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Ann Chung and Kelley Morrell, managing directors at Blackstone, take a deep dive into the firm's stake in the popular shapewear brand Spanx, the private equity giant's approach to investments and more.

Covington head of M&A and corporate Catherine Dargan discussed building her healthcare M&A practice, current issues in healthcare dealmaking and her approaches to diversity and inclusion and associate retention in this week's podcast. 

Eduardo Gallardo, co-chair of M&A and chair of the activist defense group at Gibson Dunn, discussed the universal proxy, the Williams case and more on this week's Drinks With The Deal podcast.

Scott Mushkin, a consumer-focused researcher, discussed Mantle Ridge’s contest at Dollar Tree and compared the discount retailer’s new pricing strategy to Coca-Cola’s failed ‘New Coke’ endeavor.

 Greg Varallo, partner at Bernstein Litowitz in Wilmington, discussed the switch from representing companies to working with shareholders, Andy Bouchard's achievements as Chancellor, his love of hunting, poker and the American University of Rome and more in this week's episode of the podcast. 

Tariq Mundiya, the head of litigation at Willkie Farr & Gallagher, discusses the Williams poison pill case from earlier this year as well as the CytoDyn decision and the evolution of Delaware's Caremark doctrine in this week's Drinks With The Deal podcast.

James 'Jim' Barresi, who heads the financial services practice at Squire Patton Boggs, explains how his time as an in-house lawyer at US Bancorp in the 1990s has shaped his approach to private practice and how he works with clients who are considering a deal.

On the latest edition of Drinks With The Deal, David Wondrich and Noah Rothbaum discuss their work editing the new Oxford Companion to Spirits and Cocktails, which considers at length the companies, entrepreneurs and trends that have driven the alcohol business.  

Ed Zimmerman discusses building the tech group at Lowenstein Sandler and his commitment to social justice on the latest Drinks With The Deal podcast.

Professor Melissa Jacoby of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill discusses the limits of bankruptcy in handling mass tort cases and the recent filings of Purdue Pharma LP and others on the latest episode of the Fresh Start podcast.