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Public Support Grows for Luigi Mangione as He Awaits Trial in UnitedHealthcare CEO Murder Case Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old accused of murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a Manhattan hotel in December, continues to receive widespread public support. While political figures and mainstream media have condemned his alleged actions, a striking number of young Americans have expressed sympathy for him, with a recent poll showing that 81% of college students hold a negative view of Thompson. The murder has reignited debate over the U.S. healthcare system, which many argue prioritizes profits over people. A growing number of Americans report struggling with medical costs, with over half of U.S. adults saying they have difficulty affording healthcare and one in four stating that they or a family member have faced financial hardship due to medical expenses. Social media exploded with frustration after Thompson's death, with many sharing stories of denied claims and devastating medical debt. UnitedHealthcare has long faced accusations of putting corporate profits before patient well-being, and Thompson, as CEO, became the focal point of that anger. “We're tired of watching people die because they can't afford insulin or cancer treatments,” one viral post read. “UnitedHealthcare has blood on its hands.” Despite efforts by law enforcement and government officials to contain the conversation, support for Mangione has only grown. He is currently being held at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn without bond, awaiting trial. Yesterday, it was announced that a GiveSendGo fundraiser launched by the December 4 Legal Committee had raised nearly $300,000 for his defense. “We're thrilled that Luigi is accepting these funds so he can mount the strongest defense possible,” the committee stated. “The American private health insurance industry has ruined countless lives by denying people access to basic care and burying families in medical debt. It's no surprise that Luigi's alleged actions are understood and supported by tens of millions of hard-working Americans.” Reports have also surfaced that Mangione has been sharing his commissary funds with fellow inmates, a move that has only further solidified his status as a controversial but widely supported figure. Mangione faces an extensive list of charges in multiple jurisdictions, including New York, Pennsylvania, and federal court. In New York, he has been charged with first-degree murder in furtherance of terrorism, second-degree murder in furtherance of terrorism, and multiple weapons offenses. His federal charges include murder through the use of a firearm, two counts of stalking, and an additional firearm offense. If convicted on the federal firearm-related murder charge, Mangione could face the death penalty, following an executive order issued by President Trump, which mandates its use in applicable cases. While some view Mangione as a criminal, others see him as a symbol of growing dissatisfaction with a healthcare system that many believe has failed them. The U.S. government appears determined to make an example of him, sending a message that any disruption to the corporate-driven system will be met with severe consequences. Whether or not one agrees with Mangione's alleged actions, his case has undeniably forced a national conversation about healthcare justice and the limits of corporate power. His next court appearance in New York is scheduled for February 21. #HealthcareReform #UnitedHealthcare #JusticeForLuigi #MedicalDebtCrisis #HealthInsuranceScandal #SystemicFailure #LegalDefenseFund Want to listen to ALL of our podcasts AD-FREE? Subscribe through APPLE PODCASTS, and try it for three days free: https://tinyurl.com/ycw626tj Follow Our Other Cases: https://www.truecrimetodaypod.com The latest on The Downfall of Diddy, The Trial of Karen Read, The Murder Of Maddie Soto, Catching the Long Island Serial Killer, Awaiting Admission: BTK's Unconfessed Crimes, Delphi Murders: Inside the Crime, Chad & Lori Daybell, The Murder of Ana Walshe, Alex Murdaugh, Bryan Kohberger, Lucy Letby, Kouri Richins, Malevolent Mormon Mommys, The Menendez Brothers: Quest For Justice, The Murder of Stephen Smith, The Murder of Madeline Kingsbury, The Murder Of Sandra Birchmore, and much more! Listen at https://www.truecrimetodaypod.com 

Public Support Grows for Luigi Mangione as He Awaits Trial in UnitedHealthcare CEO Murder Case Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old accused of murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a Manhattan hotel in December, continues to receive widespread public support. While political figures and mainstream media have condemned his alleged actions, a striking number of young Americans have expressed sympathy for him, with a recent poll showing that 81% of college students hold a negative view of Thompson. The murder has reignited debate over the U.S. healthcare system, which many argue prioritizes profits over people. A growing number of Americans report struggling with medical costs, with over half of U.S. adults saying they have difficulty affording healthcare and one in four stating that they or a family member have faced financial hardship due to medical expenses. Social media exploded with frustration after Thompson's death, with many sharing stories of denied claims and devastating medical debt. UnitedHealthcare has long faced accusations of putting corporate profits before patient well-being, and Thompson, as CEO, became the focal point of that anger. “We're tired of watching people die because they can't afford insulin or cancer treatments,” one viral post read. “UnitedHealthcare has blood on its hands.” Despite efforts by law enforcement and government officials to contain the conversation, support for Mangione has only grown. He is currently being held at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn without bond, awaiting trial. Yesterday, it was announced that a GiveSendGo fundraiser launched by the December 4 Legal Committee had raised nearly $300,000 for his defense. “We're thrilled that Luigi is accepting these funds so he can mount the strongest defense possible,” the committee stated. “The American private health insurance industry has ruined countless lives by denying people access to basic care and burying families in medical debt. It's no surprise that Luigi's alleged actions are understood and supported by tens of millions of hard-working Americans.” Reports have also surfaced that Mangione has been sharing his commissary funds with fellow inmates, a move that has only further solidified his status as a controversial but widely supported figure. Mangione faces an extensive list of charges in multiple jurisdictions, including New York, Pennsylvania, and federal court. In New York, he has been charged with first-degree murder in furtherance of terrorism, second-degree murder in furtherance of terrorism, and multiple weapons offenses. His federal charges include murder through the use of a firearm, two counts of stalking, and an additional firearm offense. If convicted on the federal firearm-related murder charge, Mangione could face the death penalty, following an executive order issued by President Trump, which mandates its use in applicable cases. While some view Mangione as a criminal, others see him as a symbol of growing dissatisfaction with a healthcare system that many believe has failed them. The U.S. government appears determined to make an example of him, sending a message that any disruption to the corporate-driven system will be met with severe consequences. Whether or not one agrees with Mangione's alleged actions, his case has undeniably forced a national conversation about healthcare justice and the limits of corporate power. His next court appearance in New York is scheduled for February 21. #HealthcareReform #UnitedHealthcare #JusticeForLuigi #MedicalDebtCrisis #HealthInsuranceScandal #SystemicFailure #LegalDefenseFund Want to listen to ALL of our podcasts AD-FREE? Subscribe through APPLE PODCASTS, and try it for three days free: https://tinyurl.com/ycw626tj Follow Our Other Cases: https://www.truecrimetodaypod.com The latest on The Downfall of Diddy, The Trial of Karen Read, The Murder Of Maddie Soto, Catching the Long Island Serial Killer, Awaiting Admission: BTK's Unconfessed Crimes, Delphi Murders: Inside the Crime, Chad & Lori Daybell, The Murder of Ana Walshe, Alex Murdaugh, Bryan Kohberger, Lucy Letby, Kouri Richins, Malevolent Mormon Mommys, The Menendez Brothers: Quest For Justice, The Murder of Stephen Smith, The Murder of Madeline Kingsbury, The Murder Of Sandra Birchmore, and much more! Listen at https://www.truecrimetodaypod.com

Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old accused of murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a Manhattan hotel in December, continues to receive widespread public support. While political figures and mainstream media have condemned his alleged actions, a striking number of young Americans have expressed sympathy for him, with a recent poll showing that 81% of college students hold a negative view of Thompson. The murder has reignited debate over the U.S. healthcare system, which many argue prioritizes profits over people. A growing number of Americans report struggling with medical costs, with over half of U.S. adults saying they have difficulty affording healthcare and one in four stating that they or a family member have faced financial hardship due to medical expenses. Social media exploded with frustration after Thompson's death, with many sharing stories of denied claims and devastating medical debt. UnitedHealthcare has long faced accusations of putting corporate profits before patient well-being, and Thompson, as CEO, became the focal point of that anger. “We're tired of watching people die because they can't afford insulin or cancer treatments,” one viral post read. “UnitedHealthcare has blood on its hands.” Despite efforts by law enforcement and government officials to contain the conversation, support for Mangione has only grown. He is currently being held at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn without bond, awaiting trial. Yesterday, it was announced that a GiveSendGo fundraiser launched by the December 4 Legal Committee had raised nearly $300,000 for his defense. “We're thrilled that Luigi is accepting these funds so he can mount the strongest defense possible,” the committee stated. “The American private health insurance industry has ruined countless lives by denying people access to basic care and burying families in medical debt. It's no surprise that Luigi's alleged actions are understood and supported by tens of millions of hard-working Americans.” Reports have also surfaced that Mangione has been sharing his commissary funds with fellow inmates, a move that has only further solidified his status as a controversial but widely supported figure. Mangione faces an extensive list of charges in multiple jurisdictions, including New York, Pennsylvania, and federal court. In New York, he has been charged with first-degree murder in furtherance of terrorism, second-degree murder in furtherance of terrorism, and multiple weapons offenses. His federal charges include murder through the use of a firearm, two counts of stalking, and an additional firearm offense. If convicted on the federal firearm-related murder charge, Mangione could face the death penalty, following an executive order issued by President Trump, which mandates its use in applicable cases. While some view Mangione as a criminal, others see him as a symbol of growing dissatisfaction with a healthcare system that many believe has failed them. The U.S. government appears determined to make an example of him, sending a message that any disruption to the corporate-driven system will be met with severe consequences. Whether or not one agrees with Mangione's alleged actions, his case has undeniably forced a national conversation about healthcare justice and the limits of corporate power. His next court appearance in New York is scheduled for February 21. #HealthcareReform #UnitedHealthcare #JusticeForLuigi #MedicalDebtCrisis #HealthInsuranceScandal #SystemicFailure #LegalDefenseFund Want to listen to ALL of our podcasts AD-FREE? Subscribe through APPLE PODCASTS, and try it for three days free: https://tinyurl.com/ycw626tj Follow Our Other Cases: https://www.truecrimetodaypod.com The latest on The Downfall of Diddy, The Trial of Karen Read, The Murder Of Maddie Soto, Catching the Long Island Serial Killer, Awaiting Admission: BTK's Unconfessed Crimes, Delphi Murders: Inside the Crime, Chad & Lori Daybell, The Murder of Ana Walshe, Alex Murdaugh, Bryan Kohberger, Lucy Letby, Kouri Richins, Malevolent Mormon Mommys, The Menendez Brothers: Quest For Justice, The Murder of Stephen Smith, The Murder of Madeline Kingsbury, The Murder Of Sandra Birchmore, and much more! Listen at https://www.truecrimetodaypod.com 

Luigi Mangione has accepted the funds that Jamie Peck, Sam Beard, the December 4 Legal Committee have raised from everyday working people across the globe. The mainstream media has some wack takes about it. Also Kendrick Lamar's Superbowl halftime show was good and the Mud Wizard's statement is HELLA good. Donate to Luigi Mangione's legal defense: https://www.givesendgo.com/legalfund-ceo-shooting-suspect The Mud Wizard's statement: https://antidotezine.com/2025/02/07/the-mud-wizard-in-his-own-words/ *** SIGN UP NOW at https://patreon.com/partygirls to get the full version of this episode, all other bonus content, Discord access, and a shout out on the pod! Join our YouTube channel as a member to get access to bonus videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0T-lzkTsMt1tBSvp958UGQ/join Follow us on ALL the Socials: Instagram: @party.girls.pod YouTube: @partygirlspod TikTok: @party.girls.pod Leave us a nice review on Apple Podcasts if you feel so inclined: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/party-girls/id1577239978 :)

