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 ma...
Mar 24, 2022•27 min
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 ...
Mar 15, 2022•22 min
In this Ropes & Gray podcast, asset management partners Isabel Dische, Adam Dobson and Vincent Ip, and litigation & enforcement partner Martin Crisp, discuss recent trends in the usage of material adverse change (or MAC) clauses and “ordinary course” operating covenants in secondary transactions, and provide some context on how these provisions may be interpreted in light of recent events in Ukraine.
Mar 03, 2022•9 min
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 ...
Mar 03, 2022•21 min
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 apar...
Feb 23, 2022•26 min
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 Jack...
Feb 16, 2022•38 min
In this edition of Ropes & Gray’s podcast series On the Ropes: Enforcement Risk Roundtable, litigation and enforcement associate Patrick Doherty is joined by Stéphane de Navacelle, managing partner of Navacelle in Paris, to discuss the current anti-corruption landscape in France and related legal considerations for businesses and individuals operating in the country.
Feb 15, 2022•20 min
In this Ropes & Gray podcast, asset management partners Joel Wattenbarger and Jason Brown discuss the regulatory consequences of recent enforcement actions involving management fee calculation and offset issues, and their respective electronic communication recordkeeping requirements. The Private Fund Regulatory Update is a series of podcasts discussing key issues of interest and updates in the regulatory and compliance space, focusing in particular on private fund managers.
Jan 24, 2022•19 min
In this episode of Women @ RopesTalk, hosted by health care partner Christine Moundas, life sciences partner and Women’s Forum co-chair Katherine Wang interviews Ingrid Zhang, president of Novartis Pharmaceuticals China. Ingrid talks about her early interest in health care and why she decided to go to business school. As she reflects on her career path, from consulting to working in the pharmaceutical industry, Ingrid shares her advice for early career professionals, especially why developing a ...
Jan 19, 2022•25 min
In the latest installment of our Ropes & Gray podcast series addressing emerging issues for fiduciaries of 401(k) and 403(b) plans to consider as part of their litigation risk management strategy, ERISA and benefits partner Josh Lichtenstein, counsel Sharon Remmer, and associate Jon Reinstein continue the discussion from our prior episode about the Department of Labor’s proposed regulation pertaining to ERISA investment duties and ESG considerations, by focusing on (i) how the rule might cha...
Jan 18, 2022•24 min
In this Ropes & Gray podcast, asset management partners Isabel Dische, Adam Dobson, Lindsey Goldstein and Vincent Ip, and tax partner Dan Kolb share key trends and developments from the 2021 secondaries market and what secondary buyers, sellers and fund sponsors can expect in 2022.
Jan 12, 2022•14 min
This installation of Ropes & Gray’s podcast series Non-binding Guidance focuses on recent developments in FDA inspection policy, including implications of the pandemic-related slowdown on product quality and approval delays as well as progress FDA has been making in clearing the inspection backlog. In March 2020, many routine inspections, such as foreign pre-approval and for-cause inspection assignments not deemed “mission-critical,” were temporarily postponed, but FDA has recently restarted...
Jan 06, 2022•23 min
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, which is part one of a three-part discussion on ITC remedies, Ropes & Gray intellectual property litigators Matt Rizzolo, Matt Shapiro, and Rebecca Gentilli discuss the various types of remedies that the ITC can impose when it finds a violation of Section 337 of the Tariff Act, and the unique aspects of these differing rem...
Jan 05, 2022•25 min
In this Ropes & Gray podcast, members of the finance practice group discuss the rise of ESG-linked credit facilities and bonds in the corporate and private fund finance markets, provide an overview of the mechanics of sustainability-linked debt instruments, discuss the forces driving their recent surge in popularity and consider what to expect for them going forward.
Dec 16, 2021•23 min
In this episode of Women @ RopesTalk, hosted by IP transactions partner Megan Baca, health care partner Torrey McClary interviews Anne Garcia, senior vice president and general counsel of The Ohio State University. Anne talks about how she moved from private practice to in-house roles in universities. In thinking about the last year and a half, Anne discusses how COVID has affected the university and her team. She also reflects on why she is big on incorporating “action” into her office’s divers...
Dec 01, 2021•39 min
Ropes & Gray’s podcast series Talkin’ Trade explores the world of Section 337 unfair import investigations at the U.S. International Trade Commission. One way in which ITC Section 337 investigations differ from district court litigation is that the day-to-day activities of ITC actions are overseen not by an Article III judge, but by one of six administrative law judges. In this episode, Ropes & Gray IP attorneys Matt Rizzolo, Matt Shapiro, Brendan McLaughlin, and Mike Morales delve into ...
Nov 30, 2021•24 min
In the latest installment of our Ropes & Gray podcast series addressing emerging issues for fiduciaries of 401(k) and 403(b) plans to consider as part of their litigation risk management strategy, ERISA and benefits partner Josh Lichtenstein, benefits consulting group principal David Kirchner, and benefits consultant Aneisha Worrell revisit the Department of Labor’s (DOL) regulation of ERISA investment duties and ESG considerations, and in particular, its recently re-proposed rule. As compar...
Nov 22, 2021•18 min
The Ropes & Gray Global Health Care Compliance Initiative’s virtual trip around the world podcast series highlights our collaboration with our local counsel contacts, in particular the Local Law Comparison Guide. The Local Law Comparison Guide (the “Guide”) is a resource tool providing country-specific surveys that analyze legal, regulatory and industry requirements governing industry interactions with health care professionals. As part of this series, Ropes & Gray attorneys interview ou...
