How High the Sky?

We’re in the thick of BigLaw’s year-end earnings season, where firms left and right are reporting their FY2024 financial results.  The numbers of greatest interest from a macro-industry perspective–setting aside the perennial gossip-intensive zero... read more +

M&A, Globalization, and Now That “Other Thing”

Written with Janet Stanton, Partner, Adam Smith, Esq. In our first installment in this two-part series, M&A, Globalization, and Another Thing, we posited that although M&A is cyclical, and may be turning down from its stratospheric (and unsustainable) peak of...

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M&A, Globalization, and Another Thing

Of late we've gotten a number of queries from reporters asking us if we think the M&A/private equity investment tsunami of the last year and a half or more has peaked. A wise friend once advised that volunteering forecasts could  be performed safely so long as you...

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Last Call to Associates: How’s The New Normal for You?

Dear Reader-associates. Let your voice be heard while there's still time! With the heavy lifting done by our friends at Above the Law,  we wanted to draw your attention to a brand-new survey delving into how associates have been experiencing the pandemic/lockdown, how...

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Calling All Associates: How’s The New Normal for You?

Dear Reader-associates. With the heavy lifting done by our friends at Above the Law,  we wanted to draw your attention to a brand-new survey delving into how associates have been experiencing the pandemic/lockdown, how their firms and bosses have behaved or...

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