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Sidebar Advisors
Sidebar Advisors Attorney Podcast explores the career moves, risks, and decisions that shape a life in law.
Hosted by Niraj Chhabra, financial planner and founder of Sidebar Advisors, the show features candid conversations with attorneys, legal leaders, and professionals connected to the legal industry.
Guests share how they navigated firm changes, leadership, business growth, career pivots, and the moments that pushed them to bet on themselves.
Each episode offers a practical look at the professional, personal, and financial choices attorneys face as their careers evolve.
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Val Dahiya of Morrison Foerster: Building A Career Through Change and Challenge
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Not every career transition is driven by ambition. Sometimes it's driven by life.
Valerie Dahiya, partner at Morrison Foerster and former SEC attorney, joins the SideBar Advisors podcast to share how an unexpected family circumstance led her from a career she loved in government into private practice—and what she learned adapting to an entirely different side of the legal profession.
We also talk about leadership, mentorship, business development, balancing career and family, the realities of becoming a managing partner, and why continuous learning has shaped every stage of her career.