Keeping up with legal and regulatory issues and industry trends that impact your business both locally and globally can be challenging. Whether you are in a legal department or are a C-suite executive, you must navigate ever-changing laws and regulations. HUB Talks, a podcast launched by K&L Gates, covers critical issues at the intersection of business and law. Tune in to HUB Talks for insight from K&L Gates lawyers that will help you stay on top of the latest industry and legal trends acros ...
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ArbeitsrechtKOMPAKT provides power briefings on noteworthy developments in German employment law. In only 10 minutes HR professionals, management, members of legal departments, M&A consultancies and alike can learn about key topics in an easily understandable format. This podcast is currently only available in German.
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Talking Sports Law: A Conversation with Bob Caldwell, VP and General Counsel of Real Salt Lake and Utah Royals
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25:35On this episode of Talking Sports Law, host John Wilson and co-host Trevor Gates are joined by Bob Caldwell, VP and General Counsel of Real Salt Lake (Major League Soccer) and Utah Royals (National Women’s Soccer League).
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The Inside Basis: Potential Pitfalls of F-Reorganizations
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14:43On this episode of The Inside Basis, host Randy Clark discusses some common issues in F-reorganizations involving S-corporations, a popular structural approach used in private equity transactions.
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The Inside Basis: Tax Insurance in Luxembourg
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18:46In our second episode of The Inside Basis, Randy Clark is joined by Marion Zeller, a tax partner in our Luxembourg office, and David Mussche, an associate director with Howden M&A's tax team, to discuss the state of tax insurance in Luxembourg and its impacts on deal process and risk mitigation.
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Arbitration World: The Hague Court of Arbitration for Aviation
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18:02Peter Morton (London) is joined by Paul Jebely, the Founder and Chairperson of the Hague Court of Arbitration for Aviation (HCAA), to discuss the origin and aims of the HCAA and some of the key features of arbitration under the HCAA Arbitration Rules.
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The Inside Basis: Possible Estate Tax Exemption Changes in the United States
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28:41In our inaugural episode of The Inside Basis, Randy Clark is joined by Sarah Bowman, one of our estate planning and trust administration lawyers, and Lauren Anderson, a wealth advisor at J.P. Morgan Private Bank, to discuss estate and gift planning, recent trends in the setup of and transfers to trusts, and the impact of scheduled changes to federa…
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Arbitration World: International Arbitration in the Baltic States–Part 2
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12:29In episode two of our Baltic States series, Ian Meredith is joined by speakers from Ellex Valiunas - Vilija Vaitkute Pavan, Dr. Tadas Varapnickas, and Simona Budreikaitė to discuss the topical and investment related issues of international arbitration within the Baltic States.
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Arbitration World: International Arbitration in the Baltic States–Part 1
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15:08The first episode in our two-part Baltic States series, Ian Meredith is joined by speakers from Ellex Valiunas - Vilija Vaitkute Pavan, Dr. Tadas Varapnickas, and Simona Budreikaitė - who offer an overview of international arbitration in and involving parties across the Baltic States, with a focus on Lithuania.…
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Arbitration World: Interstate Arbitration – Part 2
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15:42In the second episode of our Interstate Arbitration series, Ian Meredith continues the conversation with Professor Stephen Minas. In this episode we will dive into some specific aspects of interstate arbitration. Ian and Stephen discuss the particular role that interstate arbitration plays/could play in the ongoing war between the Russian Federatio…
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Arbitration World: Interstate Arbitration – Part 1
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13:08In this first episode of our Interstate Arbitration series, Ian Meredith talks with Professor Stephen Minas of Peking University Transnational Law School, to introduce the general ins and outs of interstate (or State vs State) arbitration and how it differs from other forms of arbitration, the basis for jurisdiction in interstate arbitration, and i…
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Lay of the Land: Has Washington State Resolved the Condo Liability Problem?
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46:11Major residential condominium construction has seen a decade-plus lull, due in part to an onerous warranty statute applicable only to condos. The Washington State Legislature significantly changed that statute in 2019, and the statute of limitations has now expired on the first condos subject to the new changes. Insurance professional Aaron Laing, …
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The Road to Net Zero and the Implications for the World of International Arbitration – Part 1
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Successful Real Estate Projects: Creating a Community at The Wharf in Southwest Washington, D.C.
