New York City Bar Association Podcasts -NYC Bar

Sherry Ramsey, a member of the City Bar’s Animal Law Committee, speaks with John Thompson, Vice President of the Small & Rural Law Enforcement Executives Association and former Deputy Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer of the National Sheriffs Association.

Hanson Horn and Gary Casimir of the Cook Group speak with Jordan Rutsky of Merson Law.

Richard Liskov of the City Bar’s Insurance Law Committee speaks with the Vice President of the APCIA (American Property Casualty Insurance Association).

The Professional Disciplinary Complaints about the Conduct of Rudolph Giuliani and How They Might Unfold

Jennifer Rodgers, member of the City Bar’s Task Force on the Rule of Law, CNN legal analyst and adjunct law professor, speaks with Christine Chung, a trial and appellate attorney, former federal prosecutor and steering committee member of Lawyers Defending American Democracy, and Richard Maltz, Counsel to the Legal Ethics & Professional Responsibility Group at the firm of Frankfurt Kurnit and former member of the Departmental Disciplinary Committee for the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York.

Opinions expressed are those of the speakers and not necessarily of the City Bar.

Kara Swisher, a journalist and author writing about information technology, will discuss her observations regarding the internet, the digital revolution it created and the possible future it may bring. Topics will include: the influence of Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and other platforms on our politics, especially on the January 6 attack of the U.S. Capitol; the effect of computer robotics on our economy; the development of artificial intelligence; facial recognition and other means of surveillance; the lack of gender diversity in the dot.com world, among other areas of public concern.

Swisher is an opinion writer for the New York Times where she also produces a twice-weekly podcast “Sway” on tech issues; she is an editor-at-large at New York Media, co-hosts the popular “Pivot” podcast and has authored two books. Her examination of the tech industry led Newsweek to call her “Silicon Valley’s most feared journalist.” She has established a reputation in the tech world for unrivaled access, having interviewed Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, President Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Rupert Murdoch, Stacey Abrams, and Kim Kardashian, to name just a few.

New York Magazine noted one of the reasons for Swisher’s unusual success is her longevity. She began covering tech in the early ’90s when the people in power today were just starting out. Amazon was looking for its first headquarters in Seattle, Google was in its garage and Netflix was a small startup. While working in the San Francisco bureau of The Wall Street Journal as one of the first reporters on the internet beat she wrote the column "BoomTown," which appeared on the front page of the Marketplace section. Swisher co-produced and co-hosted the Wall Street Journal’s "D: All Things Digital" conference series (now called the Code conference) with Walt Mossberg starting in 2003. It was, and still is, the country's premier conference on tech and media.

Following her remarks, Ms. Swisher will answer questions from the audience.

The moderator will be Adrianne Jeffries, investigative tech journalist for The Markup, founding editor at The Outline, former editor of Motherboard and reporter for The Verge, The New York Observer, The Virginian Pilot, The New York Times, Businessweek, and the Netflix documentary series Broken.

Sponsoring Committee:

Senior Lawyers, Diane Fener and Gertrude Pfaffenbach, Co-Chairs

Co-Sponsoring Committees:

Communications & Media Law, Matthew L. Schafer, Chair

Council on Intellectual Property, James R. Klaiber, Chair

Mental Health Law, Karen P. Simmons, Chair

Technology, Cyber and Privacy Law, Sylvia Khatcherian, Chair

Susan Witkin, of the New York City Bar Association's Animal Law Committee, speaks to Kevin Schneider and Elizabeth Stein of the Nonhuman Rights Project about their organization and the cases it is bringing on behalf of nonhuman animals, including Happy the Elephant.

Jennifer Paul Cohen, a member of the City Bar’s Bioethical Issues Committee, interviews Dr. James Colgrove, professor of Sociomedical Sciences at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health and Dean of the Postbaccalaureate Premedical Program at Columbia's School of General Studies, and Dr. Llew Keltner, Chief Executive Officer of EPISTAT, an international healthcare strategy company he founded in 1972, an associate professor at Case Western Reserve School of Medicine, and a guest lecturer in the Columbia University bioethics program.

Alan Brudner, Chair of the Bioethical Issues Committee, introduces the conversations.

Christopher Dor is a Research Compliance Associate at Weill Cornell Medicine where he investigates allegations of scientific/research misconduct, manages conflicts of interest and drafts policy.

