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Fried Frank’s Scheler Discusses Pre-Packaged Bankruptcies:Audio
Nov. 12 (Bloomberg) -- Brad Scheler, senior partner at
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP and chairman of its
bankruptcy and restructuring department, talks with Bloomberg
Law's Lee Pacchia about recent so-called pre-packaged Chapter 11
bankruptcy cases.
Myers Analyzes Bilski Oral Argument in Patent Case: Audio
Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) -- James R. Myers, a partner in the
intellectual property litigation practice at Ropes & Gray in
Washington, DC, talks with Bloomberg Law's Frank Quinn about the
case of Bilski v. Kappos argued before the U.S. Supreme Court on
November 9. Bernard Bilski and Rand Warsaw have appealed the
Federal Circuit's rejection of their attempt to patent a
method of hedging risks in commodities trading.
Kokalas Discusses U.S. Federal Sentencing Guidelines: Audio
Nov. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Thomas Kokalas, an associate attorney
at Bracewell & Giuliani LLP in its Litigation and White Collar
Criminal Defense practice groups, talks with Bloomberg Law's
legal analyst Spencer Mazyck about U.S. federal sentencing
guidelines in recent landmark Supreme Court cases including
United States v. Booker, Gall v. United States and Kimbrough v.
United States.
Myers Discusses Patentability of Business Methods: Audio
Nov. 5 (Bloomberg) -- James R. Myers, a partner in the
intellectual property litigation practice at Ropes & Gray in
Washington, DC, talks with Bloomberg Law's Frank Quinn about
Bilski v. Kappos, a case dealing with the patentability of
intangible business methods, scheduled to be heard by the U.S.
Supreme Court on November 9. A federal appeals court last year
rejected Bernard Bilski's attempt to patent a method of hedging
risks in commodities trading.
Karen Gross Discusses Consumer Financial Agency: Audio
Oct. 28 (Bloomberg) -- Karen Gross, president of Southern
Vermont College and author of ``Failure and Forgiveness:
Rebalancing the Bankruptcy System,'' talks with Bloomberg Law's
Lee Pacchia about the Obama administration's efforts to
establish a consumer financial protection agency.
Aschenbrener, Lohmann, Wu on Second Life Lawsuit: Audio
Oct. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Michael Aschenbrener, associate at
KamblerEdelson LLP, Fred Von Lohmann, senior staff attorney at
the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and Stephen Wu, partner at
Cooke, Kobrick & Wu LLP, talk with Bloomberg Law's Lee Pacchia
about the recent class action lawsuit filed against Linden Labs
for allegedly failing to protect the intellectual property
rights of players in its online video game known as Second Life.
Floyd Abrams Discusses Election Spending Curbs: Audio
Sept. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Floyd Abrams, a partner at Cahill
Gordon & Reindel LLP and author of ``Speaking Freely," talks
with Bloomberg Law's Lee Pacchia about the constitutionality of
longstanding federal restrictions on corporate election spending
in the case of Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission.
Pitt, Patrikis, Schwarcz Discuss Regulatory Reform: Audio
Aug. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Tom Keene of Bloomberg News and
Bloomberg Law's Frank Quinn lead a forum on the Obama
administration's plan for financial regulatory reform.
Participants include Harvey Pitt, a former Securities and
Exchange Commission chairman, Ernie Patrikis, formerly chief
operating officer at the New York Federal Reserve and now a
partner at White & Case LLP, and Steve Schwarcz, professor at
Duke Law School and founder of its Global Capital Markets
Center.
Altman Sees Future `Chapter 22' Bankruptcy Filing for GM
June 10 (Bloomberg) -- Edward Altman, a professor of
finance at New York University's Stern School of Business, talks
with Bloomberg Law's Lee Pacchia about the impact of General
Motors Corp.'s bankruptcy on credit markets and the U.S.
economy.
Tilton Provides Roadmap for GM Bankruptcy
June 1 (Bloomberg) -- Richard Tilton, a bankruptcy lawyer,
talks to Bloomberg Law's Lee Pacchia outside the U.S. Bankruptcy
Court for the Southern District of New York about first-day
motions in the General Motors Corp. bankruptcy case.
Cutler Says UAW Has Some Responsibility for Auto Crisis
June 1 (Bloomberg) -- Jonathan Cutler, an associate
professor of sociology at Wesleyan University, talks to
Bloomberg Law's Lee Pacchia about the United Auto Workers and
the union's circumstance relative to the bankruptcy filings of
General Motors Corp.
Posner Discusses Effect of GM, Chrysler Bankruptcies
June 1 (Bloomberg) -- Judge Richard A. Posner of the U.S.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit talks to Bloomberg
Law's Lee Pacchia about the bankruptcy filings of General Motors
Corp. and Chrysler LLC, their effects on consumers and the
economy, and changes to the U.S. auto industry.
Traxi's Stapleton Discusses Role of U.S. Trustees in GM Filing
May 29 (Bloomberg) -- Bloomberg Law's Lee Pacchia talks
with Kelly Beaudin Stapleton, senior managing director at
corporate restructuring firm Traxi LLC in New York City, about
the Office of the United States Trustee and its role in the
pending General Motors Corp's bankruptcy case. Pacchia's father,
Anthony J. Pacchia, is a principal at Traxi.
Flaschan, Lopucki Discuss GM Bankruptcy Filing
May 28 (Bloomberg) -- Bloomberg Law's Lee Pacchia talks to
Evan Flaschan, a partner in bankruptcy law at the firm of
Bracewell and Giuliani in New York City, and Lynn Lopucki, a law
professor at the University of California in Los Angeles, about
General Motors Corp's pending bankruptcy filing.
Bloomberg's Pacchia Says GM Bankruptcy Is `Close to Certain'
May 20 (Bloomberg) -- Lee Pacchia, a Bloomberg Law legal
analyst, talks to Deirdre Bolton about the implications of
General Motors Corp.'s possible bankruptcy filing.
Altman, Patterson, Mason Discuss Distressed Investing
April 8 (Bloomberg) -- Edward Altman, a professor at New
York University's Stern School of Business, Mark Patterson,
co-founder of Matlin Patterson Global Advisors and Richard
Mason, a partner in the Restructuring Group at Wachtell, Lipton,
Rosen & Katz LLP, talk to Bloomberg's Tom Keene and Lee Pacchia
about the credit crisis and investing in distressed assets.
Levitt, Radke, Coffey, Ferrell Debate Market Regulation
April 7 (Bloomberg) -- Arthur Levitt, a former Securities
and Exchange Commission chairman, Allen Ferrell, a professor at
Harvard Law School, Sean Coffey of Bernstein Litowitz Berger &
Grossman LLP and Mark Radke of Dewey & LeBouef LLP talk to
Bloomberg's Spencer Mazyck and Deirdre Bolton about investor
confidence, scandals, the SEC and market regulation. Levitt is a
senior advisor to the Carlyle Group and a board member of
Bloomberg LP, the parent company of Bloomberg News.
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