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Fireside Chat: Crossing the Line - One Person's Story of Risk, Responsibility, and Redemption
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 19 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news:
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Fireside Chat: Crossing the Line - One Person's Story of Risk, Responsibility, and Redemption
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Amanda Raad, co-head of the anti-corruption and international risk practice and the R&G Insights Lab, and Katie Daniels, director of ethics & compliance at the Insights Lab, will co-moderate a fireside chat with Richard Bistrong on November 19.
Richard, a former international sales executive who served jail time following a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act plea agreement with the
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BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 19 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news:
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Fireside Chat: Crossing the Line - One Person's Story of Risk, Responsibility, and Redemption
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Amanda Raad, co-head of the anti-corruption and international risk practice and the R&G Insights Lab, and Katie Daniels, director of ethics & compliance at the Insights Lab, will co-moderate a fireside chat with Richard Bistrong on November 19.
Richard, a former international sales executive who served jail time following a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act plea agreement with theU.S. Department of Justice, now advises organizations on anti-bribery, ethics, and compliance, drawing on firsthand experience with real-world corruption risk. His perspectives have been featured in Fast Company, Harvard Business Review, and a widely viewed TEDx Talk.
The invite-only conversation will explore human and organizational dynamics that drive misconduct, practical strategies for prevention and accountability in today's ever-changing global enforcement environment, and how leaders can foster cultures that withstand pressure and ambiguity in global markets.
Through this discussion, attendees will gain insights on building resilient compliance frameworks, shaping effective culture and controls, and engaging with evolving global enforcement expectations.
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Original text here: https://www.ropesgray.com/en/news-and-events/events/2025/11/fireside-chat-crossing-the-line-one-persons-story-of-risk-responsibility-and-redemption
Ropes & Gray at the 2025 Jefferies Global Healthcare Conference
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 17 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news:
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Ropes & Gray at the 2025 Jefferies Global Healthcare Conference
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Ropes & Gray is proud to sponsor the 2025 Jefferies Global Healthcare Conference in London, Europe's largest dedicated healthcare investment conference.
We look forward to seeing conference attendees for meetings at the Waldorf Hilton and ME London, and for networking and refreshments at The Wellington on November 18 and 19, a two-minute walk from the conference venues. Ropes & Gray is also hosting an invitation
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BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 17 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news:
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Ropes & Gray at the 2025 Jefferies Global Healthcare Conference
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Ropes & Gray is proud to sponsor the 2025 Jefferies Global Healthcare Conference in London, Europe's largest dedicated healthcare investment conference.
We look forward to seeing conference attendees for meetings at the Waldorf Hilton and ME London, and for networking and refreshments at The Wellington on November 18 and 19, a two-minute walk from the conference venues. Ropes & Gray is also hosting an invitationonly cocktail reception at the Royal Opera House on November 17.
To contact our delegates please see below.
Check back here for updates.
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Original text here: https://www.ropesgray.com/en/news-and-events/events/2025/11/ropes-gray-at-the-2025-jefferies-global-healthcare-conference
Amy Jane Longo to Speak at Government Investigations & Civil Litigation Institute Annual Meeting
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 14 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news:
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Amy Jane Longo to Speak at Government Investigations & Civil Litigation Institute Annual Meeting
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Litigation & enforcement partner Amy Jane Longo will participate in a panel discussion at the Government Investigations & Civil Litigation Institute (GICLI) Annual Meeting on November 14.
Amy's session, titled, "Recent Trends in Cyberwashing Enforcement: Don't Get Taken to the Cleaners for Your Cyber Risk and Incident Disclosures," will explore the rules governing disclosures
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BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 14 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news:
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Amy Jane Longo to Speak at Government Investigations & Civil Litigation Institute Annual Meeting
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Litigation & enforcement partner Amy Jane Longo will participate in a panel discussion at the Government Investigations & Civil Litigation Institute (GICLI) Annual Meeting on November 14.
Amy's session, titled, "Recent Trends in Cyberwashing Enforcement: Don't Get Taken to the Cleaners for Your Cyber Risk and Incident Disclosures," will explore the rules governing disclosuresof cyber-related risk and cyber incidents, as regulators and class action lawyers keep a watchful eye on companies' disclosures around cybersecurity.
