Thomson Reuters Institute Insights Podcast
174 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 days ago -Welcome to the podcast home for tax, legal, and compliance professionals. Our easy-to-listen-to podcast series will give you trusted insights and forward-thinking guidance, hosted by renowned subject matter experts with guest commentary from global leaders on the critical issues and opportunities facing the legal, corporate, tax & accounting, trade, and government communities.
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What's next for U.S. tax policy in the wake of the recent election, the pandemic, and beyond?
December 06, 2020 18:52 - 28 minutes - 26.1 MBA new podcast on the Thomson Reuters Institute Market Insights channel, we feature a conversation with tax expert Melissa Oaks, Senior Manager at Thomson Reuters, who speaks with us about tax policy in the wake of a new political administration.
Thomson Reuters CLO Thomas Kim: The chaotic events of 2020 & their impact on the legal industry in 2021
November 14, 2020 13:05 - 24 minutes - 34.3 MBIn a new podcast on the Thomson Reuters Institute Market Insights channel, Thomson Reuters’ Chief Legal Officer and Company Secretary Thomas Kim, talks with Natalie Runyon of Thomson Reuters, about where the legal industry is heading in the coming years and how the lessons of 2020 will continue to have an impact.
How midsize law firms are adapting their succession planning during the pandemic
October 25, 2020 17:00 - 25 minutes - 13.3 MBIn a new podcast on the Thomson Reuters Institute Market Insights channel, we speak to Bryan Feldhaus, a shareholder at law firm Lommen Abdo in Minneapolis, about how his firm is coping with the realities of managing and acquiring talent in a midsize firm today.
Prof. Bill Henderson offers a new vision for scalable legal education in the pandemic & beyond
October 14, 2020 01:22 - 27 minutes - 25.3 MBIn a new podcast on the Thomson Reuters Institute Market Insights channel, legal education expert Bill Henderson, talks to Natalie Runyon of Thomson Reuters, about where legal education is heading in the future and why scalability will become such an important issue.
The Hearing: Examining the changing face of consumer litigation with Herrick GC Ron Levine
October 05, 2020 13:08 - 38 minutes - 52.6 MBIn the latest installment of The Hearing, a Legal Podcast, an award winning podcast conducted by Thomson Reuters U.K., we feature a conversation between Ron Levine, General Counsel at Herrick Feinstein, and host Joseph Raczynski, of Thomson Reuters, about the history of consumer activist litigation and how that’s changed today.
Investigating COVID-19 crimes
September 21, 2020 19:55 - 27 minutes - 25.5 MBIn a new podcast on the Thomson Reuters Institute Market Insights channel, Internal Revenue -Criminal Investigations (IRS-CI) Chief Don Fort talks with Gina Jurva, attorney and manager of enterprise content for corporate counsel and government at Thomson Reuters, about his agency’s role in the investigation and detection of tax crimes related to the pandemic.
RFPs, Pricing & Client Priorities
September 08, 2020 12:58 - 27 minutes - 14.1 MBIn the latest podcast on the Thomson Reuters Institute Market Insights channel , we feature of panel of experts who explore how legal services pricing plays a role in the current landscape for RFPs, and how corporate clients are using those requests to reassert the priorities of the company more broadly.
How an international crime ring is exploiting victims during COVID-19 pandemic
August 22, 2020 15:08 - 33 minutes - 31 MBIn a new podcast on the Thomson Reuters Institute Market Insights channel, fraud expert Lukayn Hunsicker talks with Gina Jurva, of Thomson Reuters, about the origins of the international criminal ring "Scattered Canary" and its connection to the recent unemployment fraud crimes in several states across the U.S.
Wage & hour legal considerations in returning to the office
August 08, 2020 15:36 - 42 minutes - 22.3 MBA new podcast on the Thomson Reuters Institute Market Insights channel features a panel discussion with two litigators from the law firm Garfunkel Wild, moderated by Thomson Reuters Practical Law, around the legal ramifications and logistics of returning to the office.
What makes someone a Stand-out Lawyer?
