On Tax

Cravath alumnus Tom Brennan is the Stanley S. Surrey Professor of Law at Harvard Law School. Before he turned to tax law and academia, Tom received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees, as well as his PhD, in math. In this episode of On Tax, Tom talks to Cravath partner and host Len Teti about the unexpected paths his career has taken and how he helps to guide law students who are exploring their i...

Sheila Warren is CEO of Crypto Council for Innovation. In this episode of On Tax, she talks to Cravath partner and host Len Teti about starting her career as an associate in the Firm’s Tax Department and how following her passion for the arts and community service led to a varied career that has so far included stints as an expert in exempt organizations law, software product developer, senior exe...

Heather Benjamin is a partner in the Trusts and Estates Department at Cravath who joined the Firm as a corporate associate and completed banking and capital markets rotations before moving to her current practice. In the Season 4 premiere of On Tax, she talks to fellow Cravath partner and host Len Teti about why she decided to transition to trusts and estates and how she enjoys the combination of...

On Tax returns for Season 4 on Tuesday, September 6. This season, tune in every three weeks as Cravath partner and podcast host Len Teti talks to professionals in the world of tax about their varied careers and what they’ve learned along the way. Next week’s guest is Cravath trusts and estates partner Heather Benjamin, who discusses her transition from corporate work as a young associate to her cu...

Lauren Angelilli is the Head of the Tax Department at Cravath, and Ting Chen is the Firm’s Corporate Hiring Partner. In this re-release of our special recruiting episode of On Tax, Lauren and Ting talk to fellow Cravath partner and On Tax host Len Teti about their own experiences coming to the Firm, what law students can expect during their callback interviews, and the types of meaningful work tha...

Patrick Lee is Vice President and Chief Tax Officer at DTE Energy in Detroit, Michigan. He began his career in public accounting before joining the tax group at a Detroit law firm and later clerking for the U.S. Tax Court in Washington, D.C. In this episode of On Tax, Patrick and Cravath partner and host Len Teti discuss the impact that mentorship has had on Patrick’s professional development, bot...

Carrie Galloway is a Managing Director and the Global Head of Advice Lab for JPMorgan Private Bank. She began her career as a tax associate at Cravath before moving on to practice trusts and estates law, later becoming a wealth manager. In this episode of On Tax, Carrie and Cravath partner and host Len Teti talk about working together as associates and how she decided to move from a law firm to a...

Fintan Clancy is a partner and the Head of Tax at law firm Arthur Cox LLP in Dublin, Ireland. He began his career practicing UK law in London and Hong Kong before returning to Ireland to help build the tax practice at Arthur Cox. In this episode of On Tax, Fintan and Cravath partner and host Len Teti talk about working together on cross-border transactions and the differences between practicing in...

Gabriela Schwarz is Head of M&A Tax at Novartis in Basel, Switzerland. Before focusing on transactional work, she had broad experience in tax advisory at Big Four accounting firms. In this episode of On Tax, Gabriela and Cravath partner and host Len Teti compare notes on Swiss and American legal education and tax authorities, and talk about the international collaboration required for cross-bo...

JoLinda Herring is Managing Shareholder of the law firm Bryant Miller Olive and Co-Chair of its Public Finance group. After graduating from Fisk University, one of the nation’s historically black colleges and the oldest institution of higher learning in Nashville, with a degree in chemistry, she earned an MBA, worked for her father’s construction business, and ran for local political office before...

Andrew Hayashi is the Class of 1948 Professor of Scholarly Research in Law at the University of Virginia School of Law, and the Director of the Virginia Center for Tax Law. Before becoming a professor, Andrew practiced tax law as an associate and transitioned into academia when he spent two years as a research fellow at New York University. In this episode of On Tax, Andrew talks to Cravath partne...

Mike Schler is a retired partner at Cravath. He joined the Firm’s Tax Department in 1974, was elected a partner in 1982 and retired as a partner in 2014. In the Season 3 premiere of On Tax, Mike talks to Cravath partner and host Len Teti about his nearly five decades at the Firm, from his first assignment to the guidance he offers associates today. Mike also discusses his longstanding interest in...

On Tax returns for Season 3 next week. This season, tune in every three weeks as Cravath partner and podcast host Len Teti sits down with professionals from academia, law firms and private industry, along with a few special guests from abroad. First up is Cravath retired tax partner Mike Schler, who shares his observations from nearly five decades at the Firm. Learn more about On Tax at  crav...

