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On this Ropes & Gray podcast, join health care partner Stephanie Webster as she moderates a discussion with fellow health care attorneys David Ault and Christina Bergeron on the evolving landscape of value-based care programs for health care providers. They address the financial viability of Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), the implications of transactions on ACO participation, whistleblower allegations within ACOs, the necessity of separate legal entities for program participation, data sharing compliance, leveraging AI for ACO administration, and new compliance risks in value-based care arrangements.

On this Ropes & Gray podcast, join asset management partners Eve Ellis and Jason Brown as they delve into key regulatory issues impacting clients with interests in both the United States and Europe. Specifically, they explore the differences in how the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) and the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) supervise and regulate fund advisers. They compare and contrast the differing approaches to registration, oversight, and examination. Additionally, they highlight some of the current priorities for both the SEC and the FCA.

Join Amanda Raad, Nitish Upadhyaya, and Richard Bistrong as they discuss the significance of culture in regulatory practices, integrating behavioral science and cultural psychology to address compliance challenges. Explore how culture influences decision-making, the role of middle managers in shaping organizational culture, and the importance of a speak-up culture in compliance programs.

With potentially major changes in administrative law coming from the Supreme Court in the next couple of weeks, join litigation & enforcement partners Doug Hallward-Driemeier and Jeremiah Williams for a conversation about the potential demise of the Chevron doctrine, newly invigorated major questions doctrine, and likely outcome and implications of SEC v. Jarkesy. Doug and Jeremiah bring unique insight to the topic: Doug is head of Ropes & Gray’s appellate and Supreme Court practice; he has argued 19 cases before the Supreme Court and filed more than 200 briefs there. Jeremiah is a former SEC enforcement attorney who represents clients in government investigations and other regulatory matters.

On this Ropes & Gray podcast, Amy Kossak, who recently joined Ropes & Gray after a decade investigating and litigating FCA cases at the Department of Justice (“DOJ”), talks with Andrew O’Connor and Michael Lampert, co-leaders of the firm’s False Claims Act (“FCA”) practice. Together, they explore the latest trends, potential risks, and effective strategies for navigating the complex FCA landscape. Amy shares her insights, based on her time at DOJ, on what steps companies can take to reduce the likelihood of becoming involved in an FCA inquiry, how companies should think about potential self-disclosures and compliance program investments, and what is—and is not—effective when dealing with DOJ during an FCA investigation.

On this episode of the R&G Tech Studio podcast, managing principal and global head of advanced E-Discovery and A.I. strategy Shannon Capone Kirk sits down with data, privacy & cybersecurity partner Fran Faircloth to discuss how new and ever-evolving technology is impacting her clients, particularly generative AI, and the challenges that arise in litigation and compliance. She also discusses her team’s development of the AI Court Order Tracker, which examines standing orders and local rules on the use of AI in connection with court filings.

In the second part of this two-part podcast series, David Kirchner, Bill Littell and Elliot Saavedra from Ropes & Gray's benefits consulting group share their insights and experiences in collaborating with pooled employer plan ("PEP") providers. They discuss the process of bidding and vetting these providers on behalf of clients, while also delving into the crucial responsibilities that employers should consider when evaluating, monitoring, and selecting PEPs.

On this Ropes & Gray podcast, join real estate investments & transactions attorneys Peter Alpert, Pete Scherer, and Cory Steinberg as they discuss the implications of EPA’s recent federal environmental regulations addressing per- and polyfluorinated substances (“PFAS”). Gain insights into the legal and practical implications of PFAS being recognized as "hazardous substances" under the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (“CERCLA,” aka Superfund), and understand how this listing affects commercial real estate investors.

On this Ropes & Gray podcast, private equity partner Matt Richards discusses insurance brokerage M&A transactions—including the recent NFP-Aon transaction that Ropes helped lead—the attractiveness of the insurance brokerage sector for private equity investors, retention tools such as equity rollover and restrictive covenants, diligence issues, regulatory considerations, and more. They provide insights into the market outlook and share their experience on navigating dynamics specific to insurance brokerage transactions.

For some, the thought of analyzing data for compliance purposes can be overwhelming, or overly focused on monitoring employees. But what if we approached analytics with curiosity and empathy? On this episode of the Better Way? podcast, co-hosts Zach Coseglia and Hui Chen are joined by Tara Palesh, who leads compliance analytics at Pfizer. With a background in engineering and strategy consulting, Tara views her team’s role as helping compliance colleagues to do their jobs in a better, more focused way. Specifically, she talks about how data analysts can scale up and score data to find and address organizational risk. For companies at the beginning of their data journey, Tara offers thoughts on where to start, as well as the potential of generative AI to transform the compliance space.