David Pivnick
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And I think your point is well taken. in the professional setting too. I mean, I joke about myself all the time, frankly, that I'm not necessarily independently important to the firm or to others, but I'm very important to many of the people who are very important. And I think you hit the nail on the head there.
And I think your point is well taken. in the professional setting too. I mean, I joke about myself all the time, frankly, that I'm not necessarily independently important to the firm or to others, but I'm very important to many of the people who are very important. And I think you hit the nail on the head there.
And I think your point is well taken. in the professional setting too. I mean, I joke about myself all the time, frankly, that I'm not necessarily independently important to the firm or to others, but I'm very important to many of the people who are very important. And I think you hit the nail on the head there.
I think I carry my own weight just fine, but for the three to five top people in healthcare and private equity, by putting myself in a position to be their go-to litigator, I've made myself very valuable to the firm and our clients as well.
I think I carry my own weight just fine, but for the three to five top people in healthcare and private equity, by putting myself in a position to be their go-to litigator, I've made myself very valuable to the firm and our clients as well.
I think I carry my own weight just fine, but for the three to five top people in healthcare and private equity, by putting myself in a position to be their go-to litigator, I've made myself very valuable to the firm and our clients as well.
And I think that is good general advice of figuring out who's going to help, who you can be valuable to, and in turn will return that favor and be valuable back in supporting you, I think has a lot of value. And it's a lot easier to do that when you're talking about three to five people versus 10 to 12.
And I think that is good general advice of figuring out who's going to help, who you can be valuable to, and in turn will return that favor and be valuable back in supporting you, I think has a lot of value. And it's a lot easier to do that when you're talking about three to five people versus 10 to 12.
And I think that is good general advice of figuring out who's going to help, who you can be valuable to, and in turn will return that favor and be valuable back in supporting you, I think has a lot of value. And it's a lot easier to do that when you're talking about three to five people versus 10 to 12.
Yeah, sadly, we're skipping the This year, they didn't make our rounds. We are, however, interviewing at University of Illinois, which is very much the Harvard of Champaign. So it's not quite Harvard itself, but all the same, quite impressive. And, you know, I'll still take my law school credentials over yours. So I've got that going for me.
Yeah, sadly, we're skipping the This year, they didn't make our rounds. We are, however, interviewing at University of Illinois, which is very much the Harvard of Champaign. So it's not quite Harvard itself, but all the same, quite impressive. And, you know, I'll still take my law school credentials over yours. So I've got that going for me.
Yeah, sadly, we're skipping the This year, they didn't make our rounds. We are, however, interviewing at University of Illinois, which is very much the Harvard of Champaign. So it's not quite Harvard itself, but all the same, quite impressive. And, you know, I'll still take my law school credentials over yours. So I've got that going for me.
Yeah, I mean, look, the U.S.-Canadian relationship is at an interesting point in time, I think, You know, as a general statement, I would say I think the majority of Canadians have been displeased with the sort of 51st state rhetoric. I suspect, like many things, President Trump is saying that a little bit tongue in cheek to get a rise, including, you know, with the references to Governor Trudeau.
Yeah, I mean, look, the U.S.-Canadian relationship is at an interesting point in time, I think, You know, as a general statement, I would say I think the majority of Canadians have been displeased with the sort of 51st state rhetoric. I suspect, like many things, President Trump is saying that a little bit tongue in cheek to get a rise, including, you know, with the references to Governor Trudeau.
Yeah, I mean, look, the U.S.-Canadian relationship is at an interesting point in time, I think, You know, as a general statement, I would say I think the majority of Canadians have been displeased with the sort of 51st state rhetoric. I suspect, like many things, President Trump is saying that a little bit tongue in cheek to get a rise, including, you know, with the references to Governor Trudeau.
But I think it's an interesting dynamic because, frankly, the tariff discussions and the sort of what I view as probably relatively lighthearted,
But I think it's an interesting dynamic because, frankly, the tariff discussions and the sort of what I view as probably relatively lighthearted,
But I think it's an interesting dynamic because, frankly, the tariff discussions and the sort of what I view as probably relatively lighthearted,
jibes by President Trump ended up actually making a difference in the Canadian election, where I think the Liberal Party had been widely disdained for a long time, and everybody in Canada, and I use everybody loosely, but a substantial proportion of Canadians were ready to move on from Justin Trudeau, and the Liberals were in rough shape, and I think the country kind of galvanized and rallied together with Canadian pride
jibes by President Trump ended up actually making a difference in the Canadian election, where I think the Liberal Party had been widely disdained for a long time, and everybody in Canada, and I use everybody loosely, but a substantial proportion of Canadians were ready to move on from Justin Trudeau, and the Liberals were in rough shape, and I think the country kind of galvanized and rallied together with Canadian pride