Start by getting the right people on the bus. Jim Collins
When I ask what a law firm and a taco joint have in common, it is not intended to be another one of those lame lawyer jokes.
The other night my wife and I stopped by Torchy’s Tacos for a quick bite, and
In a recent interview about his advisory work on behalf of Patton Boggs (now a part of Squire Patton Boggs), Zolfo Cooper’s Joff Mitchell recommended that law firms “get your house[s] in order.” While not all law firms today face the challenge that Patton Boggs faced and which Mr. Mitchell helped resolve, there
Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction. – John F. Kennedy
It seems not a week passes without an announcement of another law firm merger. A report last week of a rumored combination of Morgan Lewis and Bingham McCutchen caught my attention.
The posting in Above the Law suggests that the partners
Law firm mergers seemingly are announced weekly and continue a trend as to which most observers are accustomed. Just last week Locke Lord and Edwards Wildman Palmer jointly announced the signing of a letter of intent to combine their two firms. Not all law firm mergers are marriages of equals, or instances when the strategic
Times of transition are strenuous, but I love them. They are an opportunity to purge, rethink priorities, and be intentional about new habits. We can make our new normal any way we want. – Kristin Armstrong
The recent closing of the Toledo, Ohio law firm of Cooper and Kowalski provides another reminder of the
The Big Ten had a tough go of it last weekend in college football. Both Michigan and Michigan State failed to step up to challenges against non-Big Ten teams. In the Horseshoe, Ohio State lost to Virginia Tech in a contest pitting the Big Ten against the Atlantic Coast Conference. The weekend’s results again raise
There’s nothing more demoralizing than a leader who can’t clearly articulate why we’re doing what we’re doing. –James Kouzes and Barry Posner
If conditions were always ideal, if the road ahead was completely predictable, leading would be a piece of cake.
But we all know things are never perfect. Every organization needs that individual
Although this year’s transactions generally are smaller deals, the robust law firm merger market of 2013 has been continued into 2014. Mergers grab headlines, create excitement and almost always provide the merged firm a little boost from the afterglow of positive publicity. Unfortunately, any positive vibe from a merger will not last forever. And more
