In an installment of Law.com's "Legal Speak" podcast, Jamie Leigh, partner and co-chair of Cooley's mergers and acquisitions practice group, discusses the various levels of support needed to help build more diverse and equitable M&A teams in Big Law, including male allyship, as well as the importance of strategic thinking in law firm leadership and how clients are driving M&A culture change.

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