From international human rights to cryptocurrency, life sciences and beyond, this podcast explores the legal and policy challenges capturing the public interest. WilmerHale Partners Felicia Ellsworth and J. Jekkie Kim provide a closer look at the major events and innovations that are making an impact. In each episode, they pass the mic to those with unique perspectives on the most challenging issues of the day.

In the Public Interest
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From international human rights to cryptocurrency, life sciences and beyond, this podcast explores the legal and policy challenges capturing the public interest. WilmerHale Partners Felicia Ellsworth and J. Jekkie Kim provide a closer look at the major events and innovations that are making an impact. In each episode, they pass the mic to those with unique perspectives on the most challenging issues of the day.
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Recent Episodes

June 11, 2026
AI In the Public Interest: Authorship & Copyright in the Age of AI
Host Jekkie Kim interviews Ariel Soiffer, Partner and Chair of WilmerHale’s AI Technology Transactions Practice, about AI's impact on authorship and copyright, offering insights into current protections and future complexities.

April 27, 2026
A Global View of International Arbitration Trends with Gary Born
<p>Arbitration can be an attractive alternative to litigation for many clients, as storied practitioner and WilmerHale Partner and Chair of the firm’s International Arbitration group Gary Born can attest. He sits down with co-host Felicia Ellsworth in this episode of In the Public Interest to discuss what sets international arbitration apart.</p><p>Throughout their conversation, Born examines what the current socio-political landscape in the US and abroad indicates about shifting client needs in relation to dispute resolution. He also touches on his recent publications covering both international arbitration and international law in the US courts, with the former providing a valuable resource for newcomers to their field and the latter taking a deep dive into the historical significance international law has had on the US courts.</p>

March 16, 2026
One Year into a New FTC: Enforcement Trends and Practical Takeaways
<p>The Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)’s respective approaches to handling antitrust enforcement matters can go through notable changes in the transition between presidential administrations, creating uncertainty in how antitrust functions in service of shifting priorities. </p><p>In this episode of In the Public Interest, co-host Jekkie Kim speaks with WilmerHale Partner Susan Musser, who recently joined the firm’s Antitrust Practice after serving as the Acting Bureau Director and Chief Trial Counsel of the FTC’s Bureau of Competition. Drawing from her experiences under both the Biden and second Trump administrations, Musser discusses the key similarities and differences in their approaches to antitrust enforcement, highlighting how it is used as a tool in both instances but for differing purposes. She also examines the impact this approach to enforcement is currently having and will continue to have on technology and AI companies’ ability to innovate.</p>
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