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Gibson Dunn presents a series of informative podcasts.

A View from the Bench – Episode 5 – Evidentiary Rules with (Ret.) Judge Paul Grimm

Washington, D.C. partner George Hazel and Houston partner Gregg Costa, both former judges, are joined by the Hon. Paul Grimm, a former trial lawyer and judge in the U.S. District Court in Maryland who left the bench in 2022.

April 16, 2024

GDPR at 5 – Episode 4 – GDPR and AI

Co-Chair of our Privacy, Cybersecurity and Data Innovation Practice Group, Ahmed Baladi (Paris), is joined by partners Robert Spano (London and Paris) and Vivek Mohan (Palo Alto), Co-Chairs of Gibson Dunn’s Artificial Intelligence Practice Group, for a discussion about the interplay between AI and the processing of personal data.

March 8, 2024

A View from the Bench – Episode 4 – Sentencing with (Ret.) Judge Nancy Gertner

Washington, D.C. partner George Hazel and Houston partner Gregg Costa, both former judges, are joined by the Hon. Nancy Gertner, who in 1994 was appointed by President Clinton to the U.S. District Court in Massachusetts, where she served until retiring in 2011 to teach at Harvard Law School.

February 28, 2024

A View from the Bench – Episode 3 – The Future of Civil Jury Trials with (Ret.) Judge Mark Drummond

Washington, D.C. partner George Hazel and Houston partner Gregg Costa, both former judges, are joined by retired Judge Mark A. Drummond, a former trial lawyer who subsequently served as a judge for 20 years, to discuss the value of civil jury trials, and describe and debate several innovations that are being introduced to civil jury trials, such as jurors asking questions, lawyers providing daily summations, expert witnesses testifying back-to-back, jurors discussing evidence before deliberation, and judges limiting the length of trials.

February 8, 2024

A View from the Bench – Episode 2 – Appellate Advocacy with (Ret.) Judge Andre Davis

Washington, D.C. partner George Hazel and Houston partner Gregg Costa, both former judges, are joined by retired Judge Andre Davis, a former federal prosecutor, law professor, and federal judge who left the bench in 2017 to serve as Baltimore’s City Solicitor for almost three years.

January 23, 2024

A View from the Bench – Episode 1 – Introductions

Washington, D.C. partner George Hazel and Houston partner Gregg Costa, both former federal judges, reflect on the similarities in their paths to the federal bench – both began practicing at law firms, became federal prosecutors, and were appointed judges at age 39 – and describe what it takes to be a successful trial lawyer and a successful law clerk.

January 23, 2024

GDPR at 5 – Episode 3 – GDPR Through the U.S. Lens

The Co-Chairs of our Privacy, Cybersecurity and Data Innovation Practice Group, Ahmed Baladi (Paris) and Alexander Southwell (New York), and partner Cassandra Gaedt-Sheckter (Palo Alto), discuss how GDPR has impacted U.S. laws and companies.

December 4, 2023

GDPR at 5 – Episode 2 – GDPR Enforcement Actions in Europe

In the latest episode of Gibson Dunn’s “GDPR at 5” podcast, Privacy, Cybersecurity and Data Innovation co-chair Ahmed Baladi discusses GDPR enforcement actions in Europe with practice partners Vera Lukic (Paris) and Joel Harrison (London).

September 26, 2023

GDPR at 5 – Episode 1 – Looking Back on the Last Five Years: Improvements and Challenges

Gibson Dunn Privacy, Cybersecurity and Data Innovation co-chairs Ahmed Baladi and Jane Horvath discuss the achievements and improvements brought by the GDPR, how challenging it was to implement it globally, and the interaction between it and another global privacy policies.

August 8, 2023

The Two Teds – Episode 7 – How to Argue Before the U.S. Supreme Court

How do you win cases in the highest court in the U.S.? Ted Olson and Ted Boutrous are back to discuss the strategies that helped them win landmark cases before the U.S. Supreme Court.

June 15, 2023

The Two Teds – Episode 6 – The Supreme Court’s Current Term

The current Supreme Court term promises to be one of the most eventful and impactful in recent memory. In this episode of "The Two Teds," Ted Boutrous and Ted Olson discuss some of the key cases that will be heard during this session, covering topics that include abortion rights and the First Amendment.

December 21, 2021

The Two Teds – Episode 5 – DACA, Dreamers and Immigration

On this episode of the podcast, Ted Olson and Ted Boutrous explore our firm's work involving immigration, including challenging the Trump Administration’s rescission of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals ("DACA") and defending the rights of "Dreamers."

October 13, 2021

The Two Teds – Episode 4 – Marriage Equality

On this episode of the podcast, Ted Olson and Ted Boutrous talk about the landmark court cases that helped to define marriage equality in the United States, including their work in overturning California’s Proposition 8.

June 30, 2021

The Two Teds – Episode 3 – The First Amendment

Protecting First Amendment rights has long been a hallmark of Gibson Dunn’s practice. In particular, we have vigilantly defended freedom of the press and its indispensable role in a healthy democracy. On this episode of the podcast, Ted Boutrous and Ted Olson discuss some of the most important and interesting First Amendment cases they've worked on.

April 19, 2021

The Two Teds – Episode 2 – Bush v Gore and Election Litigation

On this episode of “The Two Teds,” Ted Olson and Ted Boutrous take a deep dive into Bush v Gore and explain what it took to manage the sprawling legal team and prepare for arguments. They also tackle the most recent election and draw parallels – and differences – between the 2020 and 2000 elections.  

March 18, 2021

The Two Teds – Episode 1 – Opening Statements

In this first episode of “The Two Teds” podcast series, Ted Boutrous and Ted Olson discuss the paths that led them to become two of America’s leading litigators.

March 17, 2021