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How I Made Practice Group Chair: 'Collaboration Actually Makes the Job Fun,' Says Zachary Lerner of Troutman Pepper Locke

"Collaboration is essential. Every successful practitioner is guilty at some point in their career of becoming a “silo” on a project; this makes sense, as you don’t get to be a partner at a law firm unless you are pretty darn good at something and, at one point or another, you will feel like you can handle it all alone. Yet whenever I collaborate with one of my peers, they always add something of value that I have not. Perhaps most importantly is that collaboration actually makes the job fun."
13 minute read

Law.com

How I Made Partner: 'Be Open With Partners About Your Strengths,' Says Ha Jin Lee of Sullivan & Cromwell

"Working hard and producing strong work is obviously a given, but a less obvious factor is the ability to be open with partners about your strengths, what skills you would like to improve on, and the types of matters you want to work on. I think my honesty helped me a great deal, as I was open with the people around me about my short-term and long-term personal and professional goals."
6 minute read

Litigation Daily

Litigators of the Week: A Knockout Blow to Latest FCC Net Neutrality Rules After ‘Loper Bright’

Jeffrey Wall and Morgan Ratner of Sullivan & Cromwell took the lead for petitioners challenging the Biden administration’s key tech policy at the Sixth Circuit.
7 minute read

Litigation Daily

Litigators of the (Past) Week: Defending Against a $290M Claim and Scoring a $116M Win in Drug Patent Fight

A trial team led by Latham’s Mike Morin and David Frazier and Finnegan’s William (Bill) Raich helped Sarepta Therapeutics come out victorious as the counter-claimant in a patent trial concerning treatment for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, a degenerative muscular disorder.
10 minute read

Law.com

How I Made Partner: 'Avoid Getting Stuck in a Moment,' Says Federico Cuadra Del Carmen of Baker McKenzie

"The job is hard and the learning curve is steep. You won’t get things 100% right the first time you do them. But, as long as you take the time to understand why, you will get better. Avoid getting stuck in a moment. Run the post-mortem, take the lesson, and move on to the next one."
8 minute read

Law.com

How I Made Partner: 'Find Your Niche and Become the Go-To Person,' Says Shawn Hendricks of Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young

"I would give the same advice to my younger self as I would give to another younger associate: find your niche and become the go-to person at the firm for this specific area."
5 minute read

Litigation Daily

Litigation Leaders: Jason Leckerman of Ballard Spahr on Growing the Department by a Third Via Merger with Lane Powell

“We have litigators in all of our offices and our practice is national, so we want to make sure our new colleagues in the Pacific Northwest and our legacy Ballard colleagues are involving legal talent across offices in their matters and contribute to matters outside their respective regions.”
10 minute read

Law.com

How I Made Office Managing Partner: 'Stay True to Yourself, and Things Will Work Out to Your Benefit,' Says Stuart Sostmann of Marshall Dennehey

"When I was a younger attorney, I displayed arrogance at times to cover up various insecurities. My advice would be to stay true to yourself, and things will work out to your benefit."
6 minute read

The American Lawyer

A Q&A with Sidley Austin's London Leader

After being named International Law Firm of the Year at the British Legal Awards, Sidley Austin's London head discusses what's behind firm success.
5 minute read

The Recorder

US Patent Innovators Can Look to International Trade Commission Enforcement for Protection, IP Lawyers Say

Knobbe Martens attorneys said that it's vital for U.S. patent owners to embrace options beyond federal court litigation to prevent overseas infringement, and it's likely to become more important as the second Trump administration—with its emphasis on domestic manufacturing and national security—prepares to take office.
8 minute read

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