The discussion will address recent rulemaking, policy guidance, and enforcement activity at both the federal and state levels, as well as developments in collateral action litigation that often follows ransomware events and data breaches.
GICLI's mission is to provide in-depth education on regulatory enforcement issues and related civil litigation affecting corporate legal departments. Bringing together leading corporate and government practitioners, members of the judiciary, and experts from the consulting, law, and accounting communities, GICLI convenes a cross-section of industry professionals to address the increasing complexity and risk inherent in investigatory and litigation matters.
Ropes & Gray is a proud sponsor of GICLI's annual meeting.
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Original text here: https://www.ropesgray.com/en/news-and-events/events/2025/11/amy-jane-longo-to-speak-at-government-investigations-civil-litigation-institute-annual-meeting
Three Ropes & Gray Lawyers Named Law360 2025 MVPs
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 13 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news:
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Three Ropes & Gray Lawyers Named Law360 2025 MVPs
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Law360 has named health care partner Adrianne Ortega, life sciences partner Abby Gregor, and private equity partner Chau Le as 2025 MVPs in the Health Care, Life Sciences, and Private Equity categories, respectively. The annual list recognizes attorneys who've distinguish themselves through significant achievements in high-stakes litigation, complex global matters, and record-breaking deals.
Adrianne Ortega has led or co-led
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BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 13 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news:
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Three Ropes & Gray Lawyers Named Law360 2025 MVPs
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Law360 has named health care partner Adrianne Ortega, life sciences partner Abby Gregor, and private equity partner Chau Le as 2025 MVPs in the Health Care, Life Sciences, and Private Equity categories, respectively. The annual list recognizes attorneys who've distinguish themselves through significant achievements in high-stakes litigation, complex global matters, and record-breaking deals.
Adrianne Ortega has led or co-ledseveral of the nation's most significant and innovative health care transactions. Notably, she served as lead health care regulatory counsel to Walgreens Boots Alliance in its $23.7 billion take-private acquisition by Sycamore Partners, one of the largest private equity transactions of the decade, and she advised Dana-Farber Cancer Institute on its groundbreaking partnership with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center to build Boston's only independent, free-standing adult cancer hospital, a $1.7 billion project that will transform cancer care in the region.
Abby Gregor advises many of the world's leading pharmaceutical, biotech, medical device, and life sciences-focused private equity companies. Her recent work includes representing Bain Capital on the creation of a newly formed company launched with five immunology assets in-licensed from Bristol Myers Squibb and a $300 million financing commitment led by Bain Capital, and AbbVie on its acquisition of cell therapy developer Capstan Therapeutics in a deal worth up to $2.1 billion to expand its pipeline with therapies for autoimmune diseases.
Chau Le has led some of the firm's most complex and innovative transactions, including 11 private equity deals over the past year with a value of $17.7 billion. She advised TPG Capital in its acquisition of AT&T's 70% stake in DIRECTV for $7.6 billion and guided Genstar Capital through several transactions, including its investments in Affinipay, Flourish Research, and Aperture.
See the full list of 2025 MVPS.
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Original text here: https://www.ropesgray.com/en/news-and-events/rankings-and-awards/2025/11/three-ropes-gray-lawyers-named-law360-2025-mvps
Thomas Hosts American College of Trial Lawyers Podcast Episode with Guest Bart Dalton
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Nov. 13 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news:
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Thomas Hosts American College of Trial Lawyers Podcast Episode with Guest Bart Dalton
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Taft Columbus partner Dave Thomas hosted the second episode of the 13th season of the "Trial Tested" podcast for The American College of Trial Lawyers, released on Nov. 13. In this episode, Thomas interviews Bart Dalton, former Delaware Chief Deputy Attorney General and 67th President of the American College of Trial Lawyers. Dalton reflects on his early career as a prosecutor, emphasizing how mistakes
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MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Nov. 13 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news:
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Thomas Hosts American College of Trial Lawyers Podcast Episode with Guest Bart Dalton
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Taft Columbus partner Dave Thomas hosted the second episode of the 13th season of the "Trial Tested" podcast for The American College of Trial Lawyers, released on Nov. 13. In this episode, Thomas interviews Bart Dalton, former Delaware Chief Deputy Attorney General and 67th President of the American College of Trial Lawyers. Dalton reflects on his early career as a prosecutor, emphasizing how mistakesprovide valuable opportunities to learn and grow as a trial attorney. After transitioning to private practice, Dalton built a distinguished career, including representing Frank Sheeran, whose story inspired the book and later the film, The Irishman.
