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Episode 86 – What are the key trends in private funds? Learn from Yukako Kawata and Leor Landa, two of the authors of Advising Private Funds: A Comprehensive Guide to Representing Hedge Funds, Private Equity Funds and their Advisers, published by Thomson Reuters Westlaw. (Audio mp3) Runs 10:29
Episode 85 – A discussion about the significance of Islamic finance to the business community and the role of the Islamic Financial Services Board (IFSB), with Mazen Zein, product manager for Business Law Research in Dubai. (Audio mp3) Runs 6:22
Episode 84 – The history of the Islamic finance industry and the current challenges of understanding the developments and issues within it, with Mazen Zein, product manager for Business Law Research in Dubai. (Audio mp3) Runs 7:42
Episode 83 – Practical advice for designing and maintaining an effective law firm website from Alicia Russman, director of creative services for Hubbard One. (Audio mp3) Runs 15:50
Episode 82 – Mark Medice from the Hildebrandt Peer Monitor Index discusses the findings in the report for the third quarter of 2009, regarding law firm demand, pricing and staffing. (Audio mp3) Runs 10:08
Episode 81 – Lisa Smith from Hildebrandt discusses how law firms are approaching the discussion about the billable hour and alternative fee arrangements and the factors behind the trends in pricing and legal services. (Audio mp3) Runs 8:07
Episode 80 – Insight into the patent process and legal trends affecting patents with Cynthia Murphy, vice president and general manager of Thomson IP Management Services. (Audio mp3) Runs 11:11
Episode 79 – Discussion about partnerships between marketing and technology teams within law firms on firm-wide initiatives for client development with Shawn Samuel, chief architect at Hubbard One. (Audio mp3) Runs 7:50
Episode 78 – Mark Medice and Lisa Smith from Hildebrandt discuss the latest trends in the Peer Monitor Index, showing signs of potential law market recovery. (Audio mp3) Runs 9:37
Episode 77 – Insight into how law firms are managing relationships with their clients and growing their business, from Sue Brelus and George Gazdick of Squire, Sanders & Dempsey LLP. (Audio mp3) Runs 17:00
Episode 76 – Trends in IP and the global practice of law, discussed with David Brown, president of Thomson Reuters IP Solutions. (Audio mp3) Runs 7:42
Episode 75 – Law firm marketers are aware of the benefits of using new technology tools in their efforts. Jeanne Hammerstrom, chief marketing officer at Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff, provides her insight on what's being used. (Audio mp3) Runs 10:29
Episode 74 – A discussion about trends in drunk driving litigation with Flem K. Whited III, author of the Drinking/Driving Law Letter, published by Thomson Reuters Westlaw. (Audio mp3) Runs 15:25
Episode 73 – Andrew F. Popper, author of Rediscovering Lone Pine, published by Thomson Reuters Westlaw, talks about the legal themes of the novel and how the story can be used in law schools and legal education. (Audio mp3) Runs 15:11
Episode 72 – Mark Medice and Lisa Smith from the Hildebrandt Peer Monitor Index discuss the results of the report and the trends for law firms in the first quarter of 2009. (Audio mp3) Runs 9:18
Episode 71 – Two attorneys who helped review and edit terms in the 9th edition of Black's Law Dictionary talk about that process and their interest in the dictionary. This podcast also features a contribution from Bryan Garner, editor-in-chief of the dictionary. (Audio mp3) Runs 7:55
Episode 70 – A discussion about some trends affecting corporate counsel, including alternative fee arrangements, with Robert Haig, author of Successful Partnering Between Inside and Outside Counsel and a partner in the law firm of Kelley Drye & Warren in New York. (Audio mp3) Runs 20:49
Episode 69 – Deborah Roth Grabein, director of marketing at Andrews Kurth LLP, discusses challenges in legal marketing, and her recent honor as Hubbard One's Marketing Professional of the Year. (Audio mp3) Runs 12:43
Episode 68 – Attorney Owen Nee, co-author of Mergers and Acquisitions in China and author of Shareholder Agreements and Joint Ventures in China, discusses the evolving business laws of China. (Audio mp3) Runs 12:38
Episode 67 – A team from FindLaw participated in the Sierra Bravo Overnight Website Challenge on Feb. 28, 2009 to March 1, 2009. This video podcast tracks their progress across the 24-hour competition. (Windows Media Video) Runs 8:51
Episode 66 – A series of state immigration laws have raised questions for businesses across the United States. This podcast features a discussion of those issues with attorneys Austin Fragomen, Careen Shannon and Daniel Montalvo, authors of the State Immigration Employment Compliance Handbook, published by Thomson Reuters Westlaw. (Audio mp3) Runs 20:53
