The LAW Podcast Series

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• 49. LAW Podcast Series - Mathilde Croze (Lerins) 19.02.2025 15min

  Episode 49 of the LAW Podcast Series features Mathilde Croze, co-Managing Partner at Lerins in Paris, France.She is an experienced French-American attorney specializing in Technology, Innovation, Data Privacy and Intellectual Property as well as Tech M&A and regulated digital matters requiring strong and in-deph technical skills, expertise and industry knowledge. Her work encompasses IT contracting, IP licensing, advice in digital activities and consumer law issues for a wide range of clients from French startups to foreign companies wanting to enter the EU / French market but also including large international groups.With a strong expertise in data privacy laws, she advises clients on privacy, cybersecurity and regulation compliance. She is an agile high-performing expert used to working in fast-paced dynamic business environments.Her work highlights include: Contract structuring, drafting and negotiating (SaaS, PaaS, IaaS, license, maintenance, hosting etc.) IP licensing and transfer including Tech M&A E-commerce, online activities, apps Artificial Intelligence – AI / Big Data Strategic legal advice and training Legal leadership and support as part-time legal counsel on a daily basis Localization of legal documentation and cross-jurisdictional matters MedTechs, FinTechs, InsurTechs, FoodTechs, RetailTechs, PropTechs, HRTechs etc. Data Privacy compliance programs, assistance to audits, controls and claims. Data Privacy Agreements (DPA), Privacy Impact Analysis (PIA), Complex Data Privacy Strategies. Acting as Data Privacy Officer and Representative in the EU for foreign companies under GDPR. Valuation, protection and defense of intangible IP assets. M&A and venture on Tech / IP companies and startups.
• 48. LAW Podcast Series - Anthony Hunt & Monika Byrska (Howard Kennedy) 27.11.2024 17min

  Episode 48 of the LAW Podcast Series features Anthony Hunt and Monika Byrska, partners at Howard Kennedy in London, UK. Anthony Hunt heads the Corporate Real Estate team at Howard Kennedy, which focuses on the real estate sector, acting for domestic and international investors and developers, in particular in the hotel, retail, restaurant and leisure sectors.  As Head of Corporate Real Estate, Anthony plays a lead role in the operation and development of the firm’s fast growing corporate real estate practice and especially its recognised expertise in the hotels and leisure sector.  He is also one of the lead corporate partner contacts for M&A, as well as the firm’s international practice and its two referral networks and sits on the Exco of Lawyers Associated Worldwide. Anthony acts for private and listed companies and entrepreneurs and he works closely with several international high net worth clients.  He advises clients on all aspects of corporate finance, domestic and international listings, takeovers, joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, MBOs and MBIs.  He also supports clients with turnaround and pre-pack, public and private fund raising, secured lending, acquisition finance, tax-related products and collective investments schemes advice and guidance. He works on all types of corporate transactions including domestic and cross-border M&A, private equity and venture capital, corporate finance, including AIM, domestic and international wealth protection and private and corporate banking. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Monika Byrska is a bilingual solicitor specialising in trust, will and estate disputes at Howard Kennedy.  Monika advises in all types of private client disputes. This includes: will challenges, Inheritance Act claims, disputes relating to the administration of estates, actions against trustees and personal representatives, promissory estoppel claims, trust disputes between co-owners of a property, and application for directions in administration of trusts and estates. As a STEP-qualified practitioner, she is uniquely qualified to assist with both contentious and non-contentious aspects of trust and estate administration. She therefore also represents personal representatives and trustees advising on the administration of trusts and estates, which are complex or entangled in disputes. As Monika often meets clients when they are going through their most difficult times, she aims to put them at ease with her straightforward and compassionate approach. She has passion and years of experience in resolving what may seem to be the most impossible disputes over wealth. She is bilingual and able to service clients in Polish. With a background in linguistics and interpretation, Monika also has a working knowledge of a couple other European languages. She is a full member of the Association of Contentious Trust and Probate Specialists (ACTAPS) and an associate member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP). She holds a STEP Advanced Certificate in Administration of Estates, Advanced Certificate in Cross Border Estates and Advanced Certificate in Trust Disputes. She is also a member of the STEP Contentious Trusts and Estates Special Interest Group and ConTrA, a network for Contentious Trusts Associates.
• 47. LAW Podcast Series - Ron Xu & Winnie Li (Sphere Logic Partners) 14.08.2024 19min

