As Seen In: Modern Counsel

In his first week as general counsel for drilling technology company Ulterra, in May 2018, Jaimes Sher was put right to work. “The minute I walk in,” Sher says, “they tell me, ‘We have an issue.’” He’d been brought in to test his years of intellectual property experience on an impending lawsuit, but on his very first day he found himself getting pulled away to deal with a company-wide cyberattack. Then, three days later, Sher was told that Ulterra was entering a sales process with Blackstone.

So many changes all at once might’ve shaken another incoming executive, but instead Sher leaned into the shifts, relying on his IP expertise and can-do attitude while learning on his feet…