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Christian Lang
Christian is a graduate of the University of Virginia (B.A., 2004) and NYU Law (J.D., 2010). After law school, he clerked for Judge Charles R. Wilson on the U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, and then joined the Mergers and Acquisitions group in the Corporate Department at Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP in New York. From 2013 to 2015, he spent a little over two years as a general corporate associate in Davis Polk’s London office, after which he returned to the M&A group in New York before leaving the firm in April of 2016. His practice primarily included advising on public and private M&A transactions, corporate governance matters, and—while in London—capital markets transactions (along with a smattering of litigation-oriented/dispute-resolution, financing and regulatory matters). Before law school, Christian co-founded a non-profit promoting civic education in his home state of Georgia, gave bike tours of the city of Paris and to Monet’s gardens at Giverny, and served as the Director of Online Strategies for Georgia Secretary of State Cathy Cox’s 2006 gubernatorial bid.
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Conway Ekpo
Conway was a Biglaw associate for nine years before going in-house on Wall Street. He is currently an Executive Director at Morgan Stanley providing domestic and international legal advice to the firm's global wealth management business. Conway serves as the Secretary of the New York City Bar Association's In-House Counsel Committee, and is also an adjunct law professor teaching a course on New York civil procedure at Rutgers Law School. Conway was the recipient of the New York City Bar Association’s 2016 Diversity & Inclusion Champion Award, the Garden State Bar Association's 2016 Young Lawyer Award, and the Nigerian Lawyers Association’s 2016 Rising Star Award for his work in helping to found an organization for black male Biglaw attorneys in New York City called 1844. The group’s name, "1844," is in reference to the year that the first black person, Macon Bolling Allen, was admitted to practice law in America. The group leverages the power of its collective relationships to help its members, both personally and professionally, and to also give back to their communities through civic engagement and mentorship. Prior to becoming an attorney, Conway was an architectural engineer in his home state of Kansas where he was part of an engineering team that constructed several large commercial buildings. Conway and his wife, Martha, currently reside in Manhattan with their young daughter Langston.
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Elena Deutsch
Elena F. Deutsch, MPH is the Founder of WILL – Women Interested in Leaving (big) Law. She helps attorneys become clear on what they want next, kick inner nay-sayers out of the driver’s seat, and take action on their dreams. Her work has been featured in The American Lawyer, Bloomberg Big Law Business, Above the Law, and more. Find her at www.womeninterestedinleavinglaw.com or on Twitter @elenaatwork.
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F.K. Livermore
F.K. was a Biglaw associate for two years before moving to a middle market firm. She has taken several months off over the past 3 years to travel and is always looking for new travel adventures (when not lawyering).
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Jeff O'Brien
Jeff is a partner in Davis Polk’s Corporate Department, practicing in the London office. He has worked on M&A, high-yield, credit, restructuring and other capital markets matters, in London, New York and Madrid.
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John Scrudato
John holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and History from Yale University as well as a JD/MBA from the University of Michigan with a certificate in operations. Prior to law school, he co-founded his own start-up to develop green data centers and served as the founding president of MakeHaven, a collaborative makerspace in New Haven, Connecticut. He's worked extensively with early stage technology startups, from stints at Detroit Venture Partners, Mercury Fund, and Invest Detroit to several consulting engagements to identify commercialization opportunities for University research. Most recently he was an attorney at Gunderson Dettmer working on venture financings, M&A transactions, and public companies. John currently advises legaltech startups in New York City and is involved in several legal technology development and collaboration efforts.
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Patrick Delaney
Patrick is a corporate/M&A lawyer for PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, a former Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP associate, and an Australian expatriate in New York.
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Peter King
Peter is an English lawyer and a partner in Weil’s London office, practising across a wide range of corporate matters including public company M&A, capital markets and corporate governance. He is also co-chair of Weil’s worldwide Pro Bono Committee.
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Victoria Coyle
Victoria is passionate about leveraging her experience as a successful law student and practicing lawyer into practical, real-world advice to help law students and new lawyers achieve success and satisfaction as they embark on their legal careers. Victoria was a senior litigation associate at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP. In her practice, she managed large and small teams in all aspects of civil litigation in federal, state and arbitration venues, addressing a variety of issues including securities, intellectual property, contract disputes and M&A litigation. She also advised clients on complex regulatory investigations, interfacing with DOJ and other U.S. regulators. Victoria graduated from the University of Virginia School of Law in 2008, where she served on the Virginia Law Review. She obtained her undergraduate degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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