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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 +Memorial Day
Data? Data? We don’t need no stinkin’ data (with apologies to John Huston)
The following article is by Janet Stanton, Partner, Adam Smith, Esq.--Bruce A few years back, we were meeting with the Executive Committee of one of Canada’s Seven Sisters firms. As part of our staying current on trends in Law Land, we often meet with firms with no...
Our Existential Moment
Here at Adam Smith, Esq. our robust, and for 20+ years inviolate, policy has been never to comment on current affairs. That ends today. We value no civic principle more highly than the primacy of the Rule of Law. And we have long had the luxury of being able to take...
Job Description: Managing Partner
The following column is by Janet Stanton, Partner, Adam Smith, Esq., LLC---Bruce We were wondering what a help-wanted ad for a Managing Partner[1] would look like; knowing of course, that we’ll never see one. For better or worse, it remains unthinkable for a law firm...
Bloomberg Law Interview on the Non-Equity Tier
With yours truly live on camera. Thanks to our "BLaw" friends for making this possible. Feel free to share. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhqhZp9Kckg