  Episode 47 of the LAW Podcast Series features Ron Xu & Winnie Li, Partners at Sphere Logic Partners in Xiamen, China. Ron Xu has long provided comprehensive commercial legal consultation to multinational companies and foreign-invested enterprises. He has extremely rich experience in representing and protecting these clients’ legal and commercial interests in China. He also represents and assists Chinese institutions in their cross-border legal affairs all year round. and business matters. Ron has been engaged in intellectual property legal services in multiple dimensions since he started practicing in 1999, from rights acquisition to rights protection, from intellectual property management to intellectual property transactions. He has represented and served multinational companies and other leading enterprises in many industries. In recent years, Ron has been committed to helping various enterprises plan, design and implement their domestic and international intellectual property strategies, facilitating large Chinese and foreign clients to seek and evaluate cross-border technology and intellectual property transaction opportunities and assisting them in completing transactions, and supporting those who are involved in forward-looking technology fields. The landing and application of breakthrough innovations of start-ups from various countries in the global market. Ron Xu is currently a part-time tutor for postgraduate students at Xiamen University Law School and teaches there. He co-authored the first English-language legal textbook of its kind in China, "International Business Law" (published by Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press), and co-authored a chapter on intellectual property. He was awarded the title of "U.S.-China Outstanding Youth" by the National Committee on U.S. China Relations and the Chinese People's Institute of Foreign Affairs, and continues to actively promote Sino-U.S. non-governmental diplomacy.    Ron can work and speaks in multiple languages including Mandarin Chinese, Cantonese, Hokkien and English. Winnie Li joined Sphere Logic Partners right after graduation. She is mainly responsible for all kinds of litigation disputes in the civil and commercial fields and has rich experience in litigation cases. Winnie can also provide clients with all kinds of non-litigation legal services and special legal services related to foreign laws, and serves as a long-term legal adviser for many companies. The companies served by Winnie are mainly manufacturing companies, import and export trading companies, logistics and shipping companies, freight forwarding companies, etc. The services include daily affairs related to production, trade, logistics, and freight forwarding, resolution of foreign-related disputes, and corporate risk prevention and control. Winnie combines her rich long-term legal consulting service experience and litigation experience, combines law with business, and is committed to providing professional and efficient legal services that promote transactions and prevent and control risks for corporate clients in the supply chain such as shipping, logistics, and trade. At the same time, Winnie is also responsible for handling domestic litigation disputes and foreign-related commercial arbitration for supply chain clients, and safeguarding the commercial and legal interests of clients. Winnie’s working languages ​​are English & Mandarin. Founded in April 2000, Sphere Logic Partners (SLP) is headquartered in Xiamen, Fujian Province. It also has branches in Quanzhou & Fuzhou, Fujian Province. It is a comprehensive law firm that focuses on providing commercial legal services. SLP focus on routine lawyer business such as litigation and arbitration, corporate, criminal defense & government legal counsel, SLP has also operates in the fields of supply chain, intellectual property, foreign related and cross-border affairs, customs affairs & trade compliance, corporate liquidation and bankruptcy.
• 46. LAW Podcast Series - Patrizia Chwalisz & Rolf Hartmann (EEG) 15.05.2024 20min

  Episode 46 of the LAW Podcast Series features Dr Patrizia Chwalisz & Rolf Hartmann, Co-Chairs of the European Employment Group (EEG). This episode is a celebration of the 10 year anniversary of the EEG. We discuss the reasons why the group was formed, some of the achievements over the past 10 years and what the future looks like for the group. The LAW European Employment Group is made up of experienced labour and employment lawyers from more than 20 jurisdictions. Working across all industry sectors, our members provide the full range of labour and employment law services. Visit https://europeanemploymentlaw.eu/ for more information.
• 45. LAW Podcast Series - Pierre Chauvette (Therrien, Couture, Joli-Coeur) 15.02.2024 19min

