Interesting article in the Times on Larry Sonsini of the law firm Wilson, Sonsini, the most prominent firm in Silicon Valley: A Counselor Pulled From the Shadows - New York Times.
Excerpt:
“Larry has the ability to make C.E.O.’s feel like they are his only clients,” said Craig W. Johnson, Mr. Sonsini’s partner for 19 years until leaving the firm in 1993. Mr. Johnson, quoting another former Wilson Sonsini partner, said Mr. Sonsini could juggle so many demanding clients because he performs like “a machine gun with every bullet hitting the center of a moving target.”
This is one touchstone of an excellent lawyer (or any service provider for that matter), the ability to make a client feel as if they are it--their most important client.
