by Bruce | April 11, 2013 | Articles, Business Models, Cultural Considerations, Finance, Leadership, Strategy
A few weeks ago I ran a column about “ReInvent Law,” an event in Silicon Valley in the first half of March, which presented some views about possible futures of BigLaw, most of which were, uh, challenging to those who think business as usual is a strategy....
by Bruce | April 9, 2013 | Articles, Business Models, Finance
I wasn’t going to write about the DLA over-billing allegations that came to light about 10 days ago because I didn’t think there was much to say except that they reflect badly on all of us, and on second thought that they reflect badly on all of us. But as...
by Bruce | April 1, 2013 | Articles, Business Models, Strategy
As the politicians say, “let your voice be heard.” Our good friends at Bloomberg Law plan to do a report on the results of our “ReInvent Law” survey (Is it Real or is it Memorex?) and yes, there will be video. So if you haven’t taken the...
by Bruce | March 19, 2013 | Articles, Business Models, Knowledge Management, Strategy, Technology strategy
For years, there was a prominent, and ultimately iconic, billboard in Times Square advertising the Memorex brand of recording tape, displaying an image of a stoner being blasted back in his chair by music coming from, presumably, a Memorex tape. Since recording tape...
by Bruce | February 21, 2013 | Articles, Business Models, Finance, Leadership
As a securities lawyer, I’ve read my share of financial disclosure documents, but I’ve never seen one in our industry-until today, when K&L Gates released its 2012 results (the figures were unaudited on the release date, but they will be audited...
by Bruce | January 22, 2013 | Articles, Branding, Business Models, Compensation, Cultural Considerations, Finance, Marketing
Permit me to paraphrase, and hopefully not mutilate, the lead from a recent article on strategy + business, the Booz & Co. (nee Booz Allen & Hamilton) online magazine: It’s a tough world …. New technologies … have permanently changed the [law firm...
