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The 2024 Nobel Prize in Economics Goes To…..
The Nobel in Econ (a/k/a The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel) for 2024 was awarded a few days ago to Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson of MIT and to James Robinson of the University of Chicago. Here at Adam Smith, Esq., we try to... read more +Letter from Bogota
Customarily, albeit not religiously, we share with readers a "Letter From ________" when we return from a plausibly serious trip to another major metropolitan. Herewith our first from Bogota, Colombia. For orientation purposes, Bogota is a 5—6 hour flight due south...
La Republica Interviews Adam Smith, Esq. in Bogota
Recently we had the pleasure to announce the arrival of Antonio Leal Holguin as a Director of Adam Smith, Esq., based primarily in Bogota, Colombia. La Republica published an interview with Antonio this morning; it's one of, if not the, most widely read publications...
Our New Book, “Tomorrowland,” Now Published
It’s our great pleasure—you can take this to the bank, as they say—to let you know we have just published our latest book, Tomorrowland: Scenarios for law firms beyond the horizon. It’s the third book from Adam Smith, Esq., following Growth Is Dead: Now What? (2013)...
Antonio Leal Holguin Joins Adam Smith, Esq.
With great pleasure, we'd like to officially welcome Antonio Leal Holguin to the Adam Smith, Esq. team. Antonio is a Director of Adam Smith, Esq. based in Bogotá, Colombia. He's a lawyer and law firm consultant with prior experience working in the corporate and...
The Original Firm Culture
What do you think this describes? “a set of basic tacit assumptions about how the world is and ought to be that is shared by a set of people and determines their perceptions, thoughts, feelings and, to some degree, their overt behavior.” If you guessed "organizational...