Co-founder and Chair of Litigation Jed I. Bergman joined David Lat on the Original Jurisdiction podcast to reflect on Glenn Agre’s first five years: the decisions that shaped the firm, what he knows now that he didn’t then, and why he believes AI will sharpen the boutique model’s competitive edge.
The conversation covers the arc of a career that took Jed from Wachtell Lipton to Kasowitz to co-founding Glenn Agre, one of the nation’s leading litigation and restructuring boutiques.
Jed speaks candidly about the lessons learned from nearly a decade at Wachtell, including a conversation with Marty Lipton that shaped how he thinks about building a firm for the long term. He traces the founding of Glenn Agre to the inflection point of the pandemic, which clarified both the relationships worth deepening and the career questions worth asking.
On artificial intelligence, Jed offers a pointed and practical view: the firms most exposed to disruption are those built on associate leverage and hourly grind. Boutique law firms, built on partner judgment, creative strategy, and lean teams, are structurally better positioned to absorb AI as an asset rather than a threat.
For the full episode: https://davidlat.substack.com/p/jed-bergman-glenn-agre-bergman-fuentes-podcast-interview
