Pinsents bank litigation head Michael Isaacs on embarrassing hotel mix-ups, being set up with a client’s niece and the indefatigability of Frozen
Why did you become a lawyer?
My dad told me he always knew I would become a lawyer because I was a very argumentative child. But watching LA Law as a teenager I fancied myself as a Victor Sifuentes type, fighting against injustice.
Who has been the biggest influence on your career?
My dad, who came to England in 1961 with basically nothing, finished medical training at Paddington General before moving north and into general practice. My brother and I never lacked for anything as we grew up, which I realised later must have been a lot harder to achieve than it seemed. If I ever think that what I do is hard, I remind myself that what he did was harder.
What’s your proudest professional moment?
Achieving a successful outcome for Royal Bank of Scotland on a case that I’d worked on for five years through the High Court and Court of Appeal and ultimately in the House of Lords.