Episode 65 – Can lawyers learn to lead? Robert Cullen from Santa Clara University Law offers advice from his book, The Leading Lawyer, published by Thomson Reuters Westlaw. (Audio mp3) Runs 11:31
Episode 64 – Professors can use Law School Exchange from Thomson Reuters Westlaw and Foundation Press to publish and distribute articles, books and other materials for research, teaching and scholarly purposes. This podcast features a discussion about it with Steve Nickles, C.C. Hope Chair in Law and Management, Wake Forest School of Law. Law School Exchange is available at http://exchange.westlaw.com. (Audio mp3) Runs 10:07
Episode 63 – Corporate America is facing new kinds of insurance risks in intellectual property and technology-based liabilities. This podcast features Robert Chesler, Tod Zuckerman and Christopher Keegan, the authors of a book from Thomson Reuters Westlaw titled Assets and Finance: Insurance Coverage for Intellectual Property and Cyber Claims, the 2008-2009 edition (Audio mp3) Runs 14:16
Episode 62 – An interview with Thomas Vesper, the author of Uncle Anthony's Unabridged Analogies: Quotes and Proverbs for Lawyers and Lecturers, from Thomson Reuters Westlaw. (Audio mp3) Runs 6:25
Episode 61 – 3rd quarter results are in for the Peer Monitor Index, available at https://peermonitor.thomson.com (Audio mp3) Runs 5:32
Episode 60 – An interview with Sonya Hamlin, author of Now What Makes Juries Listen from Thomson Reuters Westlaw. She shares advice for lawyers on how to be more effective in communicating to a jury by understanding generational differences. (Audio mp3) Runs 16:23
Episode 59 – James Jones, chairman of the Hildebrandt Institute, discusses the "Special Client Advisory: Fall 2008" that he co-wrote, which offers timely business advice for law firms. (Audio mp3) Runs 11:34
Episode 58 – A day in the life of a case at Thomson Reuters. This video podcast highlights the Thomson Reuters editorial process in District of Columbia v. Heller. It's a rare glimpse behind-the-scenes at the skills and trusted editorial experience involved in the daily work at Thomson Reuters. (Windows Media Video) Runs 6:43
Episode 57 – Interviews with three Thomson Reuters journalists about their approach to covering the 2008 political conventions in Denver and St. Paul. (Windows Media Video) Runs 1:40
Episode 56 – 2nd quarter results are in for the Peer Monitor Index. (Audio mp3) Runs 9:39
Episode 55 – George May, vice president of West km; and Meredith Williams, director of knowledge management at Baker Donelson, discuss the use of West km at the firm. (Windows Media Video) Runs 4:22
Episode 54 – U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia and Bryan Garner, co-authors of Making Your Case: The Art of Persuading Judges from Thomson Reuters Westlaw, held a CLE in Washington, D.C. in July 2008. (This video will only be available until August 2009) (Windows Media Video) Runs 3:00
Episode 53 – LiveNote is hosting a User Conference in San Francisco in September. Steve Priem, vice president of Litigation for Thomson Reuters; and Will Roberts, general manager of LiveNote, discuss the conference and the new Case Notebook service. (Audio mp3) Runs 7:28
Episode 52 – Mark Medice, national brand manager at Thomson Reuters, provides an overview of the Peer Monitor Index. More information is available at https://peermonitor.thomson.com. (Audio mp3) Runs 10:40
Episode 51 – Craig Miller, vice president, Corporate Markets at Thomson Reuters, talks to attorney and former U.S. bankruptcy judge Lisa Hill Fenning about alternative dispute resolution. Fenning is a contributing author to Alternative Dispute Resolution Settlements and Negotiations: Leading Lawyers on Winning Legal Strategies for ADR, Mediation, Arbitration and Litigation, from Thomson Reuters Westlaw and Aspatore Books. (Audio mp3) Runs 13:49
Episode 50 – Roundtable discussion about the legal research skills of today's law students and new attorneys featuring Monice Kaczorowski, director of library services at Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP in Chicago; Karl Gruben, director of law library and associate professor of law at St. Thomas University School of Law in Miami; Lezlie Bartz, vice president, Print/CD, Thomson Reuters; and Anne Ellis, senior director, Librarian Relations, Thomson Reuters. (Audio mp3) Runs 19:51
Episode 49 – Attorney David Herr, author of a new white paper from Thomson Reuters Westlaw on multidistrict litigation, offers advice and information to attorneys involved with the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation. (Audio mp3) Runs 10:37
Episode 48 – Blane Prescott, senior vice president at Hildebrandt International, discusses the impact of the economy on United States law firms and what successful firms are doing. (Audio mp3) Runs 9:30 (Windows Media Video) Runs 10:17
