Partner Kimberly deBeers outlined her path to becoming head of Skadden’s Chicago M&A/Corporate Group, what it takes to ascend the leadership ladder at a law firm and the people who have most influenced her career, as part Law.com’s “How I Made It” interview series (“How I Made Practice Group Chair: ‘Focus on Associate Development, Mentoring, Partner Coordination and Growth,’ Says Kimberly deBeers of Skadden,” April 22, 2022).