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A Business Lawyer's Bibliography: Books Every Dealmaker Should Read, Robert C. Illig

Robert C Illig

To become a truly great business lawyer, one must not only master legal analysis and deal execution. One must attain a command of context. Attorneys are more than mere “transaction cost engineers.” We are counselors – purveyors of judgment, caution and insight. But how best to cultivate such expertise? Wisdom is the reward of experience, and requires time to develop. How, then, can the young lawyer hasten her education and achieve an understanding beyond her years? And what of the seasoned professional who lacks expertise in a particular field? How is she to obtain a broader familiarity without re-living her …