July 24, 2020 19:22 - 23 minutes - 21.5 MBA new podcast on the Thomson Reuters Institute Market Insights channel features a conversation with Lisa Hart Shepherd, Vice President of Research & Advisory Services and Founder of Acritas, a unit of Thomson Reuters about the 4th annual global study, the Acritas Stellar Performance: A Survey of Stand-out Talent Report 2020.
What makes someone a Star Lawyer?
July 23, 2020 20:41 - 23 minutes - 21.5 MBA new podcast on the Thomson Reuters Institute Market Insights channel features a conversation with Lisa Hart Shepherd, Vice President of Research & Advisory Services and Founder of Acritas, a unit of Thomson Reuters about the 4th annual global study, the Acritas Stellar Performance: A Survey of Stand-out Talent Report 2020.
Leveraging strength — Faegre Drinker’s merger amid an uncertain market
July 11, 2020 09:08 - 29 minutes - 11.2 MBA new podcast on the Thomson Reuters Institute Market Insights channel features a conversation with Andy Kassner and Tom Froehle, the co-managing partners of Faegre Drinker. In the podcast, the pair talk about why the firms felt this was the right time for a merger, and what reality looks like now amid the rapid changes in the legal market.
Leveraging strength — Faegre Drinker’s merger amid uncertain market
July 11, 2020 09:08 - 29 minutes - 11.2 MBA new podcast on the Thomson Reuters Institute Market Insights channel features a conversation with Andy Kassner and Tom Froehle, the co-managing partners of Faegre Drinker. In the podcast, the pair talk about why the firms felt this was the right time for a merger, and what reality looks like now amid the rapid changes in the legal market.
Lawyers returning to the workplace: Social distancing, technology & privacy concerns during the pandemic
June 27, 2020 13:54 - 24 minutes - 22.3 MBA new podcast on the Thomson Reuters Institute Market Insights channel features a conversation with Gail Gottehrer, Principal and Founder of the Law Office of Gail Gottehrer. Gottehrer will discuss issues involved in returning to work after the pandemic and what employers and employees can expect. Joining Gottehrer will be Gina Jurva, attorney and manager of enterprise content for corporate counsel and government at Thomson Reuters.
Lawyers returning to the workplace — Social distancing, technology & privacy concerns
June 27, 2020 13:54 - 24 minutes - 22.3 MBA new podcast on the Thomson Reuters Institute Market Insights channel features a conversation with Gail Gottehrer, Principal and Founder of the Law Office of Gail Gottehrer. Gottehrer will discuss issues involved in returning to work after the pandemic and what employers and employees can expect. Joining Gottehrer will be Gina Jurva, attorney and manager of enterprise content for corporate counsel and government at Thomson Reuters.
How to proactively seek feedback & receive it well
June 20, 2020 13:23 - 22 minutes - 20.7 MBIn a new white paper, 5 Steps to Proactively Seek Feedback and Receive it Well, co-authored by Ann Jenrette-Thomas, Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer at Stinson, discusses some of the hardships lawyers face receiving and learning from feedback. Both the white paper and this podcast were produced by Thomson Reuters Next Gen LoC’s initiative. This podcasts, featuring Jenrette-Thomas and Dr. Larry Richard, CEO of Lawyer Brain; and Betsy Miller and Tory Nugent, co-chairs of the public ...
How authenticity, racism & external circumstances impact lawyers of color in the workplace
June 13, 2020 12:28 - 26 minutes - 48.9 MBWhat does courage and authenticity have to do with leading in an uncertain environment? How can colleagues support their Asian Pacific American (APA) peers who may be feeling uneasy about the xenophobia and racism that has flared since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic? More importantly, how can legal employers show that the societal disparities outside of the workplace matter to them, their organizations, and their employees. In a new podcast in the Thomson Reuters Institute Market In...
Launching Thomson Reuters Market Insights podcasts
May 30, 2020 15:06 - 18 minutes - 8.96 MBThe Legal Executive Institute, in conjunction with the broader Thomson Reuters Institute, is pleased to announce that we are launching our new podcast channel, Thomson Reuters Market Insights. Featuring podcasts aimed at tax, compliance, and legal professionals, this new channel will focus on bringing listeners engaging interviews and content from thought leaders across a variety of disciplines.
