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New York City jails are falling short of the minimum legal standard of access for needed medical care, with thousands of incarcerated people at Rikers Island and other city jails routinely deprived of adequate treatment.  Costs per inmate are up, but uniformed correctional staffing is down.  The result: an overburdened jail system that is ineffective, inefficient, and inhumane.

In the latest episode, Contemptible Conditions: The Fight For Decent Medical Care in NYC Jails, Milbank Litigation partner Katherine Fell speaks to host Allan Marks about the harsh impact of inmates’ loss of access to critical medical care. She discusses how recent state court decisions have confirmed that the City’s Department of Corrections has failed to provide timely treatment in emergencies and for chronic conditions, and how her work on ongoing litigation aims to remedy the situation.

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Katherine Fell is a partner in the Litigation & Arbitration Group, based in New York. Her practice includes complex commercial and class action litigation, securities litigation, private and regulatory antitrust matters, regulatory investigations, and internal investigations. She has represented clients across a broad variety of industries, including in the fields of finance, media and entertainment, healthcare and pharmaceuticals.

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 the Law School and previously at the Haas School of Business.

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The new year holds practical challenges and the promise of resilience for the German economy and the Eurozone.  In the latest episode, Germany Economic Outlook for 2023: "Strength Lies in Being Calm," Frankfurt-based partner Mathias Eisen examines the state of the German economy, European debt capital markets, and corporate restructurings. Along with host Allan Marks, he explores how companies and creditors are managing uncertainty in markets and the liquidity challenges wrought by inflation, rising interest rates, deglobalization and supply chain disruptions. They also outline key recent legal developments and new tools affecting workouts, restructurings and bankruptcies in the world’s fourth largest economy.

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Mathias Eisen is a partner in the Financial Restructuring group, based in Frankfurt. He specializes in acquisition finance, corporate finance and financial restructurings, and advises financial institutions, investors, sponsors and corporate clients on all aspects of leveraged buyouts, general syndicated lending, debt capital markets transactions, asset finance transactions and financial restructurings.

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 the Law School and previously at the Haas School of Business.

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ESG #13: How will investors and policymakers move forward on climate change in 2023 after an eventful 2022?  In this episode, host  Allan Marks and London partner Chris Taufatofua, both members of Milbank's Project, Energy and Infrastructure Finance group, share personal reflections from their participation at the COP27 UN Climate Change Conference, look at trends from 2022 and preview 2023. They discuss global clean energy investment, the special role of oceans, negotiations for a new international fund to redress the “loss and damage” from climate change impacts, and the gap between climate pledges and progress in reducing global greenhouse gas emissions. Strong hurricanes, costly wildfires, widespread flooding, drought and heat waves plague the globe. In 2022, the United States enacted the landmark Inflation Reduction Act, making good on President Joe Biden’s promise to enact sweeping climate legislation. Billions of dollars in new government incentives will support investment in renewable energy, innovative clean technologies and advanced manufacturing. The European Union announced new ESG and climate reporting rules. Many nations signed on to the US Ocean Conservation Pledge at COP27. In 2023, the US SEC is likely to promulgate new climate risk disclosure rules. IFRS is finalizing the new ISSB (International Sustainability Standards Board) sustainability and disclosure standards. And the world will meet later this year at the next climate conference: COP28 in Dubai. Do climate conferences really move the needle?  Allan and Chris go inside.

About the Speakers:

Chris Taufatofua is a partner in the Project, Energy and Infrastructure Finance group, based in London. He has significant experience advising lenders, sponsors, governments and contractors on a variety of international transactions in the energy, power, infrastructure and renewables sectors.

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 the Law School and previously at the Haas School of Business.

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The $9.5 billion New Terminal One at New York's John F. Kennedy Airport -- developed, financed and built by a private consortium – will be the largest terminal at the airport when completed, with state-of-the-art technology, sustainability and capacity upgrades. Construction financing for the new terminal closed this summer, followed by the official groundbreaking in September 2022.  The members of the public-private partnership overcame myriad challenges – the global pandemic, volatile air traffic forecasts, supply chain challenges, and rising interest rates – to close the largest single-asset P3 project financing so far in the US.  

In this episode, JFK Airport’s New Terminal One: “We Have Lift Off,” host Allan Marks (who led Milbank’s team representing the banks that are providing over $6.6 billion in construction loans) goes behind the scenes of the project financing with two of its architects: Pete Taylor, a partner at Carlyle, which led the sponsor group developing the new terminal, and Dan Seltzer, a Managing Director at MUFG Bank, Ltd., who acted as the Financial Advisor to the developers.

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Peter Taylor is Partner and Co-Head of the Carlyle Global Infrastructure Opportunity Fund (CGI). He is based in Washington, DC.

Dan Seltzer is Managing Director for Project Finance in the Global Corporate & Investment Banking group at MUFG in New York.

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 the Law School and previously at the Haas School of Business.

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In 2020, leading aircraft lessor Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) navigated the sudden collapse in air traffic due to the pandemic with help from its creditors and an Irish court. Two years later, the company went through a chapter 11 restructuring, emerging from bankruptcy in June 2022. In this episode, Restructuring an Aircraft Lessor: “NAC DAC is Back,” host Allan Marks speaks with Jim Cameron, Karen McMaster and Tyson Lomazow about restructuring the company and its subsidiaries, each with its own pools of aircraft and credit facilities. They discuss the impacts of the pandemic on global aviation, the rise of the leasing market, and lessons learned.

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James Cameron, who leads Milbank’s Transportation and Space Group in London, is a top-ranked practitioner with extensive experience acting on a variety of asset leasing and financing transactions involving aircraft, ships, oil rigs, rolling stock and other movable equipment.