  Episode 45 of the LAW Podcast Series features Pierre Chauvette, managing partner at TCJ in Montreal, Canada. Pierre practices in the field of real estate. He is involved in various projects concerning expropriation, municipal taxation and property assessment, areas in which he has developed a particular expertise. He advises clients on leases, commercial transactions and landlord/tenant relationships.   Pierre also works in commercial law, and more specifically international affairs.  He assists Canadian clients doing business abroad as well as European and African companies doing business in Canada. He is also competent to act in international arbitration (ICC).Thanks to his experiences and his numerous business trips on the African continent since 2004, he supports companies of all kinds in their projects including local implementation, negotiation of contractual agreements, infrastructure construction, real estate and institutional development. He is committed with his team to deploy with integrity all his efforts to the satisfaction of his clients.  His goal is to support them in their growth throughout their active life and the life of their company. Enjoy episode 45 of the LAW Podcast Series with Pierre Chauvette.
• 44. LAW Podcast Series - Bill Savarino (Cordatis Law) 31.01.2024 17min

  Episode 44 of the LAW Podcast Series features Bill Savarino, partner at Cordatis Law in Washington D.C. Bill has been practicing law since 1983 where he commenced his career in Kentucky. He works in the areas of: Government Contracts Domestic and International Business Transactions National Security and Security Clearances Civil Litigation and Dispute Resolution Email Retention Issues He is a member of both the Virginia and District of Columbia Bars. Enjoy episode 44 of the LAW Podcast Series with Bill Savarino.
• 43. LAW Podcast Series - Skyler Stuckey (Gray Reed) 21.12.2023 24min

  Episode 43 of the LAW Podcast Series features Skyler Stuckey, partner at Gray Reed in Dallas, Texas. Bringing a distinct, client-first mindset and innovative perspective to every legal matter, Skyler’s work is focused on commercial litigation and appellate practice, from briefing through oral argument. In his litigation practice, Skyler uses a highly collaborative approach to help businesses and individuals resolve conflict. He has achieved successful outcomes in a wide variety of commercial litigation matters in Texas state courts, federal courts nation-wide and in foreign jurisdictions. With clients ranging from Fortune 500 companies, closely-held businesses and municipalities to banks, startups and individuals, he has worked on a full-range of commercial matters including fiduciary litigation, contract disputes, partnership and governance disputes, defamation, and complex torts. He also focuses on cutting edge areas of modern business and its related legal developments, including e-commerce and developing technology, internet and new media, data privacy regulation at the national and international level, and developing regulations and governance of environmental, societal and governance (ESG) matters. In his appellate practice, Skyler provides support to the firm’s other trial lawyers, researching complex issues, ensuring the preservation of appealable error, drafting dispositive motions and appellate briefing, and arguing appeals. Given his background as a trial lawyer, he is able to approach appellate matters holistically, and has a deep understanding of appellate needs from inception through verdict at the trial level.    Before joining the firm, Skyler served as a judicial intern for the Honorable Ken Molberg in the 95th District Court in Dallas and the Honorable Robert Junell in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas. Prior to entering the practice of law, Skyler worked as a professional actor in Los Angeles and Europe, and he brings the same creative energy to his practice today.
• 42. LAW Podcast Series - Matthew Pelkey (Colligan Law) 13.12.2023 18min

  Episode 42 of the LAW Podcast Series features Matthew Pelkey, managing partner at Colligan Law in Buffalo, New York. Matthew is a business attorney representing investors, high-growth startups, innovative entrepreneurs, and established public and private businesses throughout New York State. From raising capital, structuring deals, regulatory compliance, and securities offerings, to advising clients on internal investigations, conflict resolution, and crisis management. Clients choose Matthew over competitors because he understands what it is like to launch and grow a business and can navigate complex legal issues with practical business considerations. Matthew is an active member of the Western New York startup ecosystem dedicating time to helping organizations such as Upstate Venture Connect, TechStars, Startup Grind, Founder’s Institute, LaunchNY, 43North, and Blackstone Launchpad. Outside of the startup community, Matthew is also a strong advocate for sustainable land use and community development where he serves on several boards and committees for local nonprofits dedicated to regeneration of Western New York. As a faculty member at the University at Buffalo School of Law, Matthew teaches startup law and innovation through the Entrepreneurship Law Center. He is a regular lecturer to faculty, students, and founders on how to start and grow a business, and the various legal issues that can present challenges along the way. Matthew’s dedication to business and community has resulted in being recognized as the 2019 Buffalo News Next Generation Professional; 2018 Buffalo Business First 40 Under 40; 2018-2019 Super Lawyers Rising Star; 2018 Finalist for Upstate Capital Association of New York Dealmaker of the Year Transactional Professional; Three-time finalist for Upstate Venture Connect Community Catalyst Award; 2016 Emerging Business Leader Award by the Amherst Chamber of Commerce; and the 2014 Young Professional Leadership Award by the Amherst Chamber of Commerce.
• 41. LAW Podcast Series - Ricardo Lacaz Martins (Lacaz Martins, Pereira Neto, Gurevich & Schoueri) 29.11.2023 18min

