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Law, Policy & Markets

Milbank

64 episodes

2 months ago

Send us a text In this episode, host Allan Marks and Milbank partners Erwin Dweck, Apostolos Gkoutzinis, Fiona Schaeffer and John Williams forecast what’s in store for markets and policy in 2025 in the US, Europe and globally. They also share what they are reading now, recommending surprisingly diverse and wide-ranging books. About the Speakers Erwin Dweck is a partner in the New York office of Milbank LLP, the Practice Group Leader of the firm’s Real Estate Group and a member of the firm’s G...

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Send us a text In this episode, host Allan Marks and Milbank partners Erwin Dweck, Apostolos Gkoutzinis, Fiona Schaeffer and John Williams forecast what’s in store for markets and policy in 2025 in the US, Europe and globally. They also share what they are reading now, recommending surprisingly diverse and wide-ranging books. About the Speakers Erwin Dweck is a partner in the New York office of Milbank LLP, the Practice Group Leader of the firm’s Real Estate Group and a member of the firm’s G...

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Episodes (20/64)

Law, Policy & Markets

2025: "It’s Tough to Make Predictions, Especially About the Future.”

Send us a text In this episode, host Allan Marks and Milbank partners Erwin Dweck, Apostolos Gkoutzinis, Fiona Schaeffer and John Williams forecast what’s in store for markets and policy in 2025 in the US, Europe and globally. They also share what they are reading now, recommending surprisingly diverse and wide-ranging books. About the Speakers Erwin Dweck is a partner in the New York office of Milbank LLP, the Practice Group Leader of the firm’s Real Estate Group and a member of the firm’s G...

9 months ago

45 minutes

Law, Policy & Markets

Geopolitics and 2025 Market Forecast: The View from Asia

Send us a text In this episode of the podcast, host Allan Marks sits down with Milbank partner Jacqueline Chan to discuss their 2025 predictions for geopolitics, trade in Asia, climate impacts on investments, and cross-sector market trends, plus Ms. Chan’s thought-provoking book recommendations to read in the new year. They also looked back at how much has changed since they recorded their first Law, Policy & Markets podcast episode together five years ago. A lot has changed in the world ...

10 months ago

28 minutes

Law, Policy & Markets

How to Improve Carbon Credit Markets: “Trust but Verify”

Send us a text In this episode, host Allan Marks speaks with Alexia Kelley, managing director of the Carbon Policy & Markets Initiative at High Tide Foundation, and Josh Sterling, a partner in Milbank’s Litigation & Arbitration and Derivatives Groups based in Washington, DC and former federal regulator of commodity futures markets. They discuss carbon credits in voluntary markets and in mandatory or compliance markets. They also explore how new rules in the US and globally aim to boos...

1 year ago

49 minutes

Law, Policy & Markets

The Best of LPM | What's at Stake for Mergers, Antitrust and CFIUS in the US 2024 Presidential Election

Send us a text Originally broadcast: February 27, 2024 Discover how the 2024 US presidential election could transform the regulatory landscape for mergers, antitrust enforcement, and foreign investment. With the prospect of President Joe Biden facing off against former President Donald Trump, this episode unpacks the economic policies and national security priorities of these political titans. Milbank partners Adam DiVincenzo and John Bain join host Allan Marks to provide a sharp analysis of...

1 year ago

56 minutes

Law, Policy & Markets

The Digital Infrastructure Revolution: AI Drives Massive Investment in Data Centers and Connectivity

Send us a text We are experiencing a revolution in digital infrastructure. Artificial intelligence (AI) gets most of the attention, but the appetite for expanded capacity – and the magnet for new public and private investment – affects myriad digital technologies. Broadband fiber, data centers, wireless spectrum networks, and advanced chip manufacturing are attracting billions of dollars in new funding. In this episode, “The Digital Infrastructure Revolution: AI Drives Massive In...

