Lessons for Young Associates from Paul Newman

VOLUME LIV NUMBER 6 NOVEMBER 2012

In this Issue… 1 Lessons for Young Associates from Lessons for Young Associates Paul Newman By Samuel Bryant from Paul Newman 4 Strolling in Park Slope By Kyle Harris BY SAMUEL BRYANT

6 A Philadelphian’s Perspective on Game 5 of the 2012 NLDS I spend my weekends in Philadelphia. To pass the time in Not New York, the land By Sam Lehr of inconvenient state-run liquor stores, my wife and I are undertaking an ongoing 7 “The Gay:” The Story of Utah’s First survey of Philadelphia-themed movies to enrich our experience of the city. Thus I Openly-Gay State Senator discovered The Young Philadelphians,1 starring Paul Newman and Barbara Rush. By Scott McCoy Somewhere in this movie there is a story of love, initially defeated and ultimately 9 The Top 10 Things To Do In Zurich …Five of Which Are About Food attained, and of greed, ambition and war. Those features of the ﬁlm may, truthfully, By Rebekah Allen Donaleski represent the greater part of plot measured in minutes.

12 (One) Window to the World In fact, however, the movie is about the heroic deeds of a young law firm associate doing By Jonah Abramowitz what associates do, and all discerning viewers will immediately note that a scene of 14 Alumni Corner with Charlie Booth heroic lawyering – tax lawyering! – represents the pivotal moment of the film. By Jeremy Opolsky Paul Newman, as young attorney Tony Lawrence of Wharton, Biddle & Clayton, Office Notes offers a number of important lessons for young associates hoping to replicate his 15 Abu Dhabi noble deeds. I set them forth below for those readers who may be discouraged from Brussels renting the movie by the suggestion that it contains other, non-law themes. Buenos Aires Frankfurt/Cologne I. Land The Job And Get Good At It Hong Kong London Good grades and fantastic interpersonal skills, ideally in the form of a million-dollar Moscow smile bestowed indiscriminately on everybody, are the key indicators here. There are New York Paris a few details regarding attempted elopement, late-night dalliances and stealing a job Rome/Milan from under your friend that seem to be part of the mix (try all three for best results), Washington DC but raw talent is clearly the deciding factor.

Actually learning to practice law is somewhat glossed over in the ﬁlm, although one partner praises Tony’s organizational skills (“I’ve been reading your notes on the Standard Oil decision – beautifully arranged!”). While the ﬁlm makes a brief attempt at exploring themes of nature and nurture when one minor character studies whether

1 Warner Bros., 1959.

“guinea pigs are born that way or have to learn it,”2 this issue You may never know when the dog in question will in fact is wisely dropped and the main feature of a good lawyer be bequeathed to your long-lost love, a distant relative of the becomes clear -- casual conﬁdence that you are indeed client who might at any time be summoned to the oﬃce to brilliant. The million-dollar smile comes in handy here. witness your abilities.

II. Become A Specialist … IV. Heroic Lawyering Although rarely a feature of Law and Order or the evening Tony must demonstrate his legal prowess, and the Chihuahua news, the rewarding and exciting world of specialist legal millionaire is the perfect target: she does her annual practice is no stranger to screens big and small.3 The reason is charitable giving to the ASPCA in cash. “Don’t be coy, young clear: when you’re doing work nobody else wants to do, doors man,” she asks, “how else could I do it?” will open across the globe. Take it from Tony: “It occurred to Tony’s ready: she can donate her low-basis stock to the charity, me that I might specialize in taxes. It’s a comparatively new receive the full charitable deduction and avoid capital gains ﬁeld and there won’t be much competition.” Who could turn tax on years of appreciation. that down? That’s it – the crucial event. I don’t know what else to say.

V. Client Service Mrs. Allen, the Chihuahua millionaire, is delighted at this and resolves to ﬁre her current lawyers. “They don’t like to sit down and chat with me like you’ve been doing. Let’s chat some more!” Attention and ingenuity are the name of the game here – and then lunch, since, as Mrs. Allen explains, “talking about money always makes me hungry.”

