In this episode of the podcast, Hugh sits down with Paul Michel, retired Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Paul is now a consultant spending most of his time on…
In this episode of the podcast, Hugh sits down with Josh Simmons, Partner at Kirkland & Ellis. Josh Simmons is a well-established and nationally recognized appellate and trial court litigator with a focus on IP litigations. Their…
In this episode, Hugh sits down with Judge Kathleen O’Malley. Judge O’Malley served as a judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio from 1994 to 2010, and since then…
In this episode, Hugh sits down with Annsley Merelle Ward, who has become well-known beyond her years. She recently became Counsel in Intellectual Property Litigation at WilmerHale in London and has been writing for IPKat since 2009.
Annsley’s nomadic upbringing in the U.S. and U.K;
Why the Napster litigation sparked her interest in intellectual property law;
Memories from her first one-on-one meeting with Sir Hugh Laddie, her University College London thesis supervisor;
Her views on harmonization in the European system and the remaining differences in approach to IP within Europe;
Annsley’s thoughts and strategies on where and when to bring an action;
The overlooked importance of considering international effects and implications of legal actions.
In this episode Hugh sits down with He Jing, an experienced practitioner for over 20 years. He has specialized in complex litigation in China involving IP, antitrust and policy advocacy. He started his legal career…
In this episode, Hugh sits down with Lord Justice Richard Arnold. He was called to the bar in 1985 and took silk in 2000. He was appointed to the High Court Chancery Division in 2008,…
In this episode, Hugh sits down with Brad Smith, President and Chief Legal Officer of Microsoft, and co-author of the book Tools and Weapons: The Promise and Peril of the Digital Age (2019). Prior to…
In this episode, Hugh sits down with Jed S. Rakoff, who for close to 25 years has been a federal district court judge in the District Court for the Southern District of New York. Before…
In this episode, Hugh sits down with Francis Gurry, Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). He has served in this role since October 2008 and will finish his second term this month.Their…
In this episode, Hugh sits down with John D. Feerick, Dean Emeritus and Norris Professor of Law at Fordham Law School.
John and Hugh discuss various aspects of John’s life and developments in the legal profession from the 1940s until now:
a. John’s Irish family heritage and his childhood in a diverse neighborhood of working-class families in the Bronx; b. the growth of law firms from small to large to overwhelming; c. the role of bar associations, past and present; d. John’s participation in the crafting and drafting of the 25th Amendment and the amendment to abolish the Electoral College; e. how the practice of law has changed since he became Dean; and f. how diversity has been a continuing issue.
They also discuss some of the special people in John’s life, why he left practice to become Dean, and how he made a difference in whatever he did, including the transformation of the Fordham Law School into a leading law school on many levels.
___________________________________________________________________ Addendum: At this link, www.fordhampress.com/9780823252015/…fth-amendment/, you can obtain a copy of John’s autobiography, “That Further Shore: A Memoir of Irish Roots and American Promise,” and his book on the 25th Amendment, “The Twenty-Fifth Amendment – Its Complete History and Application,” now in its third printing.
