by Bruce | November 6, 2017 | About the Site, Articles, Cultural Considerations, Finance, Globalization, Partnership Structures, Strategy
This was recorded somewhat earlier this year. It’s always nerve-wracking to wonder how one is going to sound, but my opinion is not the one that matters. Yours is.
by Bruce | October 11, 2017 | Articles, Business Models, Cultural Considerations, Globalization, Latin America, Leadership, Partnership Structures, Strategy, Technology strategy
The following article is reprinted by kind permission of Thomson Reuters, where it first appeared in their Forum magazine. It was written by Antonio Leal Holguin, Director, Adam Smith, Esq. The Colombian case. Twenty years ago, Colombian lawyers were still artisans....
by Bruce | October 8, 2017 | Articles, Business Models, Partnership Structures, Question of the Month
This column is by Janet Stanton, Partner, Adam Smith, Esq. Let’s start at the source. Here is the most salient part of Rule 5.4 “Professional Independence of a Lawyer” regarding law firm ownership for most of the US (Washington, DC and Washington state are exceptions...
by Bruce | October 1, 2017 | Articles, Cultural Considerations, Leadership, Partnership Structures
We intend October’s “Question of the Month” to squarely address an issue laden with financial and emotional repercussions. But we have surpassing confidence that Adam Smith, Esq.’s intrepid readers are up to it. Without further ado, then: [poll id=...
by Bruce | September 1, 2017 | Articles, Business Models, Partnership Structures, Question of the Month
Our fourth question of the month. At this point, you know what to do. As always, please use the comments box to add thoughts, glosses, and, well, commentary. [poll id=”9″]
by Bruce | July 27, 2017 | Articles, Cultural Considerations, Leadership, Partnership Structures, Question of the Month
This column is by Janet Stanton, Partner, Adam Smith, Esq. The second Question of the Month was: “Does the partnership form remain the optimal structure for law firms?” This resulted from our musing a couple of years ago, “Would any corporation reorganize...
