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Notable Experience
Ms. Lake founded and was co-editor-in-chief for two years of the Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property. She spent her 1L summer doing research on the private right of action under Rule 10b-5 for securities law Professor David Ruder. Since coming to the firm, she has written performed months of acquisition-related due diligence and organization thereof.
Hobbies/Interests
Angry online shopping.
Family
"I have a live-in boyfriend, Richard. He is an analog engineer, and whenever I have to work late, he indulges in his solitary hobby of building audio speakers. We now have quite a few speakers."
Best Experience at the Firm
"Being told I was hired. I hadn't signed my offer letter at that point and so I wasn't technically an employee yet, but it's the last good thing I remember."
Worst Experience at the Firm
"Speaking up about being sexually assaulted by a colleague after a post-Bar Exam pub crawl. I told a senior female partner about it, who assured me 'that's not so bad.' Then the head of HR stopped by and gently questioned my veracity. Finally the firm's counsel called a meeting where she asked me repeatedly, 'Why are you upset about this?' The managing partner even visited me personally to deliver the firm's solution: I could talk with him and my attacker, so long as the actual incident wasn't discussed. Thanks to intensive therapy generously paid for by the firm, I now realize that I was wrong to say anything in the first place. At least I followed the partner's advice and didn't go to the police."
Advice to Law Students
"Let me pass on the advice given to me by the firm's counsel: If you are a woman, do not go to firm events which involve alcohol (e.g., lunches, recruiting events, client meetings, seminars, retreats, holiday parties, etc.). I suppose that having fewer opportunities to be a sycophant will deprive you of the mildly interesting assignments that can lead to partnership. On the other hand, partners know that odds are you will probably leave in 3 years anyway to have a baby, so they don't have an incentive to invest in your career."
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