Khurram's Quorum

Khurram's Quorum

Deep conversations with underrated lawyers.

Recent Episodes

May 30, 2025

038: Manisha Sheth on leaving partnership for government, betting on yourself, and the call of mountaineering

Quinn Emanuel partner Manisha Sheth has moved twice between elite private practice and high-stakes public enforcement. In this wide-ranging conversation we discuss: how to bet on yourself to cultivate new skills how she ran 2...
May 16, 2025

037: Sunny Kim on quitting biglaw, publicly owning your narrative, and practical LinkedIn tips you can implement in 20 minutes

Want a 20-minute bootcamp for your LinkedIn presence? Episode 037 for Khurram's Quorum is a little different. My guest is Sunny Kim, who went from biglaw to make a big reset for her career helping lawyers find their voice in ...
May 9, 2025

036: Randy Gaw on case selection, niching, and storytelling for law firm founders

Randy Gaw is the co-founder of Gaw Poe LLP. Randy left biglaw for a more direct path to first-chair trial work and strategic autonomy. At his boutique, Randy focuses on complex business litigation and high-value contingency w...
May 2, 2025

035: Hilary Gerzhoy on emotional drivers of ethical decisions, hidden risks in legal practice, and what makes a great ethical lawyer.

As a partner at HWG, Hilary Gerzhoy advises law firms, partners, and GCs on the messiest, most human decisions lawyers make. In this episode, Hilary and I talk about why most ethics violations are rooted in fear, not greed, w...
April 25, 2025

034: Jamie Nawaday on disrupting drinking, storytelling, and entrepreneurship for practicing lawyers

Jamie Nawaday is Head of Seward & Kissel's Government Enforcement and Internal Investigations Practice and the founder of Disrupting Drinking, where she speaks on personal change and cultural change to disrupt the corporate c...
Jan. 24, 2025

033: Vishal Shah on moving to the other side of the v. as a plaintiffs employment lawyer, case selection and strategy, and the business of a law firm

Vishal Shah is the founder of Shah Litigation, a high-stake employment litigation firm. This is a unique opportunity to examine the strategy and values a biglaw associate used to launch and grow a successful law firm. We talk...