At the desk of: Stuart Saft

From the February issue:  Stuart Saft knows all about the well-timed exit. He joined Holland & Knight, a prominent international law firm, in May 2012, a little less than a month before his former employer, Dewey & LeBoeuf, filed for bankruptcy. As a law school student at Columbia University, the 69-year-old initially aspired to be a criminal attorney, but he eventually found his calling in real estate and has since amassed more than four decades of experience. He joined Holland & Knight as the firm’s real estate chairman, bringing along an enviable roster of clients, including Barry Sternlicht’s Starwood Capital, HFZ Capital Group and the Feil Organization. [more]