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Which Brazilian law firms will miss the future?
Are Brazilian law firms overlooking strategic opportunities that could strengthen their competitive advantages against foreign firms? I believe that many of them are. In our firm’s discussions with our clients throughout the world, we have observed that interest in … Continue reading
Posted in clients, planning, strategy
Tagged 2015, 2020, Brazil, change, change management, China, clients, competition, culture, decision making, European Union, foreign firms, Indonesia, Japan, Latin America, law firms, planning, profound change, Russia, South Korea, strategy, Turkey, United States
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An invasion or an opportunity?
Sources advise us that the Brazilian Bar Association is expected to make a final decision — perhaps as early as next week — concerning proposed new restrictions on foreign law firms and lawyers that want to operate in Brazil. Meanwhile, … Continue reading
Posted in strategy
Tagged Brazil, change, change management, clients, competition, European Union, foreign firms, free trade agreements, law firms, leadership, marketing, South Korea, strategy, United States
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Planning for a difficult future in Europe
The bad news continues in Europe The gloomy news currently coming from Europe (Spain, Greece, the euro, economic slowdown in Germany and the U.K.) has recently been reinforced by equally depressing mid-range (12 to 18 months) economic forecasts for the … Continue reading
Posted in finance, law firms, planning, strategy, Uncategorized
Tagged 2013, 2015, billable hours, clients, competition, Congress, cost management, crisis, economy, elections, euro, European Union, future, Germany, Greece, law firms, marketing, Obama, partners, planning, politics, productivity, profitability, recession, recovery, risk, scenarios, Spain, strategy, United Kingdom, United States
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My four cents’ worth
Hooray! Walker Clark LLC today received our settlement check as a class-action plaintiff in Hanson v. Google Settlement Fund — for the princely sum of four cents! As a lawyer who has always supported the concept of a class action … Continue reading
Posted in law firms, professional responsibility
Tagged class actions, courts, Google, law firms, plaintiffs, United States
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After a perfect storm
Commentators on the unfolding financial crisis at Dewey & LeBeouf have focused on a variety of factors why this firm might (I stress might – see more below) be doomed. To mention a few that have been cited by others: the … Continue reading
Posted in finance, law firms, leadership, marketing, partners
Tagged clients, compensation, crisis, culture, Dewey, large law firms, law firms, leadership, marketing, mergers, partners, profitability, strategy, United States
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The duty to speak up
What do airlines and successful law firms have in commong? An article by Alan Levin and Mary Schlangenstein posted today on Bloomberg web site provides one interesting answer: When people think that something is going wrong, they speak up. The article … Continue reading
Posted in law firms, leadership, mental health, professional responsibility
Tagged airlines, crisis, culture, large law firms, partners, professional responsibility, small law firms, United States, whistle blowers
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Good news, bad news
Good news This morning’s announcement that the U.S. unemployment rate continued to decline in January 2012 is certainly good news. It is a reason for optimism about the continuing, but still somewhat delicate, recovery in the U.S. That optimism is … Continue reading
Posted in planning, strategy
Tagged 2012, business plans, clients, Congress, euro, European Union, Greece, law firms, Obama, Republicans, strategy, unemployment, United States
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Required viewing: Paddy Ashdown on “The Global Power Shift”
My colleagues at Walker Clark and I frequently stress the critical importance of informed strategic planning. Part of that information should include an in-depth understanding of the major trends that are shaping our changing world. Although global in scope, such … Continue reading
Posted in law firms, planning, strategy
Tagged change, Europe, globalization, Paddy Ashdown, strategy, TED, trends, United Kingdom, United States
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