Nino CusimanoXavier, who is the senior competition counsel with a major industrial group, is a friend of mine. As such, we often share our thoughts and insights, as well as the occasional professional gossip. He recently told me a story about what happened to him while visiting his law firm’s glitzy downtown offices.

This a story that all fee earners should dread, the proverbial faux pas that would trigger herds of in-house lawyers to merciless laughter and an incident that could destroy many a hard earned reputation.