Bite-Sized Business Law podcast

Bite-Sized Business Law

Looking for the latest in legal business news? Get a breakdown of the top stories in business law from industry leaders on the front lines with Bite-Sized Business Law. Host Amy Martella takes a closer look at the latest corporate happenings through interviews with the attorneys, legal experts, public figures, and scholars behind the news to distill business law’s biggest stories into bite-sized portions. This is your chance to go further into the world of business law and stay up to date with legal cases and industry trends. Corporations impact us all, leading changes that extend far beyond business to shape the economy, public policy, technology, and beyond. Looking at the big picture, Amy discusses not only the underlying issues in business ethics and legal cases leading the biggest stories but also sparks thought-provoking discussions on where the law should be headed. Amy is the Executive Director of the Corporate Law Center at Fordham University School of Law. Her background ranges from big law to government to tech startups, allowing her to offer an insider’s perspective of the issues that shape corporate actions, large and small. Covering crypto regulation to securities fraud, AI’s impact to Elon Musk’s pay package, Bite-Sized Business Law covers it all with guests of varying viewpoints to provide the nuanced analysis needed to tackle complex problems. Whether you're looking for the latest in legal insight on intellectual property, mergers and acquisitions, business ethics or legal cases in the business law world, you’ll find it here. Enjoying a thoughtful perspective on the news stories of the moment, Bite-Sized Business Law examines big issues and delivers them in small doses. Bite-Sized Business Law is a project by the Corporate Law Center at Fordham Law. The Center serves as a hub for scholars, professionals, policymakers, and students to engage in the study, discussion, and debate of current issues in corporate law. The Center focuses on aspects of corporate law, corporate compliance, antitrust law, and securities regulation. Through initiatives like the Mergers and Acquisitions seminar and the Securities Litigation and Arbitration Clinic, students actively engage in real-world research and cases, bridging the gap between classroom learning and practical application in the legal field.

Looking for the latest in legal business news? Get a breakdown of the top stories in business law from industry leaders on the front lines with Bite-Sized Business Law. Host Amy Martella takes a closer look at the latest corporate happenings through interviews with the attorneys, legal experts, public figures, and scholars behind the news to distill business law’s biggest stories into bite-sized portions. This is your chance to go further into the world of business law and stay up to date with legal cases and industry trends. Corporations impact us all, leading changes that extend far beyond business to shape the economy, public policy, technology, and beyond. Looking at the big picture, Amy discusses not only the underlying issues in business ethics and legal cases leading the biggest stories but also sparks thought-provoking discussions on where the law should be headed. Amy is the Executive Director of the Corporate Law Center at Fordham University School of Law. Her background ranges from big law to government to tech startups, allowing her to offer an insider’s perspective of the issues that shape corporate actions, large and small. Covering crypto regulation to securities fraud, AI’s impact to Elon Musk’s pay package, Bite-Sized Business Law covers it all with guests of varying viewpoints to provide the nuanced analysis needed to tackle complex problems. Whether you're looking for the latest in legal insight on intellectual property, mergers and acquisitions, business ethics or legal cases in the business law world, you’ll find it here. Enjoying a thoughtful perspective on the news stories of the moment, Bite-Sized Business Law examines big issues and delivers them in small doses. Bite-Sized Business Law is a project by the Corporate Law Center at Fordham Law. The Center serves as a hub for scholars, professionals, policymakers, and students to engage in the study, discussion, and debate of current issues in corporate law. The Center focuses on aspects of corporate law, corporate compliance, antitrust law, and securities regulation. Through initiatives like the Mergers and Acquisitions seminar and the Securities Litigation and Arbitration Clinic, students actively engage in real-world research and cases, bridging the gap between classroom learning and practical application in the legal field.

 

#83

Startups Start Here: Behind the Scenes of the Entrepreneurial Law Clinic: Katherine Hughes, Kathryn ...

What does it actually look like when law students become the primary lawyers for real-worl... more

25 Nov 2025

19 MINS

19:30

25 Nov 2025


#82

FTX, Fraud, and the Fight for Redemption: Sam Bankman-Fried's Appeal

The rise and fall of FTX remains one of the most shocking financial scandals in modern his... more

11 Nov 2025

57 MINS

57:54

11 Nov 2025


#81

The Corporate Fiduciary Fallacy

Should we still be referring to corporate directors and officers as fiduciaries? During th... more

28 Oct 2025

38 MINS

38:27

28 Oct 2025


#80

The End of Quarterly Reporting?