Speaker: Arman Sarvarian, University of SurreyDate: Friday Lunchtime Lecture: Friday 31 January 2025Dr Arman Sarvarian will speak about his forthcoming monograph The Law of State Succession: Principles and Practice to be published by Oxford University Press in April. The product of seven years' labour of approximately 170,000 words, the work includes a foreword by Professor August Reinisch of the University of Vienna and International Law Commission. The following is the summary of Oxford University Press:'The Law of State Succession: Principles and Practice provides a comprehensive, practical, and empirical overview of the topic, establishing State succession as a distinct field with a cohesive set of rules.From the secession of the United States of America in 1784 to that of South Sudan in 2011, the book digests and analyses State practice spanning more than two centuries. It is based on research into a wide and diverse range of case studies, including archival and previously unpublished data. Reconstructing the intellectual foundation of the field, the book offers a vision for its progressive development - one that is rooted in an interpretation of State practice that transcends the politics of the codification projects in the decolonization and desovietization eras.The book examines international law on State succession with respect to territorial rights and obligations, State property (including archives) and debt, treaties, international claims and responsibility, as well as nationality and private property (including concessions and investments). Its central focus is identifying the general rules of international law in order to guide States in the negotiation of succession agreements, the interpretation of ambiguous or incomplete provisions, and the regulation of succession in default of specific agreement.A highly relevant work, The Law of State Succession offers governments, judges, legal practitioners, and scholars an authoritative account of the current law. It enables negotiators to identify different legal paths within succession and assists adjudicators in interpreting provisions of succession agreements and regulating questions omitted from such agreements.' The book is available for pre-order at the OUP website.Dr Arman Sarvarian a public international lawyer in academia and private practice. A Reader in Public International Law at the University of Surrey, he regularly acts as legal adviser and counsel to States, companies and individuals. He is counsel to the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire in the pending Obligations of States in respect of Climate Change advisory proceedings of the International Court of Justice and counsel in two pending investor-State arbitrations. Since 2019, he has served as legal adviser to the Republic of Armenia at the Legal Committee of the UN General Assembly for the annual reports of the International Law Commission and International Court of Justice as well as multilateral negotiations on reform of investor-State arbitration in Working Group III of the UN Commission on International Trade Law. He served as judge ad hoc in the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights in 2020.A generalist of broad interests and expertise, his first monograph Professional Ethics at the International Bar (Oxford University Press, International Courts and Tribunals Series, 19 September 2013) was the first comprehensive work on the subject and has been widely cited, including in proceedings before the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, investment arbitrations and the International Court of Justice. His second monograph The Law of State Succession: Principles and Practice will be published by Oxford University Press in April 2025. He is a Humboldt Research Fellow in Climate Change Law at the University of Kiel from 2024 to 2026. Chair: Dr Jamie Trinidad, Centre Fellow

Speaker: Arman Sarvarian, University of SurreyDate: Friday Lunchtime Lecture: Friday 31 January 2025Dr Arman Sarvarian will speak about his forthcoming monograph The Law of State Succession: Principles and Practice to be published by Oxford University Press in April. The product of seven years' labour of approximately 170,000 words, the work includes a foreword by Professor August Reinisch of the University of Vienna and International Law Commission. The following is the summary of Oxford University Press:'The Law of State Succession: Principles and Practice provides a comprehensive, practical, and empirical overview of the topic, establishing State succession as a distinct field with a cohesive set of rules.From the secession of the United States of America in 1784 to that of South Sudan in 2011, the book digests and analyses State practice spanning more than two centuries. It is based on research into a wide and diverse range of case studies, including archival and previously unpublished data. Reconstructing the intellectual foundation of the field, the book offers a vision for its progressive development - one that is rooted in an interpretation of State practice that transcends the politics of the codification projects in the decolonization and desovietization eras.The book examines international law on State succession with respect to territorial rights and obligations, State property (including archives) and debt, treaties, international claims and responsibility, as well as nationality and private property (including concessions and investments). Its central focus is identifying the general rules of international law in order to guide States in the negotiation of succession agreements, the interpretation of ambiguous or incomplete provisions, and the regulation of succession in default of specific agreement.A highly relevant work, The Law of State Succession offers governments, judges, legal practitioners, and scholars an authoritative account of the current law. It enables negotiators to identify different legal paths within succession and assists adjudicators in interpreting provisions of succession agreements and regulating questions omitted from such agreements.' The book is available for pre-order at the OUP website.Dr Arman Sarvarian a public international lawyer in academia and private practice. A Reader in Public International Law at the University of Surrey, he regularly acts as legal adviser and counsel to States, companies and individuals. He is counsel to the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire in the pending Obligations of States in respect of Climate Change advisory proceedings of the International Court of Justice and counsel in two pending investor-State arbitrations. Since 2019, he has served as legal adviser to the Republic of Armenia at the Legal Committee of the UN General Assembly for the annual reports of the International Law Commission and International Court of Justice as well as multilateral negotiations on reform of investor-State arbitration in Working Group III of the UN Commission on International Trade Law. He served as judge ad hoc in the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights in 2020.A generalist of broad interests and expertise, his first monograph Professional Ethics at the International Bar (Oxford University Press, International Courts and Tribunals Series, 19 September 2013) was the first comprehensive work on the subject and has been widely cited, including in proceedings before the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, investment arbitrations and the International Court of Justice. His second monograph The Law of State Succession: Principles and Practice will be published by Oxford University Press in April 2025. He is a Humboldt Research Fellow in Climate Change Law at the University of Kiel from 2024 to 2026. Chair: Dr Jamie Trinidad, Centre Fellow

Speaker: Arman Sarvarian, University of SurreyDate: Friday Lunchtime Lecture: Friday 31 January 2025Dr Arman Sarvarian will speak about his forthcoming monograph The Law of State Succession: Principles and Practice to be published by Oxford University Press in April. The product of seven years' labour of approximately 170,000 words, the work includes a foreword by Professor August Reinisch of the University of Vienna and International Law Commission. The following is the summary of Oxford University Press:'The Law of State Succession: Principles and Practice provides a comprehensive, practical, and empirical overview of the topic, establishing State succession as a distinct field with a cohesive set of rules.From the secession of the United States of America in 1784 to that of South Sudan in 2011, the book digests and analyses State practice spanning more than two centuries. It is based on research into a wide and diverse range of case studies, including archival and previously unpublished data. Reconstructing the intellectual foundation of the field, the book offers a vision for its progressive development - one that is rooted in an interpretation of State practice that transcends the politics of the codification projects in the decolonization and desovietization eras.The book examines international law on State succession with respect to territorial rights and obligations, State property (including archives) and debt, treaties, international claims and responsibility, as well as nationality and private property (including concessions and investments). Its central focus is identifying the general rules of international law in order to guide States in the negotiation of succession agreements, the interpretation of ambiguous or incomplete provisions, and the regulation of succession in default of specific agreement.A highly relevant work, The Law of State Succession offers governments, judges, legal practitioners, and scholars an authoritative account of the current law. It enables negotiators to identify different legal paths within succession and assists adjudicators in interpreting provisions of succession agreements and regulating questions omitted from such agreements.' The book is available for pre-order at the OUP website.Dr Arman Sarvarian a public international lawyer in academia and private practice. A Reader in Public International Law at the University of Surrey, he regularly acts as legal adviser and counsel to States, companies and individuals. He is counsel to the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire in the pending Obligations of States in respect of Climate Change advisory proceedings of the International Court of Justice and counsel in two pending investor-State arbitrations. Since 2019, he has served as legal adviser to the Republic of Armenia at the Legal Committee of the UN General Assembly for the annual reports of the International Law Commission and International Court of Justice as well as multilateral negotiations on reform of investor-State arbitration in Working Group III of the UN Commission on International Trade Law. He served as judge ad hoc in the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights in 2020.A generalist of broad interests and expertise, his first monograph Professional Ethics at the International Bar (Oxford University Press, International Courts and Tribunals Series, 19 September 2013) was the first comprehensive work on the subject and has been widely cited, including in proceedings before the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, investment arbitrations and the International Court of Justice. His second monograph The Law of State Succession: Principles and Practice will be published by Oxford University Press in April 2025. He is a Humboldt Research Fellow in Climate Change Law at the University of Kiel from 2024 to 2026. Chair: Dr Jamie Trinidad, Centre Fellow

