HUB Talks
Business & Finance
About
Keeping up with legal and regulatory issues and industry trends that impact your business both locally and globally can be challenging. Whether you are in a legal department or are a C-suite executive, you must navigate ever-changing laws and regulations. HUB Talks, a podcast launched by K&L Gates, covers critical issues at the intersection of business and law. Tune in to HUB Talks for insight from K&L Gates lawyers that will help you stay on top of the latest industry and legal trends across a broad spectrum of industry sectors. The following programs are part of HUB Talks:Arbitration World: created as a supplement to K&L Gates' long standing publication Arbitration World and provides access to Arbitration World content and other standalone arbitration related content.Congressional Investigations 101: features discussions on topics related to U.S. congressional investigations. The Digital Crisis PR: aims to help you proactively plan for and manage any digital crisis situation
Episodes
- Talking Sports Law: A Conversation with Michael Donadio, Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of the Pittsburgh Penguins
Michael Donadio, Vice President and Deputy General Counsel for the Pittsburgh Penguins, discusses his responsibilities, career journey, and insights into current trends in the sports law industry on HUB Talks with hosts Trevor Gates and Jo…
- Mediation of Aviation Disputes – The Mediation Rules of the Hague Court of Arbitration for Aviation
Peter Morton, David Bartlett, and Paul Ng discuss the benefits of mediating aviation disputes and the key features of the Mediation Rules of the Hague Court of Arbitration for Aviation.
- Talking Sports Law: A Conversation With Marissa Meli, Green Bay Packers Associate General Counsel
Marissa Meli, Associate General Counsel of the Green Bay Packers, discusses her journey from law school to her current role and shares insights on emerging trends within the sports law industry on HUB Talks.
- Talking Sports Law: A Conversation with Guiselle Torres, Denver Summit FC General Counsel
Guiselle Torres, General Counsel for Denver Summit FC, joined HUB Talks' "Talking Sports Law" episode to discuss her new role with the NWSL expansion team. This was Torres's second appearance on the show.
- Arbitration World: Efficient and Effective Proceedings – A Discussion with Two Leading Arbitrators - Part 4
In this episode of HUB Talks, Declan Gallivan discusses arbitral awards with arbitrators Lucy Greenwood and Klaus Reichert SC. The conversation focuses on how procedural adjustments can enhance the efficiency and productivity of arbitratio…
- Arbitration World: Efficient and Effective Proceedings – A Discussion with Two Leading Arbitrators - Part 3
Declan Gallivan (Senior Associate, London) speaks with two leading arbitrators, Lucy Greenwood and Klaus Reichert SC , to discuss how adjustments in the approach to the arbitration procedure can lead to a more focused, efficient and produc…
- Arbitration World: Efficient and Effective Proceedings – A Discussion with Two Leading Arbitrators - Part 2
Declan Gallivan (Senior Associate, London) speaks with two leading arbitrators, Lucy Greenwood and Klaus Reichert SC , to discuss how adjustments in the approach to the arbitration procedure can lead to a more focused, efficient and produc…
- Arbitration World: Efficient and Effective Proceedings – A Discussion with Two Leading Arbitrators - Part 1
Declan Gallivan (Senior Associate, K&L Gates, London) speaks with two leading arbitrators, Lucy Greenwood and Klaus Reichert SC , to discuss how adjustments in the approach to the arbitration procedure can lead to a more focused, efficient…
- The Inside Basis: M&A Tax Impacts of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act
While not specific to mergers and acquisitions, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, passed in 2025, contains tax provisions set to impact the structure, valuation, and negotiation of M&A deals. In this episode of The Inside Basis, host Randy C…
- Talking Sports Law: A Conversation with Grecia Barboza, San Francisco 49ers Counsel
On this episode of Talking Sports Law, host Trevor Gates and co-host John Wilson are joined by Grecia Barboza, Counsel for the San Francisco 49ers (National Football League).
- Arbitration World: the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) (Part 2):
Joan Lim-Casanova is joined by Vivekananda Neelakantan (Registrar of the SIAC) to discuss current trends in arbitration under the SIAC Arbitration Rules 2025, including as to users of SIAC arbitration, digital security, AI and the key chal…
- Arbitration World: The Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) (Part 1)
Joan Lim-Casanova is joined by Vivekananda Neelakantan (Registrar of the SIAC) to discuss some of the key features of arbitration under the SIAC Arbitration Rules 2025, including the recent amendments to the Rules.
- Lay of the Land: Challenges to Data Center Construction—Past, Present, and Future
In this episode of Lay of the Land, K&L Gates Real Estate lawyer David Rubenstein is joined by Paul Manzer, principal and data center market leader with Navix Engineering, to explore the evolving landscape of data center construction. We d…
- Talking Sports Law: A Conversation with Former Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Seattle Mariners Fred Rivera
On this episode of Talking Sports Law, host John Wilson and co-host Trevor Gates are joined by Fred Rivera, former Executive Vice President and General Counsel of the Seattle Mariners. Rivera describes his time with the Mariners and what h…
- The Inside Basis: Post-Wayfair Sales Tax Compliance and Exposure
K&L Gates Tax partner Will LeDoux joins Randy Clark for a discussion of the 2018 Supreme Court case South Dakota v. Wayfair and its impact on sales tax nexus and subsequent transaction considerations.
