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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.

Activism

Activist Investing Today: Barclays' Rossman on Exxon Retail Program, Rising Campaigns

By Ronald Orol

Published: October 24th, 2025

Jim Rossman, global head of shareholder advisory at Barclays, analyzes the effect of an Exxon retail investor voting program as well as record levels of activism.

Podcasts

Behind the Buyouts: True Beauty's Gersten, Nuñez on Scaling Emerging Brands

By Nikitha Sattiraju

Published: October 23rd, 2025

True Beauty Ventures co-founders Rich Gersten and Cristina Nuñez discuss building a sector-focused venture firm, their portfolio strategy and the state of beauty M&A.

Podcasts

Drinks With The Deal: Thoma Bravo's Schwab on In-House Roles

By David Marcus

Published: October 16th, 2025

Thoma Bravo general counsel Steven Schwab discusses the appeal of being an in-house lawyer, the differences between working at a trading firm and a PE sponsor and the issues he's thinking about now.

Activism

Activist Investing Today: Lazard's Couvelier on Retail 'Robo-Voting,' M&A Trends

By Ronald Orol

Published: October 15th, 2025

Lazard managing director Chris Couvelier discusses shareholder activism trends, Exxon's robo-voting program and M&A-driven campaigns.

Podcasts

Behind the Buyouts: Arenova's Li Balances Creative, Financial Roles in VFX

By Chris Nolter

Published: October 10th, 2025

In two short years, Arenova's Dream Machine FX has built the fifth-largest pure-play visual effects company through M&A.

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.