Continental Breakfast is back—now with added breakfast. In a new series of columns, American Lawyer chief European correspondent Chris Johnson will meet with senior figures in the legal world at their favorite breakfast joints to chew over the industry’s tastiest talking points. This week’s installment sees him meet the U.K. legal market’s longest-serving management figure, Clyde & Co senior partner Michael Payton, at his morning restaurant of choice, One Lombard Street. On the menu: a career spanning five decades and the future of insurance law practice.

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