On The Road With Legal Talk Network

For millions of trafficking victims worldwide, pro bono lawyers may be their chance to reclaim freedom and dignity. But for the attorneys providing pro bono, these cases can be complex and resources can be hard to find. Kimberly Sanchez talks to Patrick Arenz, Faith Morse, Vincent Nappo, and Martina Vandenberg about what makes taking on human trafficking cases as a pro bono attorney worthwhile. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Although innovation in the legal field is present, its ability to provide solutions to access to justice issues is progressing slowly. Is the legal profession’s adverse response to empirical research and evidence-based thinking to blame? Kimberly Sanchez interviews Ellen Lawton, April Faith-Slaker, and Amy Johnson about research in legal innovation, why it’s important for access to justice, and current research methodologies they’re using. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Many lawyers and law students are passionate about assisting in disaster relief, but two things keep them from offering pro bono: they don’t have the time and resources to help and they feel insecure about representing in a different legal specialty. Kimberly Sanchez interviews Michael Hofrichter, Pablo Almaguer, and Jeff Baker about the importance of pro bono lawyers in disaster relief and how lawyers (and other legal professionals) can get involved. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Government funding is one of the principle sources of funding for legal aid programs but convincing politicians to fund these programs can seem like a huge obstacle. Kimberly Sanchez talks to Jim Sandman, Betty Balli Torres, Carol Bergman, Nikole Nelson, and Vicky Selkowe about the complex issue of educating donors about what legal aid is and why they should care about it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Innovation in the form of artificial intelligence and other self-help enabling technologies was created to help with the access to justice crisis. But with no one regulating these complex technologies, disconnects can arise between technology and the legal professionals that use it. We discuss establishing guiding principles of ethics in legal technology and the four areas the guidelines focus on including transparency, accountability, reliability, and unbiased design. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Adam Biegel talks to Deon Woods Bell, Hugh Stevenson, Babatunde Irukera, David Ong’Olo, Atef Amin Yacoub, and Luyamba Mpamba Kapembwa about the consumer protection priorities and trends for Egypt, Nigeria, Zambia, and Kenya. From complaint resolution reform and consumer education to measure regulation and consumer protection, each country has different goals that they’re working to achieve with the help of the FTC. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Alex Brown talks to Kevin O’Connor and Phyllis Marcus about data protection laws in the US and EU and how current events have affected regulation. Specifically, they discuss the General Data Protection Regulation that will drastically change data regulation in the EU and what US state and federal governments are doing to protect the privacy of children, including the Children Online Privacy Protection Act. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Jana Seidl talks to Subrata Bhattacharjee, Ian Simmons, and Hill Wellford about how Asian countries and other jurisdictions apply antitrust laws, and the impact this has on U.S. antitrust lawyers. They discuss enforcement of antitrust laws, implementation vs. innovation, and the Qualcomm case. They also emphasize the importance for dedicated antitrust lawyers to physically visit foreign countries in order to learn their laws, industries, and economies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Melissa Whitehead talks to Scott Martin and Bruce Simon about their transition from representing defendants to plaintiffs, how they find worthwhile cases, and obstacles plaintiff attorneys face like class certification. They also discuss the importance of providing opportunities for younger lawyers to help them fully understand the litigation process. Stay tuned to hear about the Global Private Litigation Conference taking place this year in Berlin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosted by Gregory McLean, associate at Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, this report from the ABA Section of Antitrust Law features experts from leading corporate legal departments including Suzanne Wachsstock of American Express, Forrest Treat of Microsoft, and Gail Levine of Uber. Together they talk about their experience and education leading up to their current roles and advice for students and lawyers entering the field. In addition, they predict important new antitrust issues that will have an impact in the near future. If you are thinking about practicing in antitrust, you should definitely tune in. Suzanne Wachsstock is the VP and Chief Antitrust Counsel for American Express. Forrest Treat is Senior Attorney at the Competition Law Group for Microsoft. Gail Levine is Head of U.S. Regulatory Affairs for Uber. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ever wonder about the role of attorneys general in antitrust cases? In this report from the ABA Section of Antitrust Law Spring Meeting 2018, host Anna Aryankalayil talks with lawyers from three state AG offices, Vic Domen at the Tennessee Attorney General’s Office, Gwendolyn Cooley at the Wisconsin Department of Justice, and Trish Conners at the Florida Attorney General’s Office about the role they play when it comes to antitrust and consumer protection law, changes in administrations--both on the state and federal levels--and what it’s like to work with other AGs as multistate investigations continue to increase. Additionally, the three AG officials give tips to any law students or lawyers interested in learning more about antitrust and how to get involved. Vic Domen is the senior antitrust counsel at the Tennessee Attorney General’s Office. Gwendolyn Cooley is the assistant attorney general for antitrust at the Wisconsin Department of Justice. Trish Conners is chief deputy attorney general at the Florid

