Khurram Naik

Host of Khurram’s Quorum◇Partner at Freshwater Counsel

I’m Khurram Naik, host of Khurram’s Quorum, a podcast about how elite lawyers make decisions. For nearly six years, I’ve been in conversation with managing partners, judges, and high-performing lawyers about the choices that define careers.

I’m also a partner at Freshwater Counsel, a legal recruiting agency focused on patent litigation and elite litigators. The podcast and the recruiting work are connected: both run on the same flywheel of network and insight.

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Khurram’s Quorum

In-depth talks with managing partners, judges, and high-performing lawyers about the decisions that shape a career.

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A podcast about how elite lawyers decide

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Personal· Oct 9, 2026· 3 min

Four Hires That Ended Our Evening Arguments

I've heard from many successful lawyers and other professionals how they've struggled to get help…

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What Mitt Romney Taught Me About Luck and Business

When I ran into Mitt Romney on the street in Paris, I knew what I…

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My First Vacation in Seven Years

For the first time in seven years, I'm taking a vacation. Without my kids. We'll…

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Three Buckets of Business Development

Partners who succeed in business development think in three buckets: short-term, medium-term, and long-term. Short-Term…

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Escaping the Vanilla Middle in Legal Conversations

We have a problem I call the "Vanilla Middle". As lawyers, we prize humility and…

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