It's been a crazy week in Party Girls land. Jamie and Sam have been kicking ass and taking names in their roles as official spokespeople for the December 4th Legal Committee, which has raised over $175,000 for Luigi Mangione's legal defense to date. The PG crew gives some updates on Luigi (the terrorism and first degree murder charges, his Christlike perp walk into NYC, Eric Adams), then breaks down Jamie's viral throwdown with Chris Cuomo on his NewsNation show. Sign up as a Patron to listen to the bonus, in which we talk about Sam's CNN appearance! DONATE TO THE LUIGI FUNDRAISER: https://www.givesendgo.com/legalfund-ceo-shooting-suspect Sign up as a supporter at Patreon.com/partygirls to get access to our Discord, a shout out on the pod, and all bonus content. Follow us on ALL the Socials: Instagram: @party.girls.pod YouTube: @partygirlspod TikTok: @party.girls.pod Leave us a nice review on Apple podcasts if you feel so inclined :)

Online talk given 14th November 2024   Jonathan Kuttab is a co-founder of the Palestinian human rights group Al-Haq and co-founder of Nonviolence International. A well-known international human rights lawyer, Jonathan practices in the US, Palestine and Israel. He serves on the Board of Bethlehem Bible College and is President of the Board of Holy Land Trust. Jonathan was the head of the Legal Committee negotiating the Cairo Agreement of 1994 between Israel and the PLO. After graduating with his Doctor of Jurisprudence (JD) from Virginia Law School, and practising a couple years on Wall Street, Jonathan returned home to Palestine. Jonathan was visiting scholar at Osgoode Law School at York University in Toronto in the Fall of 2017, and is a founding director of Just Peace Advocates Mouvement pour une Paix Juste, a Canadian based international law human rights not-for-profit organisation. Jonathan is currently the executive director of Friends of Sabeel North America (FOSNA). Jonathan is a resident of East Jerusalem, and is a partner of Kuttab, Khoury and Hanna Law Firm in East Jerusalem.

As the war in Gaza continues, it may seem the worst possible time to revisit the idea of a permanent political resolution of the wider Israeli-Palestinian conflict. US President Joe Biden however, says a two-state solution is still possible. So how realistic is that aspiration? If not two states, what alternatives are there and which country, if any, is trusted by both sides to broker a deal? Amidst the violence, is there any reason to hope? Shaun Ley is joined by: Anshel Pfeffer, an Israeli journalist based in Jerusalem who writes for the Economist and the Israeli newspaper Haaretz. Tahani Mustafa, who is British-Palestinian and a senior Palestine analyst at the International Crisis Group. Dennis Ross, who was Middle East Envoy in Clinton Administration and later served as Special Assistant to President Obama on his National Security Council. Also featuring: Danny Danon, Israeli member of the Knesset for the Likud party Hiba Husseini, former legal adviser to the Palestinian Liberation Organisation and current chair of the Legal Committee to Final Status Negotiations between the Palestinians and Israelis. Produced by Max Horberry and Ellen Otzen (Photo: Olive tree outside Jerusalem's old city. Credit: Getty)

Sixième conférence de la saison 2022-2023 de V Union La V Union a eu le plaisir de recevoir Denis Goeman et Daniel Spreutels le 14er mars 2023 à l'ULB, À propos de nos invités : Maître Daniel Spreutels est un célèbre avocat pénaliste au Barreau de Bruxelles exerçant tant devant le tribunal correctionnel que devant la Cour d'Assises.En matière de droit du sport, notre invité est connu pour avoir été conseillé et ancien administrateur du RSC Anderlecht (2006-2017) où il s'est distingué dans de nombreuses affaires médiatisées telles que la défense de Raymond Goethals, le drame du Heysel, la saga du casque de F1 de Michaël Schumacher ou encore le scandale des matchs truqués par le chinois Zheyun Ye. À côté de ça, il a aussi été Représentant de la Belgique au Legal Committee de l'UEFA (2017-2019), ancien membre du Comité Exécutif de l'Union belge de football et est depuis 2019 administrateur de la Royale Union saint-gilloise.Fun fact : il a aussi été Président du R.S.C. Anderlecht Tennis de 1988 à 1992. Denis Goeman est un magistrat belge exerçant au sein du Tribunal de première instance de Bruxelles et délégué auprès du ministre de la justice. Porte-parole du parquet de Bruxelles pendant quatre ans et conseiller, du ministre de la Justice Vincent Van Quickenborne, notre invité est connu pour sa participation à l'émission de télévision « Face au juge » sur RTL-TVI. En tant qu'avocat il traita surtout de dossiers en matière pénale et familiale. Notre invité est aujourd'hui Président de chambre au tribunal correctionnel de Bruxelles. 

Warren A. “Chip” Forstall graduated from the University of New Orleans in 1975 and received his law degree from Loyola University in 1979. He is admitted to practice in all Louisiana state courts and the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. Chip lives in New Orleans with his wife Dawn Casey Forstall. He has three adult children and is raising his two grandchildren. Chip has been involved in thousands of cases over his thirty-eight years of practicing law. Chip was a member of the Southern University Board of Supervisors, where he served as chairman of their Legal Committee and served as chair of the Personnel Committee. He was also legal counsel for the Executive Board of the Southeast Louisiana Council Boy Scouts of America and was Chairman of Digital Opportunity Trust, USA, a non-profit association for enhancing technology to teachers in Louisiana and Mississippi Public Schools. Chip Forstall's office is located in the Mid-City area of New Orleans and specializes in Personal Injury, Premises Liability, and Medical Malpractice cases. Leduc Entertainment is a video production company with offices in New Orleans, Atlanta, and Los Angeles. We help business owners and creatives scale their businesses through video marketing. Using YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, and Twitter, we are able to communicate your message, brand, and product in an engaging way. Your business deserves great videos!

