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2016/2017 Phase One – A Global Presence
(b) Conference Programs
January 2018
Convergence of Professional Services 2020 [London UK]
We convened executives from law firm networks and
accounting associations to help lead them to positions of
competitive advantage by discussing the trajectories,
challenges, and trends in the evolving legal market.
June 2017
Critical Competitiveness [Washington DC]
In today’s world the networks have access to vast
resources that can be deployed at little cost to achieve
extraordinary results. These resources need to be
understood.
Ultimately if a network is going to achieve its objectives,
there is actually a small amount of risk versus the rewards
for their members and their clients. There is no ceiling on
opportunities
October 2016
Competitive Opportunities for Law Firm Networks
[London UK]
Some say networks and their members are at a crossroads.
While there was a rush to form networks in the early
1990s, the revolution lead to a long process of evolution as
network members grew to represent 20% of the legal
market annually billing $120 billion. As Mark Cohen, a
professor at Georgetown Law, commented law networks
evolved into unrecognized “quiet giants”.
September 2016
IBA Annual Conference Plenary
Law Firm Networks: Strength in Numbers – Wishful
Thinking or the Future of Law [Washington DC]
IBA Subcommittee on Alternative Business Structures
Session Chair: Stephen J. McGarry
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(b) Conference Programs
January 2018
Convergence of Professional Services 2020 [London UK]
We convened executives from law firm networks and
accounting associations to help lead them to positions of
competitive advantage by discussing the trajectories,
challenges, and trends in the evolving legal market.
June 2017
Critical Competitiveness [Washington DC]
In today’s world the networks have access to vast
resources that can be deployed at little cost to achieve
extraordinary results. These resources need to be
understood.
Ultimately if a network is going to achieve its objectives,
there is actually a small amount of risk versus the rewards
for their members and their clients. There is no ceiling on
opportunities
October 2016
Competitive Opportunities for Law Firm Networks
[London UK]
Some say networks and their members are at a crossroads.
While there was a rush to form networks in the early
1990s, the revolution lead to a long process of evolution as
network members grew to represent 20% of the legal
market annually billing $120 billion. As Mark Cohen, a
professor at Georgetown Law, commented law networks
evolved into unrecognized “quiet giants”.
September 2016
IBA Annual Conference Plenary
Law Firm Networks: Strength in Numbers – Wishful
Thinking or the Future of Law [Washington DC]
IBA Subcommittee on Alternative Business Structures
Session Chair: Stephen J. McGarry
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