VI. Aim For The Right Result … The above suggestions are a little too vague for practical III. … Possibly In Animal Law application, so an illustration of the results of correct Tony’s big chance comes when another firm’s client wanders lawyering may help associates keep their eyes on the into his office seeking a codicil to her will regarding the prize. When well done, “Heroic Lawyering” will have both disposition of her Chihuahua. Tony is initially skeptical of professional and personal consequences: the animal. However, when a note passed to his secretary Professional: As when Mrs. Allen tells the senior partner, (“Who the dickens is Mrs. J. Arthur Allen?”)4 reveals that the dog “why don’t you build this boy a bigger office?”; and and owner live on top of miles of Pennsylvania oil fields, the message is apparent -- take the client’s priorities as they are! Personal: As when the love of the associate’s life turns to her father, whom he has out-lawyered, and says, “[y]ou’re a good lawyer and nobody disputes that. It’s just that you’re not a tax 2 We have a suggestion of Cleary’s position on this question in a prior 5 issue of this publication. specialist. And it’s obvious that Tony has become one,” as she looks to Tony with new and appreciative eyes. “It is said that a newly-hatched duckling will presume the first creature it sees is its mother. It will, moreover, endeavor to behave A day with that kind of feedback can confidently be chalked like that creature. When that creature turns out to be anything but a duck, however, this can produce the curious and occasionally up as a win. comic result of a duckling trying to walk like a cat, bark like a dog, eat like a horse and so forth. This may be a myth as applied VII. … And Not The Wrong Result to ducklings. It is unfortunately very often quite accurate as You will know you’ve taken a wrong turn somewhere when applied to young lawyer. See Lee C. Buchheit, “L’avocat qui rit,” Cleargolaw News Vol. XXVII, No. 15 (October 11, 1985), 530-31. a senior partner at another firm demands: “I want him to write a note to Mrs. Allen stating that he does not know of 3 For example, in the first season of Damages (2007), Glenn Close spends 13 episodes on an ERISA stock drop lawsuit – the inherent romantic and violent consequences of such a claim make it perfect for a summer thriller.

4 This may generally be a more eﬀective approach than hastily trying to 5 These words really did appear in a Hollywood ﬁlm, without irony and remember how to open InterAction. with genuine romantic overtones.

2 VOLUME LIV NUMBER 6 NOVEMBER 2012 any further ways to save her money and the whole thing was a regrettable misunderstanding.”

Since the associate who engaged in “Heroic Lawyering” is of course correct on the law, such a challenge can be brushed aside. On the other hand, Tony is lucky that he has prior experience in the construction business and can head back there once he is no longer welcome at the Bar. Keep that in mind.

VIII. Consider That Out-of-the-Box Assignment Many might think (as I did when I ﬁrst saw this movie) that the Tax Advice Dénouement was really enough to end a movie on. The ﬁlm has another purpose, however, besides valorizing quick-footed regulatory work. Tony Lawrence goes on to prove that, when in a tight spot, the “corporation lawyer” is a potent foe in any legal arena. Unfortunately, the actual conclusion of the movie, where Tony gets a friend acquitted of murder, seems somehow to lack the vim and interest of the earlier discussion of basis and tax rates. Therefore, always be aware that that pro bono project might, in your case, provide a welcome supplement to less-than-heroic due diligence sessions.

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So there you go: smile, specialize, sit down and chat. Good luck.

3 VOLUME LIV NUMBER 6 NOVEMBER 2012 Strolling in Park Slope

BY KYLE HARRIS

I don’t know about you, but I moved to Park Slope for the every Saturday morning; and the luxury: strollers these days sidewalks full of strollers and babies. That’s not redundant have padding for their padding. They look so comfortable – sometimes there are babies in strollers; babies without that these children must feel a great letdown at bed time. strollers; babies next to strollers; and, inexplicably, sometimes Children’s mattress makers must really be feeling the heat. just strollers. Granted, these are not all “babies” traditionally These strollers have coiled shocks and ride smooth over speaking, in the infant sense of the term. A great number of the most jagged late nineteenth-century sidewalks. This is toddlers abound. Have you seen that Planet Earth episode probably why half of the little tykes I pass by in these things where three million caribou migrate across the northern are in deeper stages of sleep than you would ever think Canadian tundra? Yes, well now you have a sense for the possible for someone wheeled around in broad daylight – toddler population of Park Slope. they’re absolutely zonked. Some with little toys in their limp little hands, or a mini cup from Haagen-Dazs or Ample Hills While we’re on the subject, “toddler” is a rather inapt term, Creamery perched precariously off their slack wrist. You isn’t it? I’m sure some parents will disagree; perhaps yours there – yes, you – she’s not listening; talk all you want as you just bumble around. But in my experience these youngsters push but that child is sawing logs. are capable of remarkable speed and agility. They traverse from the opposite end of the sidewalk to directly between Yes, in our post-industrial age, the stroller industry is doing your legs to standing over the ground where you’ve tripped quite well – a paradigm of craftsmanship and innovation. and fallen in blinks of an eye. Forget the tech boom. Never mind Silicon Valley. Great stroller wealth is being amassed on these shores. As space If you were to create a Park Slope diorama, here’s how you exploration declines, NASA engineers needn’t worry for would design the sidewalk: first, you’ll want about a five-foot prospects. But we must not rest on our laurels. We must width of concrete. Second, space tree boxes at equal intervals. renew our commitment to research and development. Are Maybe some nice American elms and grand red oaks. The we preparing young men and women for the challenge of trees should jut in from the curb just enough to form key building the strollers of tomorrow? I enjoy being a lawyer, choke points – local Straits of Hormuz, if you will. Then add but around my neighborhood on the weekends I’m often your figurine parents. Finally, the coup de grace: strollers. struck by the feeling I’ve missed the boat. A great tide has Fleets of strollers. Rolling three abreast at a time, four to five passed me by. deep (cue “Ride of the Valkyries” about now). Some the great double-wide “duallie” variety, filling the entire sidewalk with As I live in the northern Slope, Prospect Heights is a short ease. Sport-utility strollers with alloy wheels, mud flaps and walk away. I’ve spent a fair amount of time surveying its suspension systems. Sleek, low-slung stroller sedans – the stroller dynamic and let me tell you – there isn’t one. Flatbush Maseratis of this 7th Avenue. Space-age strollers from which Avenue is apparently a great bulwark against the stroller; a the entire infant compartment releases like an escape pod, rampart they’ve not overcome. I’m exaggerating some – a few leaving just wheels on a frame. It’s an armada to shame the intrepid models have made it here, and form clusters near Great White Fleet, I tell you. schools and playgrounds – but the contrast in such a short distance is remarkable. As a child, I recall that strollers were a much cruder technology – mine was some nylon canvas fabric stretched across thin If one continues east past Washington Avenue, to the plastic poles over rickety wheels. If you hit a pebble in one of neighborhood of Crown Heights, you will find the stroller those jobs you’d feel it through your juvenile spine. I cannot situation is yet more dire. I have several friends who live in imagine the look of horror you would elicit for conveying a Crown Heights. This is convenient shorthand for saying, to child in such a device here. I recall as an undergrad at UCLA, those familiar with this neighborhood and mine, that these incongruously living in poverty on the edge of Bel Air, the friends are much cooler than me. The bars and restaurants of luxury car show that was any simple drive to the grocery Franklin Avenue, on the stretch between Atlantic and Eastern store. The stroller version of that display occurs in Park Slope Parkway, are new, young and consciously hip. Their denizens

