from Law360, Jan 2, 2015 . . . Profile/Q&A of Safraz Ishmael of Proskauer Rose LLP
In 2014, [Safraz] Ishmael was named a Massachusetts “Rising Star” by Super Lawyers Magazine. He is a member of the American Bar Association and the Boston Intellectual Property American Inn of Court. He is active in Boston’s legal community, formerly serving as a judge for Harvard Law School’s Ames Moot Court competition, and on the Board of Directors of the South Asian Bar Association of Greater Boston.
"For example, starting at one of my first law-related jobs, and being of South Asian heritage, I found at first to have little in common with the senior associates and partners for whom I worked. I enjoyed watching cricket and listening to Indian music, while those I worked for preferred football or golf, and anything but Indian music! So on the face of things — it appeared that it was hard to form a natural bond and to create a comfort level in a working relationship that is so critical to career advancement."