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I have compiled a list of the most popular Dewey B Strategic posts of 2013. Several themes run through the year. Innovation and reinvention are driving both law firms and legal publishing. There is a “David and Goliath” theme with new legal publishers challenging the dominant players — this theme emerges as well for law
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Bruce
provided the keynote for this year’s PLL Summit in Seattle, Washington. It is
impossible to summarize his dense and thorough economic analysis of the
This morning I attended a presentation at Bloomberg HQ given by Bruce “growth is dead” MacEwen. He has so many unique insights I definitely recommend reading his book to absorb them all. He showed some amazing slides on the configuration of the legal industry before and after the 2007 crash.
One interesting “aside,” focused on the corrosive
American Lawyer Media Legal Intelligence Released their report “2013 Alternative Fee Arrangements at Legal Departments and Law Firms”There is nothing simple about AFAs. There isn’t even a simple definition of what it means and in reviewing the inconsistent responses of law firms and legal departments, I couldn’t help but wonder how many of the
Tonight Above the Law is reporting that “the end is near” for Dewey & Leboeuf and staff departures are scheduled to begin on Friday. It is a story that has become all too familiar, Heller, Brobeck, Howrey, Coudert Brothers… the mysterious alchemy of missteps, hubris and changed law firm economics. Dewey has the distinction of