4 VOLUME LIV NUMBER 6 NOVEMBER 2012 are the type of controversial hipster vanguard who claim to have arrived before there was a “here” here. And there are no strollers. These people have never heard of strollers. They don’t even know what they are. I don’t think they know what goes in a stroller either – procreation hasn’t made its way here. But even if there were children, strollers there would not be. You would sooner see a one-year-old on a ﬁxed speed bike in this place.

The omnipresence of strollers in a neighborhood is quite useful, however. For one example, I need not waste all the time of crossing the street, walking into Bareburger and speaking to the host to discover it will be an hour wait – the queue of strollers parked from the entrance to halfway down the block has told me that already. And the stroller slalom that is a ﬁxture of one’s commute here is a daily test of timing and coordination. Walking unobstructed is frankly a bore. So if ever I am asked why I chose to live in Park Slope, the answer is always at hand. Or should I say, on the ground?

5 VOLUME LIV NUMBER 6 NOVEMBER 2012 A Philadelphian’s Perspective on Game 5 of the 2012 NLDS

BY SAM LEHR

Sometimes they show old baseball games on ESPN Classic. But I also remember exactly where I was on October 29, 2008, A couple of years ago on a weekday afternoon they showed the day that the worst team in the history of professional Game 6 of the 1993 World Series. My friend called me up sports won the World Series. to tell me to turn it on and I did. We stayed on the phone The Phillies began playing in 1883 and have won the World for the Joe Carter at bat. Before that last pitch I could feel Series twice. In that time they have played almost 20,000 myself tense up, I was still hoping that something different games and they are 1,055 games under .500. Over 10,000 was going to happen. times, the Phillies took the field and lost, more than any team In addition to the Phillies, I was an A’s fan during the late in any professional sport, ever. But after the first three-day 80’s, which I like to think was because I liked Mark McGwire long game in World Series history, they won. It was worth and Jose Canseco but was certainly also the product of their the wait. propensity for winning World Series at the time. I loved Will the Nationals fans have to wait fifteen years between watching them win, I hated watching them lose. It never World Series appearances? I hope so, but probably not. even occurred to me that the Phillies could play in a World And so, to the eleven-year-old who watched Pete (bleeping) Series when I was younger. Kozma put an end to what seemed like the perfect season, There are some things from my childhood that I remember there is always next year. very well and others that I do not. For instance, I can’t remember where I was when I heard that the Berlin Wall had been torn down and I don’t remember what it felt like to hear that Bill Clinton had been elected President, or George Bush for that matter. On the other hand, I can remember every game winning hit I ever had in Little League (not many). And I know exactly where I was and exactly what it felt like when the Phillies lost in Game 6 of the 1993 World Series to the Blue Jays. I also remember the first month of that season. The Phillies were good, and not just good, really good.

As a kid who loved baseball but had not lived through enough seasons to know how long 162 games really is, it seemed to me that the Phillies would surely win the World Series after such a great start. After all, it was not something that I was used to -- the Phillies were supposed to be bad, and not just bad, really bad.

I imagine that there are many eleven year olds in Washington who will remember exactly what it felt like for their team to be really good for the ﬁrst time and who will remember exactly where they were when the Nationals lost Game 5. In the words of the last Commissioner to actually care about baseball, “it breaks your heart, it is designed to break your heart.”

