by Bruce | September 22, 2010 | Articles, Business Models, Compensation, Cultural Considerations, Leadership, M&A, Marketing, Partnership Structures, Practice Group Management, Strategy
Attentive readers will know that I’m in Sao Paulo this week, where the talk of the town (well, at least the talk of The Bar) is this story which was reported yesterday morning in The Latin Lawyer:Any affiliations between international and Brazilian law firms...
by Bruce | September 16, 2010 | Articles, Finance, Practice Group Management
A quick reminder that on Tuesday, October 5 I’ll be facilitating a workshop here in New York at the AMA Executive Conference Center (1601 Broadway @ 48th Street, entrance on 48th between Broadway and Eighth) on What You Need to Know to Make Alternative Fee...
by Bruce | August 22, 2010 | About the Site, Articles, Finance, Practice Group Management
On Tuesday, October 5, I’ll be facilitating a workshop here in New York at the AMA Executive Conference Center (1601 Broadway @ 48th Street, entrance on 48th) on What You Need to Know to Make Alternative Fee Arrangements Work. Richard Wyatt, co-head of...
by Bruce | August 4, 2010 | Articles, Finance, Practice Group Management
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act is momentous. According to Davis-Polk, It represents the greatest legislative change to financial supervision since the 1930s (few would argue on that score) This legislation will affect every...
by Bruce | July 7, 2010 | Articles, Compensation, Finance, Globalization, Leadership, Practice Group Management, Strategy
[Linklaters Managing Partner Simon] Davies said the firm was focused on overall profitability rather than its revenue, which has suffered due to the deflated M&A market with about 40 per cent of income generated by the corporate department. “Our...
by Bruce | June 28, 2010 | Articles, Finance, Practice Group Management
Last month we made an online survey available on the topic of timekeeping practices sponsored by Adam Smith, Esq., and Smart WebParts. The survey was also publicized through other venues, and ran for three weeks from mid-May through early June. 155 of 211...