Darren Heil is a Managing Director in the Investment Bank at JPMorgan Chase. After law school, he joined Cravath as a litigation associate before moving into the Firm’s Tax Department. In the Season 2 finale of On Tax, Darren talks to Cravath partner and host Len Teti about his career path being hired in-house to an investment bank and some of the current trends he is seeing in the deal space. Hos...

Ashley Elnicki is a yoga teacher in Denver, Colorado, who started her professional career as a tax associate at Cravath. In this episode of On Tax, Ashley talks to Cravath partner and former colleague Len Teti about her path from Pittsburg, Kansas, to Los Angeles and later to New York City, her decision to depart and then rejoin the Firm, and the mentorship she received from the late USC School of...

Tom Neylon is the Senior Vice President, Tax of Endo Pharmaceuticals. Before attending law school, he worked at a public accounting firm in his home state of Delaware. In this episode of On Tax, Tom talks to Cravath partner and host Len Teti about his time in Basel, Switzerland, and how he cultivates trust on multinational teams. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

James Halpern is a Senior Judge of the United States Tax Court. Before joining the bench, he led a varied career in tax, including time spent in private practice, academia and the federal government. In this episode of On Tax, Judge Halpern talks to Cravath partner and host Len Teti about the mentorship he offers his law clerks and what has surprised him most during his more than 30 years on the b...

Mitchell Kane is the Gerald L. Wallace Professor of Taxation at NYU School of Law and the Editor-in-Chief of  Tax Law Review . Before moving to New York, he taught students at University of Virginia School of Law, including Cravath partner and host Len Teti. In this episode of On Tax, Mitchell talks to Len about his early introduction to tax law through his family’s business, his transition f...

Eric Hilfers serves as Head of the Executive Compensation and Benefits Department at Cravath. In the Season 2 premiere of On Tax, he talks to fellow Cravath partner and host Len Teti about starting at the Firm as a corporate associate, the professional interests that later drew him to the Tax Department, and how his hybrid skillset enabled him to help pioneer the Firm’s then newly created Executiv...

Lauren Angelilli is the Head of the Tax Department at Cravath, and Ting Chen is the Firm’s Corporate Hiring Partner. In this special recruiting episode of On Tax, Lauren and Ting talk to fellow Cravath partner Len Teti about their own experiences coming to the Firm, what law students can expect during their call back interviews, and the types of meaningful work that associates take part in when th...

Mike Lane is the head of the Tax Department at London-based law firm Slaughter and May. Mike recalls wanting to be a Royal Air Force pilot growing up before deciding to pursue his law degree. In the Season 1 finale of On Tax, he talks to Cravath partner Len Teti about how training as a lawyer in the U.K. differs from the U.S. legal education, as well as how he encourages young...

Josh Gordon is the Vice President, Finance - Controller for IBM Americas. After receiving his law degree, Josh started working as a tax associate at PwC while completing his LLM part-time at NYU School of Law. In this episode of On Tax, he talks to Cravath partner Len Teti about the many crossroads he has faced in his career, as well as the opportunities his mentors encouraged him to pursue along...

Kiran Sheffrin is a senior attorney in Cravath’s Tax Department. In this episode of On Tax, she talks to Cravath partner and colleague Len Teti about how she has always wanted to be a lawyer; the opportunities she pursued while a student at Brooklyn Law School; and how she has embraced her role as a mentor, guiding junior associates much in the same way that she was brought up at the Firm. Hosted...

David Dubner is a Partner and Managing Director, and the Global Head of M&A Structuring in the Investment Bank at Goldman Sachs. After receiving his law degree, David spent several years as a tax associate at Cravath before moving to the New Products group at Goldman Sachs in the mid-2000s. In this episode of On Tax, David talks to host Len Teti about how he decided to take his first steps out...

Lisa Siders is the Vice President of Tax at Natura &Co. After receiving both her MBA and her law degree, Lisa was recruited to Deloitte’s comprehensive tax solutions program and later pursued opportunities at EY and Praxair before moving to Avon, which was acquired by Natura &Co in 2019. In this episode of On Tax, she talks to host Len Teti about why she treats everyone she works with as a...