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Carolyn Vardi, head of the PE industry practice group at Ropes & Gray, talks about the current state of PE and the challenges and opportunities of a more fluid market for legal talent.  

Fenwick & West M&A partner Ken Myers talks about the influence his mentor Alexandra Korry had on him, the challenges of being in a two-lawyer couple and how he approaches legal technology.

Monogram Capital co-founder and partner Jared Stein talks about finding upstart consumer brands, the firm's investment criteria and cutting through the noise to find long-term trends.

Gavriel Kahane, co-founder of the real estate-focused private equity firm Arkhouse Partners, talks about activism within a market that is experiencing 'rapacious private demand.'

UC Berkeley professor Carolyn Chen discusses her new book 'Work Pray Code: When Work Becomes Religion in Silicon Valley,' in which she argues that companies have replaced religious institutions as sources of meaning and identity for white-collar Americans.  

Lazard’s Jim Rossman, a top corporate defender and banker, explains why a new disclosure rule is a 'big win' for companies while changes to proxy contest rules will open the floodgates to activists nominating director candidates.

Kirkland debt finance partner Eric Wedel discusses the evolution of the practice and how the emergence of capital markets desks at PE sponsors have changed it in this week's podcast. 

Wachtell Lipton’s David Katz, a top corporate defender, explains why he is excited that the nation’s securities regulator just issued new tougher transparency rules for activists.

Kimberly Smith, head of Katten's corporate department, discusses the current state of middle-market dealmaking, her work with family offices and increased regulatory scrutiny of even smaller deals. 

Justin Savage, co-head of the environmental and automotive and mobility groups at Sidley Austin, discusses his unconventional path to law firm practice, what he learned at the DOJ and how he talks to boards and management teams about environmental issues.