To listen to the full episode, visit here.
Thomas is a fellow in The American College of Trial Lawyers and is listed in Chambers USA as a leading lawyer in white-collar crime and government investigations. As a partner in Taft's Compliance, Investigations, and White Collar Defense practice group, he advises and represents companies, executives, public officials, health care providers, and other professionals subject to state and federal investigations and prosecutions.
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Original text here: https://www.taftlaw.com/news-events/news/thomas-hosts-american-college-of-trial-lawyers-podcast-episode-with-guest-bart-dalton/
Taft Presents at 2025 P3 Higher Education Summit
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Nov. 13 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news:
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Taft Presents at 2025 P3 Higher Education Summit
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Taft participated in the 2025 P3 Higher Education Summit as sponsor of the Center for Institutional Strategy. The firm presented at the summit, held Nov. 9-11 in Washington, D.C., where higher education leaders and industry experts explored public-private partnerships in academic infrastructure.
Tom John led the "P3 101 Questions and Answers Breakfast Workshop," an interactive session for colleges and universities evaluating P3s.
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MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Nov. 13 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news:
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Taft Presents at 2025 P3 Higher Education Summit
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Taft participated in the 2025 P3 Higher Education Summit as sponsor of the Center for Institutional Strategy. The firm presented at the summit, held Nov. 9-11 in Washington, D.C., where higher education leaders and industry experts explored public-private partnerships in academic infrastructure.
Tom John led the "P3 101 Questions and Answers Breakfast Workshop," an interactive session for colleges and universities evaluating P3s.The workshop examined where P3s apply, how they reduce costs and time on upgrades and maintenance, and when they make sense. Attendees learned major considerations for choosing P3s, including critical first steps.
John also participated in a fireside chat with Michigan State University about the future of P3s at major flagship universities.
Tom John specializes in public-private partnership strategy for higher education institutions and helps universities evaluate P3 opportunities for campus infrastructure modernization.
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Original text here: https://www.taftlaw.com/news-events/news/taft-presents-at-2025-p3-higher-education-summit/
MoFo Asia Funds ESG + Sustainability Survey 2025: Charting a New Path Forward
NEW YORK, Nov. 13 (TNSrep) -- Morrison and Foerster, a law firm, issued the following news release:
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MoFo Asia Funds ESG + Sustainability Survey 2025: Charting a New Path Forward
Annual survey of Asia-based funds finds unmistakable investor appetite for sustainability and corporate responsibility, amidst caution owed to rapidly evolving regulatory landscape.
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Morrison Foerster, a leading global law firm, has today announced the results of its 2025 Asia Funds ESG + Sustainability Survey "Charting a New Path Forward" funds in conjunction with Asian Venture Capital Journal (AVCJ), which
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NEW YORK, Nov. 13 (TNSrep) -- Morrison and Foerster, a law firm, issued the following news release:
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MoFo Asia Funds ESG + Sustainability Survey 2025: Charting a New Path Forward
Annual survey of Asia-based funds finds unmistakable investor appetite for sustainability and corporate responsibility, amidst caution owed to rapidly evolving regulatory landscape.
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Morrison Foerster, a leading global law firm, has today announced the results of its 2025 Asia Funds ESG + Sustainability Survey "Charting a New Path Forward" funds in conjunction with Asian Venture Capital Journal (AVCJ), whichhas found a marked and unmistakable appetite for sustainable investments, all the while operating in an era of caution owed to a fast-evolving regulatory landscape.
