Ropes & Gray Podcasts

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Synopsis

Ropes & Gray attorneys provide timely analysis on legal developments, court decisions and changes in legislation and regulations.

Episodes

  • Trainee Insights: London Director of Human Resources – Beverley Sorsby

    04/11/2022 Duration: 22min

    In this episode of Trainee Insights, Ropes & Gray director of human resources, Beverley Sorsby, shares her experience of nine years at Ropes & Gray in London. Beverley speaks about the nature of the trainee recruitment process, provides insights into the upcoming recruitment campaign, and discusses what Ropes & Gray looks for in prospective applicants.

  • R&G Tech Studio Presents: Private Equity Partner Scott Abramowitz

    02/11/2022 Duration: 10min

    Welcome to the R&G Tech Studio, a Ropes & Gray podcast series highlighting the firm’s technology attorneys, their respective practice areas and how the ever-changing tech landscape impacts their clients. On this inaugural episode, private equity partner Scott Abramowitz sits down to discuss his practice and how the fintech industry has evolved with TMT co-lead Ed Black.

  • Decoding Digital Health: Digital Health Dealmaking with John Vaughan, Verily Life Sciences (Part I)

    26/10/2022 Duration: 17min

    The Ropes & Gray Decoding Digital Health podcast series discusses the digital health industry and related legal, business and regulatory issues. On this episode, Digital Health Initiative co-lead and IP transactions partner, Megan Baca, is joined by Verily Life Sciences Lead Product Counsel, John Vaughan, for a two-part discussion on digital health dealmaking. Megan and John dive into topics related to partnership strategies between biopharma and tech companies, as well as the key opportunities and challenges associated with digital health innovation deals.

  • Ropes & Gray recognised in Chambers UK 2023

    20/10/2022 Duration: 10min

    In this Ropes & Gray podcast, finance partner Alyson Gal and associate Andy Hogan discuss the use of credit facilities as an important source of liquidity and leverage for registered investment funds. They explore the regulatory landscape applicable to these facilities and review some of their key terms.

  • Women @ RopesTalk: Conversation with Christina Carlson, HI-Bio

    19/10/2022 Duration: 26min

    In this episode of Women @ RopesTalk, hosted by IP transactions partner Megan Baca, IP transactions attorney Georgina Suzuki interviews Christina Carlson, general counsel of HI-Bio, a biotechnology company focused on discovering and developing precision medicines for autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. Christina talks about her move from Gilead Sciences, where she oversaw corporate legal, to HI-Bio, where she has a more legal generalist role. In thinking about her 15-plus-year career, which includes roles at a law firm and in-house, she dispels misconceptions she once had about networking and gives advice for those who wish to follow in her footsteps. For lawyers or others considering careers in biotech, Christina reflects on the exciting and inspiring work she’s contributed to in the areas of HIV and COVID.

  • Recent Legal Trends in Restrictive Covenant Enforcement and What Employers Should Know

    18/10/2022 Duration: 15min

    In this Ropes & Gray podcast, Doug Brayley, employment partner and head of the employment litigation practice, and Greg Demers, counsel in the employment practice, speak with Dan Murphy, an employment, executive compensation & employee benefits associate, about recent legal trends related to the enforceability of restrictive covenants, particularly non-competition agreements, and considerations for employers going forward.

  • Non-binding Guidance: Continued Global Pressure on Drug Pricing & Reimbursement and the Next Frontiers for Effective Market Access

    13/10/2022 Duration: 22min

    Following the recent publication relating to continued global pressure on drug pricing, this episode of Ropes & Gray’s podcast series Non-binding Guidance focuses on the significant changes to global business and legal environments for drug pricing brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic and the impacts on the pharmaceutical supply chain and patient access to innovative cutting-edge therapies. Hear from Ropes & Gray’s head of European life sciences practice Lincoln Tsang and health care partner Margaux Hall as they discuss the trend of rising health care drug costs in the U.S. and the UK, significant implications of the Inflation Reduction Act and similar drug pricing policy in the countries outside the U.S., the increasing role of real-world evidence in decision making, and impacts from these changes across the U.S., Europe and worldwide.

  • Latinx|Hispanic Heritage Month: Conversation with Anilu Vazquez-Ubarri, TPG

    12/10/2022 Duration: 27min

    In this episode of Ropes & Gray’s Latinx|Hispanic Heritage Month podcast series, litigation & enforcement partner María González Calvet interviews Anilu Vazquez-Ubarri, partner and chief human resources officer at TPG. In her role at TPG, Anilu oversees the firm’s human resources function, and provides support and counsel to executives across TPG’s portfolio of more than 280 companies. Anilu is one of the highest-ranking Latinas working in the finance industry, and is recognized as an expert and prominent voice on both corporate culture and diversity, equity and inclusion issues. In this episode, Anilu describes her Puerto Rican background, formative experiences as a Latina at Princeton University and Fordham Law School, and transition from practicing law to cultivating an extraordinary career in human resources. She also shares insights about her leadership style and deep commitment to the people she works with.

