by Bruce | April 17, 2008 | Articles, Finance, Globalization, Leadership, M&A, Strategy
I’m at the Georgetown Law Conference on the "Future of the Global Law Firm" for the next couple of days. I’ll try to report in as close to real time as I can, but whether or not I achieve that objective, look here on "Adam Smith, Esq."...
by Bruce | April 16, 2008 | Articles, Finance, Leadership, Practice Group Management, Strategy
In this economic environment of little visibility going forward and indeed little transparency into the health of the transactional practices at the moment, you may find yourself struggling to meet partners’ expectations for a continuation of the double-digit...
by Bruce | April 8, 2008 | Articles, Cultural Considerations, Finance, Globalization, Leadership, M&A, Partnership Structures, Strategy
The Times (UK) asks today, "Slaughter & May v Clifford Chance: Who is pursuing the best route?" The article puts head-to-head two concepts of what makes for a great and powerful law firm: World-leading profits per partner, on one hand, vs. a...
by Bruce | March 29, 2008 | Articles, Cultural Considerations, Finance, Globalization, Leadership, Strategy
In less than three weeks, on Thursday and Friday April 17 and 18, the Georgetown Law School Center for the Study of the Legal Profession will host the symposium, "The Future of the Global Law Firm." The Symposium will be at the Law School (a few blocks from...
by Bruce | March 26, 2008 | Articles, Finance, Strategy
The current issue of The Lawyer features the cover story, "US top 50’s £23.4bn haul makes 2007 the best year ever." (That’s $46.8-billion to us.) Top-line: Year over year revenue for the 50 largest US-headquartered firms was up...
by Bruce | March 25, 2008 | Articles, Finance, Globalization, Leadership, M&A, Partnership Structures, Practice Group Management, Strategy, Technology strategy
Today Altman Weil announced its release of The Legal Transformation Study: Your 2020 Vision of the Future, published by Decision Strategies International: “The comprehensive industry assessment identified 11 key global trends and uncertainties shaping the...