6 VOLUME LIV NUMBER 6 NOVEMBER 2012 “The Gay:” The Story of Utah’s First Openly-Gay State Senator

BY SCOTT MCCOY

outset to return to Cleary and New York after the clerkship, we decided to stay put in Utah when my clerkship came to a close. In our short time in Utah, we had discovered a vibrant gay community, unmatched natural wonders (including the “Best Snow on Earth”) and a charming Victorian house in the heart of Salt Lake City that had become our ﬁrst home. I had even found a boutique federal securities litigation ﬁrm at which to practice. While Utah had some great things going for it, we also quickly learned that it had more than a few warts as well; several in the form of stridently anti-gay (and otherwise generally mean and surly) hyper-conservative individuals in the Utah legislature and broader community as a whole. Mormon Utah was not exactly Chelsea or the West Village and it didn’t take kindly to queer folk like us.

The anti-gay demagoguery from the presidential election in 2004 found particularly fertile ground in Utah, where Those who have had occasion to visit my office at One the legislature decided to protect and preserve the sanctity Liberty Plaza know that it is filled with interesting and of marriage (and drive values voters to the polls to support unusual pieces of art and political memorabilia. Recently President George Bush’s re-election) by banning gay I was asked by a visitor to my gallery, “Why do you have a marriage (or any other legal recognition for gay and lesbian Utah license plate that says “THE GAY?” To which I replied, couples) through an amendment to the Utah constitution “Because that’s how I am known in Utah, of course.” defining traditional marriage as the union between a man and a woman. When I was in the process of applying for clerkships, I handed the list of courts to which I might apply to my At the time, I was serving as the Vice-Chairman of the husband and told him to eliminate any locations where he Board of Equality Utah, the statewide lesbian, gay, bisexual refused to relocate. The notoriously conservative (but still and transgender education and advocacy group. In that somewhat obscure) Utah remained eligible because, at the capacity, I led the effort to stop the proposed amendment time, my sister and her family were living there seemingly in the legislature. Despite my best efforts, in March, on the happily. As Fate would have it, I interviewed with Justice last night of the legislative session, the Utah Senate approved Leonard Russon of the Utah Supreme Court. He offered me the proposed amendment by one vote and sent it to the a clerkship on the spot, I happily accepted, and that was that. November ballot. Off to Utah. In response to the proposed anti-gay marriage amendment, We moved from New York to Utah in 2002, just a few weeks Equality Utah decided to mount a campaign to defeat the before Mitt Romney hosted the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake amendment at the polls. Because of my advocacy against City. I had spent a year leading up to our move cutting my the proposed amendment at the legislature, Equality Utah legal teeth at Cleary and I was looking forward to spending asked me to manage the campaign. Being the out and proud a year clerking for the Utah Supreme Court. As expected, the New York (now Utah) gay that I was, I could hardly sit on clerkship was a wonderful experience and Utah turned out to the sidelines while the Utah gay community was being be a pretty special place as well. Despite our intentions at the poked with this political stick. So I accepted the challenge and took a leave of absence from my law practice to run a

7 VOLUME LIV NUMBER 6 NOVEMBER 2012 state-wide campaign to convince conservative Utah that it Williams’ classroom desk at a Vermont boys school in my should not ban gay marriage. For the next seven months, head (Carpe diem), I threw my hat in the ring and declared we built a campaign and educational effort about gays and my candidacy. When the dust settled, I had received three lesbians and their families the likes of which Utah had never more votes than her husband. I had won my first election. seen. We actually convinced all the candidates for Utah Many, if not all, of the delegates who voted for me credited Attorney General, including the incumbent Republican, to my efforts during the campaign against the amendment as sign and issue a joint statement opposing passage of the the reason for their support. Two days later, Governor Jon proposed amendment. We nearly got the gubernatorial Huntsman appointed me and I was sworn in as the first candidates to follow suit but the amendment’s proponents openly-gay member of the Utah State Senate. in the legislature threatened and brow beat the Republican Moments after I won the special delegate election, a reporter nominee, Jon Huntsman, Jr., into submission and scuttled from the Salt Lake Tribune contacted Senator Buttars for his the deal. reaction to my election and my impending entrance into the Throughout the election season, I debated the proponents of cozy 29-member Utah Senate. His response was puzzled: “The the amendment on every TV and radio station and in every gay?” He refused further comment. Indeed. The Gay. Senator newspaper in the state on multiple occasions. As the face and Buttars was realizing he had created a monster. From that voice for the campaign, to many Utahans and certainly to point on, I was not only the “openly-gay State Senator Scott the proponents of the measure, including my arch-nemesis McCoy” but “The Gay.” and amendment author and chief sponsor, Senator Chris As for the license plate, what better way to memorialize Buttars (R-West Jordan, circa the 1950s), I became the most Senator Buttars’ priceless reaction? And, incidentally, it notorious and infamous homosexual in the state. only took an ACLU-threatened lawsuit to force the Utah As one might expect, despite our best efforts, the voters Department of Motor Vehicles to even issue a license plate approved the amendment. After the election, I returned to with the word “gay” on it, but that’s a story for another day. my law practice and continued my work as a member of the

Board of Equality Utah, including lobbying and advocating for the LGBT community at the Utah legislature which was set to meet again for its annual session in the ﬁrst few months of 2005.