  • ESG and the State Coffers: An Emerging Political Battleground

    11/10/2022 Duration: 25min

    In this Ropes & Gray podcast, Michael Littenberg, global head of the ESG, CSR and business and human rights practice, and Josh Lichtenstein, a benefits partner and head of the ERISA fiduciary practice, speak with Reagan Haas, an ERISA and benefits associate, about the increasing activity at the state level dictating what role, if any, ESG factors should play in managing public retirement plan assets, and other related developments. Later in the episode, Chong Park, an antitrust partner, joins the conversation to discuss assertions that some states are making that managers’ ESG commitments violate antitrust laws.

  • Latinx|Hispanic Heritage Month: Conversation with Jorge Lopez, Jr., Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK)

    05/10/2022 Duration: 24min

    In this episode of Ropes & Gray’s Latinx|Hispanic Heritage Month podcast series, health care partner Adrianne Ortega interviews Jorge Lopez, Jr., Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK). In his role at MSK, Jorge leads a team of 60 in-house attorneys and legal staff who provide guidance on a wide variety of legal issues, agreements, projects and strategic initiatives that further the mission of MSK. Jorge was recently named a Notable Hispanic Leader and Executive by Crain’s New York Business, which highlighted his leadership in diversifying MSK’s legal department, and his advocacy that has resulted in greater access to specialized cancer care for underserved communities in New York. In this podcast, Jorge discusses his experience fleeing Cuba with his family as a child after the Cuban Revolution, his path to Harvard Law School and his rewarding career in the law that has included helping some of the world’s leading cancer institutions advance their missions

  • The Rise of the Single-Stock ETF

    28/09/2022 Duration: 10min

    In the latest installment of Ropes & Gray’s ETF podcast series, asset management counsel Ed Baer and Jennifer Choi discuss one of the hottest trends in the ETF space—single-stock ETFs.

  • Latinx|Hispanic Heritage Month: Conversation with Lola Velazquez-Aguilu, Medtronic

    15/09/2022 Duration: 28min

    In celebration of Latinx|Hispanic Heritage Month, Ropes & Gray presents a special podcast series featuring prominent Latinx and Hispanic clients who have had distinguished legal careers while also making significant contributions to their communities and working to advance diversity in the law. In this episode, Ropes & Gray litigation & enforcement associate Natalia Mercado Violand interviews Lola Velazquez-Aguilu, lead counsel of Medtronic’s Brain Modulation business, about her background, remarkable legal career, and commitment to diversifying the judiciary. Prior to joining Medtronic, Lola worked as an Assistant U.S. Attorney with a focus on white collar prosecution. She has long been engaged in significant volunteer and pro bono efforts, including serving as Minnesota Governor Tim Walz’s appointed Chair of the Commission on Judicial Selection. In addition, she was part of the team that successfully prosecuted Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd and is credited with her leadership in developing th

  • Podcast: Fully Invested: SEC Requests

    13/09/2022 Duration: 14min

    : In this episode of Fully Invested, Ropes & Gray asset management attorneys Nicole Krea, Jessica Marlin, and Nicole Horowitz, and litigation & enforcement attorney Matt McGinnis introduce listeners to the contours and typical lifecycles of SEC examinations for registered investment advisers.

  • Talkin' Trade: All About Ancillary Proceedings

    06/09/2022 Duration: 20min

    Ropes & Gray’s podcast series Talkin’ Trade explores the world of Section 337 unfair import investigations at the U.S. International Trade Commission. Much of the focus of Section 337 litigation at the ITC is on the “violation” phase, where the Commission determines in the first instance whether to issue an exclusion order or cease and desist order. But ITC litigants should not lose sight of follow-on proceedings where these remedial orders can be modified or rescinded, or the ITC can impose civil penalties to enforce these orders. In this episode, Ropes & Gray IP litigators Matt Rizzolo, Matt Shapiro, Brendan McLaughlin, and Becca Gentilli shed some light on these so-called “ancillary proceedings,” explaining why and how they are used, who presides over them, and comparing and contrasting them to other post-violation procedural options.

  • Alumni @ RopesTalk: Conversation with Erin Abood, Stanford University

    30/08/2022 Duration: 19min

    In the latest installment of Ropes & Gray’s Alumni @ RopesTalk podcast, health care partner Ben Wilson interviews Erin Abood, senior university counsel at Stanford University. Erin was a health care associate at Ropes & Gray for five years before joining the in-house team at Stanford in 2010. Her practice focuses on digital health, international medicine, fraud and abuse, and privacy issues for Stanford Medicine. In this interview, Erin discusses her transition from Big Law to a small in-house team, what her team at Stanford values most about outside counsel, how her secondment to Stanford while still an associate helped smooth the path for her, and the phenomenal training she received at Ropes & Gray that she feels was critical to her development as a lawyer. She also reflects on the dramatic shift to digital health during the pandemic, and offers advice to associates who are considering an in-house move.

  • Podcast: Fully Invested: Private Credit Funds

    09/08/2022 Duration: 11min

    In this episode of Fully Invested, Ropes & Gray asset management attorneys Laurel FitzPatrick and Jessica Marlin introduce listeners to private credit funds and the different types of debt in which such funds invest. They further discuss how a credit fund’s underlying assets affect fund terms and structure.

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