Welcome to Scope of Practice, a new Ropes & Gray podcast series for law students and recent graduates that provides an inside look into different practice groups and the lives of attorneys in those groups at the firm. To keep current on new episodes, subscribe to this podcast series on Apple, Google, Spotify.
Scope of Practice - Podcast Series
Overview
On this episode of Scope of Practice, associates Camille Bachrach and Jesse Vreeken join host Yoni Levy to discuss their critical pro bono work on behalf of BlueCheck, a non-profit organization that helps deploy grants to local aid organizations on the front lines of humanitarian disasters. Discover how Ropes & Gray supports a culture where attorneys can take on pro bono work and provide organizations and individuals with much-needed legal assistance and access to justice.
On this episode of Scope of Practice, private capital transactions associate Arnav Prasad and health care associate Sharon Jaquez sit down with host Yoni Levy to discuss their respective practice areas, formal and informal mentorship at Ropes, the LGBTQ+ Forum and more.
On this episode of Scope of Practice, private capital transactions associates Dee Kuchukulla and Reed Harasimowicz join host Yoni Levy to discuss the ins and outs of practicing private equity law at Ropes & Gray—from deal types to staffing to workflow and beyond.
On this episode of Scope of Practice, associates Christina Ravelo and Ani-Rae Lovell join host Yoni Levy to discuss how they wound up practicing in Ropes & Gray’s health care and restructuring litigation groups, respectively, and how their involvement in Ropes & Gray’s Women’s Forum has shaped their development and integration into the firm.
Liz McInerney and Zane Fernandez work in different practice groups, but what brings them together is their participation in the Ropes Multicultural Forum. They join asset management partner Yoni Levy to discuss their work, their hobbies and Ropes & Gray’s culture of support for diverse associates on this episode of Scope of Practice.
On this special feature episode of Scope of Practice, hiring partners across several of Ropes & Gray’s offices provide some quick interview tips, followed by a deeper dive discussion with asset management associate, Yoni Levy, and real estate counsel and on-campus interviewer, Chrystal LaRoche, about how to excel at law firm interviews.
On this episode of Scope of Practice, Ropes & Gray asset management associate, Yoni Levy, speaks with private capital transactions associates, Nell Ethridge and Brian Klapow, about their work on loans to distressed companies and related equity projects.
On this episode of Scope of Practice, Ropes & Gray asset management associate, Yoni Levy, speaks with asset management partner, Nicole Krea, and associate, Chris Aitken, about their practice focused on certain regulations as applied to private funds.
On this episode of Scope of Practice, Ropes & Gray asset management associate, Yoni Levy, speaks with asset management associate, Chidi Oteh, about his hedge funds-focused practice and his career path to date, which includes leaving and returning to the firm as an associate, and then working as a secondee for a client.
On this episode of Scope of Practice, Ropes & Gray asset management associate, Yoni Levy, speaks with partner, Jeremy Liabo, and counsel, Molly Moore, both members of the asset management practice who focus on derivatives and commodities trading and regulation, about their unique practice space.
On this episode of Scope of Practice, Ropes & Gray asset management associate, Yoni Levy, speaks with tax associate, Colby Rogers, about life as an associate in the tax practice at the firm.
On this episode of Scope of Practice, Ropes & Gray asset management associate, Yoni Levy, speaks with Kyle Higley, who was recently promoted to partner in the firm’s employment, executive compensation & benefits group, about his practice and to discuss the roles and responsibilities of an associate in the firm.
On this episode of Scope of Practice, Ropes & Gray asset management associate, Yoni Levy, speaks with asset management associate, Chelsea Childs, about her practice, which is split across registered funds and private funds work, as well as the firm’s San Francisco office.
In this inaugural episode, asset management associate and host, Yoni Levy, speaks with asset management associate, Young Yoon, about life as an associate in the private funds practice at the firm.