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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 +We’re Merging Because We Can
"You ain't seen nothing yet?" That's our instinctive reaction to the news over the weekend that Boston's Ropes & Gray may be about to acquire the venerable New York IP shop, Fish & Neave. Fish & Neave would be only the most recent of...
In Calm Weather, All Ships Have Good Captains
This pithy article is about leadership in the context of General Counsels, but leadership is leadership and the same observations would apply to practice group managers, Executive Directors, and for that matter CFO's and CIO's. Why then do I fear its insights go...
Announcing the “Law Firm Research Project”
Starting this past summer, Associate Professor of Law William Henderson, of the Indiana University School of Law—Bloomington and I have been working behind the scenes on the "Law Firm Research Project." Prof. Henderson teaches a course called...
Great Article, But It Should Be Datelined 1994
The UK-based "Managing Partners Forum" (MPF), chaired by the managing partner of DLA, describes itself as the association for leaders and management teams in professional service firms. In other words, the group for Executive Directors, CEO's/COO's,...
Half a Loaf….
A last word (at least for now) on MPF's: What exactly do they do? Most are in IT and knowledge management, with an increasing number in marketing. "Marketing" remaining a fighting word to some, however, the commitment to marketing varies greatly...