Episode 47 – Attorney and writer Ari Kaplan discusses career advice for law students and attorneys from his new book from Thomson Reuters Westlaw, The Opportunity Maker: Strategies for Inspiring Your Legal Career Through Creative Networking and Business Development. (Audio mp3) Runs 12:56
Episode 46 – Craig Miller, vice president, Corporate Markets at Thomson Reuters talks to attorney Danielle Benderly about executive compensation and the Securities and Exchange Commission's requirements. Benderly is a co-author of Executive Compensation Disclosure Handbook: A Practical Guide to the SEC's New Rules, from Thomson Reuters Westlaw. (Audio mp3) Runs 8:40
Episode 45 – Attorney Michael Jordan, author of the Thomson Reuters Westlaw books Drafting Wills and Trust Agreements and Durable Powers of Attorney and Health Care Directives, discusses estate planning. (Audio mp3) Runs 7:12
Episode 44 – Geoffrey Hyatt, the founder and CEO of Contact Networks, talks about its uses as a social networking tool for law firms. (Audio mp3) Runs 12:27
Episode 43 – Explanation of a FindLaw survey that examined if voters pay attention to political polls, if they think they are accurate and if poll results influence their vote. free download (Audio) Runs 16:30
Episode 42 – A discussion about the implications of Viacom's lawsuit against Google®, regarding online video parody. Rodney Smolla, dean of Washington and Lee School of Law, talks about the case and presents some of the points in his white paper from Thomson Reuters Westlaw, which is available as a free download. (Audio) Runs 16:30
Episode 41 – Bryan Garner, co-author with Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonin Scalia on Making Your Case: The Art of Persuading Judges, published by Thomson Reuters Westlaw, discusses the writing process with justice Scalia, the intent of the book and what it offers legal practitioners. (Audio) Runs 13:11
Episode 40 – Highlights and interviews from a unique theater-based Continuing Legal Education (CLE) course from West LegalEdcenter at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis. (Video: Windows Media) Runs 6:13
Episode 39 – Author Tom Bois discusses environmental law issues for corporate counsel in this podcast for Metropolitan Corporate Counsel (Audio) Runs 7:03
Episode 38 – Craig Miller from Metropolitan Corporate Counsel talks to Darla Agard from Thomson Reuters about Westlaw Compliance Advisor. (Audio) Runs 6:36
Episode 37 – Insight into the credit crisis related to personal debt and the fallout surrounding subprime mortgages from Thomas F. Nealon III and Talcott J. Franklin, co-authors of the Mortgage and Asset Backed Securities Litigation Handbook from Thomson Reuters Westlaw and West Legalworks. (Audio) Runs 15:04
Episode 36 – William L. Norton III talks about trends in bankruptcy law and the third edition of Norton Bankruptcy Law and Practice from Thomson Reuters Westlaw. (Audio) Runs 10:13
Episode 35 – Strategies for the use of expert witnesses from attorneys Walter Lancaster and Damian Capozzola, co-authors of the Thomson Reuters Westlaw book, Expert Witnesses in Civil Trials, Effective Preparation and Presentation. (Audio) Runs 9:30
Episode 34 – Interviews at LegalTech New York 2008 with Monica Bay from Law Technology News, Robert Ambrogi from Legaline.com and Adam Schlagman from Legal Tech Newsletter about trends in legal technology for 2008. (Audio) (Video: Windows Media) Runs 6:28
Episode 33 – More litigators are turning to LiveNote for realtime information services and streaming video. Steve Priem, vice president of Litigation for Thomson Reuters; and Will Roberts, general manager of LiveNote, discuss some new efforts by LiveNote for legal professionals. (Audio) Runs 6:40
Episode 32 – Three prominent legal bloggers – Monica Bay, Ashby Jones and Bob Ambrogi – talk about their blogs and the outlook for legal blogging. They also offer advice about blogging in general. (Audio) Runs 21:43
Episode 31 – Attorney Steve Baicker-McKee and professor William Janssen discuss their Federal Civil Rules Handbook, 2008 edition, and some recent changes to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. (Audio) (Watch Video) Runs 6:02
Episode 30 – A discussion about immigration law trends for 2008 with Austin Fragomen and Robert Pine, contributing authors to the Thomson Reuters Westlaw newsletter, Interpreter Releases. (Audio) Runs 14:08
Episode 29 – Results of a national survey by Thomson Reuters on product safety and an interview with attorney Michael Brown, former executive director of the Consumer Product Safety Commission. (Audio) Runs 12:54
Episode 28 – The story behind the Headnote of the Day with its developer, Al Maleson. (Audio) Runs 7:50
Episode 27 – A preview of the M&A Institute, October 30, 2007, hosted by West Legalworks. Conference chair James Woolery, Cravath, Swaine & Moore, LLP, and Dennis Berman from The Wall Street Journal discuss the conference and the general outlook for deals in 2008. (Audio) Runs 6:30
