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Rezwan Pavri, a securities and M&A partner at Wilson Sonsini in Palo Alto, talks about balancing the two practices and the challenges his clients are facing in the most recent Drinks With The Deal podcast. 

U.K. based attorneys Tom Matthews and Sonica Tolani of White & Case, who advise both activists and companies, explains why they are seeing a trend of insurgent managers partnering with PE to try to buy companies they previously targeted with agitation campaigns.

Nicole Macarchuk's career as a PE lawyer in-house and at law firms has paralleled the evolution of the asset management industry as PE sponsors, hedge funds and credit funds have increasingly crossed into each other's markets. 

Baker McKenzie IP and data privacy partner Cynthia Cole talks about her experiences as an in-house lawyer at tech companies and how the focus of her tech transactions practice has shifted to data. 

Partner Carl Press discusses the Thoma Bravo's Explore fund, its middle market playbook and the fund's symbiotic relationship with the Discover and Flagship funds.

David Bonser, co-head of corporate and head of the REIT practice at Hogan Lovells, discusses the development of his practice and how he applies those lessons in managing younger lawyers. 

Matt Saur, one of the founding partners of law firm Woolery, explains why Nelson Peltz faces an uphill battle at Disney, what it was like working with Carl Icahn on his Xerox campaign and why activists will continue to push for M&A. 

David Hahn, a finance partner at Davis Polk, discusses the current state of the finance markets and the evolution they've seen in recent years in this week's Drinks With The Deal podcast.