1 year ago

32 minutes

Law, Policy & Markets

The Best of LPM | Contemptible Conditions: The Fight For Decent Medical Care in NYC Jails

Send us a text Originally broadcast: March 16, 2023 New York City jails are falling short of the minimum legal standard of access for needed medical care, with thousands of incarcerated people at Rikers Island and other city jails routinely deprived of adequate treatment. Costs per inmate are up, but uniformed correctional staffing is down. The result: an overburdened jail system that is ineffective, inefficient, and inhumane. In the latest episode, Contemptible Conditions: The F...

1 year ago

34 minutes

Law, Policy & Markets

The Best of LPM | The Energy Transition in Europe and the United States: “Blue Skies Ahead?”

Send us a text Originally broadcast: April 7, 2023 ESG #14: By 2030, renewables (mainly wind and solar power) are forecast to generate most of Europe’s power and almost half the power in the US and China. Other sectors – like transportation and heavy industry – are also decarbonizing. What drives this energy transition away from fossil fuels toward cleaner energy sources and greater energy efficiency? New regulations are discouraging greenhouse gas emissions, and government polic...

1 year ago

34 minutes

Law, Policy & Markets

The Best of LPM | International Climate Change Litigation: “Full Court Press”

Send us a text Originally broadcast: Friday, July 21, 2023 ESG #15: Treaties and international tribunals interpreting and applying those treaties can impact how governments behave and how companies invest, bringing about concrete effects in the real world. Today, international courts are being summoned to answer questions about responsibility and liability for climate change impacts under international law. In December 2022, the Commission of Small Island States on Climate Change and Interna...

1 year ago

35 minutes

Law, Policy & Markets

The Best of LPM | Summer Associate Roundtable: “Law Students Speak Up”

Send us a text Originally broadcast: Friday, July 21, 2023 What do law students today think about values, workplace culture, technology, privacy, work/life balance, and conflicting opinions? Host Allan Marks explores these issues in a candid, wide-ranging roundtable discussion with five 2023 summer associates at Milbank: Heaven Johnson-Branch; Konstantina Katsimeni; Harrison Makaruk; Isabela Motta; and Vishnu Nagireddy. They also share their experiences and opinions on rela...

1 year ago

52 minutes

Law, Policy & Markets

FERC-alicious: US Energy Market Trends & Regulatory Update

Send us a text The United States Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) regulates US energy markets. FERC’s latest annual report on key market trends noted falling average prices for natural gas and electricity despite increased demand for both. New renewable energy and storage facilities are coming online at a brisk pace, making the grid cleaner and more efficient. FERC is about to get three new commissioners, who will face challenges of interregional transmission cons...

1 year ago

38 minutes

Law, Policy & Markets

Best of LPM: Muslim Cemetery Battles for Justice in Virginia – “So Lose Not Heart Nor Despair”

Send us a text Originally broadcast: Tuesday, December 14, 2021. A charity encounters surprising roadblocks to building a new cemetery for low-cost Muslim burials in Stafford County, Virginia. In this episode, host Allan Marks follows the cemetery’s path to justice with the lawyers who handled the civil rights case, Tawfiq Rangwala and Melanie Westover Yanez, and their pro bono client, the All Muslim Association of America, at the intersection of religious freedom, land use, and...

1 year ago

39 minutes

Law, Policy & Markets

What's at Stake for Mergers, Antitrust and CFIUS in the US 2024 Presidential Election

Send us a text What impact will the 2024 presidential election have on antitrust policy, federal merger approvals, and foreign investment in the United States? Uncertainty about future federal policy makes investment decisions this year especially challenging. In this episode, host Allan Marks speaks with Milbank partners Adam Di Vincenzo and John Beahn about antitrust and CFIUS policy under the administrations of President Biden and former President Trump, disco...

