Christopher DiSchino shared their story and experiences with us recently and you can find our conversation below.
Christopher, we’re thrilled to have you with us today. Before we jump into your intro and the heart of the interview, let’s start with a bit of an ice breaker: What is a normal day like for you right now?
A “normal” day does not really exist for me right now, but there is definitely a rhythm. My mornings usually start early with family, and then I move straight into client work. That can mean reviewing agreements, negotiating transactions, or putting out fires in active litigation. I structure my day in blocks so I can move between matters efficiently. Sometimes I am drafting corporate documents in the morning and by the afternoon I am troubleshooting a real estate deal or advising on intellectual property.
Because I run a busy practice, I am also managing a team, so a lot of time goes into keeping projects moving and making sure nothing slips. That means ongoing check-ins, reviewing drafts, and sending back revisions before the next wave of calls and meetings begins. My clients work in fashion, art, hospitality, real estate, technology, design, and other creative industries. Each one faces their own set of unique challenges, which keeps my work dynamic and often unpredictable.
I keep a detailed task system that separates my priorities and my team’s, which helps me manage the volume. By the end of the day, though, that system is usually cluttered with notes, updates, and shifting deadlines. Most nights I spend extra time reorganizing everything so that when the next day starts, I have a clear roadmap again.
Family is a big priority for me, so no matter how hectic the day becomes, I make sure to be home for dinner and bedtime stories with my daughter. That is the reset I need before I get back to clearing my desk late into the night.
No two days look alike, but they all share the same theme: a lot of moving parts and a constant stream of decisions that need to be made quickly and intelligently.
Can you briefly introduce yourself and share what makes you or your brand unique?
I am a partner at DiSchino & Schamy, a Miami-based law firm that focuses on serving clients in fashion, art, hospitality, real estate, technology, design, and other creative industries. My practice is rooted in corporate and securities law, but it extends into intellectual property, real estate, and sometimes, litigation, which means I wear many hats in a single day.
What makes our work unique is that we are not just lawyers delivering contracts and transactions. We operate as strategic partners. Our clients are visionaries, entrepreneurs, and creatives who face unique challenges every day, from launching a new brand to scaling a hospitality concept or structuring a major real estate project. We thrive on helping them bring those ideas to life while protecting their interests along the way.
Before starting my own practice, I spent years working in-house in both the fashion and hospitality industries. That experience gave me a perspective that most attorneys do not have: I know what it takes to actually run a business from the inside. I understand the operational and financial pressures my clients face, and I use that insight to deliver advice that is not just legally sound but also practical in the real world.
For me personally, the most rewarding part of this work is bridging the gap between the legal and the creative. I grew up around art and design, and I know how important it is for founders and innovators to feel like they have a team behind them that not only knows the law but also understands their vision. That is what drives my work and what I believe sets our practice apart.
Amazing, so let’s take a moment to go back in time. What part of you has served its purpose and must now be released?
I have always taken pride in being able to take a project from start to finish, carrying every detail myself. That instinct has been part of my identity as a lawyer and an entrepreneur, and it helped me build the foundation of my practice. But I have learned that in order to keep scaling, I have to reduce that urge and focus on letting others take ownership. Real growth comes from trust, delegation, and giving space for talented people around me to lead.
The shift has not been easy. I still enjoy immersing myself in every stage of a project, but I now understand that holding on too tightly limits both me and my team. Starting a family has made this lesson even clearer. Making time for my wife and daughter, focusing on their wellbeing and my own, has shown me that trying to do everything is not sustainable.
The part of me that thrived on doing it all has served its purpose. Releasing it has opened room for something better: building a practice that continues to grow while still giving me the chance to be fully present with my family. That balance is what I am working toward now, and it is what motivates me every day.
Is there something you miss that no one else knows about?
As a child I was always an artist at heart. I have boxes of paintings, sculptures, and drawings tucked away in my parents’ attic, reminders of how much time I spent creating. But I was also a perfectionist, and that made it difficult to see myself “succeeding” in a career in the arts. At one point, I thought about becoming an architect, because it felt like the perfect balance between creativity and precision.
As I grew up, I floated through different interests, learned multiple languages, and honed my skills until it became clear that I was really cut out for the law. Over time I realized that the way I wanted to practice did not really exist in the traditional corporate law firm structure, so I built my own with my partner. In many ways, I still see the work I do as art.
For me, the law has become my medium, and my clients’ visions are the art I help bring to life. Every contract, every deal, every piece of strategy is my way of creating, art expressed through structure. The tools may be different, but the instinct is the same: to shape ideas into something lasting and meaningful.
Alright, so if you are open to it, let’s explore some philosophical questions that touch on your values and worldview. Where are smart people getting it totally wrong today?
I think a lot of smart people get it “wrong” by narrowing themselves too much. They focus so heavily on being hyper-specialized that they lose the ability to connect ideas across industries or adapt when things shift. I see it in business all the time: the real breakthroughs come from people who are willing to cross-pollinate, to blend creativity and strategy from different fields, not just stay in their lane.
At the same time, many confuse activity with progress. They fill their schedules, chase efficiency, or measure success by how much they have checked off in a day. But none of that matters if it is not moving them closer to their actual goals. I have fallen into that trap myself, and it is something I consciously work to avoid every single day, because checking boxes is easy, but creating real progress is hard.
The mistake is thinking that depth alone creates success. In reality, it is the combination of breadth and focus, connecting ideas across disciplines while cutting through the noise to act with intention, that moves people forward.
Okay, so let’s keep going with one more question that means a lot to us: When have you had to bet the company?
The biggest “bet the company” moment for me was when I decided to step away from the safety of a traditional law firm career and build my own practice with my partner. At the time, the model I wanted to practice under did not exist. Most firms were focused on the same old formulas, and none of them truly aligned with the clients I was passionate about serving. Choosing to create something different meant giving up a clear path for stability and instead taking a leap into the unknown.
I also made a deliberate bet on the industries and communities I believed were about to boom: fashion, art, hospitality, real estate, technology, and design. When I first opened my practice, I remember being one of the first lawyers in Wynwood and the Design District, back when it was barely safe to walk to your car after work. We even shifted staff hours during daylight savings time so that everyone could leave before the sun went down. At the time, it felt like a gamble, but I was convinced those neighborhoods and the industries we were aligning ourselves with were about to explode with growth.
That instinct has proven right. The neighborhoods, the industries, and our practice have grown together. Looking back, that was the defining gamble: betting on timing, vision, and the clients we believed in. And it has paid off.
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- Website: https://www.dsmiami.com
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