On this edition of MH Business Exchange, McDonald Hopkins attorney Alec Davidson joins host Mike Witzke to review some key facts about Ohio's Notary Public Modernization Act. They discuss what to expect when the act goes into effect in September of 2019, the technology required for online notarization, and how the act will impact lawyer and non-lawyer notaries.

On Episode 31 of MH Business Exchange, McDonald Hopkins attorney Marc Carmel, co-chair of the firm's Litigation Finance Group, joins host Mike Witzke to continue their exploration into the field of litigation finance. This time, they are joined by David Siffert, the Director of Research and Projects for the Center for Civil Justice at NY School of Law. Siffert manages the new Dispute Financing Library at NYU, which is a neutral depository for documents and media related to third-party litigation funding.

On Episode 30 of MH Business Exchange, McDonald Hopkins Chicago Managing Member David Agay and Lincoln International Managing Director Alex Stevenson join host Mike Witzke to discuss corporate restructuring from the perspective of role and interaction between lawyer and the investment banker. This combination has been the most prominent in middle market restructurings over the last several years.

Topics discussed include when clients should make the call to advisors, recognizing the coming crisis to decrease risk of bankruptcy or other insolvency processes, how advisors approach the different crises faced by clients, and the risks inherent in corporate restructuring for owners, managers, directors and officers.

On Episode 29 of MH Business Exchange, McDonald Hopkins Chicago Managing Member David Agay joins host Mike Witzke for a discussion of the Chicago law firm market. They look at what makes the Chicago market different, the evolution of the market, how it reflects the local and United States economies, the changing role of mid-market law firms, and more.

On the 27th episode of MH Business Exchange, McDonald Hopkins member Marc Carmel joins host Mike Witzke for the first part of their discussion about the firm's new Litigation Finance Practice Group. During the episode, Carmel provides a general explanation of litigation finance.

On episode 28 of MH Business Exchange, host Mike Witzke is joined by McDonald Hopkins member Marc Carmel for the second part of their discussion about the firm's new Litigation Finance Practice Group. Carmel shares what makes the practice group, which is one of the first of its kind, unique to the legal market.

On Episode 26 of MH Business Exchange, McDonald Hopkins corporate and transactional attorney Jeff Van Winkle joins host Mike Witzke to to discuss CFIUS and how the new FIRRMA pilot program is impacting foreign investment into U.S. businesses that would not have previously been affected. They discuss what industries now fall into CFIUS, consider new guidelines for companies seeking foreign investment or acquisition to protect themselves from penalties that could equal the value of the transaction, and the future for cross-border transactions.

On episode 25 of MH Business Exchange, McDonald Hopkins healthcare attorney Rick Hindmand joins host Mike Witzke for a deeper dive into best practices for cybersecurity in the healthcare industry. The episode builds on the Jan. 9, 2019 blog Hindmand authored with fellow MH attorney Emily Johnson, "Guidance Recommends Healthcare Cybersecurity Best Practices" (Link: https://mcdonaldhopkins.com/Insights/Blog/Healthcare-Prescriptions/2019/01/09/Guidance-Recommends-Health-Care-Cybersecurity-Best-Practices).

During Episode 24 of MH Business Exchange, David D. Ebersole, an associate in the Columbus, Ohio office of McDonald Hopkins, joins MH Business Exchange host Mike Witzke for discussion recent developments in Ohio tax law and more. Topics covered include how the recent South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc. case will impact Ohio, the events surrounding the largest tax conference in the nation, and Ebersole’s new three-volume treatise: Baldwin’s Ohio Tax Law: 2018 Edition.

In this update to MH Business Exchange Episode 23, Raquel "Rocky" Rodriguez provides up-to-the-minute details from the front lines of the Florida recount, including a decision on the governor's race and early news from hand recounts in the senate and commissioner of agriculture races.