1 year ago

56 minutes

Law, Policy & Markets

Energy Storage at Utility Scale: California Goes All-in

Send us a text The push for cleaner energy has led to greater reliance on intermittent renewable energy resources, particularly solar and wind energy. To integrate these resources into a more efficient and reliable “smart grid” requires new investment in energy storage. What are the best ways to provide resource adequacy and to bridge the gaps between when (and where) power is generated and when (and where) it is needed? California is leading the way with massive new investments i...

1 year ago

52 minutes

Law, Policy & Markets

The Geopolitics of Energy: “Shifting Sands”

Send us a text What blind spots are we missing in the global conversation about energy and geopolitics? In this episode, The Geopolitics of Energy: “Shifting Sands,” Allan Marks hosts a fireside chat with Dr. Carolyn Kissane, a professor at NYU’s SPS Center for Global Affairs. Public policies in Europe, the US and China are stimulating massive capital investment in renewable energy, EVs, batteries and the energy transition, and India is a rapidly rising economy. Mr. Marks and Dr....

2 years ago

46 minutes

Law, Policy & Markets

Managing National Security Risks: "The Devil You Know"

Send us a text How is espionage evolving between China, Russia and the United States? What should a board director ask corporate management about AI, state-sponsored cyberattacks, and political risk in making strategic decisions? Host Allan Marks sits down with former FBI Special Agent Holden Triplett for a candid, wide-ranging and practical conversation about how companies and policymakers can better manage national security risks in a world of shifting geopolitics and disruptive...

2 years ago

36 minutes

Law, Policy & Markets

Training Transactional Lawyers in New Ways: “What’s the Deal with That?”

Send us a text Milbank LLP partner Alexandra Johnson created the firm’s innovative training program for junior transactional lawyers, Deals@Milbank. In this new podcast episode, Training Transactional Lawyers in New Ways: “What’s the Deal with That?”, she sits down with host Allan Marks to talk about lessons learned teaching drafting, negotiating, creativity, collaboration and commercial judgment to new lawyers. Sometimes teachers learn from their students, too, in pleasantly surprising ways....

2 years ago

30 minutes

Law, Policy & Markets

Summer Associate Roundtable: “Law Students Speak Up”

Send us a text What do law students today think about values, workplace culture, technology, privacy, work/life balance, and conflicting opinions? Host Allan Marks explores these issues in a candid, wide-ranging roundtable discussion with five 2023 summer associates at Milbank: Heaven Johnson-Branch; Konstantina Katsimeni; Harrison Makaruk; Isabela Motta; and Vishnu Nagireddy. They also share their experiences and opinions on related, timely topics: How new technologies (suc...

2 years ago

52 minutes

Law, Policy & Markets

Alex Forger at 100: “Justice, Justice Shall You Pursue”

Send us a text The justice gap represents the difference between the civil legal assistance available to low-income individuals and the assistance that they need. Alexander (“Alex”) Forger, former Chairman and retired partner at Milbank, has spent much of his career ensuring that working-class people have equal access to legal representation and that the federal Legal Services Corporation (LSC) – which he headed – can thrive as an essential resource to fund pro bono legal services nationally....

2 years ago

41 minutes

Law, Policy & Markets

International Climate Change Litigation: “Full Court Press”

Send us a text ESG #15: Treaties and international tribunals interpreting and applying those treaties can impact how governments behave and how companies invest, bringing about concrete effects in the real world. Today, international courts are being summoned to answer questions about responsibility and liability for climate change impacts under international law. In December 2022, the Commission of Small Island States on Climate Change and International Law asked the International Tribunal f...

2 years ago

35 minutes

Law, Policy & Markets

The Energy Transition in Europe and the United States: “Blue Skies Ahead?”

Send us a text ESG #14: By 2030, renewables (mainly wind and solar power) are forecast to generate most of Europe’s power and almost half the power in the US and China. Other sectors – like transportation and heavy industry – are also decarbonizing. What drives this energy transition away from fossil fuels toward cleaner energy sources and greater energy efficiency? New regulations are discouraging greenhouse gas emissions, and government policies and market forces are stimulating massi...

2 years ago

34 minutes