by Bruce | January 24, 2007 | Articles, Cultural Considerations, Finance, Globalization, Leadership, M&A, Practice Group Management, Strategy
The coverage has been wall-to-wall, if not deafening, and two things we do not do here at "Adam Smith, Esq." (there are others, trust me) are (1) cover breaking news; and (2) tell you things that we know you already know. So I haven’t yet...
by Bruce | January 19, 2007 | Articles, Finance, Knowledge Management, Leadership, Practice Group Management, Technology strategy
I’m pleased to be able to be able to announce the winners of the 2007 Law Technology News Law Firm and Law Department Awards. If you’re going to be at LegalTech, I understand tables for the awards dinner are still available. (As a member...
by Bruce | January 19, 2007 | Articles, Cultural Considerations, Finance, Globalization, Leadership, Partnership Structures, Practice Group Management, Strategy
A reader has asked my opinion on "diversity," and while there’s not much new or scintillating to say about its worthy objectives or general feel-good quotient, my approach will be to examine it through the lens of firm performance: Do more...
by Bruce | January 8, 2007 | Articles, Compensation, Cultural Considerations, Finance, Globalization, Leadership, Marketing, Strategy
One of the topics I’d like to devote more time to here on "Adam Smith, Esq." is marketing and business development. It matters. It’s harder than it looks. Some people seem preternaturally gifted at it and others seem to have no...
by Bruce | January 4, 2007 | Articles, Compensation, Cultural Considerations, Finance, Globalization, Leadership, M&A, Partnership Structures, Strategy
I got the news on my BlackBerry early this afternoon, but it’s all over the place now (WSJ, American Lawyer, Bloomberg [where yours truly is quoted]): The Dewey-Orrick merger is not to be. I’m sorry. I felt from the beginning it held great...
by Bruce | January 3, 2007 | Articles, Cultural Considerations, Finance, Globalization, Leadership, Partnership Structures, Strategy
Aric Press, always worth reading, writes in this month’s American Lawyer about potential challenges to the Rosy Scenario common wisdom of leaders of the AmLaw 200. He reports: "So is there anything to worry about for the future of the...