Chambers-ranked Reed Smith partner and former SEC Senior Counsel Rebecca Fike brings a decade of enforcement experience to this episode of CZ & Friends. Rebecca shares how major investigations really unfold, why “facts don’t lie,” and how companies can protect themselves with process, documentation, and thoughtful disclosure controls. She also breaks down the rise of AI-washing, emerging enforcement priorities, and the practical realities of governance. Beyond the law, Rebecca shar...
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Chambers-ranked Reed Smith partner and former SEC Senior Counsel Rebecca Fike brings a decade of enforcement experience to this episode of CZ & Friends. Rebecca shares how major investigations really unfold, why “facts don’t lie,” and how companies can protect themselves with process, documentation, and thoughtful disclosure controls. She also breaks down the rise of AI-washing, emerging enforcement priorities, and the practical realities of governance. Beyond the law, Rebecca shar...
Owning Risk, Building Trust: Ben Jacobs on Leadership, M&A, and Kindness in Law
CZ and Friends
40 minutes
2 weeks ago
Owning Risk, Building Trust: Ben Jacobs on Leadership, M&A, and Kindness in Law
What does it mean to own risk instead of advising on it? Ben Jacobs, General Manager of Legal for Strategic Growth & Development at Xero and President of the In-House Lawyers Association of New Zealand (ILANZ), joins Cecilia Ziniti to share how his views on in-house practice transformed, from seeing it as a “backup plan” to realizing it’s one of the most impactful roles in business. Ben leads global M&A and legal strategy at one of the world’s most innovative tech companies. In this e...
CZ and Friends
Chambers-ranked Reed Smith partner and former SEC Senior Counsel Rebecca Fike brings a decade of enforcement experience to this episode of CZ & Friends. Rebecca shares how major investigations really unfold, why “facts don’t lie,” and how companies can protect themselves with process, documentation, and thoughtful disclosure controls. She also breaks down the rise of AI-washing, emerging enforcement priorities, and the practical realities of governance. Beyond the law, Rebecca shar...