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31:55In this episode, hosts Alex Kaplan and Heather Horowitz speak with guest Andrew Son, President of District Wharf Properties. The Wharf is one of the largest and most successful real estate projects developed in Washington, D.C. over the last several decades. In this episode, Andrew discusses The Wharf’s unique features, symbiotic relationships amon…
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Compliance Odyssey - Navigating the Cloud through Co-regulation and Codes of Conduct
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30:25In this episode, Thomas Nietsch, a partner in our Berlin office, sits down with Jelena Kljujic (Privacy Officer at Cisco, EMEA) and Gabriela Mercuri (Managing Director at Scope Europe) to discuss strategies for ensuring compliance while using cloud services. The speakers will discuss various codes of conduct that businesses should follow, including…
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Economic Development Incentives: What Businesses Should Know
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30:00In this episode, our hosts and other industry leaders discuss the federal and local economic incentives for businesses expanding to the Washington, D.C., region—including the Inflation Reduction Act, Vitality Fund, and incentives available from the Department of Energy.
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Psychosocial Risk and Regulation – A Global Overview
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29:27K&L Gates' partners Dominic Fleeton, Dylan G. Moses, and David C. Lindsay compare and contrast the approaches to regulating and enforcing the management of psychosocial risks and hazards in Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
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Arbitration in Asia Mini-series: The Shanghai Outlook
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26:16As part of a mini-series exploring arbitration in Asia, Ian Meredith (K&L Gates, London) speaks with Dr. Mingchao Fan, the Executive Vice President of the Shanghai Arbitration Commission, regarding arbitrations administered by the Commission, the key features of arbitration under the Commission’s Arbitration Rules, and the plans of the Commission g…
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Lay of the Land: Attracting Business and Investment to Fast-Growing Northern Virginia
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32:37In this episode, our hosts speak with Alex Iams, executive vice president of the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority. This discussion centers on attracting business and investment to the Northern Virginia suburbs outside D.C., contrasting with our previous conversations focused on trends in central business districts.…
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Privacy Regulations Are Built on Hope - A Deep Dive Into India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Act
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28:26In this episode, our privacy lawyers, Claude-Étienne Armingaud, Whitney McCollum, and Camille Scarparo, sit down with Arya Tripathy, a partner at Priti Suri & Associates in New Dehli, and discuss together India’s newly published Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDP) and how it may compare or differentiate to GDPR and other existing frameworks…
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Lay of the Land: Office and Residential Trends in Washington, D.C.
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28:20In this episode of Lay of the Land, our hosts speak with housing, economic development, policy, and land use professional Andrew Trueblood. Focusing on trends in office and residential real estate markets in Washington, D.C., this discussion explores unique challenges and opportunities of the local office market, influences of the substantial feder…
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In our second episode of Lay of the Land, hosts Heather Horowitz, Jen McCosker, Christian Major, Tobias Gries, and Anna Amprimo discuss office asset market trends in the United States, Australia, the UK, Germany, and Italy. Touching on key issues in 2023 and beyond—including ESG matters, perceived flight-to-quality, and potential office conversions…
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In the inaugural episode of our Lay of the Land podcast, Real Estate practice area leaders from K&L Gates discuss the firm's real estate capabilities, our regional practices, and global market trends.
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Arbitration World: A Spelling Error in Vienna
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17:06In this episode, Declan Gallivan (Senior Disputes Associate in London) speaks with Florian Haugeneder (Partner and Co-Chair of the Arbitration Practice of the Austrian law firm KNOETZL) to discuss a simple spelling mistake which ultimately led to an important arbitration-related judgment of the Austrian Supreme Court. The two discuss the implicatio…
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Gateway to Privacy: In the Weeds with Colorado Privacy Act Regulations
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24:04Our Seattle partner Jake Bernstein, along with Seattle associate Eric Vicente Flores discuss the newly adopted Colorado Data Privacy Act that went into effect on 1 July 2023. This will be the third state privacy law in the US, and the second new law in 2023. Jake and Eric explain who the law applies to, along with the correlating rules and regulati…
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China Data Transfers and What You Need to Know
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21:16In this episode, partners Amigo Xie, Corey Bieber, and Whitney McCollum focus on the China Data Privacy laws, the recent China Standard Contract that took effect 1 June 2023, and the effects and restrictions it may have on China data privacy and protection going forward.
