In the Counsel's Chair: John Nadolenco on leadership
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John Nadolenco didn't plan to become a class action defense specialist — he made a strategic bet during the dot-com era that bigger, higher-stakes cases would define the future of Big Law. Three decades later, as managing partner of Mayer Brown's Los Angeles office and after a series of high-stakes class action defense wins (including at the U.S. Supreme Court), he's proven himself right. In this conversation, John shares how he approaches impossibly complex technology cases (hint: it involves a lot of YouTube), why he championed the fight against "no injury" class actions all the way to the Supreme Court, and how he balances trial work with leadership by waking up "crazy early." Plus: the one book about robots that's reshaping how he thinks about AI in legal practice.
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00:00 Introduction to John Nadolenco
01:06 Career Path and Class Action Defense
20:38 Office Management and Culture Post-COVID
27:39 Mentorship and Developing Future Leaders
34:01 Final Thoughts and Recommendations
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