New Podcast: How Women of Color Can Gain Visibility through Volunteer Leadership
March 14, 2020 15:48 - 56 minutes - 78.2 MBA new podcast discusses the role of volunteer leadership for professional women of color, how such leadership roles can separate them from their peers, and the value of taking ownership of your career and development and the initiative to find unique opportunities that align to career goals.
Black BigLaw Pipeline: How One Group of Black Attorneys are Advancing Diversity
December 05, 2019 18:59 - 25 minutes - 46.8 MBIn this podcast, Conway Ekpo, an in-house lawyer at a Wall Street bank, and Erika Stallings, an entertainment lawyer, discuss how they and 20 other seasoned black lawyers — consisting of partners, mid-level and senior associates, and in-house attorneys — realized they needed to use their knowledge and expertise to address the dearth of black lawyers in the legal industry. To address this gap, Ekpo and Stallings and a few others founded the Black BigLaw Pipeline (BBP) to provide younger at...
Next Gen Leadership: Advancing Lawyers of Color Podcast
November 23, 2019 15:48 - 51 minutes - 94 MBNiki Khoshzamir, CEO of Practice Pro, and David Morrow, start-up adviser for emerging industries, both transitioned from practicing lawyers into business roles within the last few years. During the recent Next Gen Leadership: Advancing Lawyers of Color Ask-a-Mentor session, the pair sat down with participants from the community of lawyers of color to share their stories of how they made the transition. In this podcast episode, Khoshzamir and Morrow discuss details of the actions they took ...
Podcast: Being More Focused Can Help Your Firm Be More Profitable, Data Says
November 16, 2019 18:18 - 7 minutes - 6.62 MBNEW YORK — At the recent COO/CFO Forum, we had the chance to sit down with Dr. Evan Parker, founder of Parker Analytics, and a true pioneer in the art and science of using data analytics to help law firms make more informed decisions. Dr. Parker shared with us how he and some fellow researchers analyzed law firm data to determine where the strength of a particular firm lies. The project we discussed looked at profitability as an indicator of law firms that are better at running their orga...
New Podcast: Defining Moments: Insights into the Lawyers Soul
November 04, 2019 13:20 - 37 minutes - 68.6 MBThis past Spring, Melanie Bragg, author and solo practicing lawyer at Bragg Law PC, published her third book, Defining Moments: Insights into the Lawyers Soul. In this podcast, Natalie Runyon, Director of Enterprise Content for Thomson Reuters Legal Executive Institute, chats with Bragg about the impetus for the book and some of the nuggets of wisdom from those she interviewed.
Law, Justice and Development Week 2019: Rights, Technology & Development
October 28, 2019 12:02 - 3 minutes - 5.38 MBAs part of the World Bank’s Law, Justice and Development Week 2019: Rights, Technology & Development in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 4-7, Joe Raczynski, legal technologist and futurist for Thomson Reuters, conducted an interview with Sandie Okoro, Senior Vice President and General Counsel at the World Bank.
New Podcast: Up-Skilling the Legal Profession — Addressing Today’s Legal Talent Gaps
October 17, 2019 15:01 - 55 minutes - 50.7 MBWhat are the skills that the legal industry needs to develop and integrate in an era of rapid technological and business model transformation? In a new podcast, Mark Cohen, CEO of Legal Mosaic, a legal business consultancy; and Daniel Rodriguez, the Harold Washington Professor at Northwestern University’s Pritzker School of Law, discussed this issue at length. With one representative from the academia and one more focused on the business side of law, Rodriguez and Cohen somehow manage to...
New Podcast: Law Firm Leaders Empowered to Drive Change, But Face Obstacles, Forthcoming Report Finds
October 09, 2019 14:29 - 17 minutes - 11.6 MBThe Legal Executive Institute, in collaboration with the Association of Legal Administrators (ALA) and the Georgetown Center on Ethics and the Legal Profession recently conducted a survey of law firm leaders of primarily U.S.-based law firms in the midsize to large law firm market to examine where those leaders saw the greatest potential threats to their law firms, how they plan to confront those threats, and how their law firms are approaching institutional change. We spoke with Jim ...
