What happens when you realize you don’t belong at your law firm
The extraordinary Mr. Sipp
If you haven’t listened to this morning’s NYT The Daily podcast, please do: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/07/podcasts/the-daily/skadden-lawyer-resigned-trump-thomas-sipp.html. Thomas Sipp explains why he’s resigned from his law firm, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP.
Sipp is the son of a white American father and a Japanese mother. At age 10 he moved with his family from Japan to the United States. His childhood struggles to speak English, amidst classmate bullying, are a testament to his hard work …