Lori Landew
General Counsel, Audible Inc.
Fox Rothschild, 2010-2019
- J.D., Columbia Law School, 1987
- B.A., University of Pennsylvania, 1984
What attracted you to your current position?
I was itching to start a new chapter in my professional life. I was happy with what I had accomplished with my practice, but I missed being part of a business team and always felt that I would be happy to move back in-house for the right opportunity if it came along. Audible was searching for an executive with a unique cross-section of experiences working in and around the entertainment industry – private practice, in-house, management and substantive legal experience across multiple platforms (TV, film, music and audio). To me, it was an opportunity to take all that I had learned over three decades and put it to use leading a global legal team in a dynamic company that was at the intersection of tech and entertainment. Opportunities like that don’t come along every day, so I decided to go for it.
What is the best nugget of advice that you can offer about charting a career path?
Don’t let anyone else define your success. Many of my professional choices made sense for me and my family, even if they seemed strange to others around me. Ultimately, this has led to a happy and satisfying life and career.
Is there anything you miss about working in Big Law?
As a tech company, Audible has an open office plan without individual offices. I miss having my own space. I also miss my AA (Joani Cautilli) who made my day-to-day so much easier.
What skills did you hone as a Fox lawyer that remain with you today?
In a word: Multitasking. Learning to super-serve all of your clients and make them all feel that they’re the most important, even when your attention is being pulled in multiple directions, has served me well. I also feel that working with multiple clients on a wide variety of deals helped me to round out the experience that I bring to Audible.
Are you binge watching anything lately?
I just finished “Schitt’s Creek,” which I loved, and I’m now enjoying “Shrill.”
Where would we find you on a Saturday morning?
These days on a Saturday morning you will probably find me sleeping in because there’s no place else to go (in the age of COVID). I hope to be able to return to a more active life when things normalize and the weather improves.
