Advice To My Younger Self
Milan-based M&A and Capital Markets partner Alberta Figari set her sights on a career in international law. After 22 years, she has never looked back.
I studied ancient Greek and Latin in high school and, upon graduation, saw two options for further study: Law and Economics. I thought “why don’t I start with law and, if I don’t like that, change to economics?”
I finished law school in 1989. At that time, the legal market in Italy was composed mainly of domestic law firms, with one … maybe two international firms. But I wanted to practice international law, so I had to come up with a plan. I never wanted to become a litigator, but I also believed that, at least in the Italian market, it would be quite important to have a base of litigation skills – to be able to go into court and manage a case. It turns out that was a good choice, and one I would advise others just starting out to make.
