This week's episode features a conversation with Jamie Leigh, co-chair of the M&A group at Cooley. Leigh discusses the relative scarcity of women in M&A and why male allyship is both key to bolstering their numbers and an uncomfortable subject to broach within firms. 

Jamie Leigh, Cooley

Leigh also talks about the importance of strategic thinking in law firm leadership, how clients are driving a culture change in the traditionally cutthroat M&A world, and why focusing on megadeals isn't the best way to gauge success in the dealmaking arena. She says the move to remote work during the pandemic has made attorneys more compassionate with each other and has opened the eyes of some male colleagues to the challenges of balancing work and home life.