by Bruce | April 30, 2004 | Articles, Cultural Considerations, Finance, Globalization, M&A
Is the Atlantic "pond" bridge-able by Wall Street and Magic Circle firms? Or are the cultural and financial schisms simply too large? This provocative Legal Week article argues that the difference in approach and attitude between US and UK firms is...
by Bruce | April 26, 2004 | Articles, Cultural Considerations, Globalization, M&A
The UK publication Legal Week posits that mergers are becoming an endangered species because, among other things: cultural considerations are seen as increasingly central to differentiating a firm from its competitors, and cultures are inherently difficult to merge;...
by Bruce | April 21, 2004 | Articles, Finance, Globalization
In what it would be convenient to characterize as more evidence in favor of the consolidation trend mentioned in the Wilmer-Cutler/Hale & Dorr posting, this article discusses New York firms’ successful invasion of Silicon Valley. They have opened new...
by Bruce | April 20, 2004 | Articles, Finance, Globalization, M&A
One of the last things I intend to do with this blog is to report on breaking news, but the Wilmer-Cutler/Hale & Dorr merger is worth a few words. The merger is being commonly described as "offensive," to differentiate it from the more common...
by Bruce | April 19, 2004 | Articles, Finance, Globalization, M&A
The McKinsey Quarterly has a feature asking why poor countries, to a depressing degree, remain poor: Their answer is the "Power of Productivity." But wait, don’t we already know how to help poor countries? Let’s look at the...
by Bruce | April 13, 2004 | Articles, Finance, Globalization, Technology strategy
Law Technology News has published its first annual technology awards (for both products and people) and the IT Director of the Year trophy goes to Craig Courter of Baker & McKenzie. Among other things, Courter set up IT support and development centers in Manila...
