Cocktails with David Boies

Boies Schiller & Flexner, Yale Law School Alum

"I’ve always believed that one of the great things about being a lawyer is you have an opportunity to really make a very comfortable living. At the same time, it allows you to make a real contribution to society and really make change. The opportunity is there ..."

Yale Law: Some History

Lawdragon 500 Lawyer Limelight

Q&A with Ethan Klingsberg

Cleary Gottlieb; Yale Law School Alum

"A common misconception is that hedge fund insurgents target only underperforming or distressed companies. In fact, the boards and managements that are most frequently attacked by activists are those overseeing companies characterized by steady cash flows and healthy balance sheets."

Lawdragon 500 Lawyer Limelight

Q&A with Gary Horlick

Solo Practitioner; Yale Law School Alum

"I’m thoroughly enjoying being my own boss, but I spent most of my career very happily in large, high-quality law firms. I started at Steptoe & Johnson, a wonderful firm, which is now my landlord, and left when I was offered a very interesting government job. ..."

Lawdragon 500 Lawyer Limelight

Q&A with Gregory Markel

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft; Yale Law School Alum

"... my first year out of law school, I was working at Cravath, Swaine & Moore, and they put me in the corporate department – and that’s where I thought I would fit in. After a year or two, I hated it and thought, “Let me try some litigation,” and I loved it."

Lawdragon 500 Lawyer Limelight

Q&A with James Giddens

Hughes Hubbard; Yale Law School Alum

"Litigation in my view is not necessarily zero sum; in bankruptcy the effort is often best spent for creditors making the best of a bad situation, and preserving value for all stakeholders."

Lawdragon Lawyer Limelight

Q&A with Maureen O'Rourke

BU Law Dean; Yale Law School Alum

"We are seeing increasing numbers of students take jobs in small and mid-size firms, corporations and the government. We also are seeing more students go out on their own, whether as solo practitioners or, more often, as part of entrepreneurial ventures."

Lawdragon 500 Lawyer Limelight

Q&A with Richard Revesz

NYU School of Law Dean Emeritus; Yale Law School Alum

"... I also say, only half jokingly, that collaborating with students was an efficient way for me to stay active and publishing. With all that I had to do as dean, finding uninterrupted hours to work on a paper or book was difficult."

Lawdragon 500 Lawyer Limelight

Q&A with Robert Giuffra

Sullivan & Cromwell; Yale Law School Alum

"... I don’t think there’s a better way to learn how to be a litigator than serving as a law clerk ... Serving as Chief Counsel of the Senate Banking Committee involved everything from organizing hearings to supervising investigations to drafting legislation."

Lawdragon Lawyer Limelight

Seth Waxman: Born to Run

WilmerHale; Yale Law School Alum

“... I also came to realize that, having grown up as a litigator, it’s really hard for me to produce work product without a deadline — and, more to the point, a deadline that affects somebody else’s life and not just mine."

Lawdragon 500 Lawyer Limelight

Q&A with William Treanor

Dean, Georgetown Law; Yale Law School Alum

“... I thought of government as a way to make a difference in people’s lives and to help them, and, early on, I decided that the best way to become involved in government was to become a lawyer."