‘Eventually you have to learn to trust yourself’ – Simpson Thacher’s Deborah Gruen on succeeding in law Elisha Juttla[email protected]11 March 2025Corporate and M&ADEI Deborah Gruen, a former US Paralympic swimmer, now funds partner at Simpson Thacher in New York, reflects on the key skills needed to thrive in corporate law and the importance of setting personal goalsWhy did you decide to become a funds lawyer? Your limit of 1 article in 30 days is up. Please login for full access or subscribe. Corporate users - click here for simple access (no password needed). For more information, please contact [email protected] Related ContentMore in this categoryGlobal 100 2025: elite tier set the pace as powerhouse firms pull away‘There’s definitely competition around rates’ – Clifford Chance and Linklaters match Cravath bonuses for US associatesTrading places: Freshfields makes Paul Weiss AI hire as Latham and Simpson Thacher boost corporate and finance‘There are winners and losers’ – Hogan Lovells and Cadwalader’s leaders on why their merger makes senseA merger or a takeover? Winston Taylor by the numbers‘History in the making’ – Hogan Lovells set for record $3.6bn merger with Cadwalader‘Nobody really understood what I was going through’ – the in-house push for better IVF supportBlack History Month: ‘It’s going to take strong law firms to ensure we don’t go backwards’Ranking progress – how many women have made the grade to secure a UK L500 ranking this year