{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"RopesTalk","title":"Alumni @ RopesTalk: Conversation with Jacob Comer, NovaQuest Capital Management","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/d06a1203\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1648,"description":"In the latest installment of Ropes & Gray’s alumni podcast series, Alumni @ RopesTalk, asset management partner Jason Brown interviews Jacob Comer, general counsel and chief compliance officer at NovaQuest Capital Management, a leading investor in life sciences and health care companies. Jacob began his career at Ropes & Gray in 2003 as an investment management associate and has since taken on legal, regulatory and compliance roles for a private equity firm, venture capital firm and hedge fund. Now at NovaQuest, Jacob talks about the challenges of moving in-house, interviewing for and accepting a new job during the pandemic, his experience working at Ropes & Gray, and his professional influences. Jacob also discusses what he looks for when engaging outside counsel and offers advice for attorneys considering a move in-house.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/DS1he6FunAQCnt90FwTadKnyv4NiOXhF15OqBRcO3tM/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9hMGVj/ZTQ2MjkwNmNhOTY0/ZWIyZjcyYjY2YWQ5/MTA0Ni5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}