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A Litigator’s Mindset With Maura Monaghan, Co-Chair of Debevoise Commercial Litigation Group With Host Richard Levick of LEVICK: Maura Monaghan, Co-Chair of Debevoise Commercial Litigation Group and Healthcare & Life Sciences Group speaks with Richard Levick of LEVICK about crisis management in multidimensional crises; the evolving challenges to litigation to solve big problems; the decline of class actions and the rise of state attorneys general activities; the future of bankruptcy and more. Her practice focuses on a wide range of complex commercial litigation matters, including products liability and mass tort litigation, environmental, healthcare, regulatory and criminal investigations and arbitration. She was recently named Law360’s “Healthcare MVP” (2020) and one of the “Top 250 Women in Litigation” by Benchmark Litigation (2015–2021). 

Too Big to Shill? Trends in Fraud With Edward Davis, Jr., A Founding Shareholder of Sequor Law With Host Richard Levick of LEVICK: Edward Davis, Jr., a founding shareholder of Sequor Law, represents victims of fraud throughout the world -- including the second-largest Ponzi scheme in world history – and joins host Richard Levick of LEVICK to discuss trends, recommendations and the personality traits of fraudsters. Victims of fraud, both corporate and individuals, experience four stages – denial, self-blame, anger and, if they are lucky, resolution. We are on high alert for the small fraud – the grifter who wants to take us for a few dollars. But the larger the opportunity the more our due diligence seems to fade as we experience the triumph of hope over experience.

How Woke Are Millennials and Gen Zs? Not So Much. Christina Elson, Executive Director of the Wake Forest Center for the Study of Capitalism Joins Host Richard Levick of LEVICK: Christina Elson Executive Director, WFU Center for the Study of Capitalism, joins host Richard Levick of LEVICK to discuss their recent study, Views of Democracy, Egalitarianism and Capitalism Among Millennials and Gen Zs, which has received a great deal of media coverage. While many assume that 40% of younger Americans support socialism over capitalism, this in-depth study suggests that younger generations aren’t as woke as you think and largely support democracy and capitalism just as their parents and grandparents did. While the loudest voices on the left and right often get the most attention, in-depth conversations reveal a much different reality.

Two Lions of the DOJ, Now With Morrison Foerster, Brandon Van Grack & Alex Iftimie Discuss Cyber Security and the Rise of Ransomware With Host Richard Levick of LEVICK: Brandon Van Grack, former Chief of DOJ’s Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) Unit, and a lead prosecutor for Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s investigation of the Russian government’s efforts to interfere in the 2016 presidential election and Alex Iftimie, former Counselor to the Attorney General and former Deputy Chief of Staff and Counsel to the Assistant Attorney General for National Security, and now co-chairs of Morrison Foerster’s National Security and Global Risk + Crisis Management groups speak with host Richard Levick of LEVICK about the rise of ransomware. They cover how the threat has evolved; the rising Russia cyberthreats and why it is going to get worse; steps to take to minimize risk and damage; what the government is doing to help and more.

Community & Regional Bank Regulatory Matters For With Sandy Brown, A Co-Leader Of Alston & Bird’s Financial Services & Products Group, With Host Richard Levick of LEVICK: Sandy Brown, a co-leader of Alston & Bird’s Financial Services & Products Group, who formerly served in the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency in the Reagan Administration, counsels and represents financial institutions and specialty finance companies, speaks with host Richard Levick of LEVICK. Sandy discusses banking corporate and regulatory matters, particularly for community and regional banks; the increased politicization of public policy issues related to bank supervision; consolidation in the banking industry and its causes; what caused bank M&A activity to slow considerably in 2022, compared to 2021; elements that have led to massive bank failures in the past and much more.

Not Your Parents SEC with Thomas Redburn Jr., Partner and Chair of Lowenstein Sandler’s Securities Litigation Practice With Host Richard Levick of LEVICK: Thomas Redburn Jr., Partner and Chair of Lowenstein Sandler’s Securities Litigation Practice joins host Richard Levick of LEVICK to discuss SEC Chair Gary Gensler’s ambitious rulemaking agenda. Tom provides tremendous insight and analysis on two significant proposed changes - insider trading and Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPAC). As Tom says, "While Gensler is a believer in the capital markets as a means of capital formation, he is all about protecting investors ... love him or hate him, that's who he is."

From Coercion to Compliance? How China Tests US Boundaries With Josh Stone, Combat Veteran and Ph.D Candidate At The Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University With Host Richard Levick of LEVICK: In a return visit, Josh Stone, Ph.D candidate in Political Science with the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University and a combat veteran of the United States Army joins host Richard Levick of LEVICK to discuss the changes in China-U.S. relations over the past months and how China seems to be showing signs of acting more compliant after a period of increased diplomatic and economic hostility. While these signs are still early, it fits in with a past pattern of “frenemies” behavior. Josh discusses Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken’s most recent remarks, the Biden Administration outlook, Taiwan, economic integration, fair trade and more.

