Privacy and Technology in Today's Schools

11/26/19 • 34 min

California MCLE Podcast

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The Weapons of a "Hostile Takeover"

(0.5 General California MCLE) The poison pill, the Pac-Man, golden parachutes – hostile takeover defense mechanisms have colorful names and colorful stories to accompany them. Professor Morley breaks down the strategies of hostile business acquisitions, the tools used to defend against them, and explains how the landscape of mergers and acquisitions has changed since the 1980s.

Professor John Morley of Yale Law School is an expert in organizational law and investment management. He teaches courses on business organizations and securities regulations. He was an Associate Professor of Law at the University of Virginia School of Law and the director of the school’s Law & Business Program.

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Lawyers with Bias

As humans, we all hold implicit biases which create blind spots that subconsciously affect our understanding and decision-making. Such biases have continue to contribute to low diversity and inclusion rates in law. Paulette Brown, the first woman of color to serve as the president of the American Bar Association, offers concrete examples of biases at play in the legal profession, and what lawyers, firms, and companies can do to mitigate its harmful effects.

Paulette Brown is a senior partner and the Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer at Locke Lord LLP. She is a member of the labor and employment practice group. She is a past president of the American Bar Association (ABA). Previously, she served as in-house counsel to several Fortune 500 companies and served as a Municipal Court Judge. (0.5 Diversity California MCLE / Implicit Bias and Bias Reducing Strategies)