Feminist Question Time with speakers from Canada, India, USA and UK Women's Declaration International (WDI) Feminist Question Time is our weekly online webinars. It is attended by a global feminist and activist audience of between 200-300. The main focus is how gender ideology is harming the rights of women and girls. You can see recordings of previous panels on our YouTube Channel. WDI is the leading global organisation defending women's sex-based rights against the threats posed by gender identity ideology. There is more information on the website womensdeclaration.com where you will find our Declaration on Women's Sex-based rights, which has been signed by more 30,000 people from 157 countries and is supported by 418 organisations. This week's speakers: L Beatrice - India - The EU's evolving legal and policy approaches to Gender Equality Report on The EU's evolving legal and policy approaches to Gender Equality - New report from European Institute for Gender Equality. Bio: Beatrice is a legal professional who specialised in international human rights law, violence against women and criminal law. She also currently serves as the Coordinator of the Legal Committee for WDI. Amy Sousa (Known Heretic) and K Yang (The Deprogrammer) - USA - LetWomenSpeakUSA - Report Amy Sousa (aka @KnownHeretic on twitter) has been an active women's rights campaigner for the last 3 years, has organized rallies in Washington DC to protest Biden's executive order, has protested gender clinics in Seattle, the UN in NYC, protested men in women's sports against Lia Thomas at the NCAA championships in Atlanta, and most recently staged a press conference event in her hometown of Port Townsend, WA which has received international news coverage. She has testified on behalf of women & girls sex based rights in state legislatures and school board meetings. She holds an MA in depth psychology and leads workshops, classes, and individual coaching which focuses on embodied awareness. She has informational videos on her youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/c/KnownHeretic, and her other work an be found at: littleredreverberations.com K. Yang aka The Deprogrammer is a former "trans rights activist" & an LGBT non profit whistleblower, exposing World-Wide Transgender Agenda. She is a writer, film maker, artist, and activist whose work explores the intersections of transgenderism and transhumanism as the backdrop of the global agenda for female erasure. Her work is uniquely informed by her past experiences as a trans rights activist and past work indoctrinating youth with “gender identity” ideology in New York public schools while an employee at an LGBT non-profit funded by the New York State Department of Health. Vikki Lax - UK - #PrimarkDontGoAlone - global campaign Disclaimer: Women's Declaration International (WDI) hosts a range of women from all over the world on Feminist Question Time (FQT) and Radical Feminist Perspectives (RFP) and on webinars hosted by country chapters – all have signed our Declaration or have known histories of feminist activism - but beyond that, we do not know their exact views or activism. WDI does not know in detail what they will say on webinars. The views expressed by speakers in these videos are not necessarily those of WDI and we do not necessarily support views or actions that speakers have expressed or engaged in at other times. As well as the position stated in our Declaration on Women's Sex-based Rights, WDI opposes sexism, racism and anti-semitism. For more information see our Frequently Asked Questions or email info@womensdeclaration.com For more information: www.womensdeclaration.com

Dustin Robinson is the Founding Partner of Mr. Cannabis Law – a full-service law firm exclusively focused on the cannabis and psychedelic industries. Robinson is licensed in Florida as an Attorney, a Certified Public Accountant, and a Real Estate Agent. He focuses his practice on providing legal, accounting, financial, and business consultation to various businesses operating in the hemp, marijuana, and psychedelic industries.Robinson has worked at one of the largest national accounting firms – Deloitte – as well as one of the largest national law firms – Holland & Knight. After working at Holland & Knight, Robinson applied his legal and accounting background to the business world while running a multi-state manufacturing company.Robinson is deeply involved in the cannabis industry through his law firm – Mr. Cannabis Law – and various cannabis-related organizations, including CannabisLAB, ASTM D-37 Global Standards for Cannabis, Leafstyle360, and Broward County Medical Marijuana Advisory Board. Robinson also serves as the Legal Director for NORML of Palm Beach; he is on the Legal Committee for the Florida Hemp Council, and he is on the Operations Sub-committee for Hemp Industries Association. As a member of the Board of Directors of Minorities for Medical Marijuana, Robinson advocates for social equity and inclusion in the cannabis industry.Robinson is also the co-founder of Mr. Psychedelic Law – a 501(c)(4) focused on using medical and spiritual research to drive responsible legal reform in Florida for psilocybin mushrooms and other entheogens. Robinson has drafted Resolutions for psychedelic decriminalization for various cities in Florida and hopes to build a responsible legal framework in Florida for the commercialization of psilocybin mushrooms and other entheogens. Robinson has built a team at Mr. Psychedelic Law that consists of the top lawyers, lobbyists, doctors, scientists, and spiritual leaders in the state of Florida. Robinson also represents various psychedelic non-profits including Mind Army and Ketamine Fund.For more Psychedelic Radio go to Cannabisradio.com

In light of the Israeli Government decision to designate 6 Palestinian human rights organisations as “terrorist”, Jonathan Kuttab has kindly agreed to devote the first part of his talk on Thursday at 3 pm (U.K.) to this crisis. Jonathan co founded al-Haq, one of the 6 organisations targeted by Israel. He will update us on the situation, and propose ways in which civil society – including the Churches - and Parliamentarians should work to oppose this decision. Before taking questions, Jonathan will speak briefly on his original theme: Beyond the Two-State Solution. Jonathan Kuttab is co-founder of the Palestinian human rights group Al-Haq and Nonviolence International. He is also Executive Director of Friends of Sabeel North America. A well-known international human rights attorney, Jonathan practices in the US, Palestine and Israel. He serves on the Board of Bethlehem Bible College and is President of the Board of Holy Land Trust. Jonathan was the head of the Legal Committee negotiating the Cairo Agreement of 1994 between Israel and the PLO. After graduating with his Doctor of Jurisprudence (JD) from Virginia Law School, and practicing a couple years on Wall Street, Jonathan returned home to Palestine. Jonathan was visiting scholar at Osgoode Law School at York University in Toronto in the Fall of 2017, and is a founding director of Just Peace Advocates Mouvement pour une Paix Juste, a Canadian based international law human rights not-for-profit organization. Jonathan is a resident of East Jerusalem, and is a partner of Kuttab, Khoury and Hanna Law Firm in East Jerusalem.

