by Bruce | October 16, 2014 | Articles, Client Relationships, Compensation, Cultural Considerations, Leadership, Practice Group Management, Strategy
The other day we were in a meeting with the head of strategy and marketing and the Chair of an AmLaw 100, and the Chair mentioned an extremely promising introductory meeting he’d had a few days earlier with the General Counsel of a well-recognized company....
by Bruce | October 10, 2014 | Articles, Branding, Business Models, Client Relationships, Leadership, M&A, Marketing, Partnership Structures, Strategy
A few weeks ago reports surfaced about a motion seeking to compel Norton Rose Fulbright to withdraw from representation of its client Duke University in a case brought against the university by the estate of John Wayne, which wants the right to market alcoholic...
by Bruce | June 13, 2014 | Articles, Branding, Client Relationships, Finance, Leadership, Strategy
I call it the Hollow Middle, but Knowledge@Wharton prefers “Disappearing Middle.” Here’s what, writing in their pages, the CEO of the Cambridge Group, identified as “a growth strategy consulting firm that is part of Nielsen,” has to say...
by Bruce | February 3, 2014 | Articles, Client Relationships, Compensation, Marketing
Or, recognizing successful client relationship management. [This is another in our series by Janet Stanton, Partner, Adam Smith, Esq.] Winning a new client for the firm—there’s little that can match that for excitement, sense of accomplishment and visible contribution...
