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Alan Hodgart Hodgart and Associates Alan’s professional career has been spent in advising on
Lutz Kaiser strategy formulation and implementation. As a part of this he assists clients with the
organisational changes that are required to implement their strategy. His work in this
area has focused on organisational dynamics and relationships at both the group and
individual level. While the thrust of his work is at the ‘big picture’ level, he has enormous
experience and skill working at the micro level of change (which is critical in any change
programme). Alan has written extensively on management issues facing professional
firms. His two most recent books are Organizational Culture in Law Firms (Ark, 2012) and
Strategies and Practice in Law firm Mergers (Legalease, 2005)
Chairman, ILF – International Law Firms selbständig bei Rechtsanwalt (Attorney at
Law) Lutz Kaiser Rechtsanwalt (Attorney at Law) Lutz Kaiser
Fiona McAllister Board Member, CICERO, League of International Lawyers;
Solicitor and Owner, Mundays LLP Advises on businesses on resolution of issues of a
Stephen McGarry commercial and contractual nature and on employment law for both employers and
senior executives.
Christopher
Murphy-Ives President, AILFN Stephen McGarry, BA, MA, JD, LLM (Taxation) As the founder of
WSG he grew it to more than 21,000 professionals in over 650 offices. As the founder he
(Invited) grew Lex Mundi to become the world's largest law firm network whose 160 members
now have 21,000 attorneys in 600 offices. WSG and Lex Mundi have more than 2% of all
Michael Napier the lawyers on earth whose members bill their clients an estimated $120 billion dollars
annually.
(Invited)
ACC Europe President; Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Hewlett
Michael Reiss von Packard Enterprise Regional General Counsel for EMEA, Latin America, Canada
Filski, LLM and Legal Department Communications including responsibilities covering the
following:
Tony Reiss - Managing team of 140 lawyers and legal professionals
- Examples of initiatives in current role:
• Created numerous Business focused Legal Practice Groups to bring lawyers across the
region together, share best practices and create tools and guidance
• Legal ‘centers of excellence’ for sharing best practices and guidance notes with other
regions in HP Legal
Michael Napier was awarded the CBE in 2005 following a long and successful legal career
championing the reform and modernisation of the civil justice system. As a QC and
solicitor (non practising), Mike was voted ‘Lawyer of the Year’ in the 2012 Legal Business
awards for 30 years as senior partner leading Irwin Mitchell ‘from a small Sheffield
practice to the national powerhouse it is today on the brink of becoming a pioneering
ABS firm’ (it now is). An accredited mediator focussing on the delivery of fair and
pragmatic solutions to complex problems.
GGI Global Alliance, Global CEO Geneva Group International is a worldwide
alliance of well-established and experienced accounting, consulting and law firms that
are committed to providing clients with specialist solutions for their international
business requirements. GGI brings together international, independent consulting
companies and their talented specialists across all major countries and fields of practice.
Author, Speaker, Coach, Consultant of two volumes of THE BD HANDBOOK FOR
LAWYERS: Prospects to Advocates and Pitch Perfect. MA, Oxford University, St
Catherine's College, MPhil, University of Reading, Principal Tutor, MBA for Lawyers,
Centre for Law Firm Management, Nottingham Trent University, Tutor, IE Business
Lutz Kaiser strategy formulation and implementation. As a part of this he assists clients with the
organisational changes that are required to implement their strategy. His work in this
area has focused on organisational dynamics and relationships at both the group and
individual level. While the thrust of his work is at the ‘big picture’ level, he has enormous
experience and skill working at the micro level of change (which is critical in any change
programme). Alan has written extensively on management issues facing professional
firms. His two most recent books are Organizational Culture in Law Firms (Ark, 2012) and
Strategies and Practice in Law firm Mergers (Legalease, 2005)
Chairman, ILF – International Law Firms selbständig bei Rechtsanwalt (Attorney at
Law) Lutz Kaiser Rechtsanwalt (Attorney at Law) Lutz Kaiser
Fiona McAllister Board Member, CICERO, League of International Lawyers;
Solicitor and Owner, Mundays LLP Advises on