by Bruce | December 24, 2010 | Articles, Cultural Considerations, Globalization, Leadership, Strategy
A loyal reader (requesting anonymity as he’s not authorized to speak for his firm) writes: You and other commentators (Richard Susskind comes to mind) make a case for a more efficient, industrialized, less hand-crafted practice of law. I note, however,...
by Bruce | November 24, 2010 | Articles, Globalization, Leadership, M&A, Strategy
By now we’ve all read about the Norton Rose/Ogilvy Renault/Deneys Reitz three-way combined business, putting together the UK, Canada, and South Africa. According to LegalWeek, “The combined business will rank as one of the world’s top 10 firms by...
by Bruce | November 24, 2010 | Articles, Globalization, Leadership, M&A, Strategy
By now we’ve all read about the Norton Rose/Ogilvy Renault/Deneys Reitz three-way combined business, putting together the UK, Canada, and South Africa. According to LegalWeek, “The combined business will rank as one of the world’s top 10 firms by...
by Bruce | November 24, 2010 | Articles, Globalization, Leadership, M&A, Strategy
By now we’ve all read about the Norton Rose/Ogilvy Renault/Deneys Reitz three-way combined business, putting together the UK, Canada, and South Africa. According to LegalWeek, “The combined business will rank as one of the world’s top 10 firms by...
by Bruce | November 8, 2010 | Articles, Globalization, Strategy
We’re all familiar with the bromide that “all politics is local”–which may or may not be true; I wouldn’t know since I’m not a politician or particularly politically oriented–but a kissing cousin to it is “all rivalries...
by Bruce | October 8, 2010 | Articles, Cultural Considerations, Finance, Globalization, Strategy
Late last month, as faithful readers know, I spent a week in Sao Paulo, serving the cause of market research for Adam Smith, Esq. Why Sao Paulo and what do I mean by market research? Sao Paulo is the largest city proper in North or South America: Over 11-million...