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Drinks With The Deal: Cohen on Working for Cuomos, Perelman, Napster

By David Marcus

Published: February 15th, 2024

In this week’s Drinks With The Deal, Steve Cohen talks about his varied legal career, in which he’s been the GC at Ron Perelman’s MacAndrews & Forbes and worked for New York governors Mario and Andrew Cuomo.

M&A

Drinks With The Deal: Moelis' Lee on Special Committee Work, Building a Career

By David Marcus

Published: October 2nd, 2025

Managing director Dan Lee discusses his work advising special committees on conflicted transactions and building a career experience by experience.

M&A

Drinks With The Deal: Baker McKenzie's Broder Offers Corporate Version of LA Law

By David Marcus

Published: September 18th, 2025

Jennifer Broder, an M&A partner at Baker McKenzie in Los Angeles, discusses clerking for Leo Strine, working as an associate for Bob Denham and how presiding over a mock trial in third grade helped set her on a path to becoming a lawyer.

Activism

Activist Investing Today: Brand Eyes Director Notice Compromises

By Ronald Orol

Published: September 12th, 2025

White & Case's Richard Brand suggests that passive investors, other institutions and academics should develop best practices for corporate bylaws seeking information about an activist's director nominations, as the matter right now is left to the courts to decide.

Activism

AI’s Ability to Predict Proposal Outcomes Signals Sea Change

By Jean Haggerty

Published: September 12th, 2025

With AI expected to permeate every aspect of doing business, its increased use in the shareholder activism sphere is almost inevitable.

M&A

Drinks With The Deal: Simpson's Cooper on Refinitiv, Lehman, Team Building

By David Marcus

Published: September 5th, 2025

Elizabeth Cooper, the head of private equity at Simpson Thacher, talks about transitioning from M&A to PE as a young partner and how advising Blackstone on the Refinitiv deal transformed her career.

M&A

Drinks With The Deal: A&O Shearman's Litowitz Talks Paramount, Merger Integration

By David Marcus

Published: August 28th, 2025

Dan Litowitz, the U.S. deputy co-head of M&A at A&O Shearman, discusses what he's learned from watching his clients integrate acquisitions that he's applied to the merger of Allen & Overy and Shearman & Sterling and work he's done for Paramount.

Podcasts

Behind the Buyouts: Oak Hill's Baker on MetroNet Investment, Fiber's S-Curve

By Chris Nolter

Published: August 21st, 2025

Oak Hill managing partner Scott Baker discusses the fiber-to-the-home industry's growth and future.

Drinks With The Deal: Bok on How Wall Street Is Like 'Glengarry Glen Ross'

By David Marcus

Published: August 14th, 2025

Scott Bok, the former chairman and CEO of M&A boutique Greenhill, discusses his career, his new memoir and the challenges of managing the highly ambitious people in finance.

M&A

Drinks With The Deal: Holland & Knight's August on Advising Growth Companies

By David Marcus

Published: August 8th, 2025

Adam August, a corporate partner at Holland & Knight in Tysons, Va., discusses his work for companies that have the federal government as a significant customer and why he enjoys advising clients from formation to sale.