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Sep 16, 2026
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  1. Episode · Sep 16, 2026

    Securities Regulation and Enforcement Series: Placing Your Bets: Navigating the Rise of Prediction Markets (opens the original)

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    In this Season 3 episode, co-hosts A. Valerie Mirko, Partner at Armstrong Teasdale LLP and leader of the firm's Securities Regulation and Litigation practice, and William Nelson, Senior Counsel at Eversheds Sutherland, are joined by Peter Chan, Partner at Baker McKenzie and former Assistant Regional Director at the SEC, for a deep dive into prediction markets. Peter draws on his expertise to break down how these markets work, key compliance considerations for in-house counsel and compliance prof

  2. Episode · Sep 2, 2026

    Building a Criminal Defense Career on the D.C. Superior Court's Criminal Justice Act ("CJA") Panel (opens the original)

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    Join the D.C. Bar Public Interest and the Courts Community for a discussion on breaking into criminal defense work through the D.C. Superior Court's Criminal Justice Act (CJA) Panel. Panelists include Steering Committee member and former prosecutor Farhad Aspy Fatakia, D.C. Superior Court Associate Judge Rainey Brandt, and Todd Baldwin, current president of the CJA Panel. Together, they'll cover how new and experienced attorneys alike can gain trial experience immediately upon joining the panel

  3. Episode · Aug 19, 2026

    Women on the Front Lines of a Movement for Environmental and Social Justice: The Tiger Widows of West Bengal, India (opens the original)

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    Join the leadership of the Human Rights and Immigration Subcommittee of the D.C. Bar’s International Law Community as it examines the disproportionate impact of climate change on marginalized communities, in particular, already-vulnerable women whose livelihoods depend upon increasingly threatened habitats. During the past five decades, Royal Bengal tigers have killed at least 3,000 men and women who live in the Sundarbans in India. These deaths have had particularly serious consequences for so-

  4. Episode · Aug 14, 2026

    Securities Regulation and Enforcement Series: Regulatory Recap – Fraud Prevention, Rulemaking Priorities and Industry News (opens the original)

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    In this Season 3 episode, co-hosts A. Valerie Mirko, Partner at Armstrong Teasdale LLP and leader of the firm’s Securities Regulation and Litigation Practice, and William Nelson, Senior Counsel at Eversheds Sutherland, break down the latest developments shaping the financial services regulatory landscape. They discuss the House Financial Services Committee's report on financial fraud and scams , including key findings and potential policy implications for firms, investors, and regulators. Valeri

  5. Episode · Aug 5, 2026

    Clearing the Air - A Conversation with EPA’s former Deputy Administrator Janet McCabe (opens the original)

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    Host Jivan Ramesh sat down with former Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency Janet McCabe to discuss the endangerment finding, the Clean Air Act, and changes in the EPA. The Deputy Administrator provided a forward-looking insight into how environmental law has changed, how it's likely to change in the future, and what this may affect. Please note, the positions and opinions expressed by the speakers are strictly their own, and do not necessarily represent the views of their

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