Karen McMaster, a partner in the firm’s Financial Restructuring Group, assists buy side and distressed investors structure, negotiate and implement investments in distressed, stressed or special situation credits.

Tyson Lomazow is a partner in the New York office of Milbank and a member of the firm's Financial Restructuring Group. He represents debtors and creditors in chapter 11 reorganization cases and out-of-court restructurings, both in the US and internationally. 

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 the Law School and previously at the Haas School of Business.

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ESG #12: How can law firms, corporations and other employers foster a culture of opportunity that encourages success for everyone? For diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives to succeed, they must be grounded in authenticity, intentionality, respect and trust. In this episode, host Allan Marks speaks with Mikeisha Anderson Jones, Milbank’s global Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer, about uniting people, passion and purpose to create a cohesive workplace community that appreciates differences, reinforces common goals and values, and promotes professional growth.
 
 About the Speakers:

Mikeisha Anderson Jones is the global Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Officer of Milbank LLP. She leads the firm’s global DEI strategy working closely with offices across the Americas, Europe and Asia on the unique challenges and opportunities in each region. She previously served as Vice President of Global Inclusion & Diversity at American Express, and is a frequent speaker on career development and inclusion.

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 the Law School and previously at the Haas School of Business.

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Airlines in Asia have been slow to recover since the pandemic slammed the brakes on the fastest growth market for global aviation. In this episode, host Allan Marks speaks with Milbank Transportation and Space partner Paul Ng about the current state of Asia’s aviation market, recent restructurings and prospects for future growth in air traffic.  They explore the shape of the recovery for airlines, passengers and air cargo, manufacturers and lessors of aircraft – and some reasons for optimism – despite uncertain demand, high fuel costs, tight labor markets and ongoing supply chain disruptions. 

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Paul Ng is a partner in the Singapore office of Milbank LLP. He is a member of the global Transportation and Space Practice and leads the aviation and asset finance practice in Asia. He has led on many complex and first-in-the-industry asset-backed structured and receivables financings. He has an in-depth understanding of the financing and leasing of aviation and maritime assets, rolling stock and other moveable assets and extensive experience of financing of such assets, including tax-based, leveraged Islamic and export credit.

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 the Law School and previously at the Haas School of Business.

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A Canadian scandal holds a mirror up to media and politics in Canada, with implications for the US and other advanced democracies, and it's not a pretty picture.

In this episode, host Allan Marks speaks with Milbank Litigation partner Tawfiq Rangwala about his new book What WE Lost: Inside the Attack on Canada’s Largest Children’s Charity, misinformation and political gamesmanship. What WE Lost, which is a national bestseller in Canada, offers a behind-the-scenes account of the rise and fall of WE Charity, a Canada-based non-profit focused on youth empowerment programs and international development work. In 2020, WE Charity became embroiled in a political scandal that almost brought down the government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

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

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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ESG Series #11: Investors, borrowers and financial institutions are using Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) principles and metrics to shape the ways they attract capital, screen investments, set terms in complex transactions, and meet evolving compliance and disclosure requirements. The trend to incorporate ESG and sustainability considerations into debt issuances seems likely only to grow. In Europe specifically, the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) and the EU Taxonomy Regulation are designed to reorient capital towards a more sustainable economy and to prevent greenwashing while promoting accountability and transparency. 

In this episode, host  Allan Marks speaks with Milbank partners Alexandra Grant and  Ana Grbec from the firm’s London-based European Leveraged Finance & Capital Markets group.  They discuss how ESG factors have evolved despite market volatility and uncertainty, the difference between green bonds and sustainability-linked debt instruments, and what to expect in capital markets, banking, acquisition finance, and institutional lending.

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Alexandra Grant is a European Leveraged Finance/Capital Markets partner in Milbank’s London office. She has extensive experience of advising both lenders and sponsors/borrowers on a wide range of complex and cross-border leveraged acquisition, public to private, and infrastructure financings and restructurings, across the full spectrum of products.

 Ana Grbec is a Capital Markets partner in Milbank’s London office of Milbank LLP. She advises on public and private capital markets and finance transactions with a focus on high-yield bonds and cross-border securities offerings across a broad range of sectors and jurisdictions.

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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Legal recruiting in 2022 is a story of disrupted supply chains. Law firms have faced the same labor pool disruptions as other financial and professional service firms during the Great Resignation. 

In this episode, “Hiring Professionals is Changing: Culture Wars and the Battle for Talent,” host Allan Marks speaks with Milbank hiring partner Alexander Lees and Milbank’s new Director of Global Legal Recruiting, Alexandra Paslawsky, about using innovative outreach and technology to broaden and diversify the firm’s supply of junior and mid-level associates, and how the shift toward more flexibility with remote or hybrid work affects professional development, client service and social cohesion. They also offer advice to law students and lateral candidates on differentiating among firms by asking about values, culture, and purpose, noting that the quest for meaningful work increasingly shapes lawyers’ careers. 

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Alexander Lees is a partner in Milbank’s New York office of Milbank. He is a hiring partner and a member of the firm’s Financial Restructuring and Litigation & Arbitration Groups. Mr. Lees is a commercial litigator whose practice focuses primarily on bankruptcy, insolvency, and restructuring-related litigation. He has represented creditors, debtors, private equity sponsors, official committees, ad hoc groups, collateral agents, and bidders in bankruptcy proceedings and other litigation matters arising out of insolvency scenarios and financial restructuring transactions.

Alexandra Paslawsky is the firm’s Director of Global Legal Recruiting, and a former Milbank associate. She was previously a member of the firm’s Litigation & Arbitration Group, and her practice focused on regulatory investigations and white-collar defense, as well as complex commercial litigation in federal and state court.

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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