing in the in-house legal department at Kraft Foods, supporting the global contracting needs of Kraft’s procurement and outsourcing teams. When the call of the mountains hit, Leila took a role as the first and only US in-house counsel for a global oil field services company in Denver, supporting all of the company’s US legal needs. Throughout her legal career, Leila supported a diverse legal workforce by creating and managing internship programs for diverse candidates and taking an active role in affinity groups for women and diverse counsel.In 2015, Leila completed her professional coaching certification with the Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching and began a successful private coaching practice. Leila worked with several law firms and legal groups to develop professional development curricula geared toward business development and enhancing the “softer” skills required to advance in today’s professional world. KEY TAKEAWAYSClients are doubling down on Diversity. Legal Departments are being more deliberate in the diversity data and metrics that they require from their legal service providers.Spotlight on Work Allocation. Ensure that diverse lawyers are doing career-advancing work and that during this crisis cutting edge work is spread evenly across the firmYou Can Make a Difference: From scoping, staffing to matter management you can keep diversity front of mind and play a role in advancing diversity in your firm or legal department.To find out more about Digitory Legal please visit our website at www.digitorylegal.com.

For law students who want to do good in the world, there are three conventional paths.  Some law students pursue jobs in the public interest and work for non-profit organizations.  Others find jobs in government agencies where there are many opportunities to serve the public good (in local, state or federal government). Still other aspiring attorneys elect to choose a traditional career in private practice and pursue pro bono work on the side.  But there is a fourth way to use your law degree that can satisfy a desire to do good while doing well, go to work for a mission driven practice. There are many examples of mission driven practices.  Some firms focus on representing non-profit institutions in corporate or litigation matters.  Other firms might do civil rights work or represent individual clients who are victims of domestic violence. There are firms that represent labor unions and firms that handle asylum cases.  There are firms that advocate on behalf of special needs children to obtain services that are being denied by school systems. And there are firms that represent profitable businesses that have a mission driven good or service that they provide. My guest in this episode, Jonathan Klavens, represents the last category of mission driven practice.   Jon is the owner of Klavens Law Group.  His practice focuses on meeting the diverse legal needs of companies, investors, public entities and nonprofits in the areas of clean energy/clean technology, sustainable agriculture/aquaculture and food ventures, social enterprise and impact investment. In his practice, he draws on his diverse background in general corporate, securities, project development and finance, fund formation, energy transactional, energy regulatory, environmental and nonprofit matters. Jon founded Klavens Law Group, P.C. in 2007 to help enable innovative ventures that have positive environmental or other social impact. Jon previously practiced law at BCK Law, P.C. and Goodwin Procter LLP, and clerked for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.  He holds a B.A. from Columbia College, a Masters in Public Policy from the Harvard Kennedy School and a J.D. from Northeastern University School of Law, a school which attracts a lot of students looking to make a difference in the world.  

Chris has over 12 years of legal and compliance experience; currently serving as the General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer of a $3B New York City-based asset management firm, Semper Capital. Prior to his current role Chris was most recently in the Business Law Department of Goodwin Procter LLP advising on corporate and securities law matters. Prior to joining Goodwin Procter, Chris was in the legal and compliance group of Invesco's alternative investments business, responsible for the private equity firm WL Ross & Co. LLC, Invesco Private Capital and Invesco Senior Secured Management. Chris began his career at Vanguard in 2006 following active duty service in the U.S. Marine Corps. Chris is a frequent speaker at industry events on legal and compliance matters and advises emerging asset management firms, entrepreneurs, and start-ups across various sectors and industries. Chris is actively involved in several charitable organizations, including serving on the board of directors of Volunteers of Legal Service and the CFA Society New York’s Veterans Roundtable. Chris earned his J.D. from Rutgers Law School and B.B.A. from Temple University. In addition to his fast paced life as a lawyer, he is passionate about, health, training, and pushing the limits to see what he can do! He is a very interesting, dynamic, and focused individual that is constantly pushing the limits of what is possible in the corporate world as well as in the competitive world. https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisrmendez/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/executiveathletes/support

Law firm Goodwin Procter LLP launches PropTech practice to serve intersection of real estate and technology innovation… Minta Kay (Chair of Goodwin’s Real Estate Industry group) and Salil Gandhi (partner in Goodwin’s Technology group) of Goodwin Procter LLP, join Thomas Kutzman and Scott Pollack in the MouthMedia Network studios powered by Sennheiser. Presented by Prevu.In this episode: What inspired the PropTech initiative at Goodwin Procter The firm’s huge global real estate bench, and huge technology bench How the firm has been getting a lot of calls, inquiries Woke up with convergence of practices, obvious place to go Tech – type of company, not an industry sector Also Fintech, Blockchain, do a lot in that space as well Real estate has been slow to adopt tech—that’s changing Need to pay attention, a cascade coming down around them Real estate becoming a service instead of just a hard asset The greatest potential for opportunity From first innovations on prop tech side on consumer listing sites, been seeing it on consumer side for awhile, bigger than a couple of entrepreneurs disrupting Investors are investing to remain abreast of latest innovations Keeping informed on opportunities to return investor returns, smarter buildings, manage portfolios How people are thinking about what a building is and how it is structured, and that it is driving business decisions and entrepreneurial innovation Why autonomous cars are important for real estate Why re-purposing of spaces and buildings is huge Going to raise a lot of new bureaucratic activity, permitting, zoning Collecting more data than ever before, so sourcing deals to pricing deals, design, maintenance From one transaction to an ongoing sharing of information Open-mindedness on real estate and regulatory that will allow innovation to occur Elasticity in the space is very important The need to house fleets of vehicles is coming, a shift is needed How smart contracts can shift advice business From ballet, chemical engineering and art history — to law PropTech is happening now in Asia too

