Stephen Brown, senior adviser and managing director at KPMGa's Board Leadership Center, covers a number of topics, including why he thinks there could be unintended consequences to new limits on activist shareholder proposals.

Dave Perkins, the co-head of PE at Cravath, talks about being called up from the U.S. Army Reserve to serve in Afghanistan as a young associate and how he approached building a PE practice at his law firm.

Aaron Suh, an M&A and PE partner at Morgan Lewis and managing partner of the firm's Philadelphia office, discusses how he approached changing firms and cities and the deep influence his father has had on his approach to his career.

Founder and president John Ferrara dives into the middle market investment bank's growth over two decades and his expectations for dealmaking in 2025. 

Joel Friedlander talks about how he came to focus on plaintiff-side work in the Delaware courts and the enjoyment he gets from writing about and teaching law as well as practicing it. 

Corporate defender and Skadden partner Elizabeth Gonzalez-Sussman discusses what motivated her decision to move away from defending activists, as well as tactics that backfire, settlement subcommittee pros and cons and governance vulnerabilities.

Houlihan Lokey global head of outdoor, active lifestyle and tactical industries Nathan Pund discusses his expectations for M&A in the categories in 2025.

Keith Townsend, an M&A partner at King & Spalding and co-head of its corporate practice, discussed how he developed business development skills as a young partner and how his firm thinks about its practice mix.

Expert network platform Inex One owner Max Friberg discusses why activists and others retain expert networks ahead of insurgency campaigns. 

Katten's Mark Solomon discusses the evolution of family offices over the past generation and how the Dallas economy has changed since he started practicing law in the city in 1985.