Jonathan Kuttab is a co-founder of the Palestinian human rights group Al-Haq and co-founder of Nonviolence International. As a well-known international human rights attorney, Jonathan was the head of the Legal Committee negotiating the Cairo Agreement of 1994 between Israel and the PLO. He will speak at St. Andrews Episcopal Church, 10 N. Main Ave, Albany on Sunday Oct 17 at 2 PM. To get a preview of this Sunday's event we are joined by Eyad Alkurabi. Alkurabi is a local activist who credits his "political awakening" to the signing of the original Patriot Act. He is Palestinian, Syrian, American, Pansexual Queer, and a UAlbany graduate.

Producer/Host: Steve Wessler Conversations with Human Rights Advocates: Examining issues affecting transgender people including (i) discrimination and violence and (2) the issues affecting Black and other transgender people of color Guests: Jennifer Levi and Tre-Andre Valentine Jennifer is the director of GLAD's Transgender Rights Project and a nationally recognized expert on transgender legal issues. Levi led the legal fight against President Trump's transgender military ban in both Doe v. Trump and Stockman v. Trump. Levi has also been a leader in working on harm reduction for incarcerated transgender people. She is a law professor at Western New England University, co-editor of Transgender Family Law: A Guide to Effective Advocacy (2012), and serves on the Legal Committee of the World Professional Association for Transgender Health. She is a graduate of the University of Chicago Law School and a former law clerk to the Honorable Judge Michael Boudin at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. Tre-Andre is the Executive Director of the Massachusetts Transgender Politcal Coalition. They is is a queer, transgender indigenous Carib Indian, South Asian and Black immigrant from the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. They have over 10 years of experience in supporting LGBTQ+ survivors of domestic violence, grassroots organizing, community engagement, fundraising, training facilitation, educational programming and development (specializing in anti-oppression and LGBTQ+ inclusion). About the host: Steve Wessler will soon will be starting his 28th year of working on human right issues. He founded the Civil Rights Unit in the Maine Attorney’s Office in 1992 and led the Unit for 7 years. In 1999 he left the formal practice of law and founded the Center for the Prevention of Hate. The Center worked in Maine and across the USA. He and his colleagues worked to reduce bias and harassment in schools, in communities, in health care organization through workshops and conflict resolution. The Center closed in 2011 and Steve began a consulting on human rights issues. For the next 5 years much of his work was in Europe, developing and implementing training curricular for police, working in communities to reduce the risk of hate crimes, conflict resolution between police and youth. He has worked in over 20 countries. In late 2016 he began to work more in Maine, with a focus on reducing anti-immigrant bias. He continues to work in schools to reduce bias and harassment. Wessler teaches courses on human rights issues at the College of the Atlantic, the University of Maine at Augusta and at the School of Conflict Analysis and Resolution at George Mason University in northern Virginia. The post Change Agents 9/2/21: Conversations with Human Rights Advocates first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives.

Dustin Robinson is the Founding Partner of Mr. Cannabis Law – a full-service law firm exclusively focused on cannabis and psychedelic industries. Dustin is licensed in Florida as an Attorney, a Certified Public Accountant, and a Real Estate Agent. He focuses his practice on providing legal, accounting, financial, and business consultation to various businesses operating in the hemp, marijuana, and psychedelic industries. Dustin has worked at one of the largest national accounting firms – Deloitte – as well as one of the largest national law firms – Holland & Knight. After working at Holland & Knight, Dustin applied his legal and accounting background in the business world while running a multi-state manufacturing company. Dustin is deeply involved in the cannabis industry through his law firm – Mr. Cannabis Law – and various cannabis-related organizations, including CannabisLAB, ASTM D-37 Global Standards for Cannabis, Leafstyle360, and Broward County Medical Marijuana Advisory Board. Dustin also serves as the Legal Director for NORML of Palm Beach; he is on the Legal Committee for the Florida Hemp Council; and he is on the Operations Sub-committee for Hemp Industries Association. As a member of the Board of Directors of Minorities for Medical Marijuana, Dustinadvocates for social equity and inclusion in the cannabis industry. Dustin is also the co-founder of Mr. Psychedelic Law – a 501(c)(4) focused on using medical and spiritual research to drive responsible legal reform in Florida for psilocybin mushrooms and other entheogens. Dustin has drafted Resolutions for psychedelic decriminalization for various cities in Florida and hopes to build a responsible legal framework in Florida for the commercialization of psilocybin mushroom and other entheogens. Dustin has built a team at Mr. Psychedelic Law that consists of the top lawyers, lobbyist, doctors, scientists, and spiritual leaders in the state of Florida. Dustin is also represents various psychedelic non-profits including Mind Army and Ketamine Fund. In April 2021, in partnership with seasoned private equity investor Robert Velarde, Dustin launched Iter Investments, a venture capital firm that aims to deploy capital primarily in businesses operating in and around the burgeoning psychedelics industry. Recently, Dustin drafted and filed the Florida Psilocybin Legalization Bill, together with Florida State Representative Michael Grieco. He was also recognized as “100 Most Influential People in Psychedelics” by Psychedelic Invest. Dustin has been regularly profiled and featured as an expert in the media, including in Bloomberg News, Dazed, Forbes, VICE, The Florida Bar, The Miami Herald, The Sun Sentinel, The Wall Street Journal, Authority Magazine, Thrive Global, Benzinga, StratCann and more. Dustin is a triple gator having earned his Bachelors in Accounting, Masters in Accounting, and Law Degree from University of Florida.

Rieka Van Wyk, board member and chair of the Legal Committee of the Ecommerce Forum of South Africa

Dustin Robinson is the Founding Partner of Mr. Cannabis Law--a full-service law firm exclusively focused on cannabis and psychedelic industries.  Dustin is licensed in Florida as an Attorney, a Certified Public Accountant, and a Real Estate Agent.  He focuses his practice on providing legal, accounting, financial, and business consultation to various businesses operating in the hemp, marijuana, and psychedelic industries. Dustin has worked at one of the largest national accounting firms-Deloitte-as well as one of the largest national law firms-Holland & Knight.  After working at Holland & Knight, Dustin applied his legal and accounting background in the business world while running a multi-state manufacturing company. Dustin is deeply involved in the cannabis industry through his law firm--Mr. Cannabis Law--and various cannabis-related organizations, including CannabisLAB, ASTM D-37 Global Standards for Cannabis, Leafstyle 360, and Broward County Medical Marijuana Advisory Board.  Dustin also serves as the Legal Director for NORML of Palm Beach; he is on the Legal Committee for the Florida Hemp Council; and he is on the Operations Sub-Committee for Hemp Industries Association.  AS a member of the Board of Directors of Minorities for Medical Marijuana, Dustin advocates for social equality and inclusion in the cannabis industry. Dustin is also the co-founder of Mr. Psychedelic Law--a 501(c)(4) focused on using medical and spiritual research to drive responsible legal reform in Florida for psilocybin mushrooms and other entheogens.  Dustin has drafted Resolutions for psychedelic decriminalization for various cities in Florida; and was responsible for drafting a Florida State filed bill to legalize psilocybin mushroom and decriminalize entheogens.  Dustin has built a team at Mr. Psychedelic Law that consists of tops lawyers, lobbyists, doctors, scientists, and spiritual leaders in the state of Florida.  Dustin also represents various psychedelic non-profits including Mind Army and Ketamine Fund. Dustin is a triple gator having earned his Bachelors in Accounting, Masters in Accounting, and Law Degree from the University of Florida. He can be reached at:  https://mrcannabislaw.com/ This podcast is available on your favorite podcast platform, or here:  https://endoftheroad.libsyn.com/episode-166-dustin-robinson-esqdecriminalization-of-entheogenspsychedelicscapitalism-and-venture-capital-in-cannabis-and-psychedelic-therapypsychedelics-in-the-mainstream Have a great weekend!

