Partner Anjan Sahni spoke with Law360 about leadership, business goals and more during an in-depth interview following the announcement that he will serve as WilmerHale’s next managing partner. Sahni, a former assistant US attorney in the Southern District of New York, will succeed Co-Managing Partners Susan Murley and Robert Novick on January 1, 2024.
Excerpt: We have a number of very strong practices. I think our litigation and trial practices remain incredibly active. We've been involved in some very significant trials this year already for clients like Apple, Gilead, Dropbox. Our government-facing practices with the SEC and DOJ remain exceptionally active. And overall, our controversy practices — which cover our litigation, our securities and our regulatory departments — do remain all quite busy. And we're very fortunate to have an extremely strong transactional department. It's an area that I intend to focus on and make sure that we continue to invest in and grow. We have a very talented and well-regarded group of transactional partners who are focused on life cycle practice — M&A, capital markets, private equity-related work.