Karie Roers is the Tax Director at Vista Outdoor. In this episode of On Tax, she and Cravath partner and host Len Teti talk about her experience growing up in a farm family in South Dakota and how her early interest in business led her to public accounting and the tax field. They also discuss the role that key mentors played in her decision to move in-house. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Daniel Hemel is a professor at the NYU School of Law. In this episode of On Tax, he and Cravath partner and host Len Teti talk about Daniel’s path to his current role in legal academia. They also discuss his current tax research interests and his observations on what the best law students do well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Brett Cornell is the Senior Vice President of Tax, Treasury & Finance at Danaher Corporation. In this episode of On Tax, he and Cravath partner and host Len Teti talk about how Brett’s early interest in accounting led him to tax positions at several global companies. They also discuss the broader responsibilities of his current role and the importance of tax across business functions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Amanda Gold is a partner in the Executive Compensation and Benefits Department at Cravath. In the Season 7 premiere of On Tax, she and fellow Cravath partner and host Len Teti talk about beginning her legal career in Arizona and how she became interested in her current tax-adjacent practice. Amanda also discusses her decision to move to New York and join Cravath. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Lewis Steinberg recently retired as Head of Structured Solutions in the Global Corporate and Investment Bank of BofA Securities. He began his career as a tax associate at Cravath and later became a partner. In the Season 6 finale of On Tax, he and Cravath partner and host Len Teti talk about how trends in the industry and Lew’s interest in structuring M&A transactions led him to work in investment banking. Based on his decades of experience as both outside counsel and as a consumer of tax advice, Lew reflects on what the best tax practitioners do well and the ideal relationship between advisors and their clients. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ocka Stumm is a tax partner at Gleiss Lutz in Frankfurt, Germany. In this episode of On Tax, she and Cravath partner and host Len Teti talk about the differences between the legal systems in the U.S. and Germany and her time as a secondee at Cravath. They also discuss how her practice encompasses both transactional matters and tax litigation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
David Ware is the Vice President, Tax at Bausch + Lomb. In this episode of On Tax, he and Cravath partner and host Len Teti talk about how his early interest in accounting led him to become a tax associate at Cravath. They also discuss his path to his current position as the head of tax at a publicly traded company, a role in which tax accounting is critical. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Michael Stanton is the Corporate Treasurer and Global Head of Tax & Treasury at Peloton. In this episode of On Tax, he and Cravath partner and host Len Teti talk about how his finance background brought him to law school and then Big Four accounting. He also discusses his decision to go in-house and how he views tax as a way to drive value for companies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Rachel Kiwi is Corporate Counsel at Audible. In this episode of On Tax, she and Cravath partner and host Len Teti talk about how her interest in the entertainment industry led her to law school and eventually to her current role in media. She also discusses her time as an associate in Cravath’s Tax Department and the lessons she learned from her mentors at the Firm. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jon Katz is a partner in the Executive Compensation and Benefits Department at Cravath who started his career as a tax associate at the Firm. In the Season 6 premiere of On Tax, he and fellow Cravath partner and host Len Teti talk about working together as associates on large transactions. Jon also discusses the unexpected conversation that led him to join the Firm’s Executive Compensation and Benefits Department, and the advice he offers law students. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Joseph Bertucci is the Senior Vice President, Global Head of Tax at Digital Realty. In this episode of On Tax, he and Cravath partner and host Len Teti talk about how Joe’s career has brought him from Texas to Florence, Italy, and back again. They also discuss how Joe gained experience in international tax through an intentional approach to his professional development. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Robert Wellen was the Associate Chief Counsel (Corporate) at the Internal Revenue Service until he retired in March. In this episode of On Tax, he and Cravath partner and host Len Teti talk about his development as a tax practitioner and his interest in government service, which lead him to the role in which he was responsible for the IRS’s position on all issues pertaining to corporate tax. He also provides insight on his approach to private letter rulings and issuing guidance on corporate transactions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dèlcia Capocasale is a partner in the Barcelona and New York offices of the international law firm Cuatrecasas. In this episode of On Tax, she and Cravath partner and host Len Teti talk about the legal education system in Spain and her path from associate to partner. They also discuss how Dèlcia’s time in New York has influenced her practice and deepened her understanding of the tax issues facing multinational companies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Will Dixon is a Managing Director at Citigroup who started his law career as a tax associate at Cravath. In this episode of On Tax, he and Cravath partner and host Len Teti talk about how Will’s early work as a securities trader inspired him to study law. They also discuss his time at Cravath and the ways in which his tax background informs the M&A transactions he advises on now as an investment banker. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Rebecca Kysar is a professor at Fordham Law School who started her career as a tax associate at Cravath. In this episode of On Tax, she and Cravath partner and host Len Teti talk about her early experiences as an associate and why she decided to pursue a career in academia. Rebecca also discusses her time as a member of the Biden-Harris Presidential Transition Team and as a political appointee in the Treasury Department, where she helped lead global negotiations to reach an international tax agreement. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Steve Gordon served as Head or Co-Head of Cravath’s Tax Department from 2000 through 2020. In this episode of On Tax, he talks to host and fellow Cravath partner Len Teti about the many different paths people take into tax law, how his interest in transactional work led him to the tax practice at Cravath—where high‑profile M&A and other corporate transactions are a cornerstone—and the collaborative, trusting culture he worked to cultivate in his years leading the Firm’s Tax Department. (This episode of On Tax was originally published on April 13, 2021.) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dana Frenkel is Global Head of Employment Tax at JPMorgan. In this episode of On Tax, she and Cravath partner and host Len Teti discuss their experiences starting as associates at the Firm around the same time. Dana also speaks about her career transition to an in-house role and how she expanded her tax expertise to be able to provide global employment advice. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Paul Stepak is a partner and the National Practice Group Leader for the tax group at law firm Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP in Toronto, Canada. In this episode of On Tax, he and Cravath partner and host Len Teti talk about collaborating closely on cross-border transactions and how the transition from associate to partner is more gradual than some might expect. Paul also highlights the senior partner who sparked his interest in tax and, as a result, the mentorship he offers junior attorneys in his own group today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Cravath alumnus Tom Brennan is the Stanley S. Surrey Professor of Law at Harvard Law School. Before he turned to tax law and academia, Tom received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees, as well as his PhD, in math. In this episode of On Tax, Tom talks to Cravath partner and host Len Teti about the unexpected paths his career has taken and how he helps to guide law students who are exploring their interests in the tax field. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sheila Warren is CEO of Crypto Council for Innovation. In this episode of On Tax, she talks to Cravath partner and host Len Teti about starting her career as an associate in the Firm’s Tax Department and how following her passion for the arts and community service led to a varied career that has so far included stints as an expert in exempt organizations law, software product developer, senior executive at a technology nonprofit, and founder of the digital assets team at the World Economic Forum. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.