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#125: Danielle Garno - Fashion Lawyer
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Welcome back to another episode of the How I Lawyer Podcast, where it is my job to interview lawyers about what they do, why they do it, and how they do it well.
Todayโs guest is Danielle Garno, who is a Partner and Co-Chair of the Entertainment Practice at Holland & Knight, where she focuses on legal issues faced by fashion, beauty, and luxury brands. Danielle also serves as an adjunct professor at the University of Miami School of Law and has written and lectured extensively on topics relating to fashion law. Prior to joining Holland & Knight, Danielle was a Partner at two big law firms, Cozen OโConnor and Reed Smith.
In this episode, Danielle shares valuable insights about the legal profession including:
๐ก How to develop technical skills in your first job after graduating law school [5:06]
๐ผ How she transitioned from employment law to commercial litigation at her first law firm [7:38]
๐ How advocating for herself led to her career in fashion law [11:44]
๐ How her fashion law practice involves both transactional and litigation legal work [17:11]
๐คนโโ๏ธ How her practice involves a focus on servicing industry clients [21:18]
๐ป How to build your brand as a lawyer and the importance of maintaining a great reputation [26:44]
๐ค How she landed her first client in the fashion industry [28:32]
๐ค How she prepared for her first public speaking event and how that helped shape her brand [32:09]
๐ How to successfully market yourself on LinkedIn [35:27]
๐ฉโ๐งโ๐งโ๐งโ๐ง How to balance a robust legal practice while being a mother to four daughters [37:30]
This episode is sponsored, edited, and engineered by LawPods, a professional podcast production company for busy attorneys.
136 episodes
Manage episode 384266716 series 2849270
Welcome back to another episode of the How I Lawyer Podcast, where it is my job to interview lawyers about what they do, why they do it, and how they do it well.
Todayโs guest is Danielle Garno, who is a Partner and Co-Chair of the Entertainment Practice at Holland & Knight, where she focuses on legal issues faced by fashion, beauty, and luxury brands. Danielle also serves as an adjunct professor at the University of Miami School of Law and has written and lectured extensively on topics relating to fashion law. Prior to joining Holland & Knight, Danielle was a Partner at two big law firms, Cozen OโConnor and Reed Smith.
In this episode, Danielle shares valuable insights about the legal profession including:
๐ก How to develop technical skills in your first job after graduating law school [5:06]
๐ผ How she transitioned from employment law to commercial litigation at her first law firm [7:38]
๐ How advocating for herself led to her career in fashion law [11:44]
๐ How her fashion law practice involves both transactional and litigation legal work [17:11]
๐คนโโ๏ธ How her practice involves a focus on servicing industry clients [21:18]
๐ป How to build your brand as a lawyer and the importance of maintaining a great reputation [26:44]
๐ค How she landed her first client in the fashion industry [28:32]
๐ค How she prepared for her first public speaking event and how that helped shape her brand [32:09]
๐ How to successfully market yourself on LinkedIn [35:27]
๐ฉโ๐งโ๐งโ๐งโ๐ง How to balance a robust legal practice while being a mother to four daughters [37:30]
This episode is sponsored, edited, and engineered by LawPods, a professional podcast production company for busy attorneys.
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