Midway through the 2005 legislative session in February, the Senator representing the Senate district in which I lived became ill and was forced to retire from the Utah Senate half way through her four-year term. This created a mid-term vacancy smack in the middle of the legislative session, a rare event. In Utah, mid-term vacancies are ﬁlled by the Governor appointing a replacement to complete the remainder of the departing Senator’s term, however, the Governor is bound by law to appoint the person selected in a special delegate election held by the delegates of the departing Senator’s party and from her Senate district. In this case, the departing Senator was a Democrat and there were approximately 200 delegates from her Senate district. A special delegate election was organized by the Democratic Party immediately given the pendency of the legislative session.

By the time I decided to make a run for the seat, the entire Democratic Party establishment had lined up in support of the retiring Senator’s husband, himself a former Utah State Senator. Undeterred and with visions of standing atop Robin

8 VOLUME LIV NUMBER 6 NOVEMBER 2012 The Top 10 Things To Do In Zurich …Five of Which Are About Food

BY REBEKAH ALLEN DONALESKI

Whether you find yourself in Zurich for seven months or raspberry pistachio. Schlüsselgasse 12 Zürich; http://www. seven hours, you’ll find that there’s a lot more to the city than truffe-zurich.ch/home.html. chocolates and watches (though there’s plenty of that too). Here are my recommendations for the best things to do, eat and see while you’re in Zurich.

10. Restaurant Kronenhalle Kronenhalle is an old-school Swiss restaurant that was founded in 1800 and displays millions of dollars worth of paintings by Picasso, Chagall, Kandinsky, Miró, and Rodin on its walls. Order the rack of lamb for two with potatoes au gratin and sautéed vegetables, and save room for seconds. Restaurant Kronenhalle Rämistrasse 4, CH-8001 Zürich; www.kronenhalle.com.

9. Climb the Grossmünster Towers A chocolate sampler from Truffe Though it’s no Prime Tower,1 the towers of the Grossmünster 7. Banhofstrasse (“great minster”) are two of the highest structures in Zurich, It seems like all of Zurich’s 390,000 residents come to and offer views of the city, the lake, and the Alps in the Banhofstrasse, Zurich’s main commercial street, on distance. Plus, climbing the 200+ steps to the top of the West Saturdays.2 The people watching is fantastic, and you can tower will help burn off items 10, 8, 6, 4, and 3 on this list. grab a pastry and coffee from Sprungli or an ice cream from Grossmünsterplatz, Zürich; www.kirche-zh.ch. Movenpick and walk from the Burkliplatz to Hauptbanhoff, along the entire stretch of the street.

The view from Grossmünster 8. Truffe As seen on Banhofstrasse There is a lot of chocolate in Switzerland. Really, an absurd 6. Club Sammies at the Park Hyatt amount. My favorite is from Truﬀe, which is located on a I don’t know why the Club Sandwiches at the Park Hyatt windy back street in old town Zurich. Try the white chocolate are so life-changing. Maybe it’s because they will serve you

1 Prime Tower is the tallest building in Switzerland. It stands 36 stories 2 Note that all shops and nearly all restaurants that are not in the main high. train station or airport are closed on Sundays.

9 VOLUME LIV NUMBER 6 NOVEMBER 2012 late.3 Or it’s the perfect combination of the chicken breast, 3. Ribs at Zeughauskeller crispy bacon, and fried egg. Perhaps it’s the precisely crisped Zeughauskeller is a typical Bavarian beer-hall in the old bread. The Club Sammies here will make any late night of town of Zurich with delicious meat, beer and potatoes. My working (slightly) better, and are delicious to boot. The Park favorite dish is the barbeque pork ribs, which come served on Hyatt Zurich, Gotthardstrasse 8002 Zurich; www.zurich. a foot and a half long wooden plank. The meat platter is also park.hyatt.com. enticing, and is served on a sword. Yes, a sword. Restaurant Zeughauskeller, Banhofstrasse 28 (at Paradeplatz); http:// 5. Swimming in Limmat www.zeughauskeller.ch. Zurich is an incredibly clean city. Case in point: during the summer months, you can swim in the Limmat, the river (technically, the lake) that runs down from the Alps and into the city. Bring a few towels with you to the Arboretum, a beautiful park in the middle of the city, and go swimming in the Limmat. http://www.limmatschwimmen.ch.

