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What do you want to achieve? It’s more than what you do: it’s how you do it. Across sectors and borders, in boardrooms and courtrooms, we measure our success by yours. And in our interactions, we commit to making your O’Melveny experience as satisfying as the outcomes we help you achieve. Our greatest accomplishment is ensuring that you never have to choose between premier lawyering and exceptional service. So, tell us. What do you want to achieve? For the answers, please visit www.omm.com.
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O’Melveny’s “Achieve With…” podcast features leaders in business and law sharing insights on the critical issues of the day and how they impact your world.
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O’Melveny’s The Cramdown podcast analyzes the latest industry and legal trends of today’s economy. O'Melveny partners welcome guests to share their perspectives on the issues of the moment in restructuring and offer practical insights on the many challenges affecting businesses and investors during economic disruptions.
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O’Melveny firmwide hiring partner Jeeho Lee hosts this interactive podcast about issues affecting the practice of law at O’Melveny and generally in the legal world. Each episode features guests from in and outside the firm to discuss topics related to careers in the law, from starting a career and what it takes to succeed to what O’Melveny lawyers do in their particular practice areas.
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Episode 4: In-House Perspectives on AI Policy & Regulation
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O’Melveny’s podcast “Achieve With...” features the country’s top lawyers in conversation with industry thought leaders on the defining issues of the day. On the latest episode, Tony Beasley, Senior Corporate Counsel at Microsoft and Jonathan Crawford, Managing Counsel at Adobe, join Mark Liang, a partner in O’Melveny’s Intellectual Property & Techn…
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Episode 3: National Security Enforcement Ramps Up
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O’Melveny’s podcast Achieve With...features the country’s top lawyers in conversation with industry thought leaders on the defining issues of the day. On the latest episode, Negar Tekeei, SDNY Chief of National Security and International Narcotics and Tara La Morte, SDNY Chief, Illicit Finance & Money Laundering Unit, join O’Melveny partners and fo…
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Episode 2: The Impact of National Security Policy on Corporate America
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On the latest episode, AMD General Counsel Harry Wolin joins former White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain and O’Melveny National Security Group Chair Greta Nightingale to share insights on the impact of US national and economic policies on corporate America and how measures like the CHIPS Act are affecting semiconductor companies’ operations and cro…
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The inaugural episode of “Achieve With…” tackles artificial intelligence, with Google DeepMind General Counsel Tom Lue joining former White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain and O'Melveny partner Brian Boyle in a discussion of AI’s astonishing power to help and harm. The wide-ranging conversation covers everything from neural network technology and th…
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Episode 9: Restructuring Challenges in a Pandemic World
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From remote hearings to changes in bankruptcy laws, companies that went through restructuring during the COVID-19 pandemic have had some challenges. In episode nine of The Cramdown, host Daniel Shamah talks with Dan Hugo, senior managing director with FTI Consulting, about how the restructuring practice has changed since the start of the pandemic a…
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Episode 8: Introducing O’Melveny’s Dallas-Based Bankruptcy & Restructuring Partners
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Video: Episode 8: Introducing O’Melveny’s Dallas-Based Bankruptcy & Restructuring PartnersBy The Cramdown
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Episode 7: Lessons Learned from Recent Restructurings by a Non-Restructuring Professional
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Restructuring can be complex even for the most experienced professionals. In recent years, many lenders who are not traditional “distressed investors” found themselves in restructuring processes and received a crash course in bankruptcy and reorganization. In episode seven of the Cramdown podcast, host Daniel Shamah talks with Reema Agarwal, Senior…
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Episode 6: 24-Hour Chapter 11s: The Ins and Outs
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In recent years, numerous companies have filed for and emerged from chapter 11 in less than 24 hours, seemingly setting a new record for “shortest ever bankruptcy” each time. Daniel Shamah and Joe Zujkowski discuss what led to this trend, the ideal conditions for a 24-hour chapter 11, and whether the trend will continue in the future.…
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Episode 5: Potential Changes to the Bankruptcy Code
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Together, the COVID crisis and a new Congress sparked fresh discussion around amending the Bankruptcy Code. In episode 5 of The Cramdown, O’Melveny Restructuring partners Daniel Shamah and Maria DiConza discuss potential changes to the Code, and the effects in three principal areas—treatment of employees and consumers, treatment of insiders, and tr…
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Episode 12 - Practicing in Place: Lessons Learned from Remote Work
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Episode 12 of the O’Melveny Podcast features a candid discussion between firmwide hiring partner Jeeho Lee (NY), Los Angeles office head Dawn Sestito, and labor and employment associate Racquel Martin (SF) about O’Melveny’s transition to a remote-work environment. Specific topics include how O’Melveny successfully integrated summer associates into …
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A growing number of non-pro rata and priming transactions in the financial markets are pitting corporate lenders against each other. In episode 4 of The Cramdown, O’Melveny partners Daniel Shamah and Jennifer Taylor join hosts Nancy Mitchell and John Rapisardi to discuss the practice of priming, its permissibility under existing law, and potential …
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Episode 3: Understanding Brazilian Bankruptcy Law—Opportunities, Innovations, and Impact
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Brazil’s recently reformed bankruptcy law embraces more modern principles of corporate restructurings. Antonio Affonso Mac Dowell Leite de Castro and Marcos Leite de Castro of the leading Brazilian law firm Mac Dowell, Melo & Leite de Castro Advogados join O’Melveny partners John Rapisardi and Joe Zujkowski to discuss this recent shift. Antonio and…
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Episode 1: It’s Complicated—Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in the Workplace
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O’Melveny and Ivy Planning Group explore how corporate leaders are responding to calls for more diverse and equitable workplaces in the face of structural bias, competing stakeholder demands, government pressures, and systemic challenges.By OMelveny & Myers LLP
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Episode 2: Financial Distress in Higher Education
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O’Melveny partners Maria DiConza and Denise Raytis join host Nancy Mitchell to assess how colleges and universities are responding to a range of financial pressures caused by COVID-19. Maria and Denise offer insights from a restructuring and project development perspective, respectively, in forecasting the pandemic’s long-term impact on higher educ…
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Episode 1: The Commercial Real Estate Market—Ground Zero of the 2020 Pandemic Recession
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O’Melveny partners Michael Hamilton and Steve Warren discuss landlord-tenant issues in light of the global pandemic, their impact on lease agreements, and how bankruptcy decisions could affect negotiations.By The Cramdown
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Episode 11 - Damali Taylor: “Why Not You?”
