Editor’s note: This is part of a series of Q&As with leading women in the legal profession, in honor of National Women’s History Month. They were conducted and written by the legal recruiting firm Major, Lindsey & Africa.

Sue Zabloudil started as an associate at Sidley Austin in Los Angeles before she moved to Miami. There, she found Akerman. “I chose Akerman because of Akerman’s significant footprint in Florida and the group of attorneys I met were all sophisticated partners doing great deals,” she says. “I realized they were doing really competitive work and I liked the people.” When thinking about moving back to Los Angeles, she sat down with the firm’s chair. He already knew her dedication and her strategic vision and he knew their clients’ needs, particularly the need for a Los Angeles office. She moved back to Los Angeles in 2014 to establish and lead the new Akerman office.