John Katt is Director of Technology, Development & Data at the Office of the New York City Public Advocate.

Tanya Blocker is a Senior In-House Counsel at National Grid, where she specializes in labor and employment law.

Co-Hosts:

Heather Hatcher (Health Law Committee, Science & Law Committee)

Wesley Paisley (Secretary, Information Technology and Cyberlaw Committee)

Tim Peterson (Information Technology and Cyberlaw Committee, Producer of Contact Tracing Podcasts)

Panelist:

Charles Morgan https://www.mccarthy.ca/en/people/charles-morgan

Resources

Report: Technology Governance in a Time of Crisis https://www.itechlaw.org/technology-governance-time-crisis

International Technology Law Association / iTechLaw https://www.itechlaw.org

Segments:

Overview of Canadian Experience with Contact Tracing 0:00:43

Overview of Canadian Privacy Concerns with Contact Tracing 0:03:02

Application of Artificial Intelligence to Contact Tracing 0:06:55

GDPR Perspective of Artificial Intelligence Processing of Personal Data 0:09:06

Factors Affecting Speed of Contact Tracing Rollout Internationally Other Than Privacy Laws 0:10:51

Closer Look at Contact Tracing in Asia - South Korean Example, Legal Mandates, and Cultural Norms 0:13:48

Absolute and Relative Success of Contact Tracing 0:15:32

Urban Spikes in US and World, Patterns of Covid-19 Spread, Efficacy of Contact Tracing 0:18:21

Multinational Corporation Contact Tracing Solutions 0:21:37

Can the World Teach the United States Anything about Contact Tracing? 0:27:33

Limits on Personal Assembly, from a Canadian Legal Perspective 0:30:12

Fiduciary Duties and Canadian Data Broker Data Trusts for Contact Tracing 0:38:21

Report: Technology Governance in a Time of Crisis 0:40:58

Panelists:

Professor Joseph Ali - https://bioethics.jhu.edu/people/profile/joseph-ali/

Dr. Brian Hutler - https://bioethics.jhu.edu/people/profile/brian-hutler-jd/

Resources:

Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resources: https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/contact-tracing

Report:

Digital Contact Tracing for Pandemic Response: https://muse.jhu.edu/book/75831 or free on Kindle at https://www.amazon.com/Digital-Contact-Tracing-Pandemic-Response-ebook/dp/B0892RZ3G2/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Johns+Hopkins+ethics+contact+tracing&qid=1596979781&sr=8-1

Segments:

History and Evolution of Contact Tracing 0:02:00

International Historical Example of Contact Tracing 0:04:45

Stigma to Contract Tracing 0:05:55

Role of Public Health Officials with Digital Contact Tracing 0:08:09

Political Will to Employ Contact Tracing Digital Technology 0:11:51

Overview of Options and Recommendations 0:16:09

Overview of Apple and Google Efforts 0:21:16

The Decentralized Nature of Contact Tracing, and, Does it Work? 0:27:11

Law Enforcement Using Data 0:31:36

Stigma Historically Affecting Certain Populations - How does it affect homeless today? 0:34:59

Private Incentives to Supply Homeless Digital Contact Tracing Devices 0:44:53

Alternatives to Google/Apple Digital Contact Tracing Partnership 0:50:01

Spplementary Technologies: The Taiwan Experience 0:53:53

Voluntary C-19 Posting Status on Social Media 0:55:21

User Consent / Terms of Conditions for Apps 0:55:36

Mandatory App Usage in US? 1:00:34

Efficacy / Effectiveness of Contact Tracing Apps 1:05:13

Alternate Lead Digital Contact Tracing Entities (i.e., states, large employers) to Take Leads 1:08:23

Responsible Use of Tracking Technologies 1:14:57

Evidence that Digital Contact Tracing Works? 1:20:25

Process of Tech Development Hindering Identification of Vulnerable Populations 1:23:19

Scaling Digital Contact Tracing and Recommendations for State Government 1:23:59

Optimism About Digital Contact Tracing 1:28:59

NBA Bubble and Other Similar Efforts 1:33:00

Where Can Listeners Get a Copy of the Report? 1:34:41

Are Cities the Correct Governmental Entities to Deal with Pandemics? 1:35:42