Nov 18, 2021•17 min
This installation of Ropes & Gray’s podcast series Non-binding Guidance focuses on the Biden administration's recent proposal to repeal the Medicare Coverage of Innovative Technology ("MCIT") final rule, which was published in January 2021 and initially scheduled to become effective on December 15, 2021. This proposed rule, although published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ("CMS"), relates directly to FDA regulation of medical devices because it would provide automatic Med...
Nov 08, 2021•17 min
Ropes & Gray’s podcast series Talkin’ Trade explores the world of Section 337 unfair import investigations at the U.S. International Trade Commission. Historically, challenges to patent subject matter eligibility under Section 101 of the Patent Act have been rare at the ITC, as the Commission’s Section 337 proceedings necessarily involve tangible, physical goods. But recent changes in the case law from the Federal Circuit and the Supreme Court have led to a noticeable uptick in the numbers o...
Oct 25, 2021•29 min
In the latest installment of Ropes & Gray’s alumni podcast series, Alumni @ RopesTalk, life sciences and health care partner Michael Beauvais interviews Julie Constable, vice president of legal and compliance at Blackstone. Julie spent almost a decade at Ropes & Gray as an associate before taking a senior legal role at Blackstone. Julie talks about what a typical day looks like in-house as she leads transactions emerging from the Blackstone Life Sciences team. She reflects on how Ropes &...
Oct 20, 2021•17 min
The Ropes & Gray Global Health Care Compliance Initiative’s virtual trip around the world podcast series highlights our collaboration with our local counsel contacts, in particular the Local Law Comparison Guide. The Local Law Comparison Guide (the “Guide”) is a resource tool providing country-specific surveys that analyze legal, regulatory and industry requirements governing industry interactions with health care professionals. As part of this series, Ropes & Gray attorneys interview ou...
Oct 18, 2021•19 min
The Ropes & Gray Decoding Digital Health podcast series discusses the digital health industry and related legal, business and regulatory issues. On this episode, IP transactions partner Regina Sam Penti joins the Digital Health Initiative co-leads, Kellie Combs, Christine Moundas and Megan Baca, to discuss the increasing prominence of artificial intelligence (“AI”) and machine learning technology in the health care and life sciences industry. The discussion reviews key applications of AI, th...
Oct 12, 2021•28 min
In this Ropes & Gray podcast, litigation & enforcement partner Ryan Rohlfsen, who is co-chair of the firm’s global anti-corruption and international risk practice, is joined by Jerry Kral, SVP, chief risk, ethics & compliance officer at Brown-Forman Corporation, for an enthusiastic discussion about emerging risks and trends in the modern day market, as well as practical advice for the future.
Oct 08, 2021•11 min
In this episode of Women @ RopesTalk, IP transactions partner Megan Baca is joined by Kim McCaslin, a managing director at Bain Capital, for an in-depth conversation around Bain’s environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals and commitment to advance diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I). As the leader of Bain Capital’s portfolio group in North America, Kim discusses her group’s values-driven focus on growing great companies “in the right way”—with integrity, humility, respect for peopl...
Oct 05, 2021•24 min
In this seventh episode in a series of Ropes & Gray podcasts addressing emerging issues for fiduciaries of 401(k) and 403(b) plans to consider as part of their litigation risk management strategy, litigation & enforcement partner Dan Ward and ERISA and benefits partner Josh Lichtenstein discuss some recent updates on the continued ERISA retirement plan litigation landscape, including current trends and important takeaways for plan sponsors.
Sep 22, 2021•22 min
This edition of Ropes & Gray’s podcast series, Non-binding Guidance, focuses on one of the most fundamental concepts in FDA regulatory law: intended use. On August 2, FDA issued a final rule amending its drug and medical device regulations describing the types of evidence the Agency considers relevant to determining a product’s “intended use.” The new regulations just took effect on September 1. Join Kellie Combs, a partner in Ropes & Gray’s life sciences regulatory and compliance practi...
Sep 21, 2021•24 min
The Ropes & Gray Global Health Care Compliance Initiative’s virtual trip around the world podcast series highlights our collaboration with our local counsel contacts, in particular the Local Law Comparison Guide. The Local Law Comparison Guide (the “Guide”) is a resource tool providing country-specific surveys that analyze legal, regulatory and industry requirements governing industry interactions with health care professionals. As part of this series, Ropes & Gray attorneys interview ou...
Sep 08, 2021•18 min
Ropes & Gray’s podcast series Talkin’ Trade explores the world of Section 337 unfair import investigations at the U.S. International Trade Commission. On this episode, IP attorneys Matt Rizzolo, Matt Shapiro, and Brendan McLaughlin are joined by special guest Scott McKeown, a leading PTAB litigator, to discuss the issues arising when a patent asserted in an ITC investigation also has its validity challenged at the PTAB—including whether and to what extent the respective agencies defer to eac...
Sep 01, 2021•34 min
Ropes & Gray’s podcast series Conductive Discussions focuses on legal issues of interest to the semiconductor industry. In this episode, IP litigation partners Mark Rowland and Steve Pepe, and associate Jolene Wang discuss recent developments in patent eligibility under Section 101 and foreign practices relating to eligibility.
Aug 12, 2021•18 min
