MY CAREER PATH DEVELOPED QUITE NATURALLY.
I STARTED OFF AS A CRIMINAL DEFENCE LAWYER, SPECIALISING IN FINANCIAL CRIME. AS CRIMINAL CASES INVOLVING BUSINESS BECAME GLOBAL AND MORE COMPLEX, I BEGAN FOCUSING ON INVESTIGATIONS.
One of the qualities I most enjoy about my practice is the international nature of my work and the opportunities that provides to collaborate with clients and lawyers from different countries. I also enjoy the diverse subject matter — one minute I can be dealing with oil and gas, and in the next, engineering and finance. The most difficult aspect of my work is that I’m often advising a client in crisis who has no experience with large investigations, let alone ones involving criminal allegations. The priority for me is to instill trust and calm as quickly as possible. The need to manage the potentially extraordinary costs, particularly in a global investigation, can
be a challenge for clients. Recently, the rise of whistleblower cases and the pros and cons of self- reporting an issue to a regulator or prosecutor has also become a widespread concern. For someone starting their career here, I would say Skadden is a place that takes pride in its supportive culture. On that front, as a parent, my advice is that if you want to have children, don’t delay your personal and family goals. Your career will take care of itself, and you have to take a leap of faith that the business you work for will support you. I truly believe Skadden gives attorneys the platform to do this.
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