Join Rabbi Matanky as he has a conversation with Sarah Weiss Maudi, former Chicagoan and current Israeli diplomat, a member of the UN Israel Mission and vice-chair of the Legal Committee of Western Europe and Other Group at the UN.

From anti-discrimination provisions to access, the Americans with Disabilities Act represented a civil rights milestone at its enactment in 1990. We've now had 30 years to see how the act has empowered our communities and made them more inclusive. But we've also had 30 years to see where the act may have fallen short. In this episode, we’re joined by a lawyer who was 10 years into his legal career when the ADA was passed. It ushered in cases he pressed in labor and employment discrimination. Jay Hornack is now a Legal Committee member of Disability Rights Pennsylvania, a hearing officer for the Pennsylvania Office of Vocational Rehabilitation, and professor of disability discrimination law at the University of Pittsburgh's School of Law.

Produced at KSQD 90.7FM The Constitution is being strenuously tested. How is our Constitution being adhered to or challenged today? Or, is it just a quaint piece of paper as former AG Roberto Gonzales once stated? What are the impacts of the hostility between the president and a few Supreme Court judges who, like himself, are supposed to function as impartial judges and enforcers of the Constitution? Like the president himself, many executive roles have been manipulated to gain political advantage and powers expanded or contracted accordingly, but these certain governmental functions were intended to be above the fray. Also, as the President recently stated is he really the Chief Law Enforcement Officer of America? Are free speech rights under attack, or being abused? Interview Guests: Michelle (Mickey) Welsh, J.D., is a professor of Constitutional Law and Employment Law at Monterey College of Law with a legal expertise in employment, education and civil rights. She is a previous chair of the Northern California American Civil Liberties Union board of directors and has been an active member in the Monterey County chapter for 40 years. Currently, Mickey chairs their Legal Committee. In addition, Mickey is past chair of the Monterey County Women Lawyers Association and has served on numerous organization board of directors in Monterey County. Mike Rotkin is a former five-time mayor of the City of Santa Cruz and served six terms on the Santa Cruz City Council between 1979 and 2010. Mike retired after teaching 42 years in the Community Studies Dept. at UCSC, where he served as Director of the Field Studies Program. Mike was on the board of directors on the Santa Cruz chapter of the ACLU for several decades. And currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Coastal Watershed Council and the Democratic Women's Club of Santa Cruz County.

If you read or hear about a case alleging a violation of civil rights or civil liberties anywhere in the State of Alabama, chances are good that attorney Hank Sherrod is involved with the lawsuit.  Hank’s office is located in Florence, Alabama but he handles civil rights, employment law and jail death cases throughout Alabama.  Hank graduated with high honors from Birmingham-Southern College and then attended Vanderbilt University Law School where he served on the Vanderbilt Law Review and Order of the Coif.  He is also a graduate of the Trial Lawyers College founded by legendary trial lawyer Gerry Spence.  Following law school, Hank moved to Texas and worked there for a while before settling in Florence where he started a law practice that has allowed him to focus on the areas of law that he is really passionate about.   Hank is a founding board member of the Alabama affiliate of the National Employment Lawyers Association and has served as its President. He has served on the board of the ACLU of Alabama since 2005 and currently serves on the Legal Committee. I have talked to Hank over the phone on a number of occasions over the years but this is the first opportunity that I have had to sit down with him face to face and learn about his story.

We are honoring William “Bill” Colwell with a teleforum on a topic we know he would love – the President’s power to approve – and revoke – security clearances. We will discuss recent media accounts of the President reportedly ordering the revocation of clearances of former government officials and insisting on other clearances being granted over the objections of senior government personnel. We will also – in true Federalist fashion – examine the historical wellsprings of each branch of government’s power to act within this realm. It is time to take a closer look at whether there are any practical limits on the Executive’s discretion, and whether Congress can and should play a stronger role. Bill Colwell was a great patriot and friend to many of us in the Federalist Society, and a pillar within the Washington D.C. legal community, but his appeal was by no means limited to one side of the aisle or to people with whom he agreed. As one recent description phrased it, Bill was “a beautiful mind of insatiable curiosity and creativity, a comedian who made us laugh until tears rolled down our faces, chef and mixologist par excellence.” Bill, a devoted and loving husband and father, was a man of great faith. Bill was Assistant General Counsel and Corporate Director of the Northrop Grumman Corporation. Prior to that, he was employed at The Boeing Company and Wiley, Rein & Fielding LLP. He served in the United States Navy as a nuclear submarine officer on the USS Hampton, where he received numerous awards. A nationally recognized expert in government contracts, Bill frequently spoke and published on procurement issues. He served on the Board of the Federal Circuit Bar Association, chaired the Legal Committee of the National Defense Industrial Association, and recently received the 2018 NDIA Howard H. Cork Memorial Award for exceptional service to NDIA and the defense industry. But beyond all professional interests, Bill loved his family and is mourned by his wife, Robin, their twin daughters and their extended families. Featuring: Opening Remarks: Paul Khoury, Partner, Wiley Rein LLPProf. Dakota S. Rudesill, Assistant Professor, Moritz College of Law, The Ohio State University. Prof. Robert F. Turner, Professor, General Faculty, and Distinguished Fellow and Associate Director, Center for National Security Law, University of VirginiaModerator: Hartmann Young, Senior Counsel, Government Business, GE Aviation Teleforum calls are open to all dues paying members of the Federalist Society. To become a member, sign up on our website. As a member, you should receive email announcements of upcoming Teleforum calls which contain the conference call phone number. If you are not receiving those email announcements, please contact us at 202-822-8138.

