On Tax
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
On Tax brings together professionals in the Cravath network for conversations about their life and work in the world of tax. Hosted by Cravath partner Len Teti, the show focuses on the often-forgotten human side of tax, highlighting the people, connections and stories that make the space such a fascinating and dynamic area of practice. Learn more about On Tax at cravath.com/podcast. Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP is a premier U.S. law firm that has been at the center of many of the world’s most significant transactions and disputes for more than two centuries. Learn more about the Firm at cravath.com, and explore its bicentennial at 200.cravath.com. (On Tax is intended for informational and educational purposes only, and does not establish an attorney-client relationship between any person or entity and Cravath.) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Apr 26, 2022 • 26min
JoLinda Herring of Bryant Miller Olive
JoLinda Herring is Managing Shareholder of the law firm Bryant Miller Olive and Co-Chair of its Public Finance group. After graduating from Fisk University, one of the nation’s historically black colleges and the oldest institution of higher learning in Nashville, with a degree in chemistry, she earned an MBA, worked for her father’s construction business, and ran for local political office before deciding to attend law school. In this episode of On Tax, JoLinda talks to Cravath partner and host Len Teti about how her wide-ranging experiences and interests naturally culminated in her public finance practice and her current role as a member of Fisk’s Board of Trustees. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 5, 2022 • 32min
Andrew Hayashi of UVA Law
Andrew Hayashi is the Class of 1948 Professor of Scholarly Research in Law at the University of Virginia School of Law, and the Director of the Virginia Center for Tax Law. Before becoming a professor, Andrew practiced tax law as an associate and transitioned into academia when he spent two years as a research fellow at New York University. In this episode of On Tax, Andrew talks to Cravath partner and host Len Teti about how his intellectual interests in philosophy and economics come together very naturally in tax, and the type of advice he gives to students who are considering careers in tax law. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 15, 2022 • 30min
Mike Schler of Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
Mike Schler is a retired partner at Cravath. He joined the Firm’s Tax Department in 1974, was elected a partner in 1982 and retired as a partner in 2014. In the Season 3 premiere of On Tax, Mike talks to Cravath partner and host Len Teti about his nearly five decades at the Firm, from his first assignment to the guidance he offers associates today. Mike also discusses his longstanding interest in tax policy and the work that made him a titan of the New York State Bar Association’s Tax Section. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 8, 2022 • 1min
Welcome to Season 3 of On Tax
On Tax returns for Season 3 next week. This season, tune in every three weeks as Cravath partner and podcast host Len Teti sits down with professionals from academia, law firms and private industry, along with a few special guests from abroad. First up is Cravath retired tax partner Mike Schler, who shares his observations from nearly five decades at the Firm. Learn more about On Tax at cravath.com/podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 28, 2021 • 28min
Darren Heil of JPMorgan
Darren Heil is a Managing Director in the Investment Bank at JPMorgan Chase. After law school, he joined Cravath as a litigation associate before moving into the Firm’s Tax Department. In the Season 2 finale of On Tax, Darren talks to Cravath partner and host Len Teti about his career path being hired in-house to an investment bank and some of the current trends he is seeing in the deal space. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 7, 2021 • 29min
Ashley Elnicki formerly of Cravath (Tax Department Alumna)
Ashley Elnicki is a yoga teacher in Denver, Colorado, who started her professional career as a tax associate at Cravath. In this episode of On Tax, Ashley talks to Cravath partner and former colleague Len Teti about her path from Pittsburg, Kansas, to Los Angeles and later to New York City, her decision to depart and then rejoin the Firm, and the mentorship she received from the late USC School of Law professor Edward Kleinbard along the way. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 16, 2021 • 26min
Tom Neylon of Endo Pharmaceuticals
Tom Neylon is the Senior Vice President, Tax of Endo Pharmaceuticals. Before attending law school, he worked at a public accounting firm in his home state of Delaware. In this episode of On Tax, Tom talks to Cravath partner and host Len Teti about his time in Basel, Switzerland, and how he cultivates trust on multinational teams. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 26, 2021 • 27min
Senior Judge James Halpern of the U.S. Tax Court
James Halpern is a Senior Judge of the United States Tax Court. Before joining the bench, he led a varied career in tax, including time spent in private practice, academia and the federal government. In this episode of On Tax, Judge Halpern talks to Cravath partner and host Len Teti about the mentorship he offers his law clerks and what has surprised him most during his more than 30 years on the bench. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 5, 2021 • 38min
Mitchell Kane of NYU School of Law
Mitchell Kane is the Gerald L. Wallace Professor of Taxation at NYU School of Law and the Editor-in-Chief of Tax Law Review. Before moving to New York, he taught students at University of Virginia School of Law, including Cravath partner and host Len Teti. In this episode of On Tax, Mitchell talks to Len about his early introduction to tax law through his family’s business, his transition from a law firm to academia, and the advice he gives his students when they are researching law firms. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 14, 2021 • 24min
Eric Hilfers of Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
Eric Hilfers serves as Head of the Executive Compensation and Benefits Department at Cravath. In the Season 2 premiere of On Tax, he talks to fellow Cravath partner and host Len Teti about starting at the Firm as a corporate associate, the professional interests that later drew him to the Tax Department, and how his hybrid skillset enabled him to help pioneer the Firm’s then newly created Executive Compensation and Benefits practice in the mid-2000s. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
