Erwin Dweck is a partner at Milbank LLP, where he leads the firm’s real estate practice and serves on the Global Executive Committee—a select group of just seven partners entrusted with shaping the firm’s strategy and steering its global operations alongside their legal work.
His work reflects not only the practice of law, but the business workings behind a firm with over $2 BILLION in revenue and 2,000 employees.
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(00:00) Coming up…
(02:16) Who is Erwin Dweck?
(03:33) Erwin’s role at Milbank
(04:36) Leading a $3.9 BILLION deal
(06:19) “I just wanted to be able to pay my bills”
(09:55) Transactional law vs litigation
(12:46) Erwin’s first jobs at big law firms
(15:33) Taking his first entrepreneurial leap
(17:05) Entrepreneurship inside a big law firm
(19:32) Why every successful lawyer needs to be entrepreneurial
(23:02) Being elected to Milbank’s elite Global Executive Committee
(24:32) Why you need work-life IMBALANCE
(29:05) Sponsor - Jeff Sitt Consulting
(30:04) Sponsor - Eli Cohen Insurance Agency
(30:51) Characteristics you need to succeed in big law
(33:40) Traits noticed in A-players
(36:33) The BIGGEST mistake young people make
(39:19) Turning setbacks into billion dollar opportunities
(43:03) Learning how to manage people
(43:43) “I wish I made more time for my family”
(44:59) Why you should NOT follow your passion
(49:38) Observing Shabbat as a lawyer
(52:41) How has faith guided you in business?
(54:21) Why is giving back important to you?
(57:47) The ripple effect of kindness
(59:13) How can young adults network effectively?
(1:00:40) Ask and you shall receive
(1:03:51) Erwin’s all-time favorite books
(1:07:33) Erwin’s favorite podcasts
(1:08:17) Momentum Moment
(1:10:46) Closing thoughts
(1:11:12) Outro