VSPRING Daily Podcasts: Episode 2: Jim Freund Reflects on Life, Law, Retirement, and Wellness
Podcast host Judge Elizabeth Stong speaks with the iconic Jim Freund on how lawyers can experience both wellness and joy as they retire from the legal profession and embark on a new life journey.
Host: Judge Elizabeth Stong. Judge Stong is a U.S. Bankruptcy Stong is a U.S. Bankruptcy Judge in the Eastern District of New York, sitting in Brooklyn.
Guest: Jim Freund. As a long-time senior partner of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Jim Freund participated in many of the major M & A transactions of recent decades. Since retirement, he has served as a mediator in resolving large commercial disputes. The author of Anatomy of a Merger, Lawyering, and Smart Negotiating, Freund has taught the practice of law to several generations of lawyers and law students. He is also the author of the Smell Test, published by Business Law Section.