In this episode of Women @ RopesTalk, hosted by intellectual property transactions partner Megan Baca, private equity transactions partner and Women’s Forum co-chair Amanda McGrady Morrison interviews Tricia Glynn, managing director at Advent International. Tricia looks back on her career in private equity, starting with an internship at Goldman Sachs, a move to Bain Capital, and finally her arrival at Advent International, where she has been since 2016. As co-leader of Advent’s work around diversity, equity and inclusion, Tricia talks about the ways Advent fosters inclusion for all. Tricia also offers her advice for those starting out in the industry, and reflects on how her life priorities have shifted over time.

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Women @ RopesTalk: Conversation with Tricia Glynn, Advent International

Ropes & Gray’s podcast series Conductive Discussions focuses on legal issues of interest to the semiconductor industry. In this episode, IP litigation partners Mark Rowland, Dave Chun and Matt Rizzolo, and associates Jolene Wang and Mike Morales, discuss recent trends in trade secret litigation. The team explores the large jury verdicts awarded in trade secret cases, and the increased popularity of trade secret litigation in the wake of the 2016 enactment of the Defend Trade Secrets Act. The team analyzes typical parties in trade secret misappropriation cases, trade secret trolls, and the International Trade Commission’s recent issuance of remedies in Certain Botulinum Toxin Products, where the misappropriation at issue occurred wholly abroad.

Conductive Discussions: Trade Secret Theft—Trends, Remedies, and Trolls, Oh My!

In this Ropes & Gray podcast, asset management partner Isabel Dische and associate Andy Des Rault discuss the role of derivatives in ESG investing and risk management, and some considerations that asset managers and asset owners will want to keep in mind.

Hedging with a Purpose: An Overview of Derivatives in Sustainable Finance

In this next installment of our ETF podcast series, Ropes & Gray attorneys Brian McCabe, Jeremy Smith and Ed Baer discuss some of the issues facing non-ETF managers who are contemplating getting into the ETF space.

Considerations for Potential New Entrants into the ETF Market

In this Ropes & Gray podcast, partner Ama Adams, counsel Brendan Hanifin, and associate Emerson Siegle discuss the implications and key questions surrounding Executive Order 13959, “Addressing the Threat from Securities Investments that Finance Communist China Military Companies.”

Communist Chinese Military Companies Executive Order: Implications and Key Questions

Welcome to the first in a series of Ropes & Gray podcasts addressing emerging issues for fiduciaries of 401(k) and 403(b) plans to consider as part of their fiduciary process and litigation risk management strategy, ERISA & benefits partner Josh Lichtenstein, benefits principal David Kirchner and benefits consultant Aneisha Worrell discuss the DOL’s final rules concerning ESG investing and proxy voting and what impact the change in presidential administration may have on the fates of these rulemakings.

The Evolving Regulatory Landscape for ERISA Plan Fiduciaries—The Biden Administration & ESG and Proxy Voting Rules

In this Ropes & Gray podcast, tax partners Adam Greenwood and Dan Kolb, and asset management partner Isabel Dische discuss the recently finalized ECI withholding regulations and their implications for secondary transactions, including both portfolio sales and fund recapitalizations.

Newly-Finalized ECI Withholding Regulations: Implications for the Secondaries Market in 2021

In this episode, which is the fourth in our podcast series focused on ETF issues, Ropes & Gray attorneys Paulita Pike and Ed Baer discuss some of the compliance and board reporting implications of the ETF Rule.

Operating Under the ETF Rule: How Are Things Going in the Early Days?

The latest installment of R&G Insights Lab’s podcast series, Culture & Compliance Chronicles, continues to explore the benefits of using analytics and technology in the compliance and risk management space. Zach Coseglia, managing principal and head of innovation of R&G Insights Lab, concludes his conversation with two guests from compliance software company Lextegrity, founder and CEO Parth Chanda, and head of product Kara Bonitatibus. Picking up where they left off, the group first tackles a common question from companies, “Of all of the places where there is an opportunity to bring value with data and analytics, which is the area that we should focus on?” From there, they discuss why data analytics is more of a journey than a silver bullet. Finally, they dive into examples of how continuous monitoring with a pre-built analytics engine like Lextegrity’s can help not only individual teams in a company, such as internal audit, but also the business as a whole.

R&G Insights Lab – Culture & Compliance Chronicles: Compliance Analytics Simplified (A Chat with Integrity Tech Leaders from Lextegrity, Part II)

In this Ropes & Gray podcast, asset management partners Isabel Dische, Adam Dobson, Chune Loong Lum and Vincent Ip, and tax partner Dan Kolb share key trends and developments from the 2020 secondaries market and what secondary buyers, sellers and fund sponsors can expect in 2021.

2020 Secondary Market in Review

In this episode of Women @ RopesTalk, hosted by intellectual property transactions partner Megan Baca, health care practice group co-leader Debbie Gersh interviews Jane Appleby, associate general litigation counsel at Advocate Aurora Health. Before attending law school, Jane spent nearly a decade traveling with and homeschooling her twin daughters. After earning her law degree from Marquette University Law School, she took on litigation work at a boutique litigation firm and at Quarles & Brady before being recruited in-house at Advocate Aurora. Jane discusses her fascinating and unconventional career path, her egalitarian approach to leadership, and how Advocate Aurora has responded to the work-from-home, health and wellness challenges brought on by the pandemic. She also offers advice to those pursuing non-traditional career paths and reflects on her love of nature and the outdoors.

Women @ RopesTalk: Conversation with Jane Appleby, Advocate Aurora Health

Developed by attorneys in Ropes & Gray’s award-wining anti-corruption and international risk practice, this fifth volume analyzes recent anti-corruption enforcement trends and developments in more than 30 countries across Africa, Asia and Asia-Pacific, Europe and the Middle East, and North and South America.

2021 Global Anti-Corruption Update

In this Ropes & Gray podcast, Doug Brayley, a partner in the employment, executive compensation & employee benefits practice group, is joined by Elena Davis, an associate in the litigation & enforcement practice group, to discuss recent trends in employment litigation related to COVID-19, as well as some general considerations for employers going forward.

Recent Trends in COVID-19 Employment Litigation

In this Ropes & Gray podcast, asset management partner Debra Lussier and private capital transactions partner Paul Van Houten interview Tom Burger, managing partner and co-founder of Gridiron Capital. They discuss Gridiron’s experience fundraising during the pandemic, and what lies ahead for private equity in 2021.

Pandemic Fundraising Insights and What Lies Ahead for Private Equity in 2021: Conversation with Tom Burger, Gridiron Capital

In this Ropes & Gray podcast, asset management partner Jason Kolman and counsel Steve Zaorski discuss certain challenges facing funds reaching the end of their terms, which have intensified in light of COVID-19-related disruptions.

End-of-Life-Fund-Issues

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

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