On Tax

On Tax

On Tax brings together professionals in the Cravath network for conversations about their life and work in the world of tax. Hosted by Cravath partner Len Teti, the show focuses on the often-forgotten human side of tax, highlighting the people, connections and stories that make the space such a fascinating and dynamic area of practice. Learn more about On Tax at cravath.com/podcast. Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP is a premier U.S. law firm that has been at the center of many of the world’s most significant transactions and disputes for more than two centuries. Learn more about the Firm at cravath.com, and explore its bicentennial at 200.cravath.com. (On Tax is intended for informational and educational purposes only, and does not establish an attorney-client relationship between any person or entity and Cravath.) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episodes

Vlad Izversky of Integral Ad Science

September 30, 2025 • 24 mins
Vlad Izversky is the Senior Vice President, Head of Global Tax and Treasury at Integral Ad Science. In this episode of On Tax, he and Cravath partner and host Len Teti discuss Vlad’s path from engineering school in the Soviet Union to studying accounting in the United States and the route he took from public accounting to his current in-house role. They also reflect on the multidisciplinary skills that enable tax professionals to e...

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Len Teti with Guest Host Steve Gordon of Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP

September 9, 2025 • 44 mins
Steve Gordon is a retired partner and former Head of the Tax Department at Cravath, who first appeared as an On Tax guest in the Season 1 pilot. In the show’s very first role reversal, Steve returns to talk with Cravath partner and host Len Teti not as a guest, but as a guest host. They discuss Len’s path to practicing tax law, their time working together in the Firm’s Tax Department and the valuable problem-solving role that ...

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Welcome to Season 10 of On Tax

September 2, 2025 • 1 min
On Tax returns for Season 10 on Tuesday, September 9. This season, tune in as Cravath partner and podcast host Len Teti talks to professionals in the world of tax about their career journeys and the lessons, insights and professional relationships they’ve collected along the way. Next week, retired Cravath partner and former Head of the Tax Department Steve Gordon drops by for another conversation with Len—this time, they discuss w...

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Where Are They Now? Lisa Siders of Avon Products, Inc. and Avon International

July 1, 2025 • 17 mins
Lisa Siders is General Counsel at Avon Products, Inc. and the Chief Transformation Officer at Avon International. In the inaugural “Where Are They Now?” episode of On Tax, Lisa returns to talk with Cravath partner and host Len Teti about her career since she last appeared on the show as the Vice President of Tax at Natura &Co in Season 1. They also discuss the qualities that enable tax attorneys to excel across a variety of (so...

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Alex Raskolnikov of Columbia Law School

June 10, 2025 • 31 mins
Alex Raskolnikov is a Wilbur H. Friedman Professor of Tax Law and a co-chair of the Charles Evans Gerber Transactional Studies Center at Columbia Law School. In this episode of On Tax, he and Cravath partner and host Len Teti discuss Alex’s unusual path into the world of tax, from metallurgical engineering in Lansing, Michigan to teaching tax law at Columbia Law. They also talk about the qualities that distinguish students in ...

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Scott Kapusta of FactSet

May 20, 2025 • 32 mins
Scott Kapusta is the Global Head of Tax at FactSet. In this episode of On Tax, Scott and Cravath partner and host Len Teti discuss how an early interest in economics led Scott to his current corporate tax practice, and how there are benefits to using the process of elimination when it comes to choosing a career path. They also reflect on lessons learned over the course of their long professional relationship, on both sides of the n...

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Tadd Fowler of Procter & Gamble

April 29, 2025 • 28 mins
Tadd Fowler is the Senior Vice President – Treasurer and Global Taxes at Procter & Gamble. In this episode of On Tax, he and Cravath partner and host Len Teti discuss Tadd’s path from an accounting major in college to his current position, highlighting his unusual trajectory from a public accounting firm to in-house role and back again. He also reflects on the benefits of focusing on the building blocks of tax, crediting h...

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Gus Makris of Dow

April 8, 2025 • 33 mins
Gus Makris is Senior Managing Counsel and Head of the Office of Tax Counsel at Dow, a global materials science company. In this episode of On Tax, he and fellow Cravath partner and host Len Teti talk about how Gus made his way to his current role at Dow, where he has found a culture that deeply values tax advisory, and how the lessons he learned while a tax associate at Cravath have continued to inform his practice. Gus also remini...

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Andrew Compton of Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP

March 18, 2025 • 22 mins
Andrew Compton is a partner in the Corporate Department at Cravath. In the Season 9 premiere of On Tax, he and fellow Cravath partner and host Len Teti talk about how his work in the energy and energy transition sectors intersects with the world of tax, and the importance of taking calculated risks throughout one’s career. Andrew also discusses the lessons he learned while working in Asia, including the benefits of finding commonal...