Episode 26 – A discussion about Global Securities Information and Westlaw Business with Kevin Ritchey, vice president, GSI and Westlaw Business. (Audio) Runs 4:02
Episode 25 – David Kris, co-author of National Security Investigations and Prosecutions published by Thomson Reuters Westlaw, talks about the laws related to intelligence gathering in the United States. (Audio) Runs 14:05
Episode 24 – The newest workflow tool from Thomson Reuters Westlaw is Case Evaluator. Jeff Arvidson, director, Product Development, Thomson Reuters, discusses how it can help attorneys decide whether to pursue a case for a client. (Audio) Runs 6:40
Episode 23 – Attorney and American Law Reports expert Alan Cohen explains some of the features and benefits of using ALR on WestlawNext. (Audio) Runs 4:57
Episode 22 – New attorneys need better legal research skills. Anne Ellis, senior director, Librarian Relations, Thomson Reuters, discusses what Thomson Reuters Westlaw has learned from talking to academic and law firm librarians. (Audio) Runs 6:06
Episode 21 – IP Monitor is a new tool from Thomson Reuters Westlaw to help law firms expand and manage their intellectual property focus. Mark Medice, manager, IP Monitor, talks about its benefits. (Audio) Runs 9:51
Episode 20 – Bob Azman, vice president of Customer Experience Operations at Thomson Reuters, talks about some new strategies, programs, processes and technology investments in customer service at Thomson Reuters. (Audio) Runs 3:52
Episode 19 – KeyCite is celebrating its 10th anniversary. Forrest Rhoads, vice president, Technology, Thomson Global Resources, discusses how it got started and its impact on legal research. (Audio) Runs 7:54
Episode 18 – An interview with Frederick L. Whitmer, attorney and author of the West Legalworks book, "Litigation Is War." (Audio) Runs 10:10
Episode 17 – Reference attorneys Ed Fisher, Katy Hauck and Andy O'Meara discuss how they help customers with legal research. (Audio) Runs 13:21
Episode 16 – An interview with Jon Bellis, director of the law department consulting group of Hildebrandt International. He discusses the results of the 2006 Hildebrandt Law Department Survey and looks ahead to the 2007 survey. (Audio) Runs 15:00
Episode 15 – A discussion about the capabilities and purpose of West km with George May, vice president and general manager, West km, Thomson Reuters. (Audio) Runs 11:38
Episode 14 – Monica Bay, editor, Law Technology News, previews New York LegalTech and technology issues for 2007. (Audio) Runs 13:16
Episode 13 – The technology outlook for law firms in 2007 from lawyer and consultant Dennis Kennedy. (Audio) Runs 14:48
Episode 12 – A discussion about product development at Thomson Reuters with Denis Hauptly, vice president, New Product Development, Thomson Reuters. (Audio) Runs 5:55
Episode 11 – A discussion of LiveNote's capabilities with Will Robberts, general manager of LiveNote Technologies. (Audio) Runs 8:58
Episode 10 – Steve Buege, president and CEO of Thomson Elite, offers a closer look at what Thomson Elite offers law firms in 2007. (Audio) Runs 7:44
Episode 9 – A discussion about Westlaw Medical Litigator with Jeff Willhite, manager, New Product Development, Thomson Reuters. (Download MP3) Runs 6:09
Episode 8 – 2006 Legal Year in Review: Thomson Reuters names Hamdan v. Rumsfeld the most significant U.S. Supreme Court case of 2006. Attorney and legal analyst Laurie Levenson discusses the case. (Audio) Runs 11:42
Episode 7 – 2006 Legal Year in Review: Thomson Reuters names The Pension Protection Act the most significant piece of legislation of 2006. Attorney Frederick Brodie discusses the details. (Audio) Runs 13:22
Episode 6 – 2006 Legal Year in Review: Thomson Reuters names the federal crackdown on backdating stock options the most significant legal event of 2006. Attorney Lee Petillon discusses the issue. (Audio) Runs 12:15
Episode 5 – Attorney Lauren Stiller Rikleen discusses her book "Ending the Gauntlet: Removing Barriers to Women's Success in the Law," published by West Legalworks. (Audio) Runs 19:10
Episode 4 – Thomson Elite's Chris Poole and Dan Tacone and Frank Gilman, chief technology officer with law firm Allen Matkins, discuss Web Services and Elite 3E, Thomson's Elite new business process platform. (Audio) Runs 11:18
Episode 3 – Attorneys Ed Regalia and Christina Lawson discuss the impact of the Supreme Court's controversial Kelo decision and the future of eminent domain legislation. (Audio) Runs 9:58
Episode 2 – Law technology trends for 2006 in a discussion with lawyer and consultant Dennis Kennedy and Allison Guidette, Thomson Reuters. (Audio) Runs 14:34
Episode 1 – Thomson Reuters Westlaw authors Hugh Ray and Joe Lee discuss bankruptcy reform. (Audio) Runs 16:16