Legal Commentary

If there's a rhythm to life, it seems that May is a time of change. I've always thought that January, in the choke hold of winter, was an odd time to start a new year. May seems more appropriate, with its often perfect, humidity-free weather, sparkling skies, and the sweet smells of emerging fruit on trees.

So perhaps it's not surprising that career shifts (and other graduations) often occur in May and June, with so much beauty and hope flowering around us. Among those who have decided to shift gears is the delightful Sherry Lalonde, CIO of Cooley.

"I am packing it in, up and out -- and will be retiring mid-June," said Lalonde in a note last week. She says it will be "a very difficult thing to step out into a world of days with no meetings, no heaps of e-mail, no half-empty cups of cold coffee, and no passionate suggestions from iPad-toting tweeting ... millennials.

She will so be missed. Congratulations on your retirement, Sherry!

Have a wonderful Memorial Day, and I hope you can carve out some quiet time for yourself!

Photo courtesy of Cooley.