Michael Schmidtberger, Sidley Austin LLP

Michael Schmidtberger, Sidley Austin LLP

As the recently named chair of Sidley Austin LLP’s executive committee, Michael J. Schmidtberger has some big shoes to fill. Schmidtberger, a global co-leader of the firm’s investment funds, advisers and derivatives group, succeeds legendary Supreme Court...
Joe Conroy, Cooley

Joe Conroy, Cooley

Few law firms have matched the financial performance of Palo Alto-based Cooley in recent years. After double-digit revenue growth in 2014, the firm followed up with enviable numbers again in 2015, posting a 21 percent increase in net profit and a 14 percent increase...
Carter Phillips, Sidley Austin

Carter Phillips, Sidley Austin

It has been well documented that a relatively small group of elite lawyers have come to dominate the practice of arguing before the Supreme Court in recent years. And leading the pack is Carter Phillips of Sidley Austin, whose 83 arguments before the court are the...
Mike Lackey, Mayer Brown

Mike Lackey, Mayer Brown

Mike Lackey leads Mayer Brown’s global litigation and dispute resolution practice, but he didn’t set out to be a lawyer at all. His unusual career took him from MIT, through the Navy’s Top Gun school and to the brink of the astronaut program before a sharp turn into...