Lisa Solbakken was recently profiled in a Bloomberg Law piece entitled “Big Law Partners Jumping Jobs Lean On Wall Street ‘Lioness,’” which examines her career history and work advising high-profile attorneys and executives navigating departures from major law firms and financial institutions.
The feature article explores Lisa’s distinctive role as a trusted advisor and “consigliere” to professionals contemplating high-stakes career moves, with insight from notable former clients as well as past opponents. It highlights Lisa’s counsel to attorneys who have departed firms including Kirkland & Ellis, Weil Gotshal and Brown Rudnick, as well as her work with financial executives preparing to leave major institutions.
The article also demonstrates Lisa’s litigation prowess, including her representation of former Perella Weinberg Partners executives in a high-profile dispute with the investment bank and her work advising former Cantor Fitzgerald executives facing litigation following their departure.
Through her work, Bloomberg Law draws on how Lisa has developed a practice centered on helping accomplished professionals protect their interests when leaving powerful institutions, combining legal strategy with practical guidance through the complexities of a career transition.
“Everything’s a negotiation,” Lisa tells Bloomberg Law.
Read the full feature in Bloomberg Law here.