A competing interest

Triathlete and business lawyer Stefan Timms likes to test his limits.
Triathlete and business lawyer Stefan Timms likes to test his limits.

Stefan Timms likes to test his limits. It’s a trait that has taken him far — both in law and in sport. Before law school, Timms was a top professional triathlete, competing in 10-15 races around the world each year. When he retired he ranked second in Canada. He now tests his limits as a business lawyer and an amateur triathlete.

Stefan Timms, soaking wet.

He trains two or three times a day, five times a week, biking or running to work and slipping out for a swim at lunch. At the gym, law and athletics collide. “It’s been an amazing tool in terms of career building,” says Timms. “All of a sudden I’m in for a run, talking naturally with a senior partner or a bank VP, which you would never have at my career level.” With over 200 races under his belt, we hope Timms goes easy on the senior partners.