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HUB Talks Presents: A Conversation on M&A with Jim Freund
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1:03:31Have you ever met your hero? Our corporate partner, David Edgar, recently had the opportunity to sit down with one of his. Iconic deal lawyer Jim Freund is a master in understanding the ins and outs of complex mergers and acquisitions (M&A). Jim was at the negotiating table for many of the most significant M&A deals in history and has influenced ge…
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Gateway To Privacy: Have No Fear, the FTC is Here: Protecting Consumers and Regulating Privacy
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31:00The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is known for protecting consumers against unfair and deceptive business practices, so how does data privacy and cybersecurity tie into that? In this episode, Jake Bernstein and Whitney McCollum discuss FTC’s role as the De Facto US Data Privacy Enforcer and how they are becoming more prominent in the privacy and s…
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Gateway to Privacy: May The Enforcement Be With You: Reflections on Five Years of GDPR
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28:40In this episode, Claude-Etienne Armingaud, Eleonora Curreri, and Camille Scarparo celebrate the fifth year anniversary of GDPR along with lawyers from our European offices; Thomas Nietsch and Andreas Müller (Berlin), Nóirín McFadden (London), and Gianmarco Marani (Milan). They reflect on how embedded GDPR has become in the cultural scene and with p…
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Sustainable Outlook: Powering the Green Grid With Janice Lin of Strategen and the Green Hydrogen Coalition
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28:41Janice Lin, founder and CEO of impact-driven consulting firm Strategen–and founder and president of the Green Hydrogen Coalition–has witnessed firsthand the recent, significant changes to the renewable energy market in the United States. With two decades of industry experience in clean energy, Janice joins host Molly Barker to discuss this promisin…
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Sustainable Outlook: Creating Opportunity for Customers with Bentina Terry of Georgia Power
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20:06In this episode, Elizabeth Crouse meets with Bentina Terry, Senior Vice President of Georgia Power’s Customer Strategy and Solutions, to discuss the tools available to utilities to address the operational pressures of climate change and an evolving economy while always putting their customers and communities first.…
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Gateway to Privacy: Let Go of Everything You Fear To Lose: Training As the First Step to GDPR Compliance
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23:48In this episode, Claude Etienne Armingaud, Eleonora Curreri, and Camille Scarparo introduce a case regarding a U.S. company’s data privacy breach, the consequences a company may face for being non-compliant with GDPR for companies established outside of the EU, and which steps companies can take to prevent these situations.…
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Talking Sports Law: A Conversation with Washington Commanders Chief Legal Officer Mali Friedman
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20:43Join co-hosts John Wilson and Trevor Gates for their conversation with Mali Friedman, Chief Legal Officer for the NFL’s Washington Commanders. Ms. Friedman has enjoyed a long and extensive career in sports law, including work with the NHL, Golden State Warriors, and XFL prior to joining the Commanders. The conversation focuses on Ms. Friedman’s jou…
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Sustainable Outlook: Building a Low-Carbon Pacific Northwest With Rachel Brombaugh of PACE Equity
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31:26Effects of climate change continue to impact the Pacific Northwest, from California wildfires to smoky Seattle summers. Our guest on this episode of Sustainable Outlook concentrates on the financial facets of resource efficiency in order to slow, reduce, and reverse these effects on both ecosystems and communities. Rachel Brombaugh serves as Washin…
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Sustainable Outlook: Bringing the Energy Sector Up to Code With Monique Dyers of Ensight Energy Consulting
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24:36In this episode of Sustainable Outlook, host Alyssa Moir is joined by Monique Dyers, principal and CEO of Ensight Energy Consulting, an engineering and management consulting firm serving the energy and renewable energy sectors. Monique details the range of roles played by the firm throughout the evolution of its energy projects, as well as her own …
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Gateway to Privacy: Out of the Gate - An Overview of US Privacy Laws
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28:39In this episode, Jake Bernstein and Whitney McCollum discuss the most common question that they receive from clients about privacy regulation and best practices in the United States, and provide notable insight into the myriad data privacy laws at play in the United States today.
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Gateway to Privacy: This is the Way - GDPR Article 5 Compliance
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18:59In this first episode, we discuss the challenges faced by data controllers in their compliance with Article 5 GDPR following the EU Court of Justice’s Digi Case C-77/21. In particular, we focus our discussion on the purpose and data storage limitations, and how your legal team should be the 3PO protocol droid within your organization for the implem…
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Sustainable Outlook: Enhancing Regional Sustainability With Kathleen Hurley of the Port of Seattle
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28:04Host Molly Barker is joined by Kathleen Hurley, Senior Environmental Program Manager with the Port of Seattle. Kathleen outlines the wide range of projects and partnerships undertaken by the port to restore marine and urban habitats, support blue carbon initiatives, sustain local orca whale populations, and progress toward its goal of net-zero gree…
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Sustainable Outlook: Making Waves in Maritime Sustainability With Dr. Eleanor Kirtley of Green Marine
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25:25In this episode of Sustainable Outlook, host Alyssa Moir is joined by Dr. Eleanor Kirtley, Senior Program Manager with maritime environmental certification program Green Marine. The two discuss the missions and impacts led by Green Marine as it expands in North America, including the organization’s process for defining and committing to best practi…
