Well-Caffeinated: What’s Past is Prologue — Assessing the Changed Legal Landscape from Year 1 of the Second Trump Administration and Looking Ahead at What Year 2 May Bring

In brief

As 2025 draws to a close, and sitting on the precipice of a new year, it seems like a good time for us to assess where the second Trump Administration has taken us so far and where we may be headed.

Listen to Tim Clark's interview of Jennifer Loeb, Austin Evers and David Nicolardi regarding what we got right about the second Trump administration; what surprised us; and what to expect from the administration in the coming year.

This podcast covers the US legal and regulatory landscape and focuses on the questions and topics that are on the top of our clients’ minds.

For additional context and resources related to today’s discussion, visit the referenced Private Capital in 2025: 7 Things You Should Know blog.

Published

Dec 17, 2025

Duration

28 minutes

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Timothy J. ClarkGlobal Co-Head of Private Funds and Secondaries

Washington, DC, San Francisco

Jennifer LoebPartner

Washington, DC

Austin R. EversPartner

Washington, DC

David NicolardiCounsel

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