Michael Barbaro

And we hear how Sipp views that moment now, eight months later.

It's Monday, December 29th.

Thomas, welcome to The Daily.

Thanks for having me.

I'm getting the small sense that this is a nerve-wracking experience for you even before it started.

I'm just seeing it on your face.

Yeah, it definitely is.

I want to start...

By asking you to explain, Thomas, how it is that you came to be a lawyer in the first place and ended up at this very prestigious firm where you worked until just a few days ago, Skadden Arps.

What's that story?

Wow.

And when you say this project, what do you mean?

I'm getting from you a real sense of idealism and a real pure admiration for what the United States represents.

So talk about how this all translates into your decision to become a lawyer, to enter this industry.

I'm just going to explain to people.

Yes.

By Skadden, you mean Skadden Arps?

Skadden Arps, yes.

Big, big law firm has an office here in New York, has offices, I think, all over the world.

It's one of the firms that we think of when we think of this concept of big law.