by Bruce | January 25, 2005 | Articles, Cultural Considerations, Globalization, Leadership, M&A, Strategy
While skeptical of mergers (see below), I’m also of the view that "chance favors the prepared," and that: having a clearly articulated and fundamentally sound strategy going in; recognizing and confronting with clear-eyed vision the issues surrounding...
by Bruce | January 23, 2005 | Articles, Cultural Considerations, Finance, Globalization, Leadership, M&A, Strategy
Is there anything interesting to be said of the potential Pillsbury/Shaw-Pittman merger? Regular readers will know that I approach mergers with a jaundiced eye, given their frankly embarrassing track record of destroying rather than creating value in...
by Bruce | January 21, 2005 | Articles, Cultural Considerations, Finance, Marketing, Strategy
More on Marketing 101 for lawyers: Do you know how to work a room? Are you comfortable delivering an elevator pitch about what you do for your clients? Both these articles cover the basics in reassuring, albeit non-negotiable, terms. For...
by Bruce | January 20, 2005 | Articles, Cultural Considerations, Marketing, Strategy
You would think lawyers should be natural-born pitch-men. Trained to present their case orally and on the page, taught to analytically arrive at the heart of the matter, peeling away dross and marginalia, understanding the appeal of a simple story with a strong...
by Bruce | January 18, 2005 | Articles, Cultural Considerations, Just Plain Interesting
The current issue of the Stanford Law Review has an empirical analysis of the impact of affirmative action in law school admissions on black students, written by UCLA Law Professor Richard Sander, which concludes that the “costs of preferential admissions appear...
by Bruce | January 16, 2005 | Articles, Cultural Considerations, Just Plain Interesting, Leadership, Partnership Structures, Strategy
Which profession is most likely to suffer from stress, depression, and alcohol or substance abuse? That’s right—here’s lookin’ at you, kid. According to the FT, alcohol-related deaths in the UK among lawyers are double the rate of...