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Legal Speak is a weekly podcast that makes sense of what's happening in the legal industry. Each episode tackles a subject that's worthy of a deep dive—from law firm profit hacks to Supreme Court showdowns to the most promising plays in legal tech. Hosted by Senior Litigation Reporter of the Daily Report Cedra Mayfield and Senior Staff Writer for the American Lawyer Patrick Smith, Legal Speak offers straight talk from experts, plus an inside-the-newsroom perspective on market-shaping stories.
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Ahead of the LegalWeek Conference taking place in New York City March 9-12, Legal Speak Producer Charles Garnar discusses the current state of artificial intelligence in the legal market with Danielle Benecke, Global Head of Baker McKenzie's Applied AI practice. Hosts: Cedra Mayfield & Patrick Smith Special Guest Reporter: Charles Garnar Guest: Danielle Benecke Producer: Charles Garnar
Over the past few weeks, Legal Speak has featured a series of interviews from our sister podcast, "Supreme Court Brief." In this final installment, Supreme Court Brief host Jimmy Hoover interviews Bill Kovacic, a former chairman of the Federal Trade Commission during the late Bush and early Obama administrations. Kovacic speaks with Jimmy about the "disappointing" aspect of a Supreme Court hearing in Trump v. Slaughter about whether President Donald Trump should be allowed to fire members of so-called "independent agencies" like the FTC. The case centers around Trump's purported firing of Democratic FTC member Rebecca Slaughter. It could spell the end of roughly a century of Supreme Court precedent upholding removal restrictions for members of multi-member government commissions. Hosts: Cedra Mayfield & Patrick Smith Special Guest Host: Jimmy Hoover Guest: Bill Kovacic Producer: Charles Garnar
Attorney, author and journalist David Lat joins Legal Speak's Patrick Smith for a more detailed look at what transpired at Paul Weiss, what constitutes "fair" in the public sphere and what happens next for Brad Karp. Hosts: Patrick Smith & Cedra Mayfield Guest: David Lat Producer: Charles Garnar
This week, Legal Speak continues to feature a series of interviews from our sister podcast, "Supreme Court Brief. In this second installment, Supreme Court Brief host Jimmy Hoover talks to Supreme Court lawyer Adam Unikowsky on the promise and peril of using AI to litigate cases at the Supreme Court. Unikowsky reveals how he leveraged a case that he argued before justices to generate an audio file of an AI chatbot delivering a simulated high court argument. The result speaks for itself, according to Unikowsky. In addition to discussing additional AI experiments conducted by Unikowsky, the duo's conversation explores how appellate trial attorneys can take advantage of revolutionary AI tools. Hosts: Cedra Mayfield & Patrick Smith Special Guest Host: Jimmy Hoover Guest: Adam Unikowsky Producer: Charles Garnar
Former Cravath business development and communications chief and current founder and president of Farone Advisors, Deborah Farone, discusses her new book, which lights a path for women attorneys looking to build their own sustainable legal practices. Hosts: Patrick Smith & Cedra Mayfield Guest: Deborah Farone Producer: Charles Garnar
Over the next few weeks, Legal Speak will feature a series of interviews from our sister podcast, "Supreme Court Brief." In this first installment, Supreme Court Brief host Jimmy Hoover interviews University of Virginia School of Law Professor Amanda Frost. The duo discuss Frost's latest research on the original understanding of the Fourteenth Amendment's citizenship clause and how it conflicts with President Donald Trump's attempt to deny birthright citizenship to children of immigrants. With the U.S. Supreme Court expected to weigh the constitutionality of Trump's policy this term and issue a ruling by July, the conversation provides timely insights for legal listeners. Hosts: Cedra Mayfield & Patrick Smith Special Guest Host: Jimmy Hoover Guest: Amanda Frost Producer: Charles Garnar
In this week's Legal Speak episode, New York class action attorney Alex Barnett reveals how performing stand-up comedy and writing screenplays make him more effective in court. Hosts: Patrick Smith & Cedra Mayfield Guest: Alex Barnett Producer: Charles Garnar
Geoffrey Potter runs a large anticounterfeiting practice for Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler, which he has done since 1995. The practice had something of an international detective mystery thing going on. Tracking down and seizing product, global investigations and some really weird, and, admittedly, clever ways to hawk bogus product. And there are real consequences if and when these products hit the market. Potter tells us all about it. Hosts: Patrick Smith & Cedra Mayfield Guest: Geoffrey Potter Producer: Charles Garnar
In this week's Legal Speak episode, former Minnesota prosecutor Jack Rice discusses the legality of prosecuting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents following the January deaths of American citizens and immigrant detainees. Hosts: Cedra Mayfield & Patrick Smith Guest: Jack Rice Producer: Charles Garnar
In this week's Legal Speak episode, Texas personal injury attorney Richard 'Dicky' Grigg pulls back the curtain on the prevalence of substance abuse and mental health issues among attorneys Hosts: Cedra Mayfield & Patrick Smith Guest: Dicky Grigg Reporter: Laura Lorek Producer: Charles Garnar
In this week's Legal Speak episode, Atlanta Family and Law Divorce Attorney Crystal Wright sheds light on the national implications of Georgia's Equitable Caregiver Act. Hosts: Cedra Mayfield & Patrick Smith Guest: Crystal Wright Producer: Charles Garnar
Former federal prosecutor for the Central District of California Joe McNally details the legal elements involved in the extraction and pending prosecution of Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro on U.S. soil. Hosts: Patrick Smith & Cedra Mayfield Guest: Joe McNally Producer: Charles Garnar
Supreme Court of Georgia Justice Benjamin A. Land and U.S. District Judge Clay D. Land sit down with Legal Speak podcast co-host Cedra Mayfield to discuss what it's like being "brothers in law". Hosts: Cedra Mayfiled & Patrick Smith Guests: Benjamin Land and Clay Land Producer: Charles Garnar
In this week's Legal Speak episode, Texas Lawyer litigation reporter Laura Lorek explores Venable partner Derek Smith's passion for high-energy concert photography. Hosts: Cedra Mayfield & Patrick Smith Reporter: Laura Lorek GuestL Derek Smith Producer: Charles Garnar
ALM Litigation Daily editor and columnist Ross Todd sat down with Tyson & Mendes founder Bob Tyson and managing partner Cayce Lynch to discuss their new book "Nuclear Verdicts: The Apex; Break the Pattern". The book looks at 100 closing arguments from cases that yielded disproportionately large non-economic damage awards for plaintiffs and how defense attorneys can avoid a similar fate. Hosts: Patrick Smith & Cedra Mayfield Guests: Bob Tyson & Cayce Lynch Producer: Charles Garnar
It has returned … and so have we! More than just a legal event, the General Counsel Conference East empowers today's legal leaders for growth, innovation, and excellence. Designed specifically for general counsel, legal executives, and industry professionals, the GCC East is the premier gathering that offers unique opportunities for learning, networking, and professional development. With a description like that, combined with the fact that we've been there since year one of our launch, how could Legal Speak not be there doing live episodes. This year the conference moved to the beautiful Midtown Hilton in New York, a place we're quite familiar with, as it's been home to Legal Week for decades. In this episode, host Patrick Smith sat down with Laura Belmont, General Counsel at Civis Analytics Host: Patrick Smith Guest: Laura Belmont Producer: Charles Garnar
It has returned … and so have we! More than just a legal event, the General Counsel Conference East empowers today's legal leaders for growth, innovation, and excellence. Designed specifically for general counsel, legal executives, and industry professionals, the GCC East is the premier gathering that offers unique opportunities for learning, networking, and professional development. With a description like that, combined with the fact that we've been there since year one of our launch, how could Legal Speak not be there doing live episodes. This year, the conference moved to the beautiful Midtown Hilton in New York, a place we're quite familiar with, as it's been home to Legal Week for decades. In this episode, host Patrick Smith sat down with Shawn Naunton, a Managing Partner at Zuckerman Spaeder LLP. Host: Patrick Smith Guest: Shawn Naunton Producer: Charles Garnar
It has returned … and so have we! More than just a legal event, the General Counsel Conference East empowers today's legal leaders for growth, innovation, and excellence. Designed specifically for general counsel, legal executives, and industry professionals, the GCC East is the premier gathering that offers unique opportunities for learning, networking, and professional development. With a description like that, combined with the fact that we've been there since year one of our launch, how could Legal Speak not be there doing live episodes. This year, the conference moved to the beautiful Midtown Hilton in New York, a place we're quite familiar with, as it's been home to Legal Week for decades. In this episode, host Patrick Smith sat down with Stephanie Cherny, Director and Deputy General Counsel of M&A and Corporate Governance, Legal Solutions and Strategy at Intuit. Host: Patrick Smith Guest: Stephanie Cherny Producer: Charles Garnar
It has returned … and so have we! More than just a legal event, the General Counsel Conference East empowers today's legal leaders for growth, innovation, and excellence. Designed specifically for general counsel, legal executives, and industry professionals, the GCC East is the premier gathering that offers unique opportunities for learning, networking, and professional development. With a description like that, combined with the fact that we've been there since year one of our launch, how could Legal Speak not be there doing live episodes. This year the conference moved to the beautiful Midtown Hilton in New York, a place we're quite familiar with, as it's been home to Legal Week for decades. In this episode, host Patrick Smith sat down with the Honorable Paula Patrick, a Supervising Judge of the Commerce Division Court of Common Pleas in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Host: Patrick Smith Guest: Hon. Paula Patrick Producer: Charles Garnar
Ira Coleman and McDermott made waves last week when it was reported that the firm was exploring avenues for outside investment. Coleman sat down with Legal Speak's Patrick Smith to offer some clarification and discuss what is really happening, where the firm is on its path, and the philosophical and strategic reasons for exploring outside investment.
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