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Monday Jan 20, 2025
Monday Jan 20, 2025
Growing up in the U.K. foster care system and working night shifts at McDonald’s had a huge impact on Jodi Norman and her journey to become a lawyer and partner.
In the latest episode of Voices for Change, Justin Farrance, A&O Shearman’s global DE&I ambassador, sits down with Jodi, META DE&I partner and regional head of financial regulatory, filmed in our Abu Dhabi office.
Discover Jodi's incredible journey – a story of resilience, authenticity, and the transformative power of support. Jodi reflects on her childhood and background, her hopes in sharing her personal story, and how she is contributing to a culture where everyone belongs.
Voices for Change by A&O Shearman builds a community of inclusive thinkers and thought leaders. Join Justin Farrance, our global DE&I ambassador, as he interviews colleagues and clients about their personal stories, commitment to DE&I and advice for others to learn from. Stay up to date with new episodes every month.
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VIDEO: Voices for Change with SoundCloud’s General Counsel and Chief Diversity Officer Antonious Porch (s2, ep 4)
Friday Jan 17, 2025
Friday Jan 17, 2025
The UN Climate Change Conference Baku (COP29) ended on Sunday, November 24, 2024. We convened a panel of specialists from our Brussels, London, New York and Paris offices to provide a rundown of notable outcomes from COP29.
Our panelists shared their reflections through the lens of specialist legal advisors spanning multiple practice areas, including environment and climate, carbon markets, energy, natural resources and infrastructure, project finance and international trade.
In this podcast, we outline the key topics explored in the podcast (originally a live webinar which was recorded on Tuesday, November 26, 2024).
Tuesday Dec 17, 2024
Tuesday Dec 17, 2024
In episode 4, Justin is joined by General Counsel and Chief Diversity Officer at SoundCloud, Antonious Porch. Antonious shares his story growing up in Chicago and the influence of radio and community in his early years, the importance of company culture through to his take on building inclusive strategies alongside c-suite.
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VIDEO: Voices for Change - International Day of Persons with Disabilities - with Florence, David and Campbell (s2 ep.3)
Tuesday Dec 17, 2024
Tuesday Dec 17, 2024
In episode 4, Justin is joined by General Counsel and Chief Diversity Officer at SoundCloud, Antonious Porch. Antonious shares his story growing up in Chicago and the influence of radio and community in his early years, the importance of company culture through to his take on building inclusive strategies alongside c-suite.
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VIDEO: Voices for Change - International Day of Persons with Disabilities - with Florence, David and Campbell (s2 ep.3)
Thursday Dec 12, 2024
Thursday Dec 12, 2024
Discover the latest developments in Climate Change Litigation with our expert Marco Lupoli, who analyzes the recent ruling by the Hague’s Court of Appeal and its implications for future cases.
Wednesday Dec 04, 2024
Wednesday Dec 04, 2024
Welcome to the latest episode of The Fuse Podcast. This time, Fuse leader Shruti Ajitsaria leads a fascinating conversation on how distributed ledger technology can help to enhance collateral mobility.
DLT is a method of recording asset transactions, such as securities, where details of the transaction are recorded in multiple places at the same time.
Collateral in capital markets includes equities and fixed income bonds, used primarily as a credit mitigant. But there are challenges in moving collateral between custodians and risks of failing to deliver. There is a need for more efficient collateral management, and that is where DLT comes in. By tokenizing collateral to enhance mobility without moving the underlying assets, DLT can be used for precise and efficient settlement.
To discuss this on The Fuse Podcast by A&O Shearman, we are joined by:
- Olly Benkert, co-founder and chairman of HQLAx, a Fuse cohort member who enhance efficiencies in the securities finance and repo industry using DLT
- Mathew McDermott, global head of digital assets at Goldman Sachs
- Phiippe Noeltner, partner at A&O Shearman specialising in debt securities issuance, fintech, derivatives and market infrastructure.
In the conversation, we cover the regulatory and legal considerations to support DLT-based collateral management, as well as the likelihood of market adoption and the future integration of DLT.
Tuesday Dec 03, 2024
Tuesday Dec 03, 2024
The recent election of Donald Trump as president of the United States has sparked widespread discussion and concern about the future of employment laws, not just in the U.S. but across the globe. As the political landscape shifts, it is important to understand how these changes may affect employment laws, worker protections, and labour relations worldwide.
Monday Dec 02, 2024
Monday Dec 02, 2024
Episode 3 launches to coincide with the International Day of Persons with Disabilities on Tuesday, December 3. This episode aims to raise awareness about the positive impact of employing individuals with additional needs – both for the benefit of our firm and wider society.
Justin is joined by Florence Garrett, a conference waiter who has Down Syndrome. Florence shares her personal story, and the valuable contributions she makes both in her job, as well as with various charities and external organizations.
Together with David Campbell (partner) and Campbell Brown (catering general manager), the episode suggests different ways in which organisations can set people with additional needs up for success, and a call to action for others to extend their support for similar initiatives.
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Monday Dec 02, 2024
Monday Dec 02, 2024
Episode 3 launches to coincide with the International Day of Persons with Disabilities on Tuesday, December 3. This episode aims to raise awareness about the positive impact of employing individuals with additional needs – both for the benefit of our firm and wider society.
Justin is joined by Florence Garrett, a conference waiter who has Down Syndrome. Florence shares her personal story, and the valuable contributions she makes both in her job, as well as with various charities and external organizations.
Together with David Campbell (partner) and Campbell Brown (catering general manager), the episode suggests different ways in which organisations can set people with additional needs up for success, and a call to action for others to extend their support for similar initiatives.
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Monday Nov 18, 2024
Monday Nov 18, 2024
We have recently relaunched A&O Shearman’s Restructuring Across Borders Toolkit. This resource is developed by our market-leading restructuring group (where applicable, in conjunction with our partner law firms) offering a free and easy-to-use resource that provides information and guidance on key practical aspects of restructuring and insolvency proceedings in more than 50 jurisdictions around the world.
To celebrate this relaunch colleagues from across our European network have sat down with Christopher Poel to discuss what pre-insolvency rescue and compromise proceedings are available to debtors in those jurisdictions, whether there have been any novel or exciting uses and deployments of those processes, and if there’s anything interesting coming down the line.
The last podcast in the initial series sees Christopher Poel sit down with Tommaso Paltrinieri and Giulia Longoni to discuss some of the recent changes to the Italian Crisis and Insolvency Code, the in- and out-of-court restructuring tools available to debtors in Italy, and some of the key features and requirements of those procedures