Other People’s Money – The Rise of Fraud in the Crypto & NFT Worlds With Erwin Shustak, Managing Partner of Shustak Reynolds & Partners With Host Richard Levick of LEVICK: Erwin Shustak, founder and Managing Partner of Shustak Reynolds & Partners, who for more than 30 years served as an arbitrator for the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) joins host Richard Levick of LEVICK to discuss the rise of fraud in new investment vehicles such as crypto currencies and NFTs. Erwin discusses the surprisingly high rate of broker bankruptcies, Ponzi schemes and industry dishonesty which is far more pervasive than people would want to believe. People spend more time doing due diligence on a restaurant than they do on an investment advisor, all in the hopes of getting rich quickly. The psychology of these scams is so powerful that even after people have been defrauded, they often cannot come to terms with the fact that the person they trusted has taken their money. Fool me once? Fool me again.

How Clothes Limited & Empowered Women Through History With Professor Einav Rabinovitch-Fox With Host Richard Levick of LEVICK: Case Western Reserve University Professor Einav Rabinovitch-Fox, author of Dressed for Freedom: The Fashionable Politics of American Feminism and a recent article in the History News Network on fashion and race, joins host Richard Levick of LEVICK to discuss the intersections between fashion, politics and modernity. Often condemned as a form of oppression, fashion could and did allow women to express modern gender identities and promote feminist ideas. Professor Rabinovitch-Fox examines how clothes empowered women -- particularly women barred from positions of influence due to race or class. She starts from the 1890s shirtwaists through the miniskirts and unisex styles of the 1970s and shows how the rise of mass media culture made fashion a vehicle for women to assert claims over their bodies, femininity and social roles. She also explores how Ralph Lauren's HBCU Tribute Line is part of a long history of fighting for recognition through fashion.

Up Close & Personal With Foreign Minister, H.E. Mr. Tahsin Ertuğruloğlu of The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus With Host Richard Levick of LEVICK: Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Foreign Minister, H.E. Mr. Tahsin Ertuğruloğlu joins host Richard Levick of LEVICK to discuss the long history, politics and unsettled issues of Cyprus, which, for nearly 60 years, have been the source of a dispute between the Turkish Cypriot and Greek Cypriot peoples. The Foreign Minister, a life-long outspoken advocate, discusses his long and distinguished political career; the Turkish Cypriot perspective; the role of Turkey; the U.N., U.K. and U.S. positions, the failure of negotiations to resolve the dispute and more. It is a perspective seldom heard in Washington and well worth listening to.

From Hanging Chads to The Precinct Strategy – How Elections & Democracy Hang In the Balance With Election Law Professor Richard Hasen of the University of California, Irvine, Co-Director of the Fair Elections and Free Speech Center and Host Richard Levick of LEVICK: Professor Richard Hasen is the Chancellor’s Professor of Law and Political Science at the University of California, Irvine and Co-Director of the Fair Elections and Free Speech Center. He is a nationally recognized expert in election law and campaign finance regulation and is the co-author of leading casebooks in election law and remedies; named one of the 100 most influential lawyers in America by The National Law Journal; author of the recently released book Cheap Speech: How Disinformation Poisons Our Politics—and How to Cure It and writes the often-quoted Election Law Blog. Professor Hasen speaks with host Richard Levick of LEVICK and discusses election law from the Florida election recount through the Steve Bannon designed “Precinct Strategy,” a four part campaign to be unleashed for the 2022 election cycle which includes election-denier poll watchers, on-call GOP lawyers, party friendly district attorneys and loyalist Boards of Canvassers, all designed to intimidate voters and drive down Democratic participation. With Moore v. Harper likely headed to the Supreme Court in 2023, which would give profound powers to the states to curb voting, this show has never been more timely.

The Music Man - Dan Binstock, A Partner With Garrison & Sisson, Legal Recruiter, Lawyer & Musician Joins Host Richard Levick of LEVICK: Washington, D.C.-based legal recruiter and lawyer Dan Binstock, a partner with Garrison & Sisson, joins host Richard Levick of LEVICK to discuss the lateral market and to share some wonderful music. Dan cannot read music but has been playing the piano since the age of five. He has synesthesia, which means that when he hears a sound or a musical note, he gets a visual representation in his mind of a color and texture of the sound, and, as a result, can instantly play the music he has just heard. Since the pandemic, videos of him playing by ear have been viewed over 40 million times on TikTok. A delightful show that will have you singing along, choking up and leaning in.