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Arbitration World: Introduction to Claim Financing Mini-Series: Bringing Claim Funding to a Successful Conclusion (Part 2 of 2)
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18:41In this further episode in our mini-series on third party claim funding, Ian Meredith (Partner in the International Arbitration Practice of K&L Gates in London) speaks with Andrew Roberts (Head of Construction & Energy, Augusta Ventures) regarding a number of the key issues related to what may happen at the end of a claim: the potential relevance o…
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Arbitration World: Introduction to Claim Financing Mini-Series: Bringing Claim Funding to a Successful Conclusion (Part 1 of 2)
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11:51In this further episode in our mini-series on third party claim funding, Ian Meredith (Partner in the International Arbitration Practice of K&L Gates in London) speaks with Andrew Roberts (Head of Construction & Energy, Augusta Ventures) regarding a number of the key issues related to what may happen at the end of a claim: common success fee struct…
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Sustainable Outlook: Navigating the Waters of Ocean Energy Management With Jen Miller of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)
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25:56In this episode of Sustainable Outlook, host Elizabeth Crouse is joined by Jen Miller with the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM). As Chief of the Renewable Energy Section in the Pacific Region, Jen details the initiatives, challenges, and operations recently undertaken by BOEM, as well as within the wider offshore wind sector.…
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Sustainable Outlook: On the Fast Track to Commercial Fusion With Jennifer Ganten of Commonwealth Fusion Systems
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27:26In this episode of Sustainable Outlook, host Molly Barker is joined by Jennifer Ganten, chief movement builder with Commonwealth Fusion Systems. Jennifer discusses the differences between fusion and fission, the need for wider awareness of fusion energy, and the ways in which a fusion movement could improve the world for future generations.…
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Arbitration World: Virtual Collaboration Tools and their e-Discovery implications in Arbitration and Litigation
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19:15Join London Commercial Disputes Partner Martin King and Seattle Partner Julie Anne Halter—practice group coordinator for K&L Gates’ e-Discovery Analysis and Technology group (e-DAT)—as they discuss virtual collaboration tools like Slack and Microsoft Teams and the e-Discovery challenges, opportunities, and pitfalls these tools may present in the co…
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Sustainable Outlook: Diversifying the Conservation Conversation With Erin Meyer of the Seattle Aquarium
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26:49On this episode of Sustainable Outlook, host Molly Barker sits down with Dr. Erin Meyer, Director of Conservation Programs and Partnerships for the Seattle Aquarium. The two discuss the aquarium’s “regenerative plan” to reach carbon positivity by 2030, its priority of diversification in the sustainability sector, and its recent strides leading the …
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Sustainable Outlook: Approaching Sustainability From All Angles With Nicole DeNamur of Sustainable Strategies
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29:08Sustainability concerns are generally viewed through the lens of carbon footprints, greenhouse gas emissions, and pollution rates. However, some industry experts believe in a more multifaceted perspective to address impacts to both environmental and personal health. On this episode of Sustainable Outlook, host Molly Barker is joined by Nicole DeNam…
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Sustainable Outlook: The U.S. Tax Credit Revolution
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17:30In a special episode, Elizabeth Crouse, tax lawyer and practice group coordinator of the K&L Gates Power group, discusses the winners, losers, and many other highlights of the new U.S. federal income tax credit rules just enacted in the Inflation Reduction Act.
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Sustainable Outlook: Offshore Wind’s Potential as a National Resource
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24:25In the U.S. offshore wind industry, challenges to establishing a sustainable marketplace can range from geographic to political. Elizabeth Crouse is joined this week by Amanda Schoen, U.S. Public Affairs Specialist for Offshore Wind with Vestas, a global energy industry partner for sustainable energy solutions. Amanda explores the concerns of the U…
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Sustainable Outlook: Leading the Renewables Market With Sarah Aftergood, Director of Environmental Permitting, Orsted
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32:42In this episode of Sustainable Outlook, host Alyssa Moir is joined by Sarah Aftergood, director of environmental permitting with Orsted, a leading developer of renewable energy. Sarah discusses the advantages of leaving her professional comfort zone, the recent strides made by Orsted, and the company's vision of a world running entirely on clean en…
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Arbitration World: Introduction to Claim Funding Mini-Series: Key Issues In Third Party Funding – Part Two
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17:29In this second episode in a mini-series on claim funding, Ian Meredith speaks with John Garda (Managing Director of Longford Capital LLC) regarding a number of the key issues related to third party funding of claims, from a funder’s perspective, including some of the more ‘thorny’ issues.
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Talking Sports Law: A Conversation with Dan Hunt, President and CEO of FC Dallas and Toyota Stadium
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39:54On this episode of Talking Sport Law, host John Wilson and new co-host Nick Spiliotis are joined by Dan Hunt, the president and CEO of FC Dallas and Toyota Stadium. Hunt describes the importance of his focus on the business front of FC Dallas, the development of the club’s future, and the presence his family has had in the sports industry.…
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