- Talking Sports Law: A Conversation with Bob Caldwell, VP and General Counsel of Real Salt Lake and Utah Royals
On this episode of Talking Sports Law, host John Wilson and co-host Trevor Gates are joined by Bob Caldwell, VP and General Counsel of Real Salt Lake (Major League Soccer) and Utah Royals (National Women's Soccer League).
- The Inside Basis: Potential Pitfalls of F-Reorganizations
On this episode of The Inside Basis, host Randy Clark discusses some common issues in F-reorganizations involving S-corporations, a popular structural approach used in private equity transactions.
- The Inside Basis: Tax Insurance in Luxembourg
In our second episode of The Inside Basis, Randy Clark is joined by Marion Zeller, a tax partner in our Luxembourg office, and David Mussche, an associate director with Howden M&A's tax team, to discuss the state of tax insurance in Luxemb…
- Arbitration World: The Hague Court of Arbitration for Aviation
Peter Morton (London) is joined by Paul Jebely, the Founder and Chairperson of the Hague Court of Arbitration for Aviation (HCAA), to discuss the origin and aims of the HCAA and some of the key features of arbitration under the HCAA Arbitr…
- The Inside Basis: Possible Estate Tax Exemption Changes in the United States
In our inaugural episode of The Inside Basis, Randy Clark is joined by Sarah Bowman, one of our estate planning and trust administration lawyers, and Lauren Anderson, a wealth advisor at J.P. Morgan Private Bank, to discuss estate and gift…
- Arbitration World: International Arbitration in the Baltic States–Part 2
In episode two of our Baltic States series, Ian Meredith is joined by speakers from Ellex Valiunas - Vilija Vaitkute Pavan, Dr. Tadas Varapnickas, and Simona Budreikaitė to discuss the topical and investment related issues of international…
- Arbitration World: International Arbitration in the Baltic States–Part 1
The first episode in our two-part Baltic States series, Ian Meredith is joined by speakers from Ellex Valiunas - Vilija Vaitkute Pavan, Dr. Tadas Varapnickas, and Simona Budreikaitė - who offer an overview of international arbitration in a…
- Arbitration World: Interstate Arbitration – Part 2
In the second episode of our Interstate Arbitration series, Ian Meredith continues the conversation with Professor Stephen Minas. In this episode we will dive into some specific aspects of interstate arbitration. Ian and Stephen discuss th…
- Arbitration World: Interstate Arbitration – Part 1
In this first episode of our Interstate Arbitration series, Ian Meredith talks with Professor Stephen Minas of Peking University Transnational Law School, to introduce the general ins and outs of interstate (or State vs State) arbitration…
- Lay of the Land: Has Washington State Resolved the Condo Liability Problem?
Major residential condominium construction has seen a decade-plus lull, due in part to an onerous warranty statute applicable only to condos. The Washington State Legislature significantly changed that statute in 2019, and the statute of l…
- The Road to Net Zero and the Implications for the World of International Arbitration – Part 1
- Successful Real Estate Projects: Creating a Community at The Wharf in Southwest Washington, D.C.
In this episode, hosts Alex Kaplan and Heather Horowitz speak with guest Andrew Son, President of District Wharf Properties. The Wharf is one of the largest and most successful real estate projects developed in Washington, D.C. over the la…
- Compliance Odyssey - Navigating the Cloud through Co-regulation and Codes of Conduct
In this episode, Thomas Nietsch, a partner in our Berlin office, sits down with Jelena Kljujic (Privacy Officer at Cisco, EMEA) and Gabriela Mercuri (Managing Director at Scope Europe) to discuss strategies for ensuring compliance while us…
- Economic Development Incentives: What Businesses Should Know
In this episode, our hosts and other industry leaders discuss the federal and local economic incentives for businesses expanding to the Washington, D.C., region—including the Inflation Reduction Act, Vitality Fund, and incentives available…
- Psychosocial Risk and Regulation – A Global Overview
K&L Gates' partners Dominic Fleeton, Dylan G. Moses, and David C. Lindsay compare and contrast the approaches to regulating and enforcing the management of psychosocial risks and hazards in Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United Sta…
- Arbitration in Asia Mini-series: The Shanghai Outlook
As part of a mini-series exploring arbitration in Asia, Ian Meredith (K&L Gates, London) speaks with Dr. Mingchao Fan, the Executive Vice President of the Shanghai Arbitration Commission, regarding arbitrations administered by the Commissi…
- Lay of the Land: Attracting Business and Investment to Fast-Growing Northern Virginia
In this episode, our hosts speak with Alex Iams, executive vice president of the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority. This discussion centers on attracting business and investment to the Northern Virginia suburbs outside D.C., co…
- Privacy Regulations Are Built on Hope - A Deep Dive Into India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act
In this episode, our privacy lawyers, Claude-Étienne Armingaud, Whitney McCollum, and Camille Scarparo, sit down with Arya Tripathy, a partner at Priti Suri & Associates in New Dehli, and discuss together India's newly published Digital Pe…
- Lay of the Land: Office and Residential Trends in Washington, D.C.
