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  1. 19h ago

    From Boardroom To Courtroom: Episode 9: How Major Securities Fraud Cases Get Built

    Jesse Jensen, Partner in Labaton Keller Sucharow's Securities Litigation Practice, joins the show for a plaintiff-side look at how major securities fraud cases actually get built. Jesse walks through the Silicon Valley Bank collapse and the class action that followed, the EQT Corporation case, and the methodology his team uses to spot red flags, run an investigation, and integrate forensic accountants and damages experts into the case theory. We close with a look at current trends in securities class actions, drawing on Cornerstone Research's latest data on filing volumes, emerging claim types, and the central role of institutional investors. Jesse has been part of teams that have recovered over $1 billion for investors and was named to Lawdragon's 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers.

  2. 3d ago

    VC Law: Episode 48: Managing the End of a Venture Fund’s Life with Brian Huber of Gunderson Dettmer

    Host Gary J. Ross talks with Brian Huber, a fund partner in the Boston office of Gunderson Dettmer, about the end of a venture capital fund. Gary and Brian discuss fund terms and extensions, communicating with LPs, and options for dealing with illiquid portfolio companies when the fund’s time is up. They explore the choices managers face during the wind-down process, including whether to sell or distribute remaining investments or move them into a continuation vehicle. Gary and Brian also discuss the distinction between dissolution, winding up and termination. Brian closes with some practical considerations for sequencing closing steps.

  3. 3d ago

    Gameday: Episode 1: Taking it to the House Settlement

    Welcome to Gameday, a four-part series presented a four-part series presented by the ABA Business Law Section about the first year following 2025's landmark House v NCAA class action settlement, and how litigation has shaped and continues to shape Future of Law and College Athletics. In this first episode, host Fritz Metzinger delves into the history of the NCAA's concept of amateurism, the legal battles that ultimately derailed that concept, the "Wild Wild West" NIL interregnum of from 2021-2025, and how it all culminated in Judge Claudia Wilken's approval of the House v. NCAA antitrust class action settlement in June 2025.

  4. Aug 18

    Bad Boys of Bankruptcy: S3E8: Gibsons, Fenders, and Fraud

    In this episode of Bad Boys of Bankruptcy, host Judge Gunn talks with North Carolina attorney John C. Bircher, III, who served as a Chapter 7 trustee in the bankruptcy case of Gregory Sipe. Mr. Sipe filed a Chapter 7 bankruptcy case in the Eastern District of North Carolina in 2010, and listed on his schedules “several” collectible guitars that Mr. Sipe attested were worth a total of $50,000, but that were currently pawned and would require $40,000 to redeem from the pawn shop, so Mr. Sipe scheduled their value as $10,000. John describes the efforts he and some creditor’s attorneys went through to uncover the truth about the debtor’s guitar collection, which would up containing in excess of 360 guitars, which John liquidated for the benefit of the estate, netting nearly $900,000 at auction. One guitar, a Gibson Jimmy Page #7 signed guitar, sold for $22,000. John tells the story about driving to the debtor’s home in Chesapeake, Virginia in a truck with his auctioneer to find out the true scope of the debtor’s guitar collection, which ultimately required the auctioneer to send up two more trucks and two enclosed 24 foot trailers to seize the nearly 400 guitars which were stored in the debtor’s two-car garage, which had been converted to a climate-controlled storage facility. The debtor’s extensive collection included numerous autographed and exclusive guitars, including a custom-made Gibson Les Paul that the debtor had made which contained numerous ticket stubs to the concerts the debtor had previously attended embedded under transparent acrylic finishing on the body of the guitar and mother of pearl inlays on the fretboard. John’s efforts in liquidating the guitars allowed him to make a 43% distribution to unsecured creditors in the case. The debtor was later indicted for five counts of bankruptcy fraud, and ultimately pled guilty to a single count of falsifying records in bankruptcy. He was sentenced to 3 years of probation, 200 hours of community service, and restitution for $5,900.

  5. Aug 7

    Business Bankruptcy Basics: Episode 7: Section 363 Sales

    Business Bankruptcy Basics: Episode 7: Section 363 Sales by ABA Business Law Section

  6. Jul 22

    Bad Boys of Bankruptcy: S3E7: The Compound, the Cult, and the Chapter 7 Sale

    In this live-recorded episode of Bad Boys of Bankruptcy, Judge Elizabeth Gunn sits down in Boise, Idaho with longtime Chapter 7 trustee Ford Elsaesser to unpack one of the most unusual and high-profile cases of his career. The debtor, Richard Butler, was not just any Chapter 7 filer, he was the leader of the Aryan Nations, a white supremacist organization operating under the guise of a church. After a $2 million civil judgment stemming from violent acts by his followers, Butler turned to bankruptcy in a last-ditch effort to protect his 20-acre compound in northern Idaho. What followed was anything but routine. From coordinating discreet courthouse security amid concerns of extremist retaliation, to intercepting prison-sent donations and handling threatening hate mail, the case quickly became a test of both legal creativity and personal resolve. At the center of it all was the estate itself: a compound filled with Nazi regalia, propaganda, and intellectual property tied to the organization. Rather than allow these materials to reenter circulation, the trustee worked with creditors and third parties to structure a groundbreaking sale, one that not only satisfied administrative expenses and delivered recovery to victims, but ensured that the symbols of hate were permanently destroyed. This episode is a powerful example of how the Bankruptcy Code can be used not just to resolve debts, but to dismantle harmful enterprises and create a lasting positive impact.

  7. Jul 15

    From Boardroom to Courtroom: Episode 8: Shadow Insider Trading

    Sy Lorne, Senior Advisor and former Vice Chair and Chief Legal Officer at Millennium Management as well as a former General Counsel of the SEC, joins the show for a wide-ranging conversation on the evolution of securities enforcement from the inside out. The headline topic is shadow insider trading — the SEC's push to extend liability to trades in economically related securities, what Panuwat actually changed, and how a major hedge fund builds compliance around the doctrine. Sy also walks through what he's seen across his career at the SEC, Salomon Brothers, Munger Tolles, and now on the buy side, including how enforcement priorities really get set and what stays constant from one administration to the next.

  8. Jul 2

    VC Law: Episode 47: Startup Failures with Prof. Elizabeth Pollmam of Penn Law

    Host Gary J. Ross welcomes Prof. Elizabeth Pollman of the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School to discuss her influential article “Startup Failure.” Prof. Pollman first explains why bankruptcy is often a poor fit for venture-backed companies. Then, Gary and Prof. Pollman explore the alternatives that founders and boards frequently consider, from wind-downs and assignments for the benefit of creditors (ABCs) to acqui-hires, along with the legal and practical implications of each. The conversation concludes with a look at emerging trends, including the challenges posed by increasingly large later-stage private companies.

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    ABA Business Law Section
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    255
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