| Best moment of career: |
| Two: Working in the House of Representatives in 1974 in connection with the Nixon impeachment inquiry; and, for Marine Midland in its sale of control to Hongkong Shanghai Bank in 1978-79. |
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| Worst moment of career: |
| Being en route to our Asia offices on 9/11, when the plane was forced to land in Anchorage. It took three days to get back to New York, and although Skadden, Arps lost no one from our current corps, we lost one alum who had worked for me for years and with whom I shared season Mets tickets. I still miss Chris Quackenbush. |
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| Attorney you most admire: |
| Tie: John D. Feerick and Joseph H. Flom |
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| Favorite activities (besides the Law): |
| Coaching kids' baseball (retired, for now?). More recently, golf and, always, politics and history. |
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| Favorite Sports Team (if you have one), or Favorite Theater or Museum, etc: |
| N.Y. Mets (season ticket holder 23 seasons). |
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| What is your proudest accomplishment on behalf of your firm: |
| Avoiding the rocky shoals by encouraging Firm-mindedness, and fostering a one-Firm culture across the world. |
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| If there is one thing you could do over as managing partner/chairperson, what is it? |
| Focus sooner on building the most diverse firm. |
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| Is there anything - an individual, a double espresso, a good 4:30 a.m. workout - you consider essential to your success? |
| A sense of humor, and knowing when I'm not funny. |
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