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How to Win Before Trial: Depositions, Discovery & Witness Prep with David Elsberg
Founding partner of Elsberg, Baker & Maruri, David Elsberg joins the Chambers Associate Podcast to break down the trial tactics most lawyers get wrong: why you should skip the easy warm-up questions and go straight at a witness in a deposition, when not to impeach on cross-examination, and how letting a witness over-explain a lie can win over a judge or jury.
He also explains why defendants should push cases faster rather than delay, how to handle discovery disputes and meet-and-confers, the right way to prepare witnesses and draft affidavits in their own voice, and how to deal with bad facts and damaging documents without losing credibility.
There's also the added plus of candid career advice for litigation associates: why disagreeing with senior partners makes you more valuable, why you should run toward the work you're not yet good at, and why you should prepare every case as if it's going to trial.
10 Feb 2026
Momentum: Future-Proofing Associate Development with White & Case
With alternative legal providers, rapid technological evolution and AI at the tips of everyone’s tongues, suffice to say that the legal world is evolving faster than ever. How, then, do you train the next generation of global lawyers? Well, White & Case’s new Momentum program might have the answer. In this episode, Chambers Associate’s Taiwo Oshodi is joined by White & Case partner, Dr Kathrin Schwesinger, and associate Alejandra Sanchez to discuss what the firm’s new development program is, why it came about, and the importance of tailor-made training for associates of the future.
28 Jan 2026
Meet Elsberg Baker Maruri's Rollo C. Baker
In this episode, Chambers' Jennine Quiles sits down with Elsberg Baker Maruri's Rollo C. Baker to discuss the origins of the firm, life as a founding partner, and all things associate recruitment. Tune in to hear from one of the founding partners of one of New York's newest commercial litigation outfits - and to find out what Rollo's go-to karaoke song is.
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