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.

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April 28, 2026 20 mins
Wiebe Dijkstra is a tax partner at the law firm De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. In this episode of On Tax, he and Cravath partner and host Len Teti talk about Wiebe’s nonlinear path into tax practice, as well as the Best Friends network, through which the two partners and their respective firms frequently collaborate. Wiebe also discusses his approach to mentoring young talent and shares what clients mi...

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Lee Cleland is a Managing Director at Alvarez & Marsal. In this episode of On Tax, he and Cravath partner and host Len Teti talk about how seizing opportunities throughout his career helped shape Lee’s professional journey, and his approach to building lasting client relationships. Lee also discusses his brief retirement and the chance to build a new team that brought him back into the field.

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Chris Fargo is a partner in the Tax Department at Cravath. In the Season 11 premiere of On Tax, he and fellow Cravath partner and host Len Teti talk about how an unexpectedly interesting tax class in law school led Chris to his current role at the Firm and the challenging and exciting client work he’s been involved in ever since. Chris also discusses how his lawyering skillset has evolved over time and shares advice for young lawye...

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March 10, 2026 1 min
On Tax returns for Season 11 on Tuesday, March 17. This season, tune in as Cravath partner and podcast host Len Teti talks to professionals in the world of tax about what brought them to the field and the pivotal choices, challenges and connections that led them to their current roles. Next week’s guest is Cravath tax partner Chris Fargo, who discusses how an unexpectedly interesting tax class in law school led him to the Firm’s Ta...

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December 16, 2025 16 mins

Josh Gordon is the Treasurer and Senior Vice President of Tax at Kyndryl. In this “Where Are They Now?” episode of On Tax, Josh returns to talk with Cravath partner and host Len Teti about Josh’s career since he last appeared on the show as the Vice President, Finance – Controller for IBM Americas in Season 1. They also reflect on the value of staying open to unexpected opportunities and discuss how the synergy between certain busi...

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Danielle Rolfes is the Partner in Charge of the KPMG Washington National Tax practice. In this episode of On Tax, she and Cravath partner and host Len Teti talk about Danielle’s upbringing, her early career choices and what she considers an unusual path to leadership in the world of tax in front of an audience of students and members of the D.C. community at Georgetown University Law Center for the show’s first live recording. They...

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November 11, 2025 22 mins
Jack Bernstein is the Senior Tax Partner at the law firm Aird & Berlis in Toronto, Canada. In this episode of On Tax, he and Cravath partner and host Len Teti discuss how Jack built his international tax practice, and the essential role relationship building has played throughout his career. They also share advice for young tax associates just starting out and reflect on the ways in which writing articles, attending conferences...

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October 21, 2025 24 mins

In this episode of On Tax, Cravath partner and host Len Teti revisits memorable segments and stories from across the past nine seasons in the show’s very first Flashback Episode.

 

Len reflects on major themes that have arisen over the course of the show in his conversations with experts throughout the world of tax, including professional turning points; opportunities that follow challenges and setbacks; the invaluable impact of...

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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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