Wiley Connected

In this episode of Wiley Connected, Wiley partners discuss the Supreme Court’s recent 9-0 decision in AMG Capital Management v. FTC and its impacts. Tom Johnson, former Federal Communications Commission General Counsel, and Duane Pozza, formerly of the Federal Trade Commission, join Megan Brown to talk about FTC authority, the decision’s effects on other agencies’ enforcement activity, and the general trend in the courts to demand more of federal agencies that are increasingly using enforcement power to make law and policy shifts.

In this Wiley Connected episode, Associate Krystal Swendsboe sits down with health care Special Counsel Bethany Corbin to discuss FemTech and the biases and data privacy issues in the industry.

In this episode of Wiley Connected, Megan Brown talks with Melissa Vice, the Chief Operations Officer for DoD’s Vulnerability Disclosure Program (VDP) about trends and DoD cyber, including a new Pilot Program for the Defense Industrial Base. Join Megan and Melissa for a substantive chat about VDP, IoT, NIST, and more. Megan and Melissa discuss NIST 800-30(https://csrc.nist.gov/publications/detail/sp/800-30/rev-1/final) and OMB Memorandum M-20-32(https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/M-20-32.pdf). Anyone looking at the DIB-VDP Pilot or wondering what is around the corner should tune in.

Wiley partner Peter Hyun sat down with Baro Hyun, founder of an esports advisory practice at a Tokyo-based Big Four consulting firm, to discuss Baro’s book “Demystifying E-Sports,” industry challenges and growth opportunities, the impact of 5G, and COVID-19’s impact.

Megan Brown sits down with one of Wiley’s newest attorneys, Sam Kaplan, former Assistant Secretary for Cyber, Infrastructure, Risk and Resilience Policy at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), to discuss the mission of DHS, cyber tends, and the agency’s relationship with the private sector.

TMT partner Katy Milner sits down with USTelecom President and CEO Jonathan Spalter to discuss the importance of broadband to our everyday lives and for our connected future. Their discussion touches on today’s most pressing broadband topics, including how networks are supporting Americans during the COVID-19 pandemic, the importance of broadband deployment, how wired networks support 5G, the importance of securing the communications supply chain, combatting robocalls, and more.

In this episode of Wiley Connected, Megan Brown, Kevin Rupy, and Kat Scott detail the broad obligations and expectations flowing from the FCC’s latest TRACED Act efforts, highlighting impacts on a diverse range of providers and trends all voice ecosystem stakeholders should be aware of.

Update: On October 29, 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services released an interim final rule extending the November 2, 2020 information blocking compliance deadline to April 5, 2021. Wiley’s TMT of counsel Joan Stewart sits down with health care consulting counsel Bethany Corbin to discuss the new health care information blocking rule adopted by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that goes into effect on November 2, 2020. The discussion includes: •Why information blocking is an important topic in the health care industry; •What and Who the information blocking rule covers; •How the rule impacts health care actors and patients; •How this rule changes the current health care privacy landscape; and •Common compliance challenges faced by health care actors seeking to implement the new information blocking requirements. For more information on this new rule, check out Bethany Corbin and Rachel Alexander’s recent article: “Compliance Roadblocks: Tackling Information Blocking Challenges in Health Care” in the October issue of Privacy in Focus.

In this episode of Wiley Connected, Wiley Partner Peter Hyun sits down with Renee Gittens, Executive Director of the International Game Developers Association (IGDA), the world’s largest nonprofit organization serving game developers, to discuss a range of issues including: •The impact of COVID-19 on independent game developers •How independent game developers navigate the regulatory environment •The impact of 5G on the industry •Diversity, equity, and inclusion in gaming

In the latest episode of Wiley Connected, DJI’s Brendan Schulman discusses how DJI got its start, the Remote ID rule, tech policy issues facing the industry, and the next frontier in state regulation with Wiley partners Josh Turner and Anna Gomez.

Wiley’s Megan Brown and Josh Turner sit down with FCC General Counsel Tom Johnson to discuss the major issues facing the Commission, his role in defending the agency in court, why the best appellate brief is a well written regulation, and the importance of having a strong Twitter game.

Wiley partners Anna Gomez and Josh Turner sit down with Phil Burks, the CEO of the Genesis Group and founder of FirstiZ, to discuss the regulatory and policy issues that companies like FirstiZ face and how the FirstiZ technology can benefit first responders and enterprises.

In this episode of Wiley Connected, Wiley partner Henry Gola sits down with Tom Stroup, President of the Satellite Industry Association (SIA), to discuss how COVID-19 has impacted the satellite industry and initiatives being taken by the companies in response to the pandemic.

FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr talks with Wiley’s Telecom, Media & Technology Practice co-chairs Amb. David Gross and Kathy Kirby to discuss recent developments in the FCC such as: •The latest Executive Order on Social Media •The effects and outcomes from COVID-19 •Net neutrality •ATSC 3.0

In Part 2, Wiley Partners Anna Gomez and Peter Hyun continue their sit down with Brendan Groves, Head of Regulatory and Policy Affairs at Skydio, Inc., an American company that manufactures autonomous drones, to discuss FAA policy for autonomous flights, adopting autonomous solutions in the midst of COVID-19, and foreign manufacturing of drones, and more.