Leading Questions: Mayer Brown Chairman Paul Theiss

Lawyers are great at asking questions, but how are they at answering them? Bloomberg Law is talking with lawyers and other legal industry players at the top of their fields to find out what makes them tick, what challenges they face, and how they do what they do.

Mayer Brown leader Paul Theiss joined the firm in 1985 and rose through the ranks to become co-leader of the firm’s corporate and securities practice, then the firm’s chair beginning in June 2012.

Theiss’ practice focuses on a broad spectrum of mergers and acquisitions and capital markets work. He advises clients on ...