by Bruce | May 25, 2015 | About the Site, Articles
by Bruce | 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...
by Bruce | 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...
by Bruce | 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...
by Bruce | April 14, 2015 | Articles, Business Models, Finance, Leadership, Strategy
Do you ever actually look hard at your firm’s overall business structure? No, really. Let’s go a step further. Stipulating arguendo that you are one of the rare few who do every once in awhile take a hard look, what do you then actually do about it? I...
by Bruce | April 1, 2015 | Articles, Globalization, Leadership
Just back from a week of meetings with law firms in Sao Paulo, and a few impressions are worth reporting. First of all, everyone—no surprise—has the political situation in Brazil on their minds front and center. President Dilma Rousseff’s approval ratings are...