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Joseph Stiglitz: Can Free Trade Go Too Far?
Continuing our series on prominent economists from the Industrial Revolution to AI, drawing liberally on the impressive accomplishment of John Cassidy’s Capitalism and its Critics: A History: From the Industrial Revolution to AI (John Cassidy, Farrar, Strauss and... read more +Lanyards Are Stupid
This column is by Janet Stanton, Partner. Adam Smith, Esq. The very (very!) good news is that IRL conferences are back. We recently attended two on opposite coasts just over the course of ten days What is definitely not so welcome is that lanyards are back as...
Polycrisis
Consider: According to PwC’s annual 2023 survey of CEOs worldwide (4,410 from 105 countries), 40% said they did not see their own companies as viable in 10 years if they stayed on their current path. Bob Moritz, PwC's global chair, summarized it as follows: “Chief...
What’s So Great About Pay Transparency?
"Transparency!" is a far more clarion call to arms than "Opacity." And as a securities lawyer, I was trained--and didn't take much convincing, truth be told--that full disclosure was a not so minor deity. Yet here I am composing on essay on everything that's wrong...
Letter from London
Remember these? We made it customary here at Adam Smith, Esq. to publish a "Letter from...." after our return from any meaningful business trip to noteworthy cities. And, thankfully, here we are. When you'ce been away from anything--a Great City, an old friend, a...
What Do Associates Want?
Read this report to find out (the results may surprise you)
This article is by Janet Stanton, Partner, Adam Smith, Esq. Recently, we had the good fortune to work with our great friends at Above the Law on a project to delve into the current associate mindset. As with the recent midterm elections, the results were not what the...