In January, William Voge took over as chairman of global giant Latham & Watkins. In the upcoming year he estimates he’ll put in more than 200,000 air miles. But he’s more prepared than most. For the last decade he’s been a leader for much of the firm’s international expansion effort and traveled to many sections of the globe for his project finance clients. Over the years he’s developed some best practices for maintaining body and soul while living life in the jet stream. Here, a few (lightly edited) tips and observations.

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