RopesTalk

In this episode of our ongoing podcast series addressing emerging issues for fiduciaries of 401(k) and 403(b) plans to consider as part of their litigation risk management strategy, Doug Hallward-Driemeier, chair of Ropes & Gray’s appellate & Supreme Court practice; Amy Roy, a litigation & enforcement partner; and Josh Lichtenstein, a benefits partner and head of the ERISA fiduciary practice, discuss some important updates in the ERISA retirement plan litigation space, including the Supreme Court’s recent opinion in Hughes v. Northwestern University and a new decision in the ongoing saga of Anderson v. Intel Corp. Investment Policy Committee.

In this episode of Women @ RopesTalk, hosted by IP transactions partner Megan Baca, data, privacy & cybersecurity partner Fran Faircloth interviews Jennifer Wilen, vice president of legal at Bombas. Jen shares her experience growing the legal team at Bombas from the ground up, and how being in-house counsel compares to her prior roles at a global law firm and a leading investment bank. As a manager, she discusses the importance of empowering team members, which includes allowing others to make mistakes. Jen concludes by talking about the culture at Bombas, which celebrates individuality, and how the company is holding itself accountable on its DE&I goals.

On this episode of Scope of Practice, Ropes & Gray asset management associate, Yoni Levy, speaks with asset management associate, Chidi Oteh, about his hedge funds-focused practice and his career path to date, which includes leaving and returning to the firm as an associate, and then working as a secondee for a client.

In this edition of Ropes & Gray’s podcast series On the Ropes: Enforcement Risk Roundtable, global anti-corruption and international risk practice co-chair Amanda Raad is joined by Anna Romberg, EVP of Legal, Compliance & Governance at Getinge and co-founder of the Nordic Business Ethics Initiative, and Hayaat Ibrahim, Secretary General of the Swedish Anti-Corruption Institute, to discuss the current anti-corruption landscape in Sweden and related legal considerations for businesses and individuals operating in the country.

On this episode of Scope of Practice, Ropes & Gray asset management associate, Yoni Levy, speaks with partner, Jeremy Liabo, and counsel, Molly Moore, both members of the asset management practice who focus on derivatives and commodities trading and regulation, about their unique practice space.

In the latest installment of Ropes & Gray’s Alumni @ RopesTalk podcast series, IP litigation partner Matt Rizzolo interviews Ryan Dickey, a cybercrime and intellectual property prosecutor with the U.S. Department of Justice. Ryan started his legal career at Ropes & Gray with plans to become a patent litigator. He talks about how his career goals shifted along the way, leading him to a federal clerkship in Hawaii, the U.S. Attorney’s Office, and now, working at the DOJ and teaching at GW Law. Ryan shares what initially drew him to Ropes & Gray and how his time at the firm prepared him for his later career roles. He also offers his thoughts about why being kind is not only good life advice, but also important for professional success.

On this episode of Scope of Practice, Ropes & Gray asset management associate, Yoni Levy, speaks with tax associate, Colby Rogers, about life as an associate in the tax practice at the firm.

Ropes & Gray’s podcast series Talkin’ Trade explores the world of Section 337 unfair import investigations at the U.S. International Trade Commission. In this episode—the second in a three-part series on remedies at the ITC—Ropes & Gray intellectual property litigators Matt Rizzolo, Matt Shapiro, and Nicole Pobre explore the unique and rarely issued General Exclusion Order remedy that is available in ITC Section 337 investigations, and discuss the unique aspects that set this remedy apart from the other types of ITC remedial orders.

In this episode of Women @ RopesTalk, asset management partner Paulita Pike speaks with Adela Cepeda and Susan Rhee, two women who have had successful careers in the registered funds industry. Adela is a finance consultant and entrepreneur who serves on the boards of UBS Funds, Pathway Funds and Mercer Funds, where she is chair. Adela also is a co-founder of Angeles Investors, the first investment club focused on funding Latinx startups. Susan is senior vice president and general counsel of Jackson National Asset Management, a Chicago-based asset manager with more than $260 billion in assets. Adela and Susan talk about how they built professional and personal support systems to further their careers, and share advice for how to navigate demanding professions. They also discuss how they approach DE&I as women from diverse backgrounds.