The Pork Ribs at Zeghauskeller 2. Üetliberg A native Zuricher described Üetliberg as a “secret mountain within the city.” While it’s not really a secret, it is an easily accessible mountain that oﬀers hiking, biking, sightseeing The Limmat and a bit of nature within the city. The panoramic views 4. Drinks at Dolder of the city, lake and mountains are beautiful. Take the S10 The Dolder Grand is a castle-like hotel that is perched above from Zurich Hauptbanhoﬀ to the Üetliberg Railway station Zurich on a mountain. It has absolutely stunning views of the (approximately 20 minutes). city and the Alps. Go to their terrace restaurant for a few sunset cocktails to enjoy the view. The Dolder Grand, Kurhausstrasse 65, 8032 Zürich; http://www.thedoldergrand.com.

The view from Üetliberg 1. Zurichsee Schiff Zurich is consistently ranked as one of the world’s most expensive cities, so when something is inexpensive in Zurich, Sunset over the Alps, as seen from the Dolder Grand Terrace.

3 Until 1 a.m. on a weekday!

10 VOLUME LIV NUMBER 6 NOVEMBER 2012 it sticks out.4 The Zurichsee Schiﬀ is an eight franc, two hour cruise around the lake. It is also BYOB. Zurich is best viewed from the water, where the sunset over the Alps is even more dramatic. It’s a perfectly relaxing way to spend a few hours. Zurichsee Schiﬀ, from eight francs for two hours, Departs from Burkiplatz; http://www.zsg.ch/.

Sunset Schiﬀ

4 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/ oﬀshoreﬁnance/9092994/Zurich-is-worlds-most-expensive-city.html

11 VOLUME LIV NUMBER 6 NOVEMBER 2012 (One) Window to the World

BY JONAH ABRAMOWITZ

After discussions with several of my CGSH colleagues, the bringing in “just one more” orchid over the weekend. Some general consensus appears to be that there are two primary data indicates that these associates are particularly cheery at advantages of the step up to second year associate. First and any given hour in OLP, as they are constantly surrounded by foremost is the arrival of the new first years. This allows the some little piece of home. budding second-year the opportunities to both observe first- hand how far he or she has come over the course of just 12 short months, and begin perfecting the essential skills of leadership and delegation. The other main advantage is the move to the individual office. An officemate is an essential asset during one’s initial time at OLP, however by the time 12 months are through, the budding second year is generally more comfortable with leaving before the elevators switch up (when the opportunity avails itself), replying to partners with less than 0.75 hours spent drafting and revising the email and almost all have figured out how to read a markup (even when provided in track changes to a blackline)1 without the assistance of their officemate. Hence while the enjoyable (“more wall”) camaraderie remains, the marginal utility of a shared office 2. “What do you mean? I have two windows!” (herein- begins to steeply decline with the onset of an associate’s year after “WDYMIHTW”) two – and it is time to move on to an individual office. This approach is often (mistakenly) considered the most While a select few rising second years are bestowed a two- troubling observed in nature. Rather than accept one’s uni- window office immediately, many if not most,2 spend a windowed fate and attempt to harness the opportunity for de rigueur gestation period in a one-window office. In this all its potential, the associate suffering from WDYMIHTW study we will argue that those associates who make their declines to accept that they were not one of the select few initial entry into the world of individual officehood with granted dual-window-dom from the outset. While some may one window to the outside world benefit greatly from this infer that this associate has volunteered for one too many transition period. We will do so by examining the variety of high-yield bond offerings, I prefer to interpret this associate’s ways budding second-year CGSH associates adjust to and behavior as indicative of great lemonade-making-ability and approach their single windowed interlude – and the various inherent optimism. positive attributes revealed thereby.

1. “Less window? – More wall!” The “less window = more wall” approach is often adopted by those associates who move on to become serial decorators – covering every inch of their oﬃce not-utilized for work materials, and some inches that are, with decoration and embellishment of one sort or another. These associates are often observed professionally reading Better Homes and Gardens, Anthropologie.com’s housewares website or

1 The key is changing the track changes colors. Works like a charm.

2 Note: No statistics or facts contained herein have been conﬁrmed in any way shape or form.

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3. “What window?” This approach, often observed on the southern side of OLP, can be called the “what window” school. Adherents to this school apparently refuse to accept the existence of any window at all, keeping their shade down all day, everyday. I decline to make any conclusions or inferences about such associates.

Conclusion In conclusion, our study indicates that while some may view the opportunity to see twice as many windows of the building across the street a few months earlier than one’s colleagues as a benefit, many would counter that the one 4. “Hey, you’re right!” office window provides the advancing second-year associate This phenomenon displays itself in the associate’s complete with a time of challenge, introspection and eventual growth, obliviousness to the fact that other offices have two windows. which is nearly impossible to replicate. The temporarily uni- This phenomenon indicates a profound laser focus on one’s windowed associate, while somewhat more sensitive to light, own surroundings, productivity and self-development, rather is stronger for the experience. than on those of other associates. This is a valuable and praiseworthy attribute that will benefit this associate both in the present world, and in the post-OLP worlds to come.

5. “My friends at investment banks have cubicles!” Many of us in biglaw are often weary of any sentence that begins with the words “my friends at investment banks,” but this example may be the exception that proves the rule. While almost the exact opposite of the “hey, you’re right,” this approach also illustrates certain positive core skills, namely comparative analysis skills as well as comfort with the ambiguity of what being allocated a single oﬃce window really indicates.

