Real-Time Resolution, The Keyboard Warrior Mistake, and the Business of Infrastructure Disputes with Sahil Shoor

In this episode of Studying Law Around the World, we make the invisible parts of the legal profession visible. Sahil Shoor, Partner at Gowling WLG, joins the show to unpack the business of complex commercial and infrastructure disputes. Sahil shares his remarkable journey from an NCA student in Thunder Bay to an equity partner managing tier-one national projects.Law school trains you to be an advocate after a contract is breached. But in modern private practice, the most valuable lawyers are those who prevent the fight from ever happening. We discuss the unspoken rules of real-time dispute resolution, why communication will always beat credentials, and how to spot the early warning signs of a deteriorating business relationship.If you want to understand how to reframe adversarial conversations, avoid the "keyboard warrior" mistake, and build a career rooted in judgment rather than just legal knowledge, this episode is for you.