A securities practice with cross-border media deals as its cornerstone has put Hogan Lovells' Jeffrey Rubin in the midst of an increasingly sophisticated and rapidly evolving international regulatory regime. As the Dodd-Frank Act nears zero hour, Rubin offers both plaudits and concerns for a securities reform movement so sweeping in its scope that its unintended consequences may not yet be fully appreciated.

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld partner Kerry E. Berchem recently spoke with Currents about emerging private equity trends, how companies are reacting to the current regulatory environment and Dodd-Frank in particular, and how law firms can position themselves for success.