by Bruce | April 17, 2008 | Articles, Finance, Globalization, Leadership, M&A, Strategy
I’m at the Georgetown Law Conference on the "Future of the Global Law Firm" for the next couple of days. I’ll try to report in as close to real time as I can, but whether or not I achieve that objective, look here on "Adam Smith, Esq."...
by Bruce | April 16, 2008 | Articles, Finance, Leadership, Practice Group Management, Strategy
In this economic environment of little visibility going forward and indeed little transparency into the health of the transactional practices at the moment, you may find yourself struggling to meet partners’ expectations for a continuation of the double-digit...
by Bruce | April 12, 2008 | Articles, Cultural Considerations, Leadership, Practice Group Management
First comes an FT story on clients demanding more "diversity" in City firms, then a followup letter attributing high female turnover to late night hours, next a WSJ Law Blog piece on how to keep female talent on the partnership track (featuring insights from...
by Bruce | April 10, 2008 | Articles, Cultural Considerations, Leadership
The American Lawyer today takes note of the last opening day of the season of baseball’s New York Mets to take place at their home stadium since 1964, Shea Stadium. It was simpler days when Shea opened, and days when a mere lawyer-cum-power broker could actually...
by Bruce | April 8, 2008 | Articles, Cultural Considerations, Finance, Globalization, Leadership, M&A, Partnership Structures, Strategy
The Times (UK) asks today, "Slaughter & May v Clifford Chance: Who is pursuing the best route?" The article puts head-to-head two concepts of what makes for a great and powerful law firm: World-leading profits per partner, on one hand, vs. a...
by Bruce | April 4, 2008 | Articles, Cultural Considerations, Globalization, Leadership, Partnership Structures, Practice Group Management
"Multilocal?" That’s the new McKinsey coinage intended to lend new intellectual luster and heft to the perennial management-theoretical challenge of how to manage multinational firms. No matter how familiar the business issues, now is probably an...