038 Manisha Sheth: leaving partnership for government and betting on yourself
Khurram's Quorum · Khurram Naik
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Show Notes
Quinn Emanuel partner Manisha Sheth has moved twice between elite private practice and high-stakes public enforcement. In this wide-ranging conversation we discuss:
- how to bet on yourself to cultivate new skills
- how she ran 250 lawyers at the N.Y. Attorney General’s office and sped up investigations with two simple process tweaks
- the hottest state-level enforcement trends in climate, consumer finance, and AI
- dangling from an ice face at 19,000 ft
Listen for practical insights on career strategy, process and delegation as competitive advantages, and a couple mountaineering stories that will make your palms sweat.
About the host:
Khurram Naik is a partner at Freshwater Counsel, a boutique recruiting agency focused on patent litigators. Before founding the agency, he practiced patent litigation at Goodwin. Khurram hosts Khurram’s Quorum, a podcast with in-depth conversations with federal judges, first-chair trial lawyers, and chief legal officers on their career challenges and successes. Khurram also shares insights on LinkedIn.