Episodes
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Joel Friedlander talks about how he came to focus on plaintiff-side work in the Delaware courts and the enjoyment he gets from writing about and teaching law as well as practicing it.
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Corporate defender and Skadden partner Elizabeth Gonzalez-Sussman discusses what motivated her decision to move away from defending activists, as well as tactics that backfire, settlement subcommittee pros and cons and governance vulnerabilities.
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Houlihan Lokey global head of outdoor, active lifestyle and tactical industries Nathan Pund discusses his expectations for M&A in the categories in 2025.
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Keith Townsend, an M&A partner at King & Spalding and co-head of its corporate practice, discussed how he developed business development skills as a young partner and how his firm thinks about its practice mix.
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Expert network platform Inex One owner Max Friberg discusses why activists and others retain expert networks ahead of insurgency campaigns.
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Katten's Mark Solomon discusses the evolution of family offices over the past generation and how the Dallas economy has changed since he started practicing law in the city in 1985.
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Ilan Nissan, head of private equity and M&A at Goodwin Procter, discusses how he developed and maintains his practice and why he enjoys advising PE sponsors on succession issues.
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In the most recent episode of Drinks With The Deal, Randi Lesnick, co-chair of the corporate practice, discusses key deals in her career and issues that AI raises both for law firms and for companies doing deals.
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Gores Group's Senior Managing Director Mark Stone discusses the private equity firm's approach to the SPAC market and his perspective on recent developments in the sector as well as Gores' very successful de-SPAC of Twinkies maker Hostess Brands.
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Olshan Frome shareholder activism practice chair Andrew Freedman offers a postmortem of sorts on why 17 directors in two waves resigned ahead of a Browning West director contest at Canadian clothing company Gildan.
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In the most recent episode of Drinks With The Deal, Linklaters global chairman of corporate George Casey discusses a 30-year career centered on cross-border M&A.
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Vinson & Elkins activism defense adviser Patrick Gadson explains why economic activists aren't leaning into ESG as much and talks about the upcoming federal election's effect on both M&A and operational activism.
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Julie Jones explains why the Sungard buyout was critical for her career, how she approaches firm management and what she's learned from colleagues and business leaders along the way.
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Paul Hastings activist defense adviser Sean Donahue discusses nontraditional activist campaigns seeking to oust directors in uncontested elections, at special meetings and via written consent solicitations.
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Willkie's PK Paran discusses moving to New York from London in 2019, changing law firms two years later and insurance industry M&A.
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Kirkland partner Ed Lee discusses his pride in helping take the media and technology company Webtoon public and how the legal industry has evolved over his career.
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Forward Risk co-founder Brendan Foo dismisses assertions that business intelligence advisers to activists are knocking on doors in an aggressive way.
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On the most recent Drinks With The Deal podcast, Mark Bekheit, the global vice chair of M&A at Latham & Watkins, discusses how his brief time as an in-house lawyer at Sandisk was pivotal both for client development and perspective on his career.
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Dan Nardello, the founder of business intelligence firm Nardello & Co., talks about resume inconsistencies, credit card and corporate jet abuse, and vetting directors in the MeToo era amid activist campaigns.
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