by Bruce | June 18, 2012 | Articles, Finance, Leadership, Recruiting, Strategy
Three years ago I published What Laterals Need to Know: A Modest Proposal, which essayed the thought that firms had an obligation to disclose certain information about the firm in advance to a prospective lateral partner. (I owe a debt of gratitude to my friend...
by Bruce | March 23, 2012 | Articles, Business Models, Compensation, Cultural Considerations, Finance, Leadership, M&A, Partnership Structures, Strategy
The reaction to my last column on the developments at Dewey has been as strong as to any piece I can remember writing in the near-decade Adam Smith, Esq. has been around. But for those of you who may be feeling overdosed on Dewey coverage, events are not letting the...
by Bruce | February 2, 2012 | Articles, Cultural Considerations, Finance, Leadership, Strategy
The Americn Lawyer’s cover story this month is on lateral partner movement in 2011, with 2,454 partners leaving or joining AmLaw 200 firms, a 22% increase from 2010 and back to the average for the boom years of 2005 to 2009. We’re here not to emulate...
by Bruce | February 28, 2011 | Articles, Leadership, Profiles of Individuals, Strategy
We’ve all heard the sad news that Joe Flom died Wednesday at age 87. (WSJ, The American Lawyer, The New York Times, DealBook) Over 20 years ago, on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of The American Lawyer, Steve Brill wrote a profile of Joe, and...
by Bruce | January 21, 2011 | Articles, Cultural Considerations, Finance, Globalization, Leadership, Partnership Structures, Strategy
“With all respect, I think that’s the wrong question. There’s always new stuff out there, and most of it’s not very good. Rather than looking for the next musing, it’s probably better to be thorough about what we know is true and make...