What new developments has health care antitrust law undergone in recent years and what has caused it to change? In this report from the ABA Section of Antitrust Law Spring Meeting 2018, host Hilla Shimshoni discusses with Doug Ross and Jeff Brennan their opinions about what’s going on with health care antitrust, whether the Trump Administration has changed any enforcement trends and what the Federal Trade Commission is doing today. They also cover current topics, such as the California v. Sutter Health System case and the AT&T Time Warner merger. Douglas C. Ross is a partner in the Seattle office of Davis Wright Tremaine, where he concentrates his practice in antitrust and litigation, and an adjunct faculty member at the University of Washington Law School, where he teaches the antitrust course and a seminar on competition in health care. Jeffrey W. Brennan (Jeff) is a partner at McDermott Will & Emery and has practiced exclusively antitrust law for three decades, including more than 20 years in private pra

There is an ongoing debate about the appropriate role and objectives of antitrust law. Although there have been debates on these subjects for 50 years, how have recent events like the rise in technology and the great recession shaped the current role of antitrust? Antitrust professors Bill Kovacic and Andy Gavil discuss the new policy debate in this report from the ABA Section of Antitrust Law. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Balancing a career and your life can already be complicated and time consuming, so why should you join or become engaged in the ABA Section of Antitrust Law? Chris Yook interviews April Tabor from the Federal Trade Commission and Paula Martucci, in-house counsel at Walmart, about the ways the Section of Antitrust Law has helped them in their careers and otherwise. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Christie Grymes Thompson from Kelley Drye’s Advertising, Marketing, and Consumer Product Safety practice groups and Lesley Fair, senior attorney in the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Bureau of Consumer Protection talk about how they got into the area, offer their tips for other lawyers looking to be successful in consumer protection law, and how the ABA Antitrust Section has brought together FTC lawyers and the attorneys representing businesses to benefit their clients and America’s consumers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Becoming an antitrust lawyer can come with its own unique set of challenges and rewards. Hilla Shimshoni talks to Rani Habash and Danielle Haugland about their advice for young lawyers seeking a career in antitrust, and career and related resources that the ABA provides. They also discuss why they are passionate about antitrust and what skills are needed to make a good antitrust practitioner. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joseph Vardner talks to Lisa Phelan and Niall Lynch about the latest trends in criminal cartel enforcement including the reasons behind the lull in fines, changes in federal policy, and international antitrust cartel patterns. They also discuss the recent changes they’ve witnessed within the Department of Justice (DOJ) including lawyers finding evidence on social media, the targeting of no-poach agreements, and the DOJ pursuing damages in criminal matters. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There have been plenty of developments in the federal government since the beginning of 2017, but how has the new administration affected antitrust reviews of mergers and acquisitions? We discuss deal flow, the effect of not having a full panel of Federal Trade Commission (FTC) members on the review process, and policy shifts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The goal of the Summit on Law and Innovation (SoLi) is to bring together leaders from every aspect of law in order to drive legal innovation forward. Host Aileen Schultz talks to one of the co-organizers of SoLi Cat Moon about how the conference is encouraging legal problem solving, their plans for SoLi next year, and how changes in Vanderbilt’s curriculum is pushing innovation with a new program. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What is special about being a Global Legal Hackathon judge? At the final round of the Global Legal Hackathon, host Alex Muncey talks to Wendy Callaghan about the significance of the hackathon in creating technology to improve accessibility. She also discusses why being a judge is meaningful to her and her role as a technology advocate in the legal industry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices