RopesTalk

Developed by attorneys in Ropes & Gray’s award-wining anti-corruption and international risk practice, this fifth volume analyzes recent anti-corruption enforcement trends and developments in more than 30 countries across Africa, Asia and Asia-Pacific, Europe and the Middle East, and North and South America.

In this Ropes & Gray podcast, Doug Brayley, a partner in the employment, executive compensation & employee benefits practice group, is joined by Elena Davis, an associate in the litigation & enforcement practice group, to discuss recent trends in employment litigation related to COVID-19, as well as some general considerations for employers going forward.

In this Ropes & Gray podcast, asset management partner Debra Lussier and private capital transactions partner Paul Van Houten interview Tom Burger, managing partner and co-founder of Gridiron Capital. They discuss Gridiron’s experience fundraising during the pandemic, and what lies ahead for private equity in 2021.

In this Ropes & Gray podcast, asset management partner Jason Kolman and counsel Steve Zaorski discuss certain challenges facing funds reaching the end of their terms, which have intensified in light of COVID-19-related disruptions.

In this third episode of our ETF podcast series (recorded on December 20, 2020), Ropes & Gray asset management attorneys Jeremy Smith, Brian McCabe, and Ed Baer discuss converting an existing mutual fund into an ETF and the related legal and operational issues.

In this Ropes & Gray podcast, asset management partner Eve Ellis and ERISA & benefits partner Josh Lichtenstein discuss the recent DOL rule on ESG investing, and how managers should think about integrating these new DOL rules alongside similar but sometimes competing rules that have come out in the EU.

In this second episode of our ETF podcast series, Ropes & Gray asset management attorneys Jeremy Smith, Brian McCabe, and Ed Baer discuss the impact of the fund-of-funds rule on ETFs.

In this Ropes & Gray podcast, asset management partner Eve Ellis and data, privacy and cybersecurity partner Rohan Massey discuss a recent press release from the FCA, the UK’s financial services regulator, in relation to the handling of client data.

In the latest installment of Ropes & Gray’s alumni podcast series, Alumni @ RopesTalk, asset management partner Jason Brown interviews Jacob Comer, general counsel and chief compliance officer at NovaQuest Capital Management, a leading investor in life sciences and health care companies. Jacob began his career at Ropes & Gray in 2003 as an investment management associate and has since taken on legal, regulatory and compliance roles for a private equity firm, venture capital firm and hedge fund. Now at NovaQuest, Jacob talks about the challenges of moving in-house, interviewing for and accepting a new job during the pandemic, his experience working at Ropes & Gray, and his professional influences. Jacob also discusses what he looks for when engaging outside counsel and offers advice for attorneys considering a move in-house.

In this Ropes & Gray podcast, asset management partners Isabel Dische and Adam Dobson discuss the use of rep and warranty insurance in fund recapitalization transactions and why its use in the fund recap context has been less common than in other types of M&A transactions. They also share recent developments in the types of coverage available that may make rep and warranty insurance more interesting to fund sponsors and secondary buyers.