Challenging the long-established bedrock of U.S. financial regulation, a proposed rule cha... more

14 Oct 2025

27 MINS

27:18

14 Oct 2025


#79

The Index Revolution: How One Heretical Idea Changed Investing Forever

Index funds may seem like a no-brainer today, but they were once dismissed as boring and e... more

30 Sep 2025

55 MINS

55:05

30 Sep 2025


#78

Trillion Dollar Man

If you thought $56 billion was a big payday for Elon Musk, you won’t believe the new propo... more

16 Sep 2025

28 MINS

28:23

16 Sep 2025


#77

Whistleblowing Protection 15 Years after Dodd-Frank

It’s been 15 years since the Dodd-Frank Act reshaped financial regulation in the aftermath... more

02 Sep 2025

36 MINS

36:39

02 Sep 2025


#76

The Profit Problem: An Open Letter to OpenAI

Should profit be part of the calculation in developing safe AI? The future of artificial g... more

19 Aug 2025

37 MINS

37:05

19 Aug 2025


#75

Inside the Rust Lawsuit with Production’s Lead Counsel

What happens when a high-stakes legal case collides with tragedy, headlines, and the film ... more

05 Aug 2025

31 MINS

31:20

05 Aug 2025


#74

Debt Spiral: Why The Big Beautiful Bill Won't Fix the Big, Ballooning Deficit

The U.S. just added another $5 trillion to its borrowing capacity, thanks to President Tru... more

22 Jul 2025

37 MINS

37:41

22 Jul 2025


#73

A Corporate Government

Is American democracy starting to look more like corporate governance? In this episode we ... more

08 Jul 2025

43 MINS

43:45

08 Jul 2025


#72

Tesla's Wild Ride with a CEO Who is Too Big to Fail

Can a CEO be too big to fail? In this episode of Bite-Sized Business Law, we dive into the... more

24 Jun 2025

27 MINS

27:26

24 Jun 2025


#71

From the First State to the Lone Star State: What's Going on with the New Texas Business Court?

Delaware may still be the gold standard for corporate law, but the Lone Star State is step... more

10 Jun 2025

24 MINS

24:19

10 Jun 2025


#70

From Cartels to Non-Competes: Talking All Things Competition Law with a Leading Antitrust Lawyer

When global cartel collusion enters the equation, the best friend a CEO can have is a pree... more

28 May 2025

31 MINS

31:56

28 May 2025


#69

Stories from a Real-Life Financial Sherlock Holmes

What does it take to catch a fraudster? In this episode of Bite-Sized Business Law, we exp... more

13 May 2025

47 MINS

47:08

13 May 2025


#68

The First Constitutional Challenge to SB21, Delaware's Superpower, and Gearing up for Another Legisl...

The controversy surrounding Delaware’s Senate Bill 21 (SB21) is far from over. In this epi... more

29 Apr 2025

36 MINS

36:33

29 Apr 2025


#67

It's All In Your Head: Understanding the Human Behavior Driving Corporate Decision Making, Risk Mana...

No one goes to law school to become a psychologist, yet every lawyer eventually faces deep... more

15 Apr 2025

33 MINS

33:51

15 Apr 2025


#66

The Paramount Case Study and a Look at Where We Are Headed with Antitrust Enforcement

With each new administration, businesses brace for shifts in antitrust enforcement. What’s... more

01 Apr 2025

44 MINS

44:32

01 Apr 2025


#65

The Devil in the Details in the Delaware Debate over SB21

First, there was Brexit, now, there’s DExit. Is Delaware at risk of losing its status as t... more

18 Mar 2025

45 MINS

45:49

18 Mar 2025


#64

Criminal Investors

Investors hold a special place in American hearts. Even those who invest in law-breaking f... more

04 Mar 2025

33 MINS

33:35

04 Mar 2025


#63

The Healthcare Sector Looks to Legal Finance in the Face of Insurance Payout Power Struggles

What is driving disputes in the business of healthcare, and how should providers and other... more

18 Feb 2025

29 MINS

29:06

18 Feb 2025


#62

What Can We Learn from Ancient Business Organizations?

Business structures may seem like a modern invention, but their roots stretch back to anci... more

04 Feb 2025

45 MINS

45:39

04 Feb 2025


#61

She-Wolves of Wall Street

It wasn’t all that long ago that a woman on Wall Street was unheard of. However, through s... more

21 Jan 2025

53 MINS

53:33

21 Jan 2025