It’s been one year since Mitchell Zuklie took the reins at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe from longtime chairman Ralph Baxter Jr. So far, he’s ushered the firm through closely watched (but ultimately dropped) merger talks with California neighbor Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, while maintaining a corporate practice focused on some of the Valley’s hottest tech companies.

Q: What’s been your highest priority since becoming chairman?