Michael Napoli had to get honest with himself. As a partner in the Dallas office of K&L Gates, he was representing mainly midtier clients in commercial and securities litigation. “If I were representing Google, K&L Gates would be the right place. But I’m not that guy. I’m never going to be that guy,” said Napoli, 45.
Now a partner in the Dallas office of 115-attorney Cox Smith Matthews, Napoli finds that the San Antonio-based firm he joined a month ago is a nice fit for his practice. Still, he struggled with letting go of the prestige of practicing as a partner in a giant international law firm.
