JONES DAY TALKS®: All Talk, No Action? The Fintech Regulatory Plot Thickens

Financial Markets, Fintech

Jones Day’s new Of Counsel Nathan Brownback and Partner Josh Sterling discuss recent developments in the U.S. legal landscape for fintech, including the bipartisan Stabenow-Boozman bill, designed to regulate digital assets. They also talk about key banking and financial services developments, including the FDIC’s recent crypto advisory, California’s proposed, far-reaching Digital Financial Assets Law, and other issues in the space that will shape the fintech regulatory debate moving forward.

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JONES DAY TALKS®:Perspectives and Pathways: Acing the Callback Interview

Careers

Interviews can be stressful, especially for a new lawyer or law student hoping to start a career with a firm where they believe they can learn and excel. But there are steps to take to make sure the interview goes well. In this edition of Perspectives and Pathways, Partner Miguel Eaton talks with Jones Day associates Estefani Rodriguez and Alexander Gonzalez about preparing for, and succeeding in, callback interviews.

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Ohio State Trademark

JONES DAY TALKS®: Buckeyes Win: Ohio State Secures Trademark for “THE”

Intellectual Property, Women in IP

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has awarded The Ohio State University a trademark for the word “THE,” for use in connection with apparel sold in “channels customary to the field of sports and collegiate athletics”.

Jones Day partner Meredith Wilkes explains, how the University was able to obtain a registration, and the important lessons the action holds for companies and institutions seeking brand protection.

Meredith also talks about Jones Day’s Women in IP initiative and the group’s plans for the second half of 2022.

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International Litigation - Confidentiality and Legal Privilege under French Law

Contentieux International: Confidentialité et Privilège Juridique en Droit Français

Français

La confidentialité et le secret professionnel résultant de la relation avocat-client sont des principes essentiels de l’exercice de la profession d’avocat. À cet égard, les litiges internationaux, qui peuvent être soumis à des règles de confidentialité différentes et parfois contradictoires, notamment concernant les juristes d’entreprise, présentent de nombreux défis pour les équipes juridiques impliquées dans un tel processus.

Ozan Akyurek et Cyril Philibert, associés au sein du département Global Disputes du cabinet d’avocats Jones Day – Bureau de Paris, analysent les conditions et modalités d’application de la confidentialité et du secret professionnel en droit français, et illustrent leur mise en œuvre.

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International Litigation - Confidentiality and Legal Privilege under French Law

JONES DAY TALKS®: International Litigation: Confidentiality and Legal Privilege under French Law

Europe

Confidentiality and attorney-client privilege are cardinal principles for lawyers. In this regard, international litigation, which may be subject to different and sometimes conflicting confidentiality rules, presents many challenges to the legal teams involved in such a process.

Ozan Akyurek and Cyril Philibert, partners in Jones Day’s Global Disputes Practice in the Paris Office, analyze the conditions and modalities of application of confidentiality and legal privilege under French law, and illustrate their practical implementation in consideration of concrete examples, particularly regarding the procedure provided for in Article 145 of the Civil Code of Procedure

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JONES DAY TALKS - Human Trafficking and Ukraine

JONES DAY TALKS®: The War in Ukraine’s Human Trafficking Risks

Anti-Human Trafficking, Ukraine

Jones Day partner Harriet Territt talks with Val Richey, Special Representative and Coordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings at the OSCE, about the urgency the war in Ukraine is creating relative to human trafficking. They also discuss related supply chain issues, and actions businesses can take in the continuing fight against this global issue.

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JONES DAY TALKS: Derivatives Market Volatility Brings New Concerns and More Regulatory Scrutiny

JONES DAY TALKS®: Derivatives Market Volatility Brings New Concerns and More Regulatory Scrutiny

Financial Markets

A turbulent global economy leaves financial institutions and other market participants in challenging positions as they try to hedge and protect their interests in an increasingly uncertain environment.

Jones Day partner Josh Sterling talks about the regulatory and legal issues faced by market participants in the volatile economic landscape.

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JONES DAY TALKS®: Perspectives and Pathways: Choosing a Firm That’s Right for You

Careers, ,

Jones Day partner Miguel Eaton and associates Jenny Plagman and Stephen Scott discuss what candidates should think about when selecting firms for on-campus interviews, interview preparation, and what they need to ultimately consider in choosing a law firm.

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JONES DAY TALKS®: We Got This: CFTC Chair Pursues Authority Over Digital Assets

JONES DAY TALKS®: We Got This: CFTC Chair Pursues Authority Over Digital Assets

Financial Markets, Technology, , , , ,

As discussions and debates unfold over digital currency regulations, Commodity Future Trading Commission chairman Rostin Benham told a U.S. Senate committee that “speculative fervor” surrounding cryptocurrencies has potentially left investors in need of protections, and made the case for his commission to be charged with overseeing activities in this burgeoning market.

Jones Day’s Josh Sterling and David Aron discuss the gradual move toward federal oversight of cryptocurrencies, the questions clients ask, and what crypto market participants need to know now.

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JD Talks Joe Sim -Establishes Antitrust Chair at Arizona State University

JONES DAY TALKS®: Joe Sims Establishes Antitrust Chair at Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University

Antitrust

Joe Sims, who led Jones Day’s Antitrust & Competition Law Practice to national and global prominence during nearly 40 years at the Firm, has endowed a new chair at his alma mater, the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University: The Sims Chair in Competition Law and Regulation at ASU Law. David Gelfand, one of the country’s leading antitrust lawyers, has been named the Sims Chair and professor of practice at ASU Law.

Mr. Sims and Mr. Gelfand discuss the Chair, the current state of U. S. antitrust and competition law, and their plans for ASU Law’s antitrust program.

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