The Allen & Overy Podcast archive

Data ethics: navigating the spirit of the law

With rapid increases in data generating and data driven technologies, data ethics is a topic that is gaining prominence among consumers, companies, regulators and investors.

Data protection senior associate Karishma Brahmbhatt explores how to create the right data culture and why it is important for companies to do so.

How in-house lawyers can help their companies achieve digital transformation

In-house lawyers have a leading role to play in helping their companies navigate the strategic, regulatory and operational challenges of digital transformation.

Corporate partner Tom Levine​ discusses the issues that in-house legal teams should prioritise.

Digital Transformation Strategies: Corporate Venturing

Corporate venturing, whereby companies make minority investments typically in start-ups and scale-ups, is becoming an increasingly popular tool among organisations looking to boost innovation and accelerate digital transformation.

Corporate partner Will Samengo-Turner discusses the role and value of corporate venturing and the issues that investors should consider.

Global M&A outlook: What dealmakers need to know

Geopolitical volatility, escalating trade tensions and an increasingly complex regulatory environment have dominated the global economy during the first half of 2019. What are the implications for the M&A markets across the world and what are the practical issues that dealmakers should consider in response?

Dirk Meeus, co-head of Allen & Overy’s Corporate practice, discusses the current and emerging trends shaping the global mergers and acquisitions markets.

PD III – Third time lucky for the EU Prospectus Regime from a debt capital markets perspective?

This podcast provides an overview of the imminent changes in the debt capital markets space being made by the Prospectus Regulation – so-called PD III - which comes into full application in July of this year. The focus of the podcast is on the key areas of change for debt securities arising as a result of PD III (and associated legislative developments) and the likely impact on practical aspects of debt capital markets transactions.

GDPR Podcast – Key lessons to learn from recent data protection enforcement actions

In this podcast, data protection partners Jane Finlayson-Brown and Nigel Parker join David Smith, A&O’s special adviser for data protection and a former Deputy Data Protection Commissioner at the UK ICO, and Ali Parvin, Peerpoint Consultant, to discuss key enforcement actions since the introduction of GDPR and provide insight for companies looking to minimise their risk of regulatory fines.

Collaborating with tech companies – how to make innovation partnerships succeed

Traditional companies are responding to the challenge of digital disruption by partnering with technology companies (large and small) to accelerate innovation.

Allen & Overy partner Connell O'Neill discusses the opportunities and potential pitfalls that established businesses need to consider.

Turkey’s new restructuring framework – what are the investment opportunities for foreign lenders?

Istanbul-based banking partners Hakki Gedik and Joe Clinton join Nick Charlwood, a senior associate in Allen & Overy’s restructuring group, to discuss Turkey’s new restructuring framework and its implications for alternative lenders looking to invest in Turkey’s restructuring market.

How should employers approach equal pay audits?

Establishing an organisational culture that nurtures diversity and equality, with a commitment to offering equal pay in a fair and consistent manner, is one of the most high-profile challenges facing senior management today. Using tools such as equal pay audits to identify potential flaws in pay structures and practices can provide the practical insights needed to manage reputational and operational risks as well as inform the organisation’s longer-term pay strategy. Sarah Henchoz, a partner in Allen & Overy’s employment team, and counsel Rachel Reeves, join PSL counsel Sheila Fahy to discuss the role and importance of culture, equal pay and the issues that employers should consider before conducting an equal pay audit.

Brexit – International Trade and WTO Rules

At the heart of what Brexit will actually mean for business are the UK’s terms of trade with the EU27 and the rest of the world after it leaves the EU. The continued uncertainty over the terms of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU have brought into focus the prospects of the UK leaving the EU without an agreement in place (a so-called “hard Brexit”). One of the well-publicised consequences of this would be that the UK would have to rely on World Trade Organisation (WTO) rules to trade with the EU and certain third countries with which the EU has concluded free trade agreements (and vice versa).

In this episode of our Brexit podcasts, Senior Associate in our International Trade and Regulatory Law Group, Jonathan Benson, introduces the key concepts in the WTO rules and discusses key considerations for businesses operating under such a trading regime post-Brexit.