  Episode 41 of the LAW Podcast Series features Ricardo Lacaz Martins partner at Lacaz Martins, Pereira Neto, Gurevich & Schoueri in São Paulo, Brazil. Ricardo Lacaz Martins graduated with a law degree from São Paulo university in 1990. He also holds a Masters in tax law and a PhD in tax law which were both also obtained from the same university. Ricardo's areas of expertise include tax consulting, mergers & acquisitions, structured operations and real estate business, succession planning, corporate and wealth management. Ricardo speaks three languages including English, Spanish & French and in 2011 he authored the book "Taxation of Real Estate Income".
• 40. LAW Podcast Series - Anthony Idigbe (Punuka Attorneys & Solicitors) 04.10.2023 18min

  Episode 40 of the LAW Podcast Series features Anthony Idigbe, senior partner at Punuka Attorneys & Solicitors in Lagos, Nigeria. Dr. Anthony Ikemefuna Idigbe is the Senior Partner at PUNUKA Attorneys & Solicitors. He is also involved with consultancy, business and human capital development through its Canadian affiliate, PUNUKA Consulting Inc.  He has over 39 years of experience in corporate governance, insolvency, business restructuring, arbitration, dispute resolution, privatization, capital markets, mergers & acquisitions, and oil and gas. He has advised clients on several complex transactions. He was licensed to practice law in Nigeria in 1983 and Ontario, Canada, in June 2016, appointed Notary Public in 1989 and elevated to Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) in July 2000. He holds a doctorate in cross-border insolvency from Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. His dissertation was on Norm Life Cycle Theory and the role of INSOL International in shaping the 1997 UNCITRAL Model Law on Cross-Border Insolvency.  He is a member of the Board of Directors (Trustees) of the Canadian Association of Nigerian Lawyers (CANL) and chairs the Board of Trustees of Dominican University, Ibadan. He is a fellow of the Institute of Directors Nigeria (IOD), INSOL International, the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, London, the Business Recovery and Insolvency Practitioners Association of Nigeria (BRIPAN) and the International Bar Association (IBA). In addition, he is a member of the Association of International Petroleum Negotiators (AIPN), London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA); Lagos Court of Arbitration (LCA), International Chamber of Commerce, Nigeria (ICCN), and International Insolvency Institute (III). He is an experienced corporate director knowledgeable in global capital market operations and business restructuring. He chaired Capital Hotel Plc (2017 – 2022) and currently chairs Ikeja Hotel Plc and The Tourist Company of Nigeria Plc, all listed on the Nigerian Exchange (NGX). He is also a director of Royal Exchange Plc, listed on NGX and chairs the Statutory Audit Committee of Seplat Energy Plc, listed on NGX and the London Stock Exchange (LSE). He was elected the President of the Asaba Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (ASACCIMA) in 2022 and is the 1ST Deputy President of the Delta State Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (DACCIMA). He holds a Corporate Director Certificate from Harvard Business School, a certificate in Blockchain Law from Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, Toronto, Canada, and a Post Graduate Diploma in Digital Business from Emeritus Business School.  Idigbe is the founder of the Capital Market Solicitors Association (CMSA). He chaired the 2017 Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) Legal Profession Regulation Review Committee, which reviewed the regulation of the legal profession in Nigeria. In 2013 he was appointed the National Coordinator for Nigeria, World Bank Global Forum of Law, Justice and Development Project on Treatment of Shareholders' Rights in Insolvency of Companies (2013 to 2014); and in 2012 a Member of the Petroleum Revenue Special Task Force set up by President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan. In addition, he chaired the Technical Drafting Committee for the Bill that became the Investment and Securities Act 2007. He recently chaired the review committee for the same law resulting in the Investment and Securities Bill now before the National Assembly. As a consultant to the Bureau of Public Enterprises, he and now Hon Justice Nnamdi Dimgba drafted the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission Bill now Act relating to anti-trust and competition law in Nigeria.
• 39. LAW Podcast Series - Cheah Soo Chuan (Tay & Partners) 27.09.2023 22min