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San Francisco hiring partner Damali Taylor and Celo general counsel and O’Melveny alumna Brynly Llyr sat down in March before the Bay Area’s shelter-in-place order took effect to share their perspectives on career development and legal diversity through the lens of Damali’s impressive career. Damali walks us through her unique path to becoming an a…
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Episode 10 - Diversity & Inclusion at O'Melveny
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Los Angeles hiring partner Catalina Vergara leads a discussion of the four pillars of diversity and inclusion at O’Melveny: pipeline, recruiting, retention, and professional success. Guests include DC-based Diversity & Inclusion Manager Olivia Blair, New York counsel and head of O’Melveny’s NY/DC LGBTQ Employee Network Dan Franklin, and Los Angeles…
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Episode 9 - Breaking Down a Pro Bono Reproductive Rights Trial in Arkansas
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Partner Leah Godesky, associate Kelly Scavone, and summer associate Lauren Casale walk through how their cross-country team, equipped with an “army of summer associates,” briefed, prepped, argued, and ultimately led three abortion clinics to victory in Little Rock Family Planning Services, et al v. Rutledge, et al.…
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What is Pymetrics, how does it work, and why are we using it? O’Melveny diversity and inclusion partner Darin Snyder joins firmwide hiring partner Allen Burton, associate Brandon Harper, and Pymetrics’s Andrew Avrin to discuss how the firm is innovating to address implicit bias in the recruiting process and increase diversity.…
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What’s fintech law all about? Data security and privacy practice co-chair Steve Bunnell talks with fintech practice chair Eric Sibbitt and white collar partner Damali Taylor about the types of clients they advise in the blockchain and cryptocurrency space, their outlook on fintech enforcement trends, and how law students interested in fintech can p…
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O’Melveny’s Litigation Department co-chair Rich Goetz and award-winning in-house editor Jesse Katz join Allen to discuss arguably the most important legal skill: writing. Topics include the importance of effective written advocacy, how O’Melveny helps associates develop their persuasive writing chops, and the unique role Jesse plays in elevating ou…
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Episode 5 - Pro Bono & Corporate Social Responsibility
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O’Melveny’s director of corporate social responsibility Rochelle Karr, pro bono counsel Jerri Shick, and counsel Deanna Rice provide an inside perspective of the firm’s pro bono and CSR programs. Topics range from how to differentiate law firms’ pro bono/CSR programs, the role of pro bono in associates’ professional development, and how a robust CS…
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Episode 4 - Clerkships: Are They Worth It?
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Allen is joined by fellow New York-based partner Anton Metlitsky and counsel Jen Sokoler, and welcomes back Los Angeles hiring partner Catalina Vergara to discuss their experiences as law clerks in the US Supreme Court, Circuit Court, and District Courts. Among other things, Anton, Jen, and Catalina cover the process, the pros and cons of pursuing …
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Episode 3 - So What Do Corporate Lawyers Actually Do?
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Entertainment, Sports & Media partner Amy Siegel (Century City), Project Finance & Development Practice co-chair Eric Richards (Los Angeles), and M&A partner David Schultz (New York) join host and firmwide hiring partner Allen Burton to discuss their paths to becoming corporate lawyers and share insights into their practices and tips for setting yo…
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First-year associates John Hill, Jordyn Ostroff, and Maiah Parks join host and firmwide hiring partner Allen Burton to discuss their experiences as they’ve begun their careers at O’Melveny. They also share tips and best practices on the callback process and how to choose the firm that is the best fit for you.…
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Episode 1 - Summer Associates: The O'Melveny Experience
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Learn about O’Melveny’s top-ranked summer associate program, including training, mentoring, work coordination, and social events. Host and firmwide hiring partner Allen Burton is joined by Los Angeles hiring partner Catalina Vergara and Washington, DC-based counsel Deanna Rice to shed light on their offices’ summer programs.…
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