December 14, 2022

NAME: Daniel Woods

NEW JOB TITLE: Chicago-based partner, global insurance services, Goldberg Segalla LLP

PREVIOUS POSITION: Chicago-based partner, Condon & Cook LLC

INDUSTRY OUTLOOK: It will continue to reward innovation. Individual customers are getting younger and more technologically proficient, and have grown to expect service industries of all shapes and sizes to work every time from inside of a smartphone, whether it’s delivering takeout or settling a damage claim. The companies that can respond to their customers the most quickly, efficiently and cost-effectively will keep and grow their business.

GOALS FOR NEW POSITION: To be the best counselor to my clients I can be: educated, prepared and accessible.

CHALLENGES FACING THE INDUSTRY: Rising costs and labor shortages. Inflation attacks the business from all sides, while attracting and retaining talent in a difficult economy is a growing challenge.

FIRST EXPERIENCE IN THE INDUSTRY JOB MARKET: Like a lot of young attorneys with an eye toward litigation — auto claims.

ADVICE: Put yourself in the customer’s shoes. What are the customer’s expectations? Exceed them and the rest will take care of itself.

OUTSIDE THE INDUSTRY, A DREAM JOB: Sports and entertainment law

COLLEGE MAJOR: Business administration

LOOKING FORWARD TO: The opportunity to collaborate with some of the best minds in the business.

FAVORITE MEAL: BBQ

BOOK: “Fast Food Nation,” by Eric Schlosser

HOBBIES: I’m a lifelong Chicago sports fan. Take away the Michael Jordan years, and it seems I need a more rewarding hobby.

TV SHOW: Young me would say “Freaks and Geeks.” Old me says “Sopranos.” Waiting for new seasons was the worst.

ON A SATURDAY AFTERNOON: It’s a cliché, but if I’m lucky, I’m laughing it up on the golf course with old friends.