by Bruce | January 27, 2012 | Articles, Cultural Considerations, Finance, Globalization, Leadership, M&A, Partnership Structures, Strategy
Lots of ink has been spilled lately about how M&A activity in the legal sector has picked up. Let’s stipulate that’s true. I for one believe it to be the case, and have been involved in more conversations along those lines in the last several...
by Bruce | January 27, 2012 | Articles, Cultural Considerations, Finance, Globalization, Leadership, M&A, Partnership Structures, Strategy
Lots of ink has been spilled lately about how M&A activity in the legal sector has picked up. Let’s stipulate that’s true. I for one believe it to be the case, and have been involved in more conversations along those lines in the last several...
by Bruce | October 29, 2011 | Articles, Compensation, Finance, Leadership, Partnership Structures, Strategy
This morning brought the release of Hildebrandt’s quarterly “Peer Monitor” index for 3Q2011, showing a drop of 6 points to 56 (anything below 65 is deemed a negative operating environment). In a nutshell, the problem was that demand...
by Bruce | October 17, 2011 | Articles, Finance, Globalization, Marketing, Partnership Structures, Practice Group Management, Strategy
Adam Smith, Esq. and David Freeman Consulting Group are teaming up to conduct a unique survey of the legal profession’s business practices that you might find extremely valuable. If you’re reading Adam Smith, Esq., we don’t need to tell you that law...
by Bruce | August 23, 2011 | Articles, Compensation, Finance, Leadership, Partnership Structures, Practice Group Management
Steven Harper, a former Kirkland partner of 30 years who now writes at The Belly of the Beast and is re-published regularly on law.com, is someone whose writing and analysis I have admired since he first appeared on the scene. (No, I don’t know him, but I wish I...
by Bruce | August 2, 2011 | Articles, Cultural Considerations, Partnership Structures
Here’s one of those Evergreen Topics beloved of management consultants and publishers, and since I’m both it’s irresistible. Better yet, the table is set by the always-worthwhile Alex Novarese, editor in chief of Legal Week, in his current weekly...