13 VOLUME LIV NUMBER 6 NOVEMBER 2012 The Alumni Corner with Charlie Booth

BY JEREMY OPOLSKY

Charlie Booth worked as an 4. Eventually you made your way to Hong Kong and associate in the New York oﬃce were heavily involved in law reform. What was the from 1984 to 1986. He left reaction of having this American expat involved in Cleary to teach law at the reforming Hong Kong law? University of Hawai‘i at Manoa It wasn’t so much being American at that time. I worked in Honolulu, specializing in with a colleague who was British. At that time, the international insolvency. He government didn’t have any interest in what we were taught at the University of Hong saying; it didn’t matter that I was American or that he Kong from 1989 to 2005 before was British. Today, it’s very diﬀerent. Whenever I go to returning to the University of Hong Kong, I meet with the group involved with law Hawai’i where he is currently a reform. I think that they are very appreciative and have Professor of Law. put forward a proposal that we had suggested many, [This interview has been edited and condensed] many years ago.

1. What took you away from Cleary to academia? 5. Now that you have returned to Hawaii, how do you enjoy the life on your beautiful island? I wanted to go to a Wall Street firm but I was interested in teaching. Cleary was actually one of the first firms to I love living in Hawaii. It is a very healthy place to live. I publish a book of where alumni went. One reason I went play a lot of tennis – I play probably 3 or 4 times a week to Cleary was that a lot of people who went to Cleary when I’m here. I try to run on the beach once or twice a did in fact go on to academia. week. I enjoy hiking and do a little scuba diving. Surfing? I’d say I’m in training. One of my friends is trying to teach 2. Favorite memories of time at Cleary? me. I can’t say it’s a pretty sight to watch. But there are I have very fond memories of my time at Cleary. In some trade-offs. I had season tickets for the New York Rangers ways it was hard to leave because I enjoyed being there. when I lived in New York and went through hockey Being at Cleary is like being in a family. When I moved withdrawal after I moved to Hawaii. And I still miss New to Hong Kong, the Hong Kong office was very small York with all its culture. and we became very friendly with many of the Cleary 6. So, the hard question of the day, New York or Hawaii? lawyers. The firm was very busy, so we would be invited out to dinner to help entertain the clients. It’s about the time in your life. Right now, for my wife and me, it’s Hawaii. But I travel a lot and I am still able to 3. So you ended up right from Cleary to Hawaii? That’s get to New York every few months or so. a bit of a change. 7. I noticed that in 2007-2010, you were advising Vanuatu I ended up in Hawaii by happenstance. I was looking for and you spent roughly 3½ months there. That doesn’t a teaching position and at that time, I was a New Yorker sound like hardship travel to me. through and through and had no intention of going to Hawaii. I had a college classmate who was in Hawaii; the I’ve been very lucky in my law reform projects. I was part army had paid for medical school and he had been sent to of a project with the Asian Development Bank, revising work at an army hospital there. I visited him at Christmas the company law and the insolvency law. It’s a bit like in 1985 and he was the one who encouraged me to look at going back in time. I actually think Hawaii is prettier Hawaii. The University of Hawai‘i offered me a job and after than Vanuatu, but the whole ethos of the place is like the a week there I was sold. Many people at Cleary thought I 1950’s: there are no traffic lights and very few roads. had a screw come loose to leave New York to go to Hawaii.

14 VOLUME LIV NUMBER 6 NOVEMBER 2012 Oﬃce Notes

Abu Dhabi former legal intern Steffen Schmidt who returns to spend his Anwaltsstation with us. Comings and Goings Departures The Abu Dhabi office is officially opened, with partner The Cologne Office says goodbye to stagiaires Michael Gamal Abouali relocating from the Paris office to build the Kreisler, Alexandre Maturana and Benjamin Pesch. firm’s Abu Dhabi-based practice, and was joined by associates Chris Macbeth, Nawal Lachguar, and Tom Lawless, office Announcements manager Anissa Salah, and office finance manager Silke We congratulate Roman Zagrosek and his wife Liv Abel on Haasemann. In addition, the Abu Dhabi office welcomes the birth of their daughter Mila, and Patrick Damanik and secretary Manal Mayassi. The firm looks forward to working his wife Meilanie on the birth of their son Cedrick Torang. with all of them. We congratulate associate Céline Chazelas-Baur (formerly Brussels Chazelas) on her marriage to Michael Baur. We wish the Comings and Goings couple lots of luck and happiness.

