About Caroline Riger

The Cable Guy

It had only been one week of billable hours, introductory meetings and pressed suits when Art Block, fresh out of the University of Michigan Law School, landed the account that would determine his professional career. Sitting in his office at Philadelphia's now-defunct WolfBlock (no relation), the nascent lawyer caught the attention of a partner pacing the halls looking for a new associate. "That partner was a slob," says Block, who today is senior vice president, general counsel and secretary …