by Bruce | October 6, 2005 | Articles, Cultural Considerations, Finance, Globalization, Leadership, M&A, Strategy
Mergers are here to stay. If you believe that (I do), then it’s worth a moment to explore how to do them right, and what can be learned from this who have gone before—most famously, perhaps, the 2000 tie-up of Clifford-Chance and Rogers & Wells. ...
by Bruce | September 8, 2005 | Articles, Compensation, Cultural Considerations, Finance, Globalization, M&A, Strategy
The Lawyer is out with their annual "UK 100" (for 2005), and it shows that while the Magic Circle is pulling away ("going galactic," as they gaily put it), the interesting action is in what they newly dub the "Silver Circle," or the...
by Bruce | September 4, 2005 | Articles, Cultural Considerations, Finance, Leadership, M&A, Strategy
You are probably as unfamiliar with the UK insurance-defense firm Ricksons as was I before I read this piece, but this case study, written by the Ricksons managing partner, Tony Hughes, is a useful tool to explore lessons in change management. And, the beauty of...
by Bruce | August 25, 2005 | Articles, Cultural Considerations, Finance, Globalization, Leadership, M&A, Strategy
That didn’t take long. Orrick has snagged a total of 40 Coudert lawyers in China, including one partner in Shanghai, two in Beijing, and six in Hong Kong. Despite the earlier unpleasantness over Orrick’s he-said/she-said poaching of...
by Bruce | August 22, 2005 | Articles, Cultural Considerations, Finance, Globalization, Leadership, M&A, Strategy
After the weekend’s hiatus, this morning we have a round-up of Coudert post-mortems. Astonishingly, and unforgivably, The New York Times has yet to take note. Unless they’re saving up their ammo for a behind-the-scenes feature, the reaction can...
by Bruce | August 4, 2005 | Articles, Compensation, Cultural Considerations, Finance, Globalization, Leadership, M&A, Strategy
If "quadrifecta" is a word, then I suppose we have one, although some of the four firms constituting it are, in the immortal words of Orwell’s Animal Farm, "more equal than others." Reed Smith is reported to be eyeing an acquisition of...