  Episode 39 of the LAW Podcast Series features Cheah Soo Chan, partner at Tay & Partners in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Soo Chuan specialises in corporate and commercial dispute resolution. He has worked with leading Malaysian companies and international clients in both court litigation and arbitration at the Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for Arbitration. He has handled a broad spectrum of complex litigation matters, including contractual disputes, tortious disputes, negligence, defamation, shareholders’ disputes, breach of directors’ duties, construction disputes, insolvency, receivership, foreclosure and banking litigation. Soo Chuan graduated with a Bachelor of Law (LLB) from the University of Leicester. He was called to the Bar of England & Wales as a Barrister at Law of the Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn in 1995. He was admitted as an Advocate and Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in 1996. He also holds a degree in Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Nottingham. Soo Chuan also acts as general counsel for Tay & Partners. He has reviewed compliance and KYC issues for clients and for our firm. Soo Chuan is the co-author of a publication by CCH Pte Ltd on dispute resolution and debt recovery, including corporate insolvency, receivership and debt restructuring.
• 38. LAW Podcast Series - Shannon Clark (Gallagher & Kennedy) 20.09.2023 16min

  Episode 38 of the LAW Podcast Series features Shannon Clark, Shareholder/Partner at Gallagher & Kennedy (G&K) Phoenix, Arizona, USA. Shannon is co-chair of the firm’s Plaintiff’s Personal Injury & Wrongful Death group. He has a lot of experience trying, litigating, and resolving cases involving  motor vehicle crashes, aviation disasters, commercial trucking wrecks, product liability, and professional negligence. Shannon is a tireless advocate for victims of negligent and wrongful conduct throughout Arizona and and in California, Florida, Kentucky, Maine, Mississippi, Montana, New Mexico, New York, Nevada, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, Washington, D.C., and Wyoming. He has handled virtually all varieties of personal injury cases, including product liability, motor vehicle accidents, dram shop actions, premises liability, elder abuse, medical malpractice, commercial trucking, sexual assault, medical device, pharmaceutical, and insurance bad faith. Throughout his 24-year career, Shannon’s efforts have extended beyond the intricacies of any given lawsuit to champion consumer safety issues for greater social impact. His passion for justice and dedication to defending injured or wronged individuals has helped force manufacturers to recall or modify the design of dangerous products and garnered over $300,000,000 in jury verdicts, arbitration awards, mediation results, and negotiated settlements. Shannon also has significant experience on the other side of the ‘v.’  He began his career handling a sizeable volume of insurance defense work and representing self-insured entities including major retail stores and mining operations.  Shannon is well-versed on both sides of insurance issues and has served as personal counsel for individuals and corporations helping them secure protection and resolution of claims made against them. Shannon sees mediation and ADR as a better way of resolving cases and offers his service as a neutral because he derives great satisfaction from helping others resolve cases outside a courtroom.  In addition to co-chairing G&K’s robust PI team, Shannon also serves on the firm’s Board of Directors, lateral recruiting committee, associate’s committee, and compensation committee. Outside of the firm, Shannon is actively involved in ICAN: Positive Programs for Youth, a youth development program in Chandler, Arizona. He currently serves on ICAN’s Board of Directors and its Fund Development Committee.
• 37. LAW Podcast Series - Pia Tanskanen (Procope & Hornburg) 13.09.2023 16min

