Sullivan & Cromwell present the S&C Critical Insights podcast. Topics include M&A trends across industries, corporate governance including shareholder activism, litigation, arbitration, products liability, and more.
In this episode of S&C’s Critical Insights, Eric Kadel and Andrew DeFilippis, Co-Heads of S&C’s Tariffs Response Team, and associate Michael Loughlin discuss recent developments in tariffs, including the Supreme Court’s decision in Learning Resources, considerations surrounding tariff refunds and the emerging marked for refunds.
In this episode of S&C’s Critical Insights, Christopher Viapiano, Co-Head of S&C’s Securities Litigation Group, and Litigation partners Lenny Traps and Oliver Engebretson-Schooley, discuss strategies to defend against an emerging and increasingly important development in stockholder derivative litigation: the rise of derivative claims under Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act.
In this episode of S&C’s Critical Insights, Annie Ostrager, Co-Head of S&C’s Employment Law Group, Litigation Partner Kamil Shields and Litigation Associate Sabrina Solow, underscore key takeaways from the whistleblowing series and discuss anticipated developments. They discuss how companies may respond to the different federal government whistleblower programs, as well as the shift in priorities…
In this episode of S&C’s Critical Insights, Kamil Shields, a partner in S&C’s Litigation Group, Mehdi Ansari, Co-Head of the Artificial Intelligence Practice, and Litigation Associate Sabrina Solow discuss whistleblowing developments, including the proposed AI Whistleblower Protection Act. They also compare how the current and prior administrations have approached AI through executive orders, and…
In this episode of S&C’s Critical Insights, Annie Ostrager, Co-Head of S&C’s Employment Law Group, Nic Bourtin, Head of the Criminal Defense and Investigations Group, and Litigation Associate Sabrina Solow discuss whistleblowing developments, including the DOJ Criminal Division’s Corporate Pilot Program and its recent changes under the new administration.
In this episode of S&C’s Critical Insights, Kamil Shields, a partner in S&C’s Litigation Group, Kyle Mach, a partner in S&C’s Antitrust Group, and Litigation Associate Sabrina Solow discuss the new whistleblower program established by DOJ Antitrust Division. They start off with brief background on antitrust law and then discuss the new whistleblower program and how it reflects a change in the…
In this episode of S&C’s Critical Insights, S&C Tax Co-Heads Isaac Wheeler and Davis Wang, along with Tax Counsel Bella Schapiro and Special Counsel Aharon Friedman, continue their discussion on The One Big Beautiful Bill Act. They dive into the policy debates driving the OBBBA changes to green energy and international tax, highlighting opportunities and challenges for taxpayers. They also set out…
In this episode of S&C’s Critical Insights, S&C Tax Co-Heads Isaac Wheeler and Davis Wang, along with Tax Counsel Bella Schapiro and Special Counsel Aharon Friedman, discuss the background, process and tax implications of The One Big Beautiful Bill Act. A preview of the conversation can be found in the Q+A below. Isaac: Aharon, was there anything interesting about the timing of The One Big…
In this episode of S&C’s Critical Insights, Annie Ostrager, Co-Head of S&C’s Employment Law Group, Litigation Partner Kamil Shields and Litigation Associate Sabrina Solow, discuss a range of whistleblowing developments. They touch on the recent downward trend in SEC whistleblowing enforcement and contrast that against the opposite trend under other programs, in part driven by a growing focus on…
In this episode of S&C’s Critical Insights, Eric Kadel and Sharon Cohen Levin, Co-Heads of S&C’s National Security Practice, Tom White, Co-Head of the Firm’s International Arbitration and Global Dispute Resolution Practice, and Litigation Special Counsel Andrew DeFilippis, provide an overview on supply chain enforcement and compliance. They explore key enforcement risks stemming from recent…