by Bruce | October 13, 2013 | Articles, Business Models, Finance, Globalization, Leadership, Strategy
Don’t worry; this is not going to be about what’s “trending on Twitter,” which I used to think was merely amusing but which I’m coming to believe is borderline evil. (Topic for another day, or on second thought, a topic for never.) No,...
by Bruce | September 12, 2013 | Articles, Globalization, Strategy
I spoke in Toronto Tuesday evening at a panel on “The Future of BigLaw” put together by Above the Law and sponsored by Recommind, which got coverage in The Canadian Lawyer. A few highlights: I was joined on the panel by Gary Luftspring, managing partner...
by Bruce | August 29, 2013 | About the Site, Articles, Finance, Globalization, Strategy
On Tuesday, September 24th I will be the keynote speaker at the Law Society of Scotland’s “Law in Scotland” conference in Glasgow. The Society was kind enough to interview me for a profile in their Journal of the Law Society of Scotland, and the...
by Bruce | August 14, 2013 | About the Site, Articles, Globalization, Leadership
In partnership with our good friends at Above the Law, I’ll be in Toronto the evening of Tuesday, September 10th discussing “Growth Is Dead: Now What?”. The event will run from 6:30 to 9:00 pm and will include a cocktail reception before and...
by Bruce | July 23, 2013 | About the Site, Articles, Book Reviews, Finance, Globalization, Leadership, Practice Group Management, Strategy
Actually, this is for all our readers, but for those of you in the Eastern time zone in the US, you’ll need to be up at 11:00 pm this coming Wednesday the 24th of July. This is what I’m referring to: The LAWASIA Law Management Section has kindly set up a...
by Bruce | May 31, 2013 | Articles, Business Models, Globalization, Leadership, Strategy
Next in our series on a taxonomy of law firms are the capital-markets centric firms. If you think this moniker roughly translates to the classic New York white shoe elite, move to the head of the class. But, as much in our world at the start of the 21st Century,...