New Podcast Teaches Small Scale Law Lessons

Th e pandemic sent many organizations into a slumber. When Manhasset resident Amy Martella joined the Corporate Law Center at Fordham Law School as its Executive Director, she was determined to revive the center’s pre-Covid track record of groundbreaking work. Instead of putting pen to paper, however, she put microphone to recording device. And thus, the Bite-Sized Business Law podcast was born.

Bite-Sized Business Law examines some of the most significant and compelling legal issues facing businesses today. In an age where we are constantly barraged with information, Bite-Sized Business law seeks to break down the most important headlines, tackling everything from financial meltdowns to emerging markets. “You don’t have to be an expert or a business leader to care about what’s happening in corporate

America today,” says Ms. Martella. “Corporations have a huge impact on all aspects of our society, from influencing global markets to driving new technology. I want this podcast to make these concepts accessible to everyone who might be asking themselves, ‘Why should I care?’”

Ms. Martella is a lawyer who lives in Manhasset with her husband and four children, three of whom attend Shelter Rock Elementary School. So when she started booking podcast guests, she looked no further than Shelter Rock to find one of her first guests. In an episode that aired on February 28th, Ms. Martella interviewed fellow Shelter Rock parent Maria Charon about her work as a SPAC sponsor, which is a unique investment vehicle whose popularity spiked during the pandemic but has since sharply declined. Ms. Charon, also a lawyer, explained how SPACs work and shared her insights as to why they experienced such a marked drop in value.

“It was incredibly fun talking to Maria about something other than school, sports, or birthday parties,” Ms. Martella remarked. “Manhasset has a wealth of individuals with expertise in business law, and I was thrilled to be able to highlight one of them on Bite-Sized Business Law.”

Besides Ms. Charon, Ms. Martella has interviewed business law scholars, industry experts, and practitioners on a wide variety of topics including the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, litigation finance, crypto bankruptcies, and ESG (environmental, social, governance principles).

Bite-Sized Business Law is currently available on Spotify, Apple, Amazon, and other popular podcast platforms.

—Submitted by the Corporate Law Center at Fordham Law School

Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick Responds To Senate’s One-House

This week, the Senate Democrat Majority released their one-house budget which outlines their priorities for this year’s budget. Sadly, but unsurprisingly, the advocacy of everyday New Yorkers fell upon deaf ears. New York State hangs in the balance right now as we struggle to work through several crises – most notably, the affordability as well as the public safety crisis – and yet the Senate Democrats’ proposal is glaringly absent of policies that will make our state safer, stronger, and more affordable. They’ve proven once again that they have no interest in addressing the real issues that New Yorkers face, and we will all have to pay for it.

This one-house budget proposes that we add billions in state spending – $9 billion more than the Governor’s proposal – without any mention of providing relief from our incredible tax burden, protecting struggling small businesses, or aiding municipalities that are being crushed under the weight of unfunded mandates. As a homeowner, small business owner, and former trustee in the Village of Malverne, I understand very intimately the financial difficulty that Albany imposes upon us at all levels; somehow, the Senate Majority finds it appropriate to exacerbate it further and risk losing even more of our tax base to more affordable states.

Furthermore, this one-house budget