Every managing partner in 2026 is leading through transition — AI reshaping the economics of legal work and complex partnership dynamics. David Sarnoff, ICF Certified Executive Coach, founder of Sarnoff Group, and co-author of Beyond the Courtroom (PLI Press, 2026), brings over two decades of executive coaching and search experience to the Managing Partner Lab. Drawing on his work coaching managing partners, GCs, and senior partners through the most consequential transitions of their careers, David walks through the coaching frameworks that actually move leaders forward: coaching yourself and your peers through the AI-era identity shift every senior lawyer is quietly wrestling with, succession planning that doesn't blow up partnership dynamics, and having the hard conversations with underperforming partners. Practical, candid, and built for the room — leave with a coaching toolkit you can use the moment you're back at the firm, and a sharper view of how to lead yourself and your partners through whatever 2026 brings next.