  Episode 37 of the LAW Podcast Series features Pia Tanskanen, Managing Partner at Procope & Hornburg in Helsinki, Finland. Aside from being the Managing Partner of Procopé & Hornborg, Pia is also an attorney and co-head of firm’s M&A practice. Pia specializes in mergers & acquisitions, private equity as well as corporate and contract law. She has extensive experience in multi-jurisdictional transactions and divestments involving industrial clients. Due to her extensive general counsel background Pia has in-depth knowledge in steel, energy and consumer goods business, just to name a few. Pia is business-minded and solution-oriented, and she drives M&A and other projects efficiently, comprehensively and successfully. Pia is a member of the Finnish Bar Association and the International Bar Association. Pia speak English, Finnish and Swedish.
• 36. LAW Podcast Series - Ron Xu (Sphere Logic Partners) 06.09.2023 28min

  Episode 36 of the LAW Podcast Series features Ron Xu, Partner at Sphere Logic Partners in Xiamen, China. Ron Xu has long provided comprehensive commercial legal consultation to multinational companies and foreign-invested enterprises. He has extremely rich experience in representing and protecting these clients’ legal and commercial interests in China. He also represents and assists Chinese institutions in their cross-border legal affairs all year round. and business matters. Ron has been engaged in intellectual property legal services in multiple dimensions since he started practicing in 1999, from rights acquisition to rights protection, from intellectual property management to intellectual property transactions. He has represented and served multinational companies and other leading enterprises in many industries. In recent years, Ron has been committed to helping various enterprises plan, design and implement their domestic and international intellectual property strategies, facilitating large Chinese and foreign clients to seek and evaluate cross-border technology and intellectual property transaction opportunities and assisting them in completing transactions, and supporting those who are involved in forward-looking technology fields. The landing and application of breakthrough innovations of start-ups from various countries in the global market. Ron Xu is currently a part-time tutor for postgraduate students at Xiamen University Law School and teaches there. He co-authored the first English-language legal textbook of its kind in China, "International Business Law" (published by Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press), and co-authored a chapter on intellectual property. . He was awarded the title of "U.S.-China Outstanding Youth" by the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations and the Chinese People's Institute of Foreign Affairs, and continues to actively promote Sino-U.S. non-governmental diplomacy.    Ron can work and speaks in multiple languages including Mandarin Chinese, Cantonese, Hokkien and English. From 2013 to 2017, Ron served as a member of the Global Executive Committee of Lawyers Associated Worldwide for four years. This international organization is composed of more than 100 independent law firms with offices in more than 180 major commercial cities around the world. Lawyer Xu was selected into the Leading Talent Pool of Foreign-Related Lawyers of the All-China Lawyers Association in 2015 and the Talent Pool of Foreign-Related Lawyers with Thousands of Talents of the Ministry of Justice respectively.
• 35. LAW Podcast Series - Elizabeth Guerra-Stolfa (Rigby Cooke Lawyers) 30.08.2023 16min

  Episode 35 of the LAW Podcast Series features Elizabeth Guerra-Stolfa, Partner at Rigby Cooke Lawyers in Melbourne, Australia. Elizabeth (Liz) is the leader of the Rigby Cooke Litigation & Dispute Resolution group. With over 30 years of experience, she specialises in complex superior court, specialist tribunal litigation, Royal Commission hearings, mediation and alternative dispute resolution. Her practice includes all areas of commercial litigation, including contractual disputes, competition law, franchising disputes, property and retail leasing disputes, family business disputes and professional negligence claims. Liz combines her extensive experience and commercial acumen to ensure that all disputes are managed in a strategic and focussed way to achieve her client’s commercial objective and contribute to their success. Liz is an Accredited Specialist Family Business Adviser with Family Business Australia and an Accredited Mediator. Her facilitative style recognises that underlying relationships and tensions are just as important as the overriding legal considerations.
• 34. LAW Podcast Series - Mark Beese (Leadership For Lawyers) 25.08.2023 13min

