by Bruce | May 10, 2010 | Articles, Law Schools
Often we write, and think, and behave, as if law firms–and perhaps clients, when we’re thinking broadly–are the only actors that matter on the landscape of BigLaw. But of course this isn’t true (and we know better): A profoundly...
by Bruce | May 4, 2010 | Articles, Leadership, Strategy
qual-i-ty: L qualitas 1a: peculiar and essential character […] 2a: degree of excellence, caliber … 2b: degree of conformance to a standard (as of product or workmanship)… 4a: special or distinguishing attribute, characteristic. –Webster’s...
by Bruce | April 30, 2010 | Articles, Cultural Considerations, Practice Group Management
For those of you who might be in New York Thursday May 6th and who would be interested in the topic, I would like to draw your attention to a 90-minute program from 5:30–7:00 that evening at the Vanderbilt Suites in the MetLife Building where I will be a...
by Bruce | April 27, 2010 | About the Site, Articles
We are pleased to announce that Janet Stanton, a Partner in Adam Smith, Esq., has joined the Board of Directors of Doug Varone & Dancers. Doug Varone`s modern dance troupe, based in New York, is one of the longest-established and most pre-eminent in the...
by Bruce | April 25, 2010 | Articles, Strategy
Wired recently named a new phenomenon the “good-enough revolution.” You can see it in the juxtaposition of the iPad and the Flip video camera. When Steve Jobs introduced the iPad (not unlike what he’s said with many other over-the-top Apple product...
by Bruce | April 21, 2010 | Articles, Finance, Globalization, Strategy
“Indian law group names City leaders in call for action against foreign firms” read the headline in LegalWeek a few days ago. The (brief) article goes on to explain that a group called the Association of Indian Lawyers filed a petition for a writ...