It’s such a small, flat world. I’m literally on a train to Chicago sitting across from a BigLawyer from Foley & Lardner who is talking to his office about his firm taking on 14 former Heller, Ehrman lawyers (5 partners from the San Diego office and 9 associates) as well as six former Thelen lawyers. How do I know this and how do I know who he is? Because he’s having a very loud conversation on his cell phone and earlier, left his name (which I will spare him the indentification) when we left a voicemail for someone else. I just looked him up on Wisbar.org’s Lawyer Directory since we both got on the train in Milwaukee – so no problem identifying the caller instantly as a Foley partner. The conversation, in case you’re curious, is about securing insurance coverage for the new acquisitions. Am I eavesdropping – good question. The conversation is happening on a public Amtrak train about 18″ from my right ear – hard to ignore.

I’ve got to ask . . . in this economy, how can any large firm afford to take on more overhead, regardless of what they think the long-term payoff in billable production might be? Makes one wonder . . .

And of course, the bigger issue is where and when one engages in what could be seen as confidential business discussions. A warning to the wise.

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