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Globalizations importance outlined at major US legal marketing conference
from Seoul Legal marketing professionals from throughout the United States and indeed the world – gathered in Las Vegas last week for the 2013 LMA Annual Conference. The conference, held at the Aria...
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How a Napoleonic General Counsel can limit corporate profits
A corporation established and maintained as a profit-making enterprise is just that: A profit making enterprise. That’s why I was surprised recently when I read an article in the American Lawyer that...
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Opportunities for law firms in Korea-US bilateral trade
from Seoul The Inter-Pacific Bar Association Annual Meeting kicks off tomorrow here in Seoul – and I thought this would be a good opportunity to outline in particular what opportunities exist for...
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Asian legal market set to double by 2017
from Seoul The Asian legal market is set to double by 2017, making it the world’s second largest regional market. That’s what delegates from around the world attending the Inter-Pacific Bar...
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Impact of Asian legal market liberalization outlined at Seoul conference
The impact of legal market liberalization upon specific legal jurisdictions in Asia was the subject of a panel discussion last week at the Inter-Pacific Bar Association Annual Conference in Seoul,...
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Chinese law firm Yingke enters the Israeli legal market – what’s next?
The Lawyer magazine (UK) has reported that one of China’s largest law firms, Yingke – has entered the newly liberalized Israeli legal market. The Lawyer reported that Yingke “merged with Israeli...
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Is the Hong Kong legal market about to get even more competitive?
LegalWeek.com reported this week that Australia-based fixed-fee law firm AdventBalance “has brought its unconventional business model to Hong Kong with the opening of an office in the city”. The firm...
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Law firms a potential winner in UAE state visit to UK
Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) just completed a two day state visit to the UK – where the focus was on expanding the bilateral trade relationship the...
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How US lawyers can build a foreign client base: Part 2: Turkey
US lawyers have a significant opportunity to generate new revenue from a fast-expanding Turkey-US trade relationship. US and other foreign law firms including Baker & McKenzie and DLA Piper –...
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Why ReinventLaw needs to be reinvented
ReinventLaw’s next 2013 event will take place this week, June 14th, in London. A multinational initiative, ReinventLaw “offer[s] innovative courses for law students and practicing attorneys to develop...
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How US lawyers can build a foreign client base: Part 3: Georgia
A meeting this week in Tbilisi between EU officials and their Georgian counterparts to help bolster EU-Georgia trade underscores the opportunity the country represents for US lawyers. “Despite the...
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How to identify Asia-Pacific energy clients for US law firms
The Legal Marketing Association has posted a question on its LinkedIn Group which poses the question: “What are the best tactics you’ve seen for researching potential new industries or sectors?” As...
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As China’s investment into the US expands, the opportunity for US lawyers grows
Japan Today reports today that China has now become the third largest source of foreign direct investment in the world. And the biggest national recipient of that foreign direct investment is the...
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Top UK law firm BD team operates a “sales pipeline”
UK’s Lawyer magazine held its inaugural Lawyer Management Awards in London on September 24th. ”The Lawyer’s editorial team, led by features editor Matt Byrne and an external panel of judges”, selected...
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Could BigLaw create demand for its own services?
The short answer to the question posed by the title of this blogpost is: Yes. BigLaw could create demand for its own services. How? Before explaining how – it’s important to put in context where this...
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2 places where US lawyers can look for foreign clients in 2014
While America remains on of the single largest recipients of foreign direct investment in the world, the increasing globalization of world economic activity has created a more complex menu of...
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Use market research to build your law practice in 2014
Wherever one turns today when reading about trends in the legal profession – one can’t avoid reading about challenges to law firm revenue and new legal services business models taking market share from...
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Why ReinventLaw should expand its focus
Leading legal industry commentators, consultants and heads of NewLaw law firms from around the world will gather this Friday, February 7 in New York City — for ReinnentLaw NYC. As the organizers...
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The future of law that you won’t hear about at ReinventLaw NYC
I believe the future of law firms will be vastly different from what the majority of those in the legal services sector can at present imagine. ReinventLaw and those who participate and contribute to...
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Global law firm Baker & McKenzie is building a sales force
“Over the past three years, Baker & McKenzie‘s North American business development operations have grown 20 percent, to more than 40 people, according to Louise Muldoon, the unit’s Chicago-based...
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