In this episode of Lay of the Land, our hosts speak with housing, economic development, policy, and land use professional Andrew Trueblood. Focusing on trends in office and residential real estate markets in Washington, D.C., this discussi…
- Lay of the Land: Global Office Trends
In our second episode of Lay of the Land, hosts Heather Horowitz, Jen McCosker, Christian Major, Tobias Gries, and Anna Amprimo discuss office asset market trends in the United States, Australia, the UK, Germany, and Italy. Touching on key…
- Welcome to Lay of the Land
In the inaugural episode of our Lay of the Land podcast, Real Estate practice area leaders from K&L Gates discuss the firm's real estate capabilities, our regional practices, and global market trends.
- Arbitration World: A Spelling Error in Vienna
In this episode, Declan Gallivan (Senior Disputes Associate in London) speaks with Florian Haugeneder (Partner and Co-Chair of the Arbitration Practice of the Austrian law firm KNOETZL) to discuss a simple spelling mistake which ultimately…
- Gateway to Privacy: In the Weeds with Colorado Privacy Act Regulations
Our Seattle partner Jake Bernstein, along with Seattle associate Eric Vicente Flores discuss the newly adopted Colorado Data Privacy Act that went into effect on 1 July 2023. This will be the third state privacy law in the US, and the seco…
- China Data Transfers and What You Need to Know
In this episode, partners Amigo Xie, Corey Bieber, and Whitney McCollum focus on the China Data Privacy laws, the recent China Standard Contract that took effect 1 June 2023, and the effects and restrictions it may have on China data priva…
- HUB Talks Presents: A Conversation on M&A with Jim Freund
Have you ever met your hero? Our corporate partner, David Edgar, recently had the opportunity to sit down with one of his. Iconic deal lawyer Jim Freund is a master in understanding the ins and outs of complex mergers and acquisitions (M&A…
- Gateway To Privacy: Have No Fear, the FTC is Here: Protecting Consumers and Regulating Privacy
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is known for protecting consumers against unfair and deceptive business practices, so how does data privacy and cybersecurity tie into that? In this episode, Jake Bernstein and Whitney McCollum discuss FT…
- Gateway to Privacy: May The Enforcement Be With You: Reflections on Five Years of GDPR
In this episode, Claude-Etienne Armingaud, Eleonora Curreri, and Camille Scarparo celebrate the fifth year anniversary of GDPR along with lawyers from our European offices; Thomas Nietsch and Andreas Müller (Berlin), Nóirín McFadden (Londo…
- Sustainable Outlook: Powering the Green Grid With Janice Lin of Strategen and the Green Hydrogen Coalition
Janice Lin, founder and CEO of impact-driven consulting firm Strategen–and founder and president of the Green Hydrogen Coalition–has witnessed firsthand the recent, significant changes to the renewable energy market in the United States. W…
- Sustainable Outlook: Creating Opportunity for Customers with Bentina Terry of Georgia Power
In this episode, Elizabeth Crouse meets with Bentina Terry, Senior Vice President of Georgia Power's Customer Strategy and Solutions, to discuss the tools available to utilities to address the operational pressures of climate change and an…
- Gateway to Privacy: Let Go of Everything You Fear To Lose: Training As the First Step to GDPR Compliance
In this episode, Claude Etienne Armingaud, Eleonora Curreri, and Camille Scarparo introduce a case regarding a U.S. company's data privacy breach, the consequences a company may face for being non-compliant with GDPR for companies establis…
- Talking Sports Law: A Conversation with Washington Commanders Chief Legal Officer Mali Friedman
Join co-hosts John Wilson and Trevor Gates for their conversation with Mali Friedman, Chief Legal Officer for the NFL's Washington Commanders. Ms. Friedman has enjoyed a long and extensive career in sports law, including work with the NHL,…
- Sustainable Outlook: Building a Low-Carbon Pacific Northwest With Rachel Brombaugh of PACE Equity
Effects of climate change continue to impact the Pacific Northwest, from California wildfires to smoky Seattle summers. Our guest on this episode of Sustainable Outlook concentrates on the financial facets of resource efficiency in order t…
- Sustainable Outlook: Bringing the Energy Sector Up to Code With Monique Dyers of Ensight Energy Consulting
In this episode of Sustainable Outlook, host Alyssa Moir is joined by Monique Dyers, principal and CEO of Ensight Energy Consulting, an engineering and management consulting firm serving the energy and renewable energy sectors. Monique det…
- Gateway to Privacy: Out of the Gate - An Overview of US Privacy Laws
In this episode, Jake Bernstein and Whitney McCollum discuss the most common question that they receive from clients about privacy regulation and best practices in the United States, and provide notable insight into the myriad data privacy…
- Gateway to Privacy: This is the Way - GDPR Article 5 Compliance
In this first episode, we discuss the challenges faced by data controllers in their compliance with Article 5 GDPR following the EU Court of Justice's Digi Case C-77/21. In particular, we focus our discussion on the purpose and data storag…