New Podcast: Ann Jenrette-Thomas Discusses How Lawyers of Color Can Better Cultivate Business
September 27, 2019 14:49 - 24 minutes - 4.87 MBRecently, the Legal Executive Institute’s Next Gen Leadership: Advancing Lawyers of Color initiative released its second white paper, titled 5 Marketing Strategies for Attorneys of Color in Big Law [insert link], by Ann Jenrette-Thomas, Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer at Stinson LLP. In a new podcast announcing the white paper, Natalie Runyon, Director of Enterprise Content for Thomson Reuters, speaks with Jenrette-Thomas about the white paper and what was behind its creation. In add...
New Podcast: Millennial Lawyers Discuss Diversity & Inclusion Innovations to Advance Progress
September 08, 2019 16:37 - 35 minutes - 49.1 MBAs a follow-up to Next Gen Leadership: Advancing Lawyers of Color’s interview with the Institute for Inclusion in the Legal Profession’s CEO Sandra Yamate on the launch of the Social Impact Incubator (SII), Natalie Runyon, Director for Enterprise Content at Thomson Reuters Legal Executive Institute, spoke with three SII members Katie Larkin-Wong, Associate at Latham & Watkins; Deanna Kwong, Senior IP Litigation Counsel at Hewlett Packard Enterprise; and Derek Ishikawa, Attorney at Hirschfel...
Encouraging Diversity and Inclusion by Treating People as Unique Individuals
August 05, 2019 18:50 - 28 minutes - 39.8 MBIn our new podcast, Natalie Runyon, Director of Enterprise Content for Thomson Reuters Legal Executive Institute and content strategist for the Next Gen Leadership: Advancing Lawyers of Color initiative sat down with Paula Edgar and Wendy Amengual Wark, partners from Inclusion Strategy Solutions. Both Edgar and Amengual Wark have deep expertise in how to build inclusive organizations that promote workplaces where everyone, including under-represented groups, can thrive and reach their full...
How Customer Risk Scoring Can Help Banks Protect Themselves Against Fraud
April 05, 2019 14:08 - 18 minutes - 25.7 MBIn a new podcast, we feature industry experts Amanda DuPont, an investigative research specialist and speaker with Thomson Reuters, and Catherine Banks, a compliance, risk, and audit specialist for the Risk Team at Refinitiv. Amanda and Catherine are going to discuss the concept of risk scoring of customer accounts by financial institutions, how it works, and how the practice can help protect a financial firm’s reputation and its balance sheet. They will also discuss how new technologies...
The Duties & Challenges of a Midsize Law Firm GC
February 05, 2019 01:31 - 19 minutes - 27 MBThis podcast features a conversation about the duties of a general counsel within a midsize law firm with David Wollin, general counsel of Hinckley Allen. The interview will focus on areas of the duties of midsize law firm GC, how to tell when a firm needs one, and the impact on the firm itself. The interview is conducted by James Jones of Georgetown Law and the GC Roundtable.
Financial Institutions Staff Training in Financial Crimes
December 19, 2018 04:30 - 20 minutes - 28.2 MBIn a new podcast, we're featuring a conversation about how financial institutions can hire, train, and retain key staff in the areas of anti-money laundering, financial crime and regulatory compliance. Gina Jurva, Attorney and Manager of the Risk & Compliance Platform at Thomson Reuters Legal Executive Institute, speaks to Michael Schidlow, Head of Financial Crime Risk Training for HSBC Bank’s Global Internal Audit Function. Michael designs and delivers customized training courses on anti-...
The Importance of Real-Time Data for Successful Regulatory Compliance
November 07, 2018 09:30 - 16 minutes - 22.9 MBThis podcast features a conversation about fraud investigations in financial institutions and how to enhance them with real-time data. Gina Jurva, attorney and manager of the Risk & Compliance platform at Thomson Reuters Legal Executive Institute, speaks to Rick Wells, director of the Global Financial Crimes Compliance group at Bank of America.
