{"id":127479,"date":"2025-07-21T07:59:59","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T15:59:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/07\/21\/how-i-made-partner-the-path-to-partner-requires-strategic-thinking-says-gerardo-gomez-galvis-of-morrison-foerster\/"},"modified":"2025-07-21T07:59:59","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T15:59:59","slug":"how-i-made-partner-the-path-to-partner-requires-strategic-thinking-says-gerardo-gomez-galvis-of-morrison-foerster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/07\/21\/how-i-made-partner-the-path-to-partner-requires-strategic-thinking-says-gerardo-gomez-galvis-of-morrison-foerster\/","title":{"rendered":"How I Made Partner: &#8216;The Path to Partner Requires Strategic Thinking,&#8217; Says Gerardo Gomez Galvis of Morrison Foerster"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Many high-performing associates assume that excelling in their matters will lead to partnership, but the reality is that the path to partner requires strategic thinking, 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