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.