  Episode 34 of the LAW Podcast Series features Mark Beese, President at Leadership For Lawyers. Law firms and legal departments are facing change at an unpredecented scale and rate. But are their leaders prepared to lead the kind of change required in this dynamic market? Mark helps lawyers and business professionals become stronger leaders through training, coaching, retreat facilitation, and consulting engagements.   Topics include: Leadership Development for Associates, Partners and Staff Change Leadership High Performing Teams Collaboration Remote/Hybrid Teams Leading Across Generations Communication, Feedback, Delegation and Accountability Strategic Planning Innovation and Design Thinking for Legal Other management & leadership topics I’m also certified to administer a number of assessments, including DiSC, Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), Change Style Indicator, Smart Collaboration Accelerator (SCA), and various 360 assessments. Mark has been speaking and consulting professionally since 2008, and have more than 25  years experience in the legal profession..  I serve law firms and professional service firms on a global basis, ranging from small, regional firms to Global 10 firms.  I have spoken at many law firm retreats, training programs and national/regional conferences for organizations such as ABA, LMA, ALA, PDC, Marketing Partner Forum, and many others.   Mark is a Fellow of the College of Law Practice Management and an inductee in the Legal Marketing Association Hall of Fame for lifetime achievement.  Mark will be presenting his one day leadership course at the LAW AGM in Sydney in October 2023.
• 33. LAW Podcast Series - Lawrence Tan (Eldan Law) 23.08.2023 35min

  Episode 33 of the LAW Podcast Series features Lawrence Tan, Partner at LAW member firm Eldan Law. Lawrence’s main area of practice is in building and construction law, employment and ADR. He has argued cases in court and arbitration as well as before statutory tribunals. He has advised government authorities, developers, contractors and consultants on all aspects of building contract law. Previously a Director of Drew & Napier LLC, he is one of the founding partners of Eldan Law LLP. Lawrence’s growing practice involves both local and regional work and includes advising on joint ventures, consortium arrangements and the review and drafting of various contracts for engineering, infrastructure and building works. Who’s Who Legal: Singapore 2008 lists Lawrence as a leading lawyer in the field of construction and has described Lawrence as “one of the best around”, churning out “first-class” drafts of contracts. Such major infrastructure and construction projects include luxury hotels, roads and tunnels, sewerage treatment plants, underground pipes/services, EPCM contracts and airports. Listed in The International Who’s Who of Commercial Mediation 2012, Lawrence is a Principal Mediator with the Singapore Mediation Centre (SMC). Actively involved in the SMC’s training program, Lawrence coaches and trains potential mediators in Singapore and the Asia-Pacific region. Lawrence is also an Accredited Adjudicator with the SMC, sitting as an Adjudicator for various disputes under the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act. Lawrence is also an accredited adjudicator with the KLRCA in Malaysia. Currently an Adjunct Lecturer with the Singapore Institute of Management, Lawrence teaches dispute resolution for a degree programme on project management administered by the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. Lawrence also trains students in advocacy for the National University of Singapore (NUS) and the Singapore Institute of Legal Education (SILE). Lawrence is a co-author of Law & Practice of Injunctions in Singapore (2004).
• 32. LAW Podcast Series - Haibo Li (Winners Law Firm) 16.08.2023 19min

