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A.I.: Friend or foe? Webinar–You’re Invited!
Thursday May 2nd: 11:00 a.m. – 12 noon Eastern Time (US and Canada) How is A.I. impacting BigLaw? Bruce, Janet and the esteemed Toby Brown of DV8 Legal Strategies will discuss the ways Gen A.I. is impacting law firm business models and what the implications are... read more +Tales of the Takeover Decades from Inside Wachtell
I just finished reading Tombstone: A Lawyer's Tales from the Takeover Decades (Farrar, Straus & Giroux: 1992) by Lawrence Lederman, former chairman of the corporate practice at Milbank-Tweed (and still a partner there), who started his career as an...
Practice Group Management & Business Plans
A theme I want to develop, and which I've alluded to before, is the impact that "Practice Group Management" can have on a firm's strategy, cohesiveness, and profitability. What is "practice group management," in a nutshell? It's...
Are Your CIO and Your Managing Partner on Speaking Terms?
You may not be familiar with the name Michael Schrage, but as an early founder of MIT's path-breaking Media Lab, and as a gifted writer no matter the topic, he's someone I read whenever I come across him. His latest piece is in the elastic and forgiving...
Blogosphere Meets Real World: A Gift
Back from four days in California (Laguna) for Christmas, seeing my wife Janet's parents. No matter how many Christmas's I have spent in California or, earlier in my life, Florida (Sarasota, where my parents retired), I simply cannot get used to waking up the...
Merry Christmas
"Adam Smith, Esq." was born early last year, and, as the calendar inevitably rolls over, I want to wish each and every reader a Merry Christmas, and the most propitious of New Year's, reflecting whatever your hearts most desire and your dreams most aspire...