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Join David Ackert as he interviews Rachel Silverman, Director of Business Development at Goodwin Procter LLP in this episode of the Market Leaders Podcast. Tune in to hear David and Rachel discuss: - How to structure your individual attorneys' business development plans so that they are relevant, actionable and aligned with firm goals - Rachel's methodology for crafting BD plans around an attorney's personal interests and passions - How often to review business development plans with your attorneys based on their seniority in the firm - How Goodwin uses technology to support execution of strategic business development initiatives

William Jay of Goodwin Procter LLP discusses issue preclusion and the SCOTUS decision in B&B Hardware v. Hargis. (Length: 30:32) Download MP3

Yoel Kranz, partner with the law firm Goodwin Procter LLP, joins the podcast to discuss consolidation in the real estate market.

Speakers: Peter Lowy, Co-CEO, Westfield Group William McMorrow, Chairman and CEO, Kennedy Wilson Nicholas Schorsch, Chairman and CEO, American Realty Capital Barry Sternlicht, Chairman and CEO, Starwood Capital Group Sam Zell, Chairman, Equity Group Investments Moderator: Lewis Feldman, Partner and Los Angeles Chair, Goodwin Procter LLP. The hallways of the Beverly Hilton are a blur of activity during the Global Conference Panel Detail: Monday, April 29, 2013 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM Global Opportunities in Commercial Real Estate Speakers: Peter Lowy, Co-CEO, Westfield Group William McMorrow, Chairman and CEO, Kennedy Wilson Nicholas Schorsch, Chairman and CEO, American Realty Capital Barry Sternlicht, Chairman and CEO, Starwood Capital Group Sam Zell, Chairman, Equity Group Investments Moderator: Lewis Feldman, Partner and Los Angeles Chair, Goodwin Procter LLP Global property markets are recovering unevenly by geography and asset class. Many observers felt that commercial real estate was the next shoe to drop after the subprime housing crisis, but it has outperformed most investment options. Where around the globe are the best investment opportunities - Asia, where growth has been strong, or the eurozone while it is enduring a rough patch? What's the optimal combination of asset class (commercial, retail, industrial, multifamily, hospitality or something else) and geography? Asia has many enthusiasts but in a recent survey of foreign investors, 60 percent identified the U.S. as offering the best potential for appreciation. Indeed, capital availability for existing properties appears to be improving in the U.S., but other regions face challenges. What are the leading sources of capital? Is debt or equity the better approach? What about capital access for new construction? Our panel of experts will sift through the data and discuss their strategies.

Current Topics and Recent Developments in False Claims Act Litigation, March 24, 2011 The Role of the Government - Panel: Gregg Shapiro, Esq., U.S. Attorney’s Office, Royston H. Delaney, Esq., Boston, MA, Joseph F. Savage, Jr., Esq., Goodwin Procter LLP, Christopher J. Walsh, Esq., Office of the Attorney General, Chief, Medicaid Fraud Division

Judging panel included Dr. Fred Aslan, Vice President, Venrock Associates; Majora Carter, Founder and Executive Director, Sustainable South Bronx; Stephen Hindy, Co-Founder and President, The Brooklyn Brewery; Thomas Mulligan, Vice President, JPMorgan Chase Bank; David S. Rose, Chairman, New York Angels; M. Bernard Siegel, CPA and Certified Professional Coach; and Lori S. Smith, Partner, Goodwin Procter LLP.

People are making a difference in the legal community. The American Bar Association Commission on Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Profession recently announced their selection of judges, lawyers, a legislator and a law professor to receive the 2009 Spirit of Excellence Awards, honoring efforts to promote a more diverse legal profession. Law.com bloggers and co-hosts, J. Craig Williams and Bob Ambrogi welcome Attorney Fred Alvarez, chair of the ABA Commission on Opportunities for Racial and Ethnic Minorities in the Profession and award recipients Attorney Richard A. Soden, of counsel to the Boston office of the national law firm of Goodwin Procter LLP and Justice Dan Sosa Jr., retired Justice of the New Mexico Supreme Court, to talk about diversity in the legal profession. They will discuss the progress over the years, how they have overcome barriers and made opportunities available to others and how they encourage young people to pursue law as a career.