We are honoring William “Bill” Colwell with a teleforum on a topic we know he would love – the President’s power to approve – and revoke – security clearances. We will discuss recent media accounts of the President reportedly ordering the revocation of clearances of former government officials and insisting on other clearances being granted over the objections of senior government personnel. We will also – in true Federalist fashion – examine the historical wellsprings of each branch of government’s power to act within this realm. It is time to take a closer look at whether there are any practical limits on the Executive’s discretion, and whether Congress can and should play a stronger role. Bill Colwell was a great patriot and friend to many of us in the Federalist Society, and a pillar within the Washington D.C. legal community, but his appeal was by no means limited to one side of the aisle or to people with whom he agreed. As one recent description phrased it, Bill was “a beautiful mind of insatiable curiosity and creativity, a comedian who made us laugh until tears rolled down our faces, chef and mixologist par excellence.” Bill, a devoted and loving husband and father, was a man of great faith. Bill was Assistant General Counsel and Corporate Director of the Northrop Grumman Corporation. Prior to that, he was employed at The Boeing Company and Wiley, Rein & Fielding LLP. He served in the United States Navy as a nuclear submarine officer on the USS Hampton, where he received numerous awards. A nationally recognized expert in government contracts, Bill frequently spoke and published on procurement issues. He served on the Board of the Federal Circuit Bar Association, chaired the Legal Committee of the National Defense Industrial Association, and recently received the 2018 NDIA Howard H. Cork Memorial Award for exceptional service to NDIA and the defense industry. But beyond all professional interests, Bill loved his family and is mourned by his wife, Robin, their twin daughters and their extended families. Featuring: Opening Remarks: Paul Khoury, Partner, Wiley Rein LLPProf. Dakota S. Rudesill, Assistant Professor, Moritz College of Law, The Ohio State University. Prof. Robert F. Turner, Professor, General Faculty, and Distinguished Fellow and Associate Director, Center for National Security Law, University of VirginiaModerator: Hartmann Young, Senior Counsel, Government Business, GE Aviation Teleforum calls are open to all dues paying members of the Federalist Society. To become a member, sign up on our website. As a member, you should receive email announcements of upcoming Teleforum calls which contain the conference call phone number. If you are not receiving those email announcements, please contact us at 202-822-8138.

We sit down with Walker Wallace, managing partner of O'Melveny's Shanghai office, to discuss how foreign tech companies should think about entering the China market. It's worth noting that most tech start-ups should not even consider China entry in the early days, as building up tech and achieving a focused product-market fit should be the only priority, and a premature obsession over China could very well be a huge distraction. But for companies that have built up a relatively sustainable business and are looking to scale, a thoughtful, well executed China strategy could create significant value. Today we discuss: what type of tech companies should consider entering the China market? What should their key considerations be before designing a market entry strategy? What are the different options and structures available? How do JVs work, and what is the value exchange between JV partners? Any other best practices to keep in mind? Walker J. Wallace is a leader in O'Melveny's China practice. He has extensive experience in international transactions and has worked with clients in a wide range of projects across Asia, from multi-nationals seeking to invest in China, to private equity funds pursuing investment strategies in Southeast Asia. In China, Walker has helped clients negotiate the complexities of investing and structuring business operations in numerous industries, including consumer products, healthcare, real estate, software, media and entertainment, retail and education. Walker has been working in the Shanghai office since 1997. He is the former Chairman of the Legal Committee for the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai, and is the co-author of “Acquisitions of Companies with Chinese Assets,” “Foreign Private Equity Investment in China: Which Way to the Exit?,” “Onshore Financial Investing in China,” and “Enforcement on Defaulted Loans and Mortgage on Real Property under Chinese Law.” Walker was named as a leading lawyer by Chambers Asia 2016/2017 under the categories “China, Corporate/M&A” and “China, Private Equity: Buyouts (International Firms)”. Walker earned his J.D. from Columbia University, and his B.A., cum laude from Williams College. He is admitted to the bar of New York.

We sit down with Walker Wallace, managing partner of O'Melveny's Shanghai office, to discuss how foreign tech companies should think about entering the China market. It's worth noting that most tech start-ups should not even consider China entry in the early days, as building up tech and achieving a focused product-market fit should be the only priority, and a premature obsession over China could very well be a huge distraction. But for companies that have built up a relatively sustainable business and are looking to scale, a thoughtful, well executed China strategy could create significant value. Today we discuss: what type of tech companies should consider entering the China market? What should their key considerations be before designing a market entry strategy? What are the different options and structures available? How do JVs work, and what is the value exchange between JV partners? Any other best practices to keep in mind? Walker J. Wallace is a leader in O'Melveny's China practice. He has extensive experience in international transactions and has worked with clients in a wide range of projects across Asia, from multi-nationals seeking to invest in China, to private equity funds pursuing investment strategies in Southeast Asia. In China, Walker has helped clients negotiate the complexities of investing and structuring business operations in numerous industries, including consumer products, healthcare, real estate, software, media and entertainment, retail and education. Walker has been working in the Shanghai office since 1997. He is the former Chairman of the Legal Committee for the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai, and is the co-author of “Acquisitions of Companies with Chinese Assets,” “Foreign Private Equity Investment in China: Which Way to the Exit?,” “Onshore Financial Investing in China,” and “Enforcement on Defaulted Loans and Mortgage on Real Property under Chinese Law.” Walker was named as a leading lawyer by Chambers Asia 2016/2017 under the categories “China, Corporate/M&A” and “China, Private Equity: Buyouts (International Firms)”. Walker earned his J.D. from Columbia University, and his B.A., cum laude from Williams College. He is admitted to the bar of New York. Link to write-up here: https://www.theharbingerchina.com/blog/the-do-s-and-do-not-s-of-china-market-entry-for-tech-companies

Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, ALEH VOLCHEK and HARRY POGINIAJLO - Harry Pogoniajlo (Gary Pahaniajla), is a well known Belarusian lawyer, human rights activist and a former Judge. He is Head of the Legal Committee of the Belarus Helsinki Comm...

Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, ALEH VOLCHEK and HARRY POGINIAJLO - Harry Pogoniajlo (Gary Pahaniajla), is a well known Belarusian lawyer, human rights activist and a former Judge. He is Head of the Legal Committee of the Belarus Helsinki Comm...