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Litigation Episodes

Dec. 19, 2023

Let's Get Personal with Jessica Paduganan, Litigation Associate at Davis Polk

Jessica Paduganan is back! During S2:E31, Jessica was a 3L at Michigan Law. Back then, she joined us for the Student Clinic Spotlight Series to share her experience in the Civil-Criminal Litigation Clinic and the Workers' Ri…
Dec. 12, 2023

Let's Get Personal with Rachel Levick, Partner, Environmental Litigator and Enforcement Defense Specialist at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

Attention law students and new lawyers! If you are interested in working at a law firm of any size, Episode 57 with Rachel Levick is a must-listen. Rachel Levick is an environmental litigator and enforcement defense speciali…
Oct. 31, 2023

Let's Get Personal with Kate Ferlic, Managing Partner and Litigation Attorney at Egolf, Ferlic, Martinez & Harwood, LLC

On episode 52 of Personal Jurisdiction, we chat with Kate Ferlic, managing partner at Egolf, Ferlic, Martinez and Harwood in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Kate shares why she believes it is important to be your authentic self and st…
Oct. 11, 2022

Let's Get Personal with Sharonmoyee Goswami, Partner at Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP

Have you ever wondered what it is like to be a partner at one of the premier law firms in the United States? Sharonmoyee Goswami is a partner at the law firm of Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP in New York City. In Episode 38, Sh…
Sept. 27, 2022

Let's Get Personal with Nathan Brenner, Attorney, Mergers IV at Federal Trade Commission

Season 3 continues with guest Nathan Brenner, who is currently an attorney at the Federal Trade Commission. Nathan specializes in antitrust work and if there's anyone who can break down the complicated nature of this work, i…
Sept. 20, 2022

Let's Get Personal with Abimbola Oladokun, Lead Counsel, General Litigation at Meta

In the second episode of Season 3, Allison and Hallie chat with Abimbola Oladokun, who is currently Lead Counsel of General Litigation at Meta (formerly known as Facebook). Abimbola shares her experience as a Black woman in …
April 19, 2022

Let's Get Personal with Juan Perla, Appellate and International Disputes Attorney

What does it mean to practice international law? Join us for a conversation with Juan Perla, Partner at the law firm of Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP in New York and an appellate and international disputes attorne…
April 5, 2022

Let's Get Personal with Lindsay Dubin, Staff Attorney at Defenders of Wildlife

Lindsay Dubin developed the courage early on to push back against other people's expectations. Join us for Episode 21 and hear from Lindsay about her experience as an environmental law litigator, what made her say "No Thanks…
March 15, 2022

Let's Get Personal with Jonathan Jacobson, Trial Attorney, Public Integrity Section at U.S. Department of Justice

On Episode 18, we chat with Jonathan Jacobson, a Trial Attorney in the Public Integrity Section at the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. Jonathan shares the story of how he charted his own course to law school, …
Feb. 22, 2022

Let's Get Personal with Donya Khadem, Judicial Law Clerk

If you're interested in clerking, this episode is for you! During Episode 15, we chat with Donya Khadem, a University of Michigan Law School graduate who embarked on two clerkships right after graduation. She first clerked o…
Nov. 16, 2021

Let's Get Personal with Thomas Kayes, Solo Practitioner and Owner of the Law Office of Thomas R. Kayes

Have you ever dreamed about what it would be like to start your own law firm? In Episode 10 of Personal Jurisdiction, we chat with solo practitioner and civil rights litigator Tom Kayes. Tom shares his path to solo practice …
Nov. 9, 2021

Let's Get Personal with Jordan Matthews, Former Assistant United States Attorney

On Episode 9 of Personal Jurisdiction, we speak with Jordan Matthews about her career as an Assistant United States Attorney in the United States Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Illinois. Jordan's career path …
Oct. 19, 2021

Let's Get Personal with Amy Chapple, U.S. Commercial Brand Counsel at AbbVie

On Episode 6 of Personal Jurisdiction, we speak to Amy Chapple, U.S. Commercial Brand Counsel at AbbVie. Amy demystifies the path from litigation associate to in-house counsel, shares the benefits of authentic networking, an…
Oct. 5, 2021

Let's Get Personal with My Khanh Ngo, Staff Attorney at the ACLU Immigrants' Rights Project

My Khanh Ngo is a Staff Attorney at the ACLU Immigrants' Rights Project (IRP) in San Francisco, California. In this excellent episode, My Khanh shares how a variety of experiences before and during law school shaped her curr…