Understanding Weil’s Upstander Action Guide, with Meredith Moore, head of D&I and Social Responsibility
September 27, 2018 20:42 - 20 minutes - 18.4 MBThe podcast will examine Weil’s Upstander Action Guide. Meredith Moore, the head of D&I and Social Responsibility, will provide an overview of what an Upstander is and what behaviors an Upstander exhibits. She also will discuss the launch session that involved an interactive theatre group acting out scenarios of an Upstander intervention and the impact and outcomes from the Upstander program.
Discussing the Black GC 2025 Initiative with co-founder Ernest Tuckett
September 04, 2018 18:22 - 25 minutes - 34.4 MBAs part of the Legal Executive Institute’s Next Gen Leadership: Advancing Lawyers of Color initiative’s ongoing coverage, we are featuring a podcast to discuss the goals of the Black GC 2025 Initiative concerning hiring, training and retention of GCs of color, with Ernest Tuckett, former General Counsel for the Americas at AkzoNobel and co-founder of the Black GC 2025 Initiative.
Keeping the Human Touch in the Procurement Process
August 07, 2018 08:00 - 18 minutes - 24.8 MBIn this series of podcasts, we will feature the insights of Nancey Watson, of NL Watson Consulting in Toronto, around issues concerning the pricing and procurement of legal services, including how to keep the human touch amid the metrics, what clients want and don’t want, how to avoid pricing pitfalls, and when to walk away from an RFP.
The Legal Ramifications of Sexual Harassment in the Medical Industry
July 25, 2018 05:00 - 23 minutes - 32.2 MBIn this podcast, we’re talking about legal ramifications of sexual harassment in the medical profession and how attorneys can best advise clients about the issues involved with Andrew Zwerling, a partner at the law firm of Garfunkel Wild, a full-service law firm with more than 30 years of experience in the health care industry, advising on both industry-specific matters as well as the business and legal needs of its clients in the health care industry.
Synthetic ID Fraud with Jennifer Singh of Thomson Reuters
June 26, 2018 13:45 - 19 minutes - 27.2 MBIn a new podcast, we’re featuring Gina Scialabba, attorney and the Head of Thought Leadership for the Risk & Compliance platform at Thomson Reuters Legal Executive Institute, who is speaking to Jennifer Singh, Senior Director within Thomson Reuters' Digital Identity Solutions group. Singh is currently incubating a new business of identity verification services for Thomson Reuters. This thought-provoking discussion centers around how synthetic identity fraud is it different from traditional id...
New Podcast: Becoming a Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer, with Akin Gump's Michele Meyer-Shipp
June 06, 2018 16:44 - 17 minutes - 24.4 MBIn this latest Legal Executive Institute podcast, we're featuring a conversation about the role of a chief diversity & inclusion officer at a law firm. We're speaking with Michele Meyer-Shipp, who last October, became the first ever chief diversity & inclusion officer at the law firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld.
New Podcast: Advancing Women & Minorities, with Corporate Homie's Demetra Liggins
May 22, 2018 18:45 - 15 minutes - 21.6 MBAs part of our Next Gen Leadership: Advancing Lawyers of Color initiative, we feature a new podcast in which we speak to Demetra Liggins, a partner at the law firm Thomson & Knight, and Co-Founder — with her twin sister — of Corporate Homie, an organization that seeks to help women and minorities advance in corporate America.
New Podcast: Beneficial Ownership Rule Is Coming May 11! Are You Ready?
May 07, 2018 12:59 - 21 minutes - 29.8 MBHolly Sais Phillippi, Head of Proposition Customer & Third-Party Risk at Thomson Reuters-Americas, discusses the upcoming Beneficial Ownership rule that will go into effect on May 11. Then, Brett Wolf, a Thomson Reuters journalist, speaks to Jim Richards, founder of RegTech Consulting, about the upcoming rule and what investors and financial institutions can expect on May 11.
