by Bruce | March 29, 2008 | Articles, Cultural Considerations, Finance, Globalization, Leadership, Strategy
In less than three weeks, on Thursday and Friday April 17 and 18, the Georgetown Law School Center for the Study of the Legal Profession will host the symposium, "The Future of the Global Law Firm." The Symposium will be at the Law School (a few blocks from...
by Bruce | March 25, 2008 | Articles, Finance, Globalization, Leadership, M&A, Partnership Structures, Practice Group Management, Strategy, Technology strategy
Today Altman Weil announced its release of The Legal Transformation Study: Your 2020 Vision of the Future, published by Decision Strategies International: “The comprehensive industry assessment identified 11 key global trends and uncertainties shaping the...
by Bruce | March 15, 2008 | Articles, Cultural Considerations, Finance, Globalization, Leadership, M&A, Strategy
Just back from an abbreviated week in London (essentially Tuesday through Thursday). Herewith a report. I met with the managing partners of a good half-dozen firms, fairly representative of the marketplace, and unsurprisingly the top question on most minds is...
by Bruce | March 8, 2008 | Articles, Compensation, Cultural Considerations, Leadership, Partnership Structures, Practice Group Management
A major article appears in this month’s American Lawyer, penned by Ben Heineman, most famously ex-GC of GE, and David Wilkins, Harvard Law professor. Both are now deeply involved in HLS’s Program on the Legal Profession, whose stated mission is "to...
by Bruce | February 27, 2008 | Articles, Finance, Globalization, Innovative Managing Partners, Leadership, M&A, Strategy
Consider your reactions to these three hypothetical scenarios: In light of slack demand, BMW announces a combination of price cuts, rebates, and financing incentives that would save you 15%. More or less likely to visit a dealer? The Dow Jones Industrials are down 15%...
by Bruce | February 22, 2008 | Articles, Cultural Considerations, Finance, Leadership, Practice Group Management
Tuesday I attended one of the regular lunch-time meetings of the ABA’s "Back to Business Law" project which describes itself as "a pilot project sponsored by the ABA Section of Business Law, [to] provide periodic continuing legal education...