The report's highlights include: the vast majority of funds have adopted green investment practices but do so discretely to avoid reputational risk and burdensome scrutiny. The survey has also found many funds do not make changes to their environmental, social, and governance (ESG) policies or practices unless required to do so by regulators and are engaging less proactively with ESG policy work. However, a significant minority shared that they have changed or slowed their approach to ESG as a result of recent anti-ESG pushback.
"Clients continue to see the benefit of investing in sustainability and bolstering corporate responsibility," said Scott Jalowayski, partner at Morrison Foerster. "The survey has shown that, in an era of general caution and some turbulence, GPs broadly do see the importance and value in ESG due diligence and post-closing operational metrics to drive up standards, leveraging both to embrace best practices, ensure compliance, drive investment returns and find new competitive advantages."
"We are still seeing the GPs we advise embracing responsible business and incorporating sustainability considerations as a means to both improve returns and mitigate regulatory risk," said Marcia Ellis, partner at Morrison Foerster. "What's also clear, is that the debate around ESG is ongoing. With stretched resources, funds are grappling with a fast-changing regulatory landscape and growing anti-ESG pressure. As a result, market participants are perhaps less willing than they once were to engage proactively in the debate and help shape policy."
"This survey has shown again that funds and GPs see genuine business and shareholder value in investing through the responsible business-lens," said Suz Mac Cormac, co-chair of Morrison Foerster's Sustainability + Corporate Responsibility, and Social Enterprise + Impact Investing practices. "While the terminology is evolving, and many GPs are now breaking ESG into its component parts, the underlying principles remain the same. For decades I have been advising clients who themselves see the benefits of proactively engaging with ESG matters, from pursuing long-term sustainable investments, to making it part of their investment due diligence process, and understanding risks or embracing opportunity through responsible tech and AI."
Survey Highlights
* Funds embrace greener investment--91% report having green investment practices, but 62% pursue these practices quietly. 72% report that they have policies in place regarding communications or green claims by portfolio companies, to minimise "greenwashing" accusations, an increase from 54% in 2022.
* GPs are formalizing climate, sustainability, and governance structures--60% of GPs say a Sustainability + Corporate Responsibility committee leads their sustainability efforts, up from 40% in 2023.
* GPs are reluctant to engage in policy work, beyond where regulation necessitates it--79% of GPs say they have not recently made any chances to polices or their implementation, and 61% said that where changes have been made it has been driven by compliance factors. Just 11% have added new policies, while 10% have scaled back or ceased implementing new policies.
* Sustainability + Corporate Responsibility considerations now well-established steps in the investment process, and more likely to derail--87% of GPs conduct Sustainability + Corporate Responsibility due diligence on most or all deals they consider, and 49% have rejected a deal following a screening for ESG concerns, up from 23% in 2023.
* Responsible tech and AI are key priorities--Awareness of the issues and risks connected to technology remains high, driving policies to support responsible investment practices. 91% of tech-focused GPs say they have adopted responsible tech polices, and 66% of fund are consulting third parties to assist with due diligence in relation to responsible tech.
* General concerns around ESG and anti-ESG pushback are minimal--just 18% of GPs say LPs have raised concerns about Sustainability + Corporate Responsibility policies, down from 33% in 2023. Only 25% of GPs say they have changed or slowed their ESG + Sustainability work as a result of pushback in the United States.
Visit Asia Funds ESG + Sustainability Report 2025 (https://www.mofo.com/asia-funds-esg-report) to read the full report.
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Methodology
In the second quarter of 2025, on behalf of Morrison Foerster, AVCJ surveyed 100 Asia headquartered fund GPs with at least US$1 billion in assets under management to secure their insights on how ESG considerations are impacting their investments and the market. The respondents came from private equity funds, credit and special situations funds, sovereign wealth funds, insurance asset managers, and pension funds. By geography, 35% of respondents were based in China/Hong Kong, 25% in Japan, 15% in India, 15% in Southeast Asia, and 10% in other Asian jurisdictions, including Taiwan and South Korea. All responses are anonymous, and results are presented in aggregate.
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Original text here: https://www.mofo.com/resources/news/251112-mofo-asia-funds-esg-sustainability
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