[Author’s note: In past columns, I’ve asked interviewees to focus on work-related lessons they learned and advice they would like to share with young attorneys. This conversation was no different.
Damian Williams, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, is the first African American to serve in this prestigious role. A child of Jamaican immigrants, Williams earned degrees from Harvard, the University of Cambridge, and Yale Law School before being appointed by President Joe Biden and confirmed in October 2021.
