{"id":398229,"date":"2026-10-09T10:30:34","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T05:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=398229"},"modified":"2026-10-08T18:43:40","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T13:13:40","slug":"menaka-guruswamy-failure-litigation-learning-sidebar-tales-scctimes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2026\/10\/09\/menaka-guruswamy-failure-litigation-learning-sidebar-tales-scctimes\/","title":{"rendered":"Menaka Guruswamy on Failure, Litigation &#038; Learning | SideBar Tales"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-teams=\"true\">In litigation, defeat is inevitable, but as Senior Advocate Menaka Guruswamy explains, it can teach you more than victory ever will. 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