Corporate Lawyer Breaks Down Succession Business Deals | WIRED

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Published 2022-09-15
Holly Gregory, partner at the international law firm Sidley Austin, knows her corporate law. So, we sat down with Holly and had her look at each and every business deal featured on the hit HBO show Succession. Holly analyzes the deals and applies real-world logic to the TV program's biggest transactions. Loan covenants, capital investment, corporate mergers; Holly gets into it all!

Producer/Director: Alex Coccia
Director of Photography: Rahil Ashruff
Editor: Parker Dixon
External Talent: Holly Gregory
Line Producer: Joseph Buscemi
Associate Producer: Samantha Vélez
Production Manager: Eric Martinez
Production Coordinator: Fernando Davila
Casting Producer: Nick Sawyer
Camera Operator: Christopher Alfonso
Sound Mixer: Brett Van Deusen
Hair & Make-Up: Yev Write-Mason
Post Production Supervisor: Alexa Deutsch
Post Production Coordinator: Ian Bryant
Supervising Editor: Doug Larsen
Assistant Editor: JC Scruggs
Junior Editor: Paul Tael

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All Comments (21)
  • @vm35711
    you know the show is good when the expert is not rating accuracy but explaining events
  • @CombatOstrich
    This is the only show I've ever watched that I genuinely enjoyed despite not understanding most of the jargon and despising every single character.
  • @aw04tn58
    You can tell she's an apex attorney by how many strands of pearls she's got on.
  • @James-3000
    Never thought a high-powered, super-sharp corporate lawyer would be so comforting
  • @Erick-bg3cw
    You better bring the attorney back for more episodes. She explains things so well.
  • @issaphae9659
    she explains everything so well, i would watch her do full episode commentaries lol
  • @majectic-berry
    Fun fact: Sidley Austin, the firm she works at, is one of the highest rated lax firms in the US and has one of the largest revenue per partner ratio at 2.8B in profit for 2200 attorneys. Base salaries start at 215k for first year associates and climb to 450k after only 8 years.
  • @loveit8602
    Give Holly her own reality series or podcast, please. She's so watchable and likeable.
  • @gethaunted
    5:59 “The other thing that’s unusual is that Kendall has clearly not done his homework.“ Well come on, not that unusual
  • “Waystar will not be sold, because then the show ends.” Sounds like a Logan Roy quote lol
  • @appleofdoom
    "Waystar will not be sold because then the show ends"
    WOW this aged like fine wine
  • @filmstaratease
    I am a corporate lawyer myself, and this Sidley (one of the best law firms in the world) partner broke down all Succession’s corporate disputes, which are complex by nature, in a very didactical way. Impressive! 👏👏👏👏
  • @dielaughing73
    Please more of this! There's so much of Succession that goes over my head
  • We need a part 2! I want more details on the poison pill defense and the difference between a bear hug and a hostile takeover.
  • @patcarl6064
    Season 3 was airing when I was taking my corporate law class in law school and I credit Succession with why I got an A.
  • @galactagal
    Ugh. Career goals. Listening to her talk and do this breakdown is so gratifying.
  • @goktug4618
    she's so good at this I wish this episode was longer.
  • @firiel2366
    I just binged the show and while I loved it, I didn't understand a word of all the business stuff. Ms Gregory explains it all very clearly and I'm going to enjoy my re-watch of the show even more!