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Welcome to Season 9 of On Tax

March 11, 2025 • 2 mins
On Tax returns for Season 9 on Tuesday, March 18. This season, tune in as Cravath partner and podcast host Len Teti talks to professionals in the world of tax about the different routes they took into tax and the challenges and opportunities they faced along the way. Next week’s guest is Cravath corporate partner Andrew Compton, who discusses how his work in the energy and energy transition sectors intersects with the world of tax,...

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Tara Rhoades of The Sanity Plea LLC

December 17, 2024 • 30 mins
Tara Rhoades is the founder of The Sanity Plea, where she serves as a coach, strategist, speaker and educator for lawyers, law firms, students and other professionals. In this episode of On Tax, she and Cravath partner and host Len Teti talk about how Tara’s passion for mentorship guided her through several career transitions. They also discuss Tara’s time as an associate in Cravath’s Tax Department and the lessons that helped shap...

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Susanne Schreiber of Bär & Karrer

December 3, 2024 • 22 mins
Susanne Schreiber is the Senior Partner and Co-Head of the Tax Department at the law firm Bär & Karrer in Zurich, Switzerland. In this episode of On Tax, she and Cravath partner and host Len Teti discuss how an early interest in corporate tax guided Susanne from law school in Germany to her current role. They also talk about key differences between the practice of tax law in the United States and in Switzerland a...

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Ariel Greenblum of Tax Notes Federal

November 12, 2024 • 24 mins

Ariel Greenblum is the Editor in Chief of Tax Notes Federal, a weekly journal published by Tax Analysts that features stories and commentary on federal taxation. In this episode of On Tax, Ariel and Cravath partner and host Len Teti branch out into the world of tax journalism, exploring how an early interest in economics and tax law shaped Ariel’s path from law student to editor. Ariel also shares what she sees as the hallmark...

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JoAnn Chávez of DTE Energy

October 22, 2024 • 46 mins
JoAnn Chávez is the Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer at DTE Energy. In this episode of On Tax, she and Cravath partner and host Len Teti discuss how a willingness to advocate for her own ambitions led JoAnn to pursue an unusual path to leadership through the tax world. She also reflects on the power of making the right choices for oneself and her commitment to uplifting young Latinos just beginning their careers in law...

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Jim Piazza, formerly of Deloitte

October 1, 2024 • 23 mins
Jim Piazza recently retired as a Senior Marketplace and Tax Partner at Deloitte. In this episode of On Tax, he and Cravath partner and host Len Teti discuss how his auditing background and focus on relationship building helped him achieve success throughout his career. Jim also reflects on the link between stewardship and leadership when investing in new talent and shares what’s keeping him busy in retirement.

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Ali Denning of Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP

September 10, 2024 • 24 mins
Ali Denning is a partner in the Trusts and Estates Department at Cravath. In the Season 8 premiere of On Tax, she and fellow Cravath partner and host Len Teti discuss how her diverse interests as an undergraduate led her to test out different paths and eventually pursue a service-oriented career in law. Ali also talks about the importance of listening and communication in her work and shares her approach to fostering new talent at ...

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Welcome to Season 8 of On Tax

September 3, 2024 • 1 min
On Tax returns for Season 8 on Tuesday, September 10. This season, tune in as Cravath partner and podcast host Len Teti talks to professionals in the world of tax about their varied careers and the decisions they made along the way. Next week’s guest is Cravath trusts and estates partner Ali Denning, who discusses how her diverse interests as an undergraduate led her to test out different paths and eventually pursue a service-orien...

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Matthias Scheifele of Hengeler Mueller

June 25, 2024 • 20 mins

Matthias Scheifele is a partner at the law firm Hengeler Mueller in Munich, Germany. In this episode of On Tax, he and Cravath partner and host Len Teti talk about Matthias's path through the German legal education system. They also discuss the value of placing faith in young lawyers early on and the importance of balancing the fine details and the big picture in tax matters.


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Albert Chang of RBC Capital Markets

June 4, 2024 • 32 mins
Albert Chang is Managing Director and Head of M&A, Tax and Structuring Advisory at ­RBC Capital Markets. On this episode of On Tax, he and Cravath partner and host Len Teti talk about Albert’s time as a tax associate at the Firm and, later, how a serendipitous phone call led to his current role in investment banking. They also discuss the benefits of taking the long view when building professional relationships and the importan...

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Karie Roers of Vista Outdoor

May 14, 2024 • 22 mins
Karie Roers is the Tax Director at Vista Outdoor. In this episode of On Tax, she and Cravath partner and host Len Teti talk about her experience growing up in a farm family in South Dakota and how her early interest in business led her to public accounting and the tax field. They also discuss the role that key mentors played in her decision to move in-house.

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