RopesTalk

In this Ropes & Gray podcast, partners Ama Adams and Brendan Hanifin, counsel Emerson Siegle, and associate Kurt Fowler discuss FinCEN rulemaking implementing the beneficial ownership reporting requirements of the Corporate Transparency Act. The rule will significantly expand the scope of information that certain legal entities must disclose under U.S. law, and compliance with the rule’s requirements may present particular complexity for traditional tiered holding company structures.

In this Ropes & Gray podcast, health care partner Stephanie Webster and litigation & enforcement partner Jane Willis discuss recent rulemakings by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) regarding Competition and Transparency in health care. They address how this rule is part of a broader effort by the Biden Administration to aggressively enforce the antitrust laws, and in particular, what hospitals, health care systems, and other health care providers might expect from this rulemaking and the broader trend it signals.

In this episode of the R&G Tech Studio, venture capital & emerging companies co-lead Brad Flint sits down with technology, media & telecommunications co-lead Ed Black to discuss his practice and to share his thoughts on the evolving tech and regulatory landscape impacting the venture community.

Following the first action filed by a U.S. federal regulator against a DAO and its members, asset management attorneys Melissa Bender, Jeremy Liabo and Glen Chen discuss the Ooki DAO case and its implications on the potential liability of DAO token holders, DAO legal wrappers and the CFTC’s role in regulating digital assets.

The Ropes & Gray Decoding Digital Health podcast series discusses the digital health industry and related legal, business and regulatory issues. On this episode, Digital Health Initiative co-lead and IP transactions partner, Megan Baca, is joined by Verily Life Sciences Lead Product Counsel, John Vaughan, to continue their discussion on Verily’s innovative partnerships in digital health, the challenges Verily has faced as well as the rewarding solutions that Verily and its partnerships have created.

Welcome to the R&G Tech Studio, a Ropes & Gray podcast series highlighting the firm’s technology attorneys, their respective practice areas and how the ever-changing tech landscape impacts their clients. On this inaugural episode, private equity partner Scott Abramowitz sits down to discuss his practice and how the fintech industry has evolved with TMT co-lead Ed Black.

The Ropes & Gray Decoding Digital Health podcast series discusses the digital health industry and related legal, business and regulatory issues. On this episode, Digital Health Initiative co-lead and IP transactions partner, Megan Baca, is joined by Verily Life Sciences Lead Product Counsel, John Vaughan, for a two-part discussion on digital health dealmaking. Megan and John dive into topics related to partnership strategies between biopharma and tech companies, as well as the key opportunities and challenges associated with digital health innovation deals.

In this Ropes & Gray podcast, finance partner Alyson Gal and counsel Patricia Teixeira discuss the use of credit facilities as an important source of liquidity and leverage for registered investment funds. They explore the regulatory landscape applicable to these facilities and review some of their key terms.

In this episode of Women @ RopesTalk, hosted by IP transactions partner Megan Baca, IP transactions attorney Georgina Suzuki interviews Christina Carlson, general counsel of HI-Bio, a biotechnology company focused on discovering and developing precision medicines for autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. Christina talks about her move from Gilead Sciences, where she oversaw corporate legal, to HI-Bio, where she has a more legal generalist role. In thinking about her 15-plus-year career, which includes roles at a law firm and in-house, she dispels misconceptions she once had about networking and gives advice for those who wish to follow in her footsteps. For lawyers or others considering careers in biotech, Christina reflects on the exciting and inspiring work she’s contributed to in the areas of HIV and COVID.

In this Ropes & Gray podcast, Doug Brayley, employment partner and head of the employment litigation practice, and Greg Demers, counsel in the employment practice, speak with Dan Murphy, an employment, executive compensation & employee benefits associate, about recent legal trends related to the enforceability of restrictive covenants, particularly non-competition agreements, and considerations for employers going forward.