by Bruce | April 20, 2005 | Articles, Cultural Considerations, Finance, Globalization, Leadership, Practice Group Management, Strategy, Technology strategy
When it was first announced several months ago, I noted Reed-Smith’s creation of an ambitious initiative into executive education called "Reed Smith University," created in partnership with the Wharton School of Business. At the time, I asked...
by Bruce | April 8, 2005 | About the Site, Articles, Cultural Considerations, Knowledge Management, Leadership, Practice Group Management, Strategy, Technology strategy
Thanks to Monica Bay and Kimberly Fine of ALM Media, I was able to participate as "blogger in residence" at ALM’s "CIO/CTO Summit 2005," held here at the Hilton Times Square this Wednesday and Thursday. I am pleased to report that the...
by Bruce | April 8, 2005 | Articles, Technology strategy
Neal Squillante, publisher of the "can’t find this stuff anywhere else" TechnoLawyer newsletters, has launched a companion blog called, duh, "TechnoLawyer Blog." Among other things, you can subscribe to the aforementioned newsletters...
by Bruce | March 31, 2005 | About the Site, Articles, Leadership, Marketing, Practice Group Management, Strategy, Technology strategy
First: Thanks to my (old) good friends at American Lawyer Media (particularly the always entertaining Monica Bay, expert on all things related to legal technology), I’ll be blogger-in-residence at the Chief Technology Officer/Chief Information Officer...
by Bruce | March 29, 2005 | Articles, Cultural Considerations, Globalization, Leadership, M&A, Strategy, Technology strategy
It’s not your imagination: Mega-mergers in corporate-land are on the upswing. According to The Wall Street Journal, the last five months have seen more than a dozen deals valued at more than $10-billion. And the result is that "investors...
by Bruce | March 21, 2005 | Articles, Globalization, Leadership, Practice Group Management, Strategy, Technology strategy
Most of the ink on the topic of outsourcing by law firms has been understandably devoted to back-office functions such as HR and tech support desks. I view the trend to house these functions elsewhere than in, say, midtown Manhattan, as eminently sensible and...
