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 professionals, and the evolving regulatory landscape at both the agency and congressional levels. Tune in for a timely overview of the regulatory, compliance, and investor protection issues that financial services professionals should have on their radar.

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Please note, the positions and opinions expressed by the speakers are strictly their own, and do not necessarily represent the views of their employers, nor those of the D.C. Bar, its Board of Governors or co-sponsoring Communities and organizations.

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 — including the application process, training and mentorship resources, compensation and caseload expectations, and the professional rewards of representing indigent defendants in D.C.

Please note, the positions and opinions expressed by the speakers are strictly their own, and do not necessarily represent the views of their employers, nor those of the D.C. Bar, its Board of Governors or co-sponsoring Communities and organizations.

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-called “Tiger Widows” whose husbands were killed by tigers while venturing into the forest to hunt or fish. We will learn about these women’s remarkable resilience along with a recent landmark court victory that recognizes their rights under Indian law. Additionally, we will discuss how documentary films may serve as a catalyst for social and legal change.

Speakers: Shalini Iyengar, a lawyer specializing in environmental law and human rights and currently a doctoral candidate in anthropology at Yale, and Kaustuv Mukherjee, an award-winning filmmaker whose first feature-length documentary, The Tiger Widows, centers the stories of a community of women, largely widows, who live in the Sundarbans in West Bengal, India. The world’s largest contiguous mangrove forest, the Sundarbans forest is located in a delta region that spans India and Bangladesh.

Additional background on the speakers:

Shalini Iyengar is a lawyer and doctoral candidate in Anthropology at Yale University. Her research interests include the political ecology of law-making, fisheries, citizenship, and social movements. Shalini's dissertation explores the history of legal activism among fishers in India since the colonial era. She earned her law degree from the National Law School of India University and advanced degrees in human rights and law and society from Oxford University and Stanford Law School.

Kaustuv Mukherjee is an award-winning independent filmmaker who has written, directed, and produced 12 short films. His work has received critical recognition and numerous awards at various film festivals. His last film, "REVERSE," was selected for 14 festivals (including two Academy Award-Qualifying Festivals: the Tasveer Film Festival and the Bengaluru International Short Film Festival) and won one best short animation award. Kaustuv’s stories center marginalized people seeking social justice.

Additional links:
Film Trailer: https://vimeo.com/1208146038/7473c6c163?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci

Website: The Tiger Widows - One Paper Boat Films

Please note, the positions and opinions expressed by the speakers are strictly their own, and do not necessarily represent the views of their employers, nor those of the D.C. Bar, its Board of Governors or co-sponsoring Communities and organizations.