Originally broadcast: Friday, July 21, 2023

What do law students today think about values, workplace culture, technology, privacy, work/life balance, and conflicting opinions? Host Allan Marks explores these issues in a candid, wide-ranging roundtable discussion with five 2023 summer associates at Milbank: Heaven Johnson-Branch; Konstantina Katsimeni; Harrison Makaruk; Isabela Motta; and Vishnu Nagireddy. They also share their experiences and opinions on related, timely topics:

• How new technologies (such as AI and blockchain) and shifting privacy norms will influence the practice of law in the next decade
• What aspiring law students should know about building relationships of trust with mentors and peers
• How law schools succeed or miss the mark in preparing law students for diverse legal careers

About the Speakers:

Heaven Johnson-Branch is a law student at Georgetown University Law Center.

Konstantina Katsimeni is a law student at Columbia Law School.

Harrison Makaruk is a law student at Harvard Law School.

Isabela Motta is a law student at University of Chicago Law School.

Vishnu Nagireddy is a law student at Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law.

Podcast host Allan Marks is one of the world's leading project finance lawyers. He advises developers, investors, lenders, and underwriters around the world in the development and financing of complex energy and infrastructure projects, as well as related acquisitions, restructurings and capital markets transactions. Many of his transactions relate to ESG and sustainability, innovative clean technologies, and sophisticated contractual risk allocation. Allan serves as an Adjunct Lecturer at the University of California, Berkeley at the Law School and previously at the Haas School of Business.

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The United States Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) regulates US energy markets. FERC’s latest annual report on key market trends noted falling average prices for natural gas and electricity despite increased demand for both. New renewable energy and storage facilities are coming online at a brisk pace, making the grid cleaner and more efficient. FERC is about to get three new commissioners, who will face challenges of interregional transmission constraints and grid-integration of emerging technologies.

In this new episode, “FERC-alicious: US Energy Market Trends & Regulatory Update,” host Allan Marks speaks with Milbank partner Jenna McGrath. They examine how recent FERC actions are impacting markets. They discuss trends in state and federal energy regulation, the expansion of energy storage to bolster grid stability and reliability, and strategies for alleviating transmission and interconnection bottlenecks for new renewable energy projects. They also assess the three new nominees for FERC Commissioner – Judy W. Chang, David Rosner and Lindsay See – and upcoming FERC actions and rulemaking.

About the Speakers

Jenna McGrath is a partner in the Washington, DC office of Milbank and a member of the firm’s Global Project, Energy and Infrastructure Finance Group. She advises developers, lenders, private equity, utilities and large industrial electricity customers (e.g., data centers and mining operations) on laws and regulations governing development of electric generation and transmission projects, and revenues for wholesale and retail electricity and transmission services.

Podcast host Allan Marks is one of the world's leading project finance lawyers. He advises developers, investors, lenders, and underwriters around the world in the development and financing of complex energy and infrastructure projects, as well as related acquisitions, restructurings and capital markets transactions. Many of his transactions relate to ESG and sustainability, innovative clean technologies, and sophisticated contractual risk allocation. Allan serves as an Adjunct Lecturer at the University of California, Berkeley at the Law School and previously at the Haas School of Business.

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Originally broadcast: Tuesday, December 14, 2021.

A charity encounters surprising roadblocks to building a new cemetery for low-cost Muslim burials in Stafford County, Virginia. In this episode, host Allan Marks follows the cemetery’s path to justice with the lawyers who handled the civil rights case, Tawfiq Rangwala and Melanie Westover Yanez, and their pro bono client, the All Muslim Association of America, at the intersection of religious freedom, land use, and local politics in America today. For additional information, click here.

About the Speakers
Tawfiq Rangwala is a partner in Milbank’s New York office and a member of the firm’s Litigation & Arbitration Group. His practice focuses on the defense of US and international regulatory and criminal enforcement matters, as well as internal investigations across multiple jurisdictions and industries. He also has extensive experience handling federal and state court litigation of complex commercial cases involving securities and corporate law, contract disputes and financial restructuring.

Melanie Westover Yanez is special counsel in the Washington, DC office and a member of the firm’s Litigation & Arbitration Group. She represents clients in federal and state courts in complex commercial litigation and financial restructuring litigation and has experience defending clients in individual and class action cases involving antitrust, securities, and commodities issues.

Podcast host Allan Marks is one of the world's leading project finance lawyers. He advises developers, investors, lenders, and underwriters around the world in the development and financing of complex infrastructure projects, as well as related acquisitions, restructurings and capital markets transactions. Mr. Marks also serves as an Adjunct Lecturer at the University of California, Berkeley at both the Law School and the Haas School of Business.

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