Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day.
You go from essentially a monk-like existence where you’re in your chambers — unless you’re in court — you’ve got your three law clerks, or your family. And here, gosh, I’ve already traveled to probably four or five different places to meet with partners, to meet with clients. It’s been a whirlwind. Really, it’s been everything I hoped it would be.
— Former U.S. District Judge Alan Albright, describing to Bloomberg Law the dramatic change of pace he’s experienced since leaving the Western District of Texas and joining A&O Shearman as an intellectual property litigation partner. Albright, who received about three emails a day as a judge, likened his new inbox to “a huge river” where he’s “on a dinghy.“
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