New Podcast: Professional Development within Law Firms with Ogletree Deakins' Wimes
April 22, 2018 20:52 - 24 minutes - 34 MBIn a new podcast, Natalie Runyon, the Head of Thought Leadership for the Talent Platform at Thomson Reuters' Legal Executive Institute, speaks to Michelle Wimes, the Chief Diversity and Professional Development Officer at Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, one of the nation’s largest labor and employment law firms, about the best ways foster better professional development within law firms.
New Podcast: Leading Professionals with Professor Laura Empson
April 10, 2018 16:13 - 18 minutes - 25.3 MBIn this new podcast, Charlotte Rushton, managing director for U.S. Law Firms at Thomson Reuters, will be speaking to Laura Empson, Professor in the Management of Professional Service Firms at Cass Business School in London and Senior Research Fellow at Harvard Law School. Professor Empson’s new book, "Leading Professionals: Power, Politics & Prima Donnas", was published last fall by Oxford University Press.
Podcast: Highlights of the recent 25th Annual Marketing Partner Forum with Beth Cuzzone
March 24, 2018 01:42 - 17 minutes - 15.7 MBIn a new podcast, Charlotte Rushton, managing director for large and medium law firms at Thomson Reuters, speaks to Beth Cuzzone, Chief Business Growth Officer at Goulston & Storrs, about the highlights of the recent 25th Annual Marketing Partner Forum. Beth was co-chair of the Forum, held earlier this year in California.
An interview with Katherine D'Urso of WilmerHale
February 20, 2018 20:22 - 8 minutes - 6.05 MBAt the recent Marketing Partner Forum, I had a chance to speak with Katherine D'Urso, Chief Client Development Officer for Wilmer Hale. I had the opportunity to listen to Katherine speak as part of a panel entitled "Advancing Collaboration: Integrating Legal Project Management in Firmwide Business Development."
The Technology Of Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies With Judith Alison Lee Of Gibson Dunn (Part 2)
February 20, 2018 14:29 - 12 minutes - 11.7 MBIn the second part of our podcast on the technology behind blockchain and cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, Joe Racyznski, a legal technologist and futurist for Thomson Reuters Legal, speaks with Judith Alison Lee, a partner in the Washington, D.C. office of Gibson Dunn & Crutcher and Co-Chair of the firm’s International Trade Practice Group. Among her other areas of expertise, Ms. Lee advises clients on issues relating to virtual and digital currencies and related blockchain technologies. She i...
The Technology of Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies with Judith Alison Lee of Gibson Dunn (Part1)
February 13, 2018 15:01 - 13 minutes - 12.7 MBIn the first part of our podcast on the technology behind blockchain and cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, Joe Racyznski, a legal technologist and futurist for Thomson Reuters Legal, speaks with Judith Alison Lee, a partner in the Washington, D.C. office of Gibson Dunn & Crutcher and Co-Chair of the firm’s International Trade Practice Group. Among her other areas of expertise, Ms. Lee advises clients on issues relating to virtual and digital currencies and related blockchain technologies. She is...
The Legal Impact of Autonomous Vehicles (Part 2) with Phil Yannella of Ballard Spahr
February 04, 2018 14:39 - 15 minutes - 14.4 MBIn the second of our podcasts on autonomous vehicles, Joe Racyznski, a legal technologist and futurist for Thompson Reuters Legal, speaks to Phil Yannella, the co-practice leader of Ballard Spahr's Privacy and Data Security Group, about security and regulatory issues around driverless vehicles.
The Tax Reform Act Podcast w/ Steve Looney of Dean Mead
January 30, 2018 14:17 - 41 minutes - 37.9 MBWe’re discussing the new Tax Reform Act that was passed by Congress and signed into law by President Trump at the end of December, with Steve Looney, the chair of the Tax & Corporate department at the law firm of Dean Mead in Orlando, Fla.
Jill Weber MPF Interview
January 21, 2018 14:24 - 10 minutes - 9.46 MBIn preparation for the upcoming Marketing Partner Forum, we recently sat down with Jill Weber, Chief Marketing Officer of Stinson Leonard Street, to talk with her about “metrics that matter,” the title of the session she will be co-hosting as part of that event.