by Bruce | August 31, 2005 | Articles, Cultural Considerations, Leadership, Strategy
I’m no specialist on legal ethics, and I’m not going to pretend to start now, but I have a different reason for recapping this. This being the story of Boies-Schiller’s recommending that big-time clients including Adelphia, Tyco, Qwest, and...
by Bruce | August 30, 2005 | Articles, Compensation, Cultural Considerations, Finance, Globalization, Leadership, Strategy
File this under better late than never: The New York Times has finally covered the Coudert meltdown, with a tale that aptly captures the romantic, idealistic, and ever so slightly out of touch with reality aura of the firm at its best and yes, at its...
by Bruce | August 29, 2005 | Articles, Cultural Considerations, Knowledge Management, Leadership, Strategy
Given that thinking is what we theoretically do for a living, how good are you at it? Are you truly a "critical thinker?" Two years ago I would have reflexively answered that of course I was a critical thinker—I went to a college and law school...
by Bruce | August 27, 2005 | Articles, Compensation, Cultural Considerations, Finance, Globalization, Leadership, Strategy
I don’t know about you, but I can’t wait. For what? For the results of Legal Week’s survey of the intentions of the top 50 UK firms regarding conversion to LLP status to come true: 14 of the top 50 have already converted; 28 of the...
by Bruce | August 25, 2005 | Articles, Cultural Considerations, Finance, Globalization, Leadership, M&A, Strategy
That didn’t take long. Orrick has snagged a total of 40 Coudert lawyers in China, including one partner in Shanghai, two in Beijing, and six in Hong Kong. Despite the earlier unpleasantness over Orrick’s he-said/she-said poaching of...
by Bruce | August 22, 2005 | Articles, Cultural Considerations, Finance, Globalization, Leadership, M&A, Strategy
After the weekend’s hiatus, this morning we have a round-up of Coudert post-mortems. Astonishingly, and unforgivably, The New York Times has yet to take note. Unless they’re saving up their ammo for a behind-the-scenes feature, the reaction can...