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Nicole Kar Reflects on Her Career in Antitrust, Speaks on Women in Law, With Legal Business
March 7, 2025
Antitrust partner Nicole Kar spoke with Legal Business about how she achieved success in antitrust law and how there is still room for women at the most senior levels of the legal industry. In “‘Debunk Assumptions by Doing Surprising Things’ – Paul Weiss’s Nicole Kar on Succeeding in City Law,” published on March 7, Nicole discusses her proudest professional moment and the biggest challenge she’s overcome, as well as advice for aspiring young women lawyers, among other topics.
In the wide-ranging interview, Nicole also discusses key skills for success in practicing antitrust law in London. “You need to stay curious throughout your career – about the law, how it evolves over time and why,” she says. “In antitrust law specifically, it’s crucial to understand how markets work, why market failures happen and what the underlying economics tells you about a market.”
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