  Episode 32 of the LAW Podcast Series features Haibo Li, Managing Partner at LAW member firm Winners Law firm. Haibo is the Managing Partner at Winners Law firm. He holds many position within the legal field including the Vice Director of the Environmental Resources and Energy Committee under All China Lawyers Association, a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee under All China Lawyers Association and a member of Tianjin Binhai New District PPCC, he is the Vice Chairman of theTianjin Binhai New District Federation of Industry and Commerce (Chamber of Commerce). Additionally he is the Co-Chairman of theFederation of Industry and Commerce in the Tianjin Economic and Technological Development Zone. Haibo is the Vice Chairman of theInternational Chamber of Commerce in the Tianjin Economic and Technological Development Zone and he is also registered as an arbitrator in the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC). Some of Haibo's career achievements include the following: In 2012 and 2013 he was awarded a first-class lawyer of ordinary commercial affairs by Chambers. From 2013-2016 he was evaluated by Chambers a “prominent personage of the industry”. Legal counsel: Investment attraction counsel of Investment Promotion Bureau in Tianjin Economic and Technological Development Zone, and Bureau of Commerce, Management Committee, Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-Town, legal counsel of Micro-electronics Development Corporation in Tianjin Development Zone, Investment and Exploitation Company of Nangang Industrial District, Tianjin Binhai Rapid Transit Co., Ltd., Tianjin FAW TOYOTA Motor Co., Ltd., Tianjin Sumsung Communication Co., Ltd., Tianjin Energizer Battery Co., Ltd., CNPC Bohai Equipment Manufacturing Co., Ltd. and Tianjin Yongli Chemical Co., Ltd. Litigation practice: Dispute on international cargo bill of lading between Beijing Grain and Oil Import & Export Company and a Greece company, dispute on transnational land-and-rail goods sale contract between Shanghai Precise Machinery and Tianjin Orient, dispute on bill pledge among Jiangsu company, Tianjin Foreign Trade Company and a investment bank (a bulletin case of the Supreme Judicial Court), dispute on real estate between Vanke Real Estate and Tianjin JinBin Rapid Transit Co., Ltd. and labor dispute between Wu Gang and Tianjin Venture Capital Non-litigation practice: Investment project of International Technical Processing Center under SCB, foreign acquisition of state-owned enterprise, namely, Chinese merchant in Philippine took Teda Pharmacy over, Tianjin Teda Bioscience Inc. listing in Hong Kong, Tianjin Ya’an Technology Co., Ltd. delisted in Singapore, SICEC cooperated with BICEC for operation, establishment and operation of Tianjin Teda International Centre for Entrepreneurship, formation and operation of Tianjin Teda Low-carbon Economy Promotion Center, establishment of Tianjin 1st foreign-owned leasing company – ORIX Corporation, investment attraction, operation and brand building research for National Animation Industry Park in Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-Town and the subject project of transformation development and establishing new investment and financing system in Tianjin Nangang Industrial Zone (PPP).
• 31. LAW Podcast Series - Anthony Hunt (Howard Kennedy) 09.08.2023 20min

  Episode 31 of the LAW Podcast Series features Anthony Hunt, Partner at LAW member firm Howard Kennedy. Anthony heads the Howard Kennedy Corporate Real Estate team, which focuses on the real estate sector, acting for domestic and international investors and developers, in particular in the hotel, retail, restaurant and leisure sectors.  As Head of Corporate Real Estate, Anthony plays a lead role in the operation and development of the firm’s fast growing corporate real estate practice and especially its recognised expertise in the hotels and leisure sector.  He is also one of the lead corporate partner contacts for M&A, as well as his firm’s international practice and its two referral networks and sits on the Exco of Lawyers Associated Worldwide. Anthony acts for private and listed companies and entrepreneurs and he works closely with several international high net worth clients.  Anthony advises clients on all aspects of corporate finance, domestic and international listings, takeovers, joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, MBOs and MBIs.  He also supports clients with turnaround and pre-pack, public and private fund raising, secured lending, acquisition finance, tax-related products and collective investments schemes advice and guidance. Anthony works on all types of corporate transactions including domestic and cross-border M&A, private equity and venture capital, corporate finance, including AIM, domestic and international wealth protection and private and corporate banking.
• 30. LAW Podcast Series - Celso Boscariol (Watson Goepel) 02.08.2023 17min

  Episode 30 of the LAW Podcast Series features Celso Boscariol, Partner at LAW member firm Watson Goepel Lawyers & Advocats. Celso is a Partner in the Business Law Group at Watson Goepel LLP. He advises foreign companies on investing and setting up businesses in Canada, business immigration issues, and commercial lending matters. A frequent speaker on Italian-Canadian business relations, and to foreign entrepreneurs and investors on doing business in Canada, Celso presents in both English and Italian. He speaks regularly in both Canada and Europe on the Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA), including at the World Summit of Corporate Counsel in Montréal. Celso is President of the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Canada-West and the European Union Chamber of Commerce in Canada West. Celso serves as Vice-Chair of Lawyers Associated Worldwide (LAW), a global association of over 100 independent law firms located in more than 180 major commercial centers throughout the world, allowing Watson Goepel LLP to service clients that are expanding their operations and relationships into new domestic and foreign markets. Past President of the Liberal Party of Canada (B.C.), Celso was appointed Queen’s Counsel in 2017. He is an avid golfer and skier and enjoys reading history.