De-Listing

by | May 27, 2015 | Articles, Finance, Globalization, Strategy

With the annual publication of the AmLaw 100 and Second Hundred, it’s rankings season for BigLaw. Think of it as our little industry’s equivalent of earnings season for public companies—we having become a “quasi public” industry, as one of my...

Pericles’ Funeral Oration (Memorial Day + 1)

by | May 26, 2015 | About the Site, Articles

Nothing can possibly accompany a silent captioned picture of Arlington, so I publish this separately and for your reflection at your leisure and as with all things only if you wish. But for those of an historic bent, the tradition of annually setting aside a day to...

The Client Seat (2)

by | May 19, 2015 | Articles, Client Relationships, Marketing

When we last left our intrepid band at St. Michael’s Episcopal Church interviewing law firms for advice on the church’s vacant, crying-out-for-development, corner lot (here’s the original column), we had just finished meeting with firms.  Since then...

“We’re #1”

by | May 4, 2015 | Articles, Leadership, Strategy

A slightly briefer version of this column appeared in Bloomberg Law’s Business of Law.  I republish it here with their kind permission, and with a small amount of additional elaboration. Fact:  For the first time, Latham & Watkins took the top spot for...

The Client Seat

by | April 30, 2015 | Articles, Client Relationships

I’ve attended my fair share of live theater and more than my fair share of opera (the Met is within walking distance of where I live and work, a miracle for which I’m woefully unappreciative), and I hope you have as well. But how different would your...
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