Arrivals Service Awards The Brussels office welcomes associate Maria Lotz. The We congratulate Gabi Schmidt who celebrates 20 years of Brussels office also welcomes stagiaires Silvia Maria Cavalot, service with the firm. The firm thanks her for her dedication who transfers from the Milan office, Silke Hoelscher, and and years of service and looks forward to many more. Hafiz Shariff. In addition, the Brussels office welcomes project attorney Tristan Fuller. The firm looks forward to Hong Kong working with all of them. Comings and Goings

Departures Departures The Brussels office bids a fond farewell to associate Paula The Hong Kong office bids a fond farewell to associate Dong Herrero and stagiaire Barbara Diaz Alaminos. The firm Chul Kim and night secretary Loris Yee. wishes them well in their future careers. Announcements Buenos Aires We congratulate finance manager Wendy Tang on the birth Comings and Goings of her son. We extend congratulations to all her family.

Departures London The Buenos Aires office bids farewell to associate Federico Comings and Goings Pagliettini, who will join Disney Latam. We wish him the best in his future career. Arrivals The London office welcomes Accounts Assistant Aslam Frankfurt / Cologne Kunwar, Client Development Assistant Simon Ellis and Comings and Goings Business Development Trainee Alison Moyle. The firm looks forward to working with them. Arrivals The Frankfurt office welcomes stagiaires Marcel Clive Huegel Announcements and Armin Kühne who will spend their Anwaltsstation with We proudly congratulate Jo Moat on the birth of her us. The Cologne Office welcomes stagiaires Lina-Marie daughter Sophia Lily, Stephanie Joseph on the birth of her Dück, Anna-Katharina Jelko and Johannes Meskouris son Nathan Anthony, and Paul Dunbar on the birth of his who join us as juristische Mitarbeiter. We also welcome back

15 VOLUME LIV NUMBER 6 NOVEMBER 2012 daughter Oriana. All mothers and babies are happy and 5 years, November 8 healthy. Adele Kuncze, Legal Secretary, 10 years, November 11 Graziella Reis-Trani, Alumni Relations Manager, 5 years, Service Awards November 19 We congratulate evening secretary Patricia Leslie, who Lisa Carrasquillo, Legal Secretary, 25 years, November 23 celebrates 30 years of service, and facilities assistant Katherine Dottie Sharib, Legal Secretary, 25 years, November 23 Becker, who celebrates 10 years of service with the firm. The The firm thanks all of them for their dedication and years of firm thanks them for their dedication and years of service service and looks forward to many more. and looks forward to many more. Paris Moscow Comings and Goings Announcements Arrivals The Moscow office proudly congratulates Julia Kulchitskaya The Paris office welcomes new associate Andreas Kulick. on the birth of her son Ivan. Both mother and child are happy The firm looks forward to working with him. The Paris office and healthy. welcomes back Charlotte Beroud, who has returned from New York the New York office, and Jennifer Baert, who has returned Comings and Goings from the London office. Departures Arrivals The Paris office bids a fond farewell to associates Pierre The New York office welcomes Daniel Northrop, who Amariglio and Jean-Charles Benois. The firm wishes them returns from his clerkship, and new law clerks and associates well in their future careers. Elizabeth Block, Kimberly Brunelle, Christina Chinloy, Lisa Connolly, Sarah Edwards, Dorje Glassman, Jacob Announcements Johnston, Maxwell Kardon, Sara Loubriel, Marvin The Paris office proudly congratulates Eric Laut and his wife Lowenthal, Matt McFeely, Will Mirrer, Jesse Mosier, on the birth of their son Adrien. Hugh Murtagh, Michelle Parthum, Lauren Restrepo, and Katy Yang. Rome / Milan Departures Comings and Goings The New York office bids a fond farewell to Amy Callow, Arrivals who has left the firm, and to Sam Shulman, who departs for The Rome office welcomes Achille Caliò Marincola, who a clerkship. We wish them well in their future endeavors. We returns from the New York office. The Milan office welcomes look forward to continuing to work with Jian Liu, who will the arrival of associates Sabrina Costanzo and Fabio transfer to the Beijing office. Saccone, who transferred from Rome. Service Anniversaries Announcements We would like to congratulate the following people who We congratulate bookkeeper Giusy D’Achille on the birth of celebrate service anniversaries with the New York office her second child, Matteo. Both mother and child are happy during the month of November: and healthy. Rosa Migliorini, Legal Secretary, 30 years, November 1 Service Awards Michael Messina, Duplicating Manager, 40 years, November 2 We congratulate secretary Serena Mariani, who celebrates Elisa Shumofsky, Senior Paralegal, 10 years, November 4 10 years of service with the firm. The firm thanks her and Robert Cannon, Help Desk Analyst, 5 years, November 5 looks forward to many more. Scott Gultz, Telecommuting Support Specialist, 5 years, November 5 Alan Rothman, Knowledge Management Project Manager,

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Washington, D.C. Comings and Goings

Arrivals The Washington oﬃce welcomes associates Jeanhee Hong and Michael O’Leary. The ﬁrm looks forward to working with them.

Announcements

The Washington oﬃce proudly congratulates Michael Aktipis and his wife Stephanie on the birth of their son Theodore, Larry Malm and his wife Debby on the birth of their son Carl Nathaniel, and Veronica Yepez and her husband Suhayl on the birth of their daughter, Sophia Rouag. All mothers and babies are happy and healthy.