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In the most recent Drinks With The Deal podcast, Paul Weiss M&A partner Laura Turano discusses working with Carrier on its deal for Viessmann and Merck on its acquisition of Prometheus as well as key deals in her development as a lawyer.

Doug Ellenoff, who heads up Ellenoff Grossman & Schole's SPAC practice talks about how SPAC's obituary was premature. Guest hosted by senior reporter Bill Meagher.

Christina Bresani, the head of corporate advisory at investment bank William Blair, explains why sometimes advisers need to tell the emperor they don’t have any clothes, when it comes to dealmaking, and in other cases companies need to "drop the crumbs" before unveiling a large transactions. 

Baker McKenzie’s Lawrence Lee (Partner) and Coinbase’s Victoria Wong (Associate General Counsel, Corporate) talk with host Surani Fernando about M&A trends within the evolving cryptocurrency sector. They discuss how a volatile market and intensifying regulatory landscape are impacting the fast-growing sector. Both guests give their unique insights into how dealmakers and serial acquirers are n...

Angry shareholders are running untraditional campaigns at companies with many retail investors, and corporate executives need to deal with it, Morrow Sodali’s Geoff Weinberg explains.

Ranesh Ramanathan, co-head of private credit and special situations at Akin, discusses why he decided to return to a law firm after 14 years in-house at Citi and Bain and how he's thought about his career. 

In the latest Drinks With The Deal podcast, Shearman M&A partner Lara Aryani talks about how her practice has evolved and why it’s OK not to know what you want to do as a young associate.

On the latest Drinks With The Deal podcast, Brian Fahrney, the co-head of M&A and PE at Sidley, discussed lateral hiring, mentoring and the enhanced regulatory scrutiny on deals.

Michael Fein, who recently launched proxy solicitor Campaign Management, explains how activists screen for ‘weak link’ directors and whether ESG contests will follow Carl Icahn’s McDonald’s effort. 

Camila Panama, an M&A partner at Mayer Brown, discusses how she got hooked on M&A and how she's pursued that interest at different firms. 

Solomon Partners' managing director Connor Mitchell discusses private equity's growing interest in staffing and consulting, a temporary slowdown in the sector's M&A and reasons for optimism. 

Kline Hill's Managing Director Raudel Yanez discusses the firm's latest investment in the semiconductor supply chain and the rise of continuation funds. 

Pierre Gentin, the chief legal officer at McKinsey, discussed his career path, his approach to building a legal department and incorporating his intellectual passions into his work. 

Dean Fuerth, the beverage director at the Nakazawa restaurants, discusses his approach to the guest experience and how he came to work in hospitality. 

Goodmans partner Jonathan Feldman explains why activists have advantages when targeting Canadian companies, and he offers views on Starboard’s unusual investment in a Canadian company.

Austin Lee, an energy M&A partner at Bracewell in Houston, discusses being a landman, the difference between working in-house and at a law firm, and energy transition. 

FTV Capital's Managing Partner Brad Bernstein talks about  disintermediating traditional financial services, "value-add envy" and the firm's 25th anniversary.

Wachtell's Ryan McLeod talks about clerking for Bill Chandler, working as a litigator in Delaware and the most important corporate law issues facing the state's courts.

Davies, Ward partner Patricia Olasker discussed why a bifurcated U.S. legal advice system may change, why so few women work on M&A and activism and how that may change. 

The shareholder activism defense leader at Ernst & Young explains why ESG proponents and second tier activists may be reticent to launch director contests, while brand name insurgents can ‘weather the storm.’

Jonathan Levitsky, an M&A and PE partner at Debevoise & Plimpton, discussed clerking on the Supreme Court, working on the Kosovo peace accords and transitioning to an M&A and PE practice.

In the most recent Drinks With The Deal, Jim Kennedy, an M&A partner at Hunton Andrews Kurth, discussed recent Delaware decisions on restrictive covenants. 

Author Matt Garcia discusses his new biography of Eli Black, a midcentury CEO whose efforts at corporate social responsibility ended in tragedy. 

Donna Anderson, chief of corporate governance for asset manager T. Rowe Price, explains why it will speak publicly about certain deals and why companies facing activists might want to think about visiting her before traveling to see a nearby proxy adviser. 

Stephanie McCann, a finance partner at McDermott Will & Emery, talks about her path into the practice and what she's seeing in the market now on this week's Drinks With The Deal podcast.