Nancy Chemtob
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Nancy Chemtob is featured in The Wall Street Journal on why the spouses and ex-wives in the hit HBO drama, Succession, always win.

The Wall Street Journal
April 18, 2023

The Wall Street Journal: ‘Succession’ Knows the Power Wives Always Win

In a Wall Street Journal piece about the new episode of the hit show “Succession,” Marcia Roy, the third wife of late business mogul Logan Roy, is back with a vengeance. Divorce attorneys see in the savvy wives and exes of “Succession” parallels to the real-life current and former spouses of successful entrepreneurs, women—and they often are women—who end up in authoritative roles that transcend the life of the marriage. Unlike their clueless stereotype, these exes have agency.

Nancy Chemtob is quoted in the article saying “Marcia knows all the secrets. It was easier for Logan to keep her close. It’s almost like he’s dictating from the grave.”

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In a Wall Street Journal piece about the new episode of the hit show “Succession,” Marcia Roy, the third wife of late business mogul Logan Roy, is back with a vengeance. Divorce attorneys see in the savvy wives and exes of “Succession” parallels to the real-life current and former spouses of successful entrepreneurs, women—and they often are women—who end up in authoritative roles that transcend the life of the marriage. Unlike their clueless stereotype, these exes have agency.

Nancy Chemtob is quoted in the article saying “Marcia knows all the secrets. It was easier for Logan to keep her close. It’s almost like he’s dictating from the grave.”

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