Pretend Your Firm Is an Investment Bank

by | October 1, 2008 | Articles, Finance, Strategy

Analogies are imperfect (that’s why they’re called analogies), but here’s an interesting thought experiment tying together the wild rides investment banks have had on Wall Street during the past few weeks and the potential impact of the Legal...

Heller Ehrman (1890-2008)

by | September 26, 2008 | Articles, Leadership, Strategy

It’s all over for Heller Ehrman. One of the best single pieces of coverage comes from The San Francisco Chronicle. Heller was founded in 1890, rode through the 1906 San Francisco earthquake (in the aftermath of which the nascent client Wells Fargo Bank set up a...

Stop the Insanity

by | September 21, 2008 | Articles, Finance, Practice Group Management, Strategy

Sometimes in the midst of turmoil all around us, with the landscape of the financial services industry–for many of us, our lifeblood–reforming under our very eyes, it’s worthwhile to take a step back and reflect upon some enduring business verities....
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