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Jul 13, 2023 • 18min
Value-based Care Collides with Competition: Antitrust and Enforcement Considerations
On this final episode of Ropes & Gray’s Value-based Care Collides with Competition podcast series, antitrust attorneys Jane Willis and David Young discuss the intersection between federal antitrust enforcement and state regulatory review of health care transactions.

Jul 13, 2023 • 40min
There Has to Be a Better Way?: A Beautiful Association: Antoine Ferrère of Novartis Discusses the Link Between Psychological Safety and Compliance
On this episode of There Has to Be a Better Way?, co-hosts Zach Coseglia and Hui Chen talk to Antoine Ferrère, global head of behavioral and data science in the ethics, risk and compliance department at Novartis. With master’s degrees in both management and behavioral science, Antoine discusses how his multidisciplinary team at Novartis applies behavioral and data science at scale to drive ethical behaviors, reduce risks and ensure compliance across all areas of the company. He also discusses the multi-year studies his team has implemented to better understand the role of psychological safety in both speaking up and “listening up.”

Jun 29, 2023 • 16min
Value-based Care Collides with Competition: Deal Impacts for MSOs/DSOs
On this episode of Ropes & Gray’s Value-based Care Collides with Competition podcast series, health care partner Christina Bergeron discusses the impact of current and proposed state laws regulating health care access, cost and quality on transactions involving management services organizations (MSOs) and dental support organizations (DSOs).

Jun 28, 2023 • 16min
Digital Assets Discussion: Consequences of the Proposed Safeguarding Rule for Crypto Asset Custody
On this Ropes & Gray podcast, asset management attorneys Melissa Bender and Charlie Humphreville discuss the SEC’s proposed amendments to Rule 206(4)-2 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, the so-called “custody rule,” and how they will impact registered investment advisers that hold and invest in crypto assets. Ropes & Gray has a number of resources regarding the proposed changes to the custody rule and how they will impact registered advisers. If you would like to learn more about these matters please contact your usual Ropes & Gray attorney contacts.

Jun 28, 2023 • 28min
There Has to Be a Better Way?: The Power of Pause: A Retrospective on the Last Six Months
On this episode of There Has to Be a Better Way?, co-hosts Zach Coseglia and Hui Chen reflect on the last six months of insights and “better ways” from the podcast. From looking outside of your normal environment for better ways, to leaning into the importance of precision, to thinking like a scientist and drawing on radical creativity, this episode adds new dimensions to key topics with additional perspective and curiosity.

Jun 27, 2023 • 19min
R&G Tech Studio Presents: IP Transactions & Technology Counsel Emily Karlberg
On this episode of the R&G Tech Studio, intellectual property transactions and technology counsel Emily Karlberg discusses the critical role intellectual property plays in carve-out transactions.

Jun 21, 2023 • 43min
Women @ RopesTalk: Conversation with Jennifer Chun Barry, Meta
On this episode of Women @ RopesTalk, hosted by IP transactions partner Megan Baca, litigation & enforcement partner Amy Jane Longo interviews Jennifer Chun Barry, associate general counsel in special investigations at Meta. With experience as a federal prosecutor, an SEC trial attorney and an in-house lawyer at a global tech company, Jennifer has had a varied and interesting legal career, and she opens up about her different steps along the way. She shares what initially drew her to trial work and what she’s still learning about building professional relationships today at Meta. Jennifer also talks about how her parents’ journey as immigrants has shaped her approach to life and work.

Jun 15, 2023 • 12min
Value-based Care Collides with Competition: Deal Impacts for Private Equity Companies
On this episode of Ropes & Gray’s Value-based Care Collides with Competition podcast series, private equity partner Marty Ruhaak is joined by health care attorneys Jenn Romig and Meg Lewellyn to discuss the practical effects of recent federal and state government efforts to scrutinize private equity-funded health care entities and state legislative developments to impose oversight over health care transactions involving private equity-funded entities.

Jun 14, 2023 • 42min
There Has to Be a Better Way?: Miracle on the Hill: How to Build Consensus and Achieve Results in Divided Organizations
During some of the most divisive times in U.S. history, a small group of Democrats and Republicans defied all odds and learned to work together to get things done. It’s an inspiring story of success that you almost never hear about in Congress. On this episode of There Has to Be a Better Way?, co-hosts Zach Coseglia and Hui Chen talk with Dr. Marian Currinder, a political scientist and former professional staffer to a bipartisan congressional committee during an extremely partisan time, to learn about how a committee that seemed set up to fail thwarted expectations to pass more than 200 recommendations in four years.

Jun 8, 2023 • 1h 4min
Treacherous Shoals—Navigating Growing Anti-ESG Sentiment: Recent Developments Impacting Asset Managers
Over the last year-plus, there has been a growing anti-ESG movement in the United States. Most of the focus has been on asset managers. As the leading asset management practice, Ropes & Gray has been in the trenches advising clients on these issues on a daily basis. On this podcast, Ropes & Gray thought leaders come together for a timely in-depth discussion of the most recent anti-ESG developments and the demands asset managers are navigating. During the podcast, they discuss fiduciary duties, antitrust, proxy advisors, state legislation, greenwashing and consumer protection claims and ERISA considerations. The participants provide concrete compliance tips. They also provide their predictions for the future.Ropes & Gray partners Josh Lichtenstein, Samer Musallam, Chong Park, Amy Roy and Rob Skinner share their thoughts. The discussion is moderated by Michael Littenberg, partner and global head of the firm’s ESG, CSR and business & human rights practice.


