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Shout Out to Kirkland
This column is by Janet Stanton, Partner, Adam Smith, Esq. We generally eschew commenting on daily comings-and-goings in Law Land. We make an exception here, because this is actually huge news. I’m speaking about Kirkland’s decision to stop disclosing financial info... read more +“Reed Smith University” Six Months On
When it was first announced several months ago, I noted Reed-Smith's creation of an ambitious initiative into executive education called "Reed Smith University," created in partnership with the Wharton School of Business. At the time, I asked...
Would You Advise Your Clients to Operate This Way?
Run a multi-hundred-million dollar a year enterprise without appointing a general counsel? Sounds like the kind of thing you'd advise your clients against in, say, a heartbeat? News flash: 26 of the AmLaw 50 firms are doing just that. Well, but,...
Editorial to U.S. News & World Report Re Your Law School Rankings: Cut it Out!
Last Friday I participated in a day-long conference at Fordham Law School on "Professional Challenges in Large Firm Practices" and was invited by Professor Bruce Green, creator of the conference, to be a speaker on one of four panels, on "The Billable...
What a Difference a Pond Makes (Revisited)
Reader response to "It May Be More Than a Pond" has been very gratifying, with some genuine insights into the perplexing, and growing, difference in profitability between US- and UK-based firms. Put together, we may be approaching a viable theory of...
In Good Company…
"Adam Smith, Esq." won a spot as one of three "personal favorites" over at BlawgReview #1, for the recent "Savvy Blawgers" post on the billable hour. Gosh, thanks, but I owe it all to them.