Tony Haight, PhD, Distinguished Research Fellow, Novel Therapeutic Platforms, Speaks With Host Richard Levick of LEVICK About Testing Promising Drugs: Tony Haight, PhD Distinguished Research Fellow, Novel Therapeutic Platforms and a consultant to the Children’s Cancer Therapy Development Institute (cc-TDI) speaks with host Richard Levick of LEVICK about the process of testing promising drugs, how it succeeds and how it fails and about his work on children’s cancer therapies, an area of medicine which lags far behind the adult versions of the disease. Currently, Dr Haight leads the Emerging Therapeutics Platform Organization in Development Sciences focused on cross-functional efforts for learnings - in such areas as antibody drug conjugates, targeted degradation, and targeted delivery.  Dr Haight received his PhD in Chemistry from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.  He has presented his research, authored, or coauthored more than 25 articles and is inventor or co-inventor on more than 50 patents or patent applications.

Tenny Amin, Co-owner & Partner and Shayda Nassirian, Associate in The TALG Law Offices Speak With Host Richard Levick of LEVICK About Family Law Issues: Tenny Amin, a Co-owner and Partner and Shayda Nassirian, an Associate in the Irvine, California office of TALG speak with host Richard Levick of LEVICK about Family Law and Family Law Mediation. Tenny, Shayda and the practice focus on intricate custody disputes as well as cases involving the characterization and division of high asset and complex marital estates. The two discuss a large number of recommendations for those individuals considering divorce as well as those couples contemplating marriage.

Is The U.S. Supreme Court the New Bastille With Christine Adams, A Professor At St. Mary’s College With Host Richard Levick of LEVICK: Christine Adams, who has taught at St. Mary’s College for 30 years and published extensively on French family and gender history and on current events with a particular interest in the politics of gender and reproductive rights, speaks with host Richard Levick of LEVICK. She compares the nearly 100 years of unsettled French governments more than a century ago to the current divisiveness in America and the transformation of American democratic institutions into authoritarian ones, including increasingly the Supreme Court. Professor Adams wrote, “Apparently beyond the reach of Congress, the executive branch, and a majority of the voters, the United States is governed now to an alarming degree by six unelected Supreme Court justices with lifetime tenure who have arrogated to themselves the power to make and break laws with impunity… surely, Chief Justice John Marshall, who authored Marbury v. Madison, did not envision the Supreme Court imposing its will as modern courts have.”

Powerlines: Words That Sell Brands, Grip Fans, and Sometimes Change History With Author & Marketing Guru Steve Cone With Host Richard Levick of LEVICK: Steve Cone, the Chief of Communications, Marketing, and Philanthropy at Capital Caring Health joins host Richard Levick of LEVICK to discuss the remarkable work of Capital Caring -- the largest and most experienced nonprofit providers of hospice care, palliative care and bereavement counseling services in the nation -- and his latest book, Powerlines: Words That Sell Brands, Grip Fans, and Sometimes Change History. He is a nationally recognized leader in marketing and brand management and has authored three books and lectured worldwide on proven marketing principles. Steve has created or led efforts to develop many national loyalty programs including United’s MileagePlus®, Hyatt’s Gold Passport and Saks Fifth Avenue’s, SaksFirst rewards program. Powerlines covers the exceptional slogans that people remember long after the campaign ends and stand out from the barrage of marketing messages consumers face each day. Why do we remember slogans for Diet Coke from the mid-1980s, but not what we had for breakfast yesterday? And why do companies that have worked so hard own a piece of our minds with brilliant slogans abandon them for eminently forgettable one?

Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health: Implications for Employers and Employer Plan Sponsors With Jonathan Zimmerman, a Partner With Morgan Lewis and Host Richard Levick of LEVICK: Many employers are now struggling to remain compliant with federal and state laws in a post-Roe environment, especially one that continues to change rapidly. Jonathan Zimmerman, a partner with Morgan Lewis, which helps clients design and maintain all types of employee benefit plans and programs, speaks with host Richard Levick of LEVICK about the immediate landscape for employers in the wake of this decision. He discusses the most pressing concern which is whether employers can continue offering coverage of abortions through health benefit plans, including by reimbursing costs incurred when traveling to a jurisdiction to procure an abortion lawful in that jurisdiction. He also discusses what avenues employers with employees in states where abortion is illegal may consider to facilitate abortion access for employees and their dependents. Morgan Lewis provides a centralized portal of weekly updates on all legal activities related to this constantly changing issue.

Getting to Yes - Kelley Howes, Co-Chair of Morrison & Foerster’s Investment Management Group With Host Richard Levick of LEVICK: Kelley Howes, co-chair of Morrison & Foerster’s Investment Management Group with deep experience with a wide range of legal, regulatory, compliance, corporate governance, insurance and other matters and the former Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Janus Capital Group Inc., a NYSE-listed global asset management holding company, joins host Richard Levick of LEVICK. She discusses some of the significant changes being introduced by SEC Chairman Gary Gensler including on ESG, crypto and blockchain, Material Non-Public Information and more. She also covers the strong capital markets, the challenges of the brain drain at the SEC, which has led to a loss of institutional memory and the importance of finding a way to get to yes for your clients.

When Failure Is Not An Option With Matthew Svalina, Senior Research Scientist Emeritus, Children’s Cancer Therapy Development Institute, With Host Richard Levick of LEVICK: Matthew Svalina, Senior Research Scientist Emeritus and a co-founder of Children’s Cancer Therapy Development Institute, discusses his unique career path with host Richard Levick of LEVICK. Matthew earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Biological Sciences with a minor in Chemistry from the University of Illinois in 2007, then earned a paramedic license through Malcolm X College in Chicago, where he completed his field internship with the Chicago Fire Department on ambulances serving the south side of Chicago, providing paramedic services in one of the most challenging places in America. Matthew is currently finishing his MD-PhD degree from the University of Colorado-Denver. He discusses the personal challenges of choosing this career and the remarkable rewards. The FDA approves on average 12 drugs every year to treat adult cancer, but has only approved 10 drugs to treat childhood cancer since 1978 (10 in 44 years for kids). Since their inception in 2015, cc-TDI has pushed two drugs into three clinical trials to treat childhood cancer.

Navigating the Cayman Island’s Investor Black Holes With Kyle Broadhurst, Managing Partner of Broadhurst in the Cayman Island, With Host Richard Levick of LEVICK: Kyle Broadhurst, Managing Partner of Broadhurst in the Cayman Islands and a member firm of IR Global, speaks with host Richard Levick of LEVICK about how investors should proceed with investment opportunities that touch on the Cayman Islands and how they can navigate it if fraud has been committed. Many fraud victims incorrectly believe that they have no recourse when the Cayman Islands are involved but this is far from true. With the help of Kyle Broadhurst and lawyers like him, investors can follow the money and seek justice. Revenge is sweetest when monetized.

The Cult of the Robe With Deborah Kelly, A Partner In the Employment & Labor Practice At Manatt and Former Pro Bono Counsel to the National Abortion Federation Speaks With Host Richard Levick of LEVICK: Deborah Kelly, a partner in the Employment and Labor practice at Manatt, was pro bono counsel to the National Abortion Federation for ten years and in that capacity dealt with the height of Operation Rescue murdering clinic doctors and co-authored an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court on abortion, speaks with host Richard Levick of LEVICK. Deborah, who is known for her straightforward, “cut-to-the-chase” opinions, speaks for herself – not for Manatt – in this remarkably candid and opinionated interview. From her experiences, she is fully aware of what some in the pro-life movement are capable of, especially now that they have been unleashed and are already introducing and passing legislation in multiple states to make access to some forms of contraception, interstate travel and corporate health care limited and, in some cases illegal. She provides recommendations for companies and provides an unvarnished view of the road ahead.