With the success of Margot Robbie and Greta Gerwig’s blockbuster movie, we are once again living in a doll’s world. Toymaker Mattel has long had a reputation for aggressively defending its Barbie-related intellectual property. Hosts Trisha Rich and Maggie Mendenhall Casey are joined by K&L Gates partner, Alexis Crawford Douglas, to discuss the intellectual p ... Show More
Jul 27
Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr, and the body in the well | Modern Law Library
In January 1800, Elma Sands's dead body was found in a New York City well. The case has captivated people ever since, not least because in the resulting trial, defendant Levi Weeks was represented by Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr, and a future Supreme Court justice. The Girl fro ... Show More
56m 49s
Jul 24
Social Media and the Workplace: Free Speech Meets Employment Law | ABA Labor and Employment Law Podcast
Social media is everywhere today. Ever wonder how the role social media plays into the employer/employee relationship? In this episode, guests Aaron Holt and SaNni M-K Lemonidis, both experienced labor and employment attorneys, join host Matt Greer for a deep dive into the murky ... Show More
47m 40s
Jul 2023
How Mattel Protects Its Barbie Brand
Intellectual property litigator Terence Ross, a partner at Katten Muchin Rosenman, discusses Mattel’s history of protecting its Barbie trademark. Bloomberg legal reporter Ava Benny-Morrison, discuss prosecutors asking for Sam Bankman-Fried to be jailed before trial. June Grasso h ... Show More
19 m
Aug 2023
Business Daily meets: Mattel's CEO
Ynon Kreiz explains how they transformed Barbie, the well-loved and sometimes controversial doll, into a movie.The boss of one of the world's biggest toy companies also talks about the need to bring more diversity into the Barbie brand, and expand products beyond the toy aisles. ... Show More
18m 19s
Jul 2023
Barbie: German Sex Doll to American Icon
<p>She's an icon, a polymath, a fashionista, and she's absolutely everywhere right now.</p><br><p>Where did Barbie come from? What has she represented to the many who have bought and played with her? And what makes her an American doll?</p><br><p>In this episode, M.G. Lord joins ... Show More
31m 54s
Jul 2023
The ‘Barbie’ Deep Dive With Greta Gerwig!
Sean and Amanda are joined by Ringer-verse co-host Joanna Robinson to dive deep into ‘Barbie’—its innovation, its performances, its overwhelming success at the box office, and everything in between (1:00). Then, Sean is joined by Greta Gerwig to discuss her approach to building t ... Show More
2h 9m
Jul 2023
The Barbie Tapes: When Girls--and Barbie--Could Do Anything
In this episode, Ruth and Elliot Handler are gone, and the new Mattel team, led by a man who feared the volatility of the toy business, diversified the company and made a big gamble on electronics. It didn’t work. Fortunately, Barbie ends up in the sure hands of some trailblazing ... Show More
32m 26s