In this episode, hosts Alex Kaplan and Heather Horowitz speak with guest Andrew Son, President of District Wharf Properties. The Wharf is one of the largest and most successful real estate projects developed in Washington, D.C. over the last several decades. In this episode, Andrew discusses The Wharf’s unique features, symbiotic relationships among property uses, and practical navigation through the COVID-19 pandemic and challenging markets.

In this episode, Thomas Nietsch, a partner in our Berlin office, sits down with Jelena Kljujic (Privacy Officer at Cisco, EMEA) and Gabriela Mercuri (Managing Director at Scope Europe) to discuss strategies for ensuring compliance while using cloud services. The speakers will discuss various codes of conduct that businesses should follow, including tips on choosing a cloud provider, implementing security measures, and training staff on compliance issues.

In this episode, our hosts and other industry leaders discuss the federal and local economic incentives for businesses expanding to the Washington, D.C., region—including the Inflation Reduction Act, Vitality Fund, and incentives available from the Department of Energy.

K&L Gates' partners Dominic Fleeton, Dylan G. Moses, and David C. Lindsay compare and contrast the approaches to regulating and enforcing the management of psychosocial risks and hazards in Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

As part of a mini-series exploring arbitration in Asia, Ian Meredith (K&L Gates, London) speaks with Dr. Mingchao Fan, the Executive Vice President of the Shanghai Arbitration Commission, regarding arbitrations administered by the Commission, the key features of arbitration under the Commission’s Arbitration Rules, and the plans of the Commission going forward against the context of current and anticipated future developments in dispute resolution in the PRC and internationally.

In this episode, our hosts speak with Alex Iams, executive vice president of the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority. This discussion centers on attracting business and investment to the Northern Virginia suburbs outside D.C., contrasting with our previous conversations focused on trends in central business districts.

In this episode, our privacy lawyers, Claude-Étienne Armingaud, Whitney McCollum, and Camille Scarparo, sit down with Arya Tripathy, a partner at Priti Suri & Associates in New Dehli, and discuss together India’s newly published Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDP) and how it may compare or differentiate to GDPR and other existing frameworks, and what she believes is the best practices for companies during this data privacy transition period in India.

 In this episode of Lay of the Land, our hosts speak with housing, economic development, policy, and land use professional Andrew Trueblood. Focusing on trends in office and residential real estate markets in Washington, D.C., this discussion explores unique challenges and opportunities of the local office market, influences of the substantial federal government presence, and municipal government efforts to attract capital to the District while serving the needs of regional businesses and residents. 

Our hosts and guest provide additional insight into District collaborations with investors, the federal government, and surrounding jurisdictions creating the conditions necessary for the development of world-class mixed-use projects and development areas.

In our second episode of Lay of the Land, hosts Heather Horowitz, Jen McCosker, Christian Major, Tobias Gries, and Anna Amprimo discuss office asset market trends in the United States, Australia, the UK, Germany, and Italy. Touching on key issues in 2023 and beyond—including ESG matters, perceived flight-to-quality, and potential office conversions—this podcast addresses viewpoints relevant for owners, developers, investors, and lenders.

In the inaugural episode of our Lay of the Land podcast, Real Estate practice area leaders from K&L Gates discuss the firm's real estate capabilities, our regional practices, and global market trends.

In this episode, Declan Gallivan (Senior Disputes Associate in London) speaks with Florian Haugeneder (Partner and Co-Chair of the Arbitration Practice of the Austrian law firm KNOETZL) to discuss a simple spelling mistake which ultimately led to an important arbitration-related judgment of the Austrian Supreme Court. The two discuss the implications of the judgment and how it demonstrates that Austria is a reliable and arbitration-friendly jurisdiction.