by Bruce | October 1, 2025 | Articles, Business Models, Leadership, Practice Group Management, Strategy
In the most recent of what’s beginning to feel like a parade of star litigators jumping ship from BigLaw, comes word that Karen Dunn has left Paul Weiss to join a startup litigation boutique; in the first few months of its existence it’s already past two...
by Bruce | September 23, 2025 | Articles
Belatedly, some of you might opine, it is time to make an introductory contribution to the great debate about the impact of Generative AI on the practice, and more importantly the business and revenue/expense model, of BigLaw. (After all, this is Adam Smith, Esq. and...
by Bruce | August 17, 2025 | Articles, Book Reviews, Just Plain Interesting
In keeping with our tradition at Adam Smith, Esq. of publishing a summertime diversion in the form of a selective list of what we’ve been reading lately, herewith the 2025 installment: Fiction, nonfiction, and one millennia-old classic. Our hope is that you might find...
by Janet Stanton | August 3, 2025 | Articles, Branding, Client Relationships, Cultural Considerations, Marketing, Strategic Client Management
The following column is by Janet Stanton, Partner, Adam Smith, Esq., LLC–Bruce Firms are increasingly realizing the value of expanding relationships with their existing clients – be it involving more partners, additional practice areas, offices or other...
by Bruce | July 27, 2025 | Articles, Cultural Considerations, Finance, Strategy
A few weeks ago a law land journalist asked us if we had any insights to offer about the above-average rate of expansion of law firms in a particular US metro market—which itself had been expanding at an above-market rate in business investment and population. This...
by Bruce | July 17, 2025 | About the Site, Adam Smith Himself, Articles, Ineffable
Born in Kirkcaldy, Scotland, 5 June1732. Died in Edinburgh July 17, 1790 at age 67. Had he lived to today he would have been 293.
by Janet Stanton | June 30, 2025 | Articles, Client Relationships
The importance of enhanced client focus continues to ratchet up. With good reason. In the “battle for market share” your current clients are both more valuable and vulnerable than before. Further, as supported in numerous studies, nurturing and building...
by Bruce | June 19, 2025 | Articles, Ineffable
by Bruce | June 10, 2025 | Articles
I don’t know what role, if any, a deity might play in your life, but on my exceptionally short list of immanent beliefs worthy of worship is The Rule of Law: In a nutshell, “no one is above/all are equal before the law.” Its pedigree goes back in human history, way...
by Bruce | June 5, 2025 | About the Site, Adam Smith Himself, Articles
Today he would be 302 years old.
