Videos

June 18 (Bloomberg) — Irwin Kishner, chairman of the executive committee and co-chairman of the corporate department at Herrick, Feinstein LLP, talks with Bloomberg Law’s Spencer Mazyck about the New York Yankees’ investment in a Major League Soccer expansion team in New York, which will be controlled by Manchester City Football Club. The league’s 20th [...]

June 14 (Bloomberg) — Former President Bill Clinton discusses the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics, Inc. with Trish Reagan at the Clinton Global Initiative in Chicago. The ruling, which found human genes cannot be patented, will “generate untold thousands of jobs in this country,” he says. (Source: Bloomberg)

June 17 (Bloomberg) — Judge Learned Hand was an esteemed jurist and had perhaps the best name of any judge ever. But did you know he could also rock the mic? Professor Ross Davies, of the George Mason University School of Law, has unearthed the story of how the great judge, who died in 1961, [...]

June 14 (Bloomberg Law) — Trevor Timm, writer and activist at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, talks with Bloomberg Law’s Lee Pacchia about recent intelligence leaks surrounding the NSA’s surveillance of American citizens.

June 13 (Bloomberg Law) –Guy Norman, acting global head of mergers and acquisitions at Clifford Chance, tells Bloomberg’s Sarah Kopit that the prospects for M&A activity in Europe are slowly beginning to improve. Citing a recent Clifford Chance survey, Norman says that Europe is now seen as a favorable M&A destination for investors, second only [...]

June 13 (Bloomberg Law) — Tom Goldstein, partner at Goldstein & Russell, PC and founder of SCOTUSblog, talks with Bloomberg Law’s Lee Pacchia about the United States Supreme Court’s decision in the Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics, Inc. case. At issue was whether patents may be granted on parts of the human body. [...]

June 12 (Bloomberg) — Karen Krueger, nationally certified teacher of the Alexander Technique, talks with Bloomberg Law’s Spencer Mazyck about her transition from being a partner at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz to teaching a set of skills to manage stress, improve the efficiency and ease of movements and posture, and deal with chronic pain. [...]

June 11 (Bloomberg) — Mark Seneca, corporate partner at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, talks with Bloomberg Law’s Spencer Mazyck about his representation of Instagram Inc. in its $1 billion acquisition by Facebook Inc. last year. Seneca, in this “Rainmakers” episode, also compares the 2012 blockbuster tech deal to Yahoo! Inc.’s recent acquisition of Tumblr [...]

June 10 (Bloomberg) — Have you noticed a certain legal document that humorists keep mining for comedy gold? Daily Show writer Kevin Bleyer decided the U.S. Constitution is so flawed he needed to rewrite it in his book, “Me the People.” And now former Saturday Night Live Weekend Update anchor Colin Quinn takes on the [...]

June 6 (Bloomberg) — Kevin O’Keefe, founder of the social media company LexBlog, talks with Sarah Kopit about who’s blogging in the AmLaw 200 law firms and how those firms are turning blogs into revenue. Source: Bloomberg

June 5 (Bloomberg) — Bloomberg News Editor-At-Large Bill Rochelle talks with Sarah Kopit about the judicial misconduct complaint against Texas federal appeals judge Edith Hollan Jones, the bankruptcies of Jefferson County, Alabama, Residential Capital and LightSquared. Also in this week’s episode why is an opinion by a bankruptcy judge in Chattanooga, Tennessee the most important [...]

June 5 (Bloomberg) — It’s easier to be admitted to law school these days because fewer people want to be lawyers, according to data about the entering Class of 2012 just released by the ABA and the Law School Admissions Council. Bloomberg Law crunched the numbers, and here are 7 things you DON’T know about [...]

June 5 (Bloomberg) — Eric Mohl, freelance photographer, talks about his transition from being a corporate attorney to becoming a shutterbug who has published work in National Geographic Adventure, Escape, Outside, PC Magazine, Elle, Action Asia and Asian Geographic. Mohl, speaking with Bloomberg Law’s Spencer Mazyck, also discusses his blog, Trans-Americas Journey, where he writes [...]

May 31 (Bloomberg) — Davis Polk Partner Randall Guynn speaks with Bloomberg Law’s Lee Pacchia about how Dodd-Frank’s orderly liquidation authority (OLA) gives lawmakers better choices when faced with the failure of complex financial institutions. Guynn highlights the need for pre-announced, predictable strategies for high speed re-capitalizations.

May 23, 2012 (Bloomberg Law) — There’s something about the color red that makes IP lawyers see red. First it was the battle over whether women’s shoe maker Christian Louboutin had the exclusive right to use red soles. Now tequila maker Jose Cuervo and bourbon distiller Maker’s Mark are fighting over who can use dripping [...]

May 30 (Bloomberg Law) — The spread between the highest- and lowest-paid equity partners at the nation’s biggest firms has grown too large, according to Steven J. Harper, an adjunct professor at Northwestern University School of Law and former partner at Chicago’s Kirkland & Ellis. In recent decades, it’s increased from 3 to 1 up [...]

May 29 (Bloomberg) — The examiner in the Residential Capital bankruptcy has charged approximately $83 million to create his report, but it remains under seal. Berkshire Hathaway has asked the judge to unseal the report before the Ally Financial subsidiary’s settlement agreement is approved. Also in this week’s episode: Looks at the Lehman bankruptcy and [...]

May 29 (Bloomberg) — Matt Breen and Brian Trunzo, owners of Carson Street Clothiers, talk with Bloomberg Law’s Spencer Mazyck about their transitions from practicing law at Blank Rome LLP and Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, respectively, to opening a menswear store in Manhattan’s Soho district. (Source: Bloomberg)

May 28 (Bloomberg) — Nathan Hochman, partner at Bingham McCutchen LLP, talks with Bloomberg Law’s Spencer Mazyck about his representation of Grammy-winning singer Lauryn Hill in a federal tax evasion case. On May 6, 2013, U.S. Magistrate Judge Madeline Arleo sentenced the singer and songwriter to three months in prison followed by three months of [...]

May 23 (Bloomberg Law) — While failed law firms make for notoriously difficult bankrupty cases, Dewey & LeBoeuf’s time in bankruptcy court was quicker and easier than other notable law firms. Joe Samet, head of restructuring at Baker & McKenzie, and Al Togut, founding partner at Togut, Segal & Segal, talk with Bloomberg Law’s Lee [...]