Mergers and Acquisitions

Strategic Growth in the Legal Services Market — What’s Next? How Do We Cope?

This is Part One of a two-part series on Strategic Growth in the Legal Services Market and the foundation for the first half of my September 2024 keynote address to the Alberta Civil Trial Lawyers Association’s Masterclass conference in Calgary.

The Halfway Point of 2023

A refresher of my legal market strategy think pieces, commentaries, interviews and webinars at the halfway point of 2023.

Surviving and Thriving Through a Law Firm Merger

Having been involved in a number of law firm mergers – global and national – I can attest that while each merger situation and scale is different, the process is often the same.

Legal Markets and Marketing: 10 Trends to Watch and Watch Out For in 2019

10 Trends to Watch and Watch Out For in 2019.

Reckoning and Retooling

Law firm change management means having difficult conversations, and empowering business development professionals.

Legal Markets and Marketing: 10 Trends to Watch and Watch Out For in 2018

10 Trends to Watch and Watch Out For in 2018.

What ABS Can Also Mean

In the legal industry, ABS is an acronym for “alternative business structure.” It can also mean “About business, stupid.”

Global Law Firm Whale Food

Just when you think it’s safe to go back in the water, global law firm whales come back to feed.

Adding More Legal Might to Canada’s Big Four

Additions and acquisitions of more legal services by Canada’s Big Four professional services firms that work primarily in the audit, advisory, assurance and tax business seem to have been received with surprise.

Crumbling Law Firm Empires

The end of an empire is rarely warmly welcomed since it sparks uncertainty. But it also affords opportunity.

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