In the latest in Law.com International’s series on how senior corporate lawyers cope with the pressures of both their work and personal lives, McDermott Will & Emery partner Fatema Orjela talks about how she has succeeded in the high-pressure environment of private equity, juggled motherhood and honed her stress management skills.

Orjela, who recently joined McDermott’s London office, has practised at some of the world’s biggest law firms, including Sidley Austin, where she spent almost eight years, Kirkland & Ellis, where she first made partner, and Hogan Lovells.