The American Bar Association Journal’s “Law News Now” features articles on lawyers’ travel around the world. The February, 2014 issue covered Satori Capital’s principal and legal counsel, Rugger Burke’s adventure by sailboat across the high seas.
Destination: North Pacific Crossing: Hilo, Hawaii to British Columbia
After closing their first investment deal, the staff of the newly formed Satori Capital went out to dinner in Dallas to celebrate. Rugger Burke, the general counsel and principal, joined them, but not for long; he had a plane to catch. Soon, he’d be sailing 2,450 nautical miles across the North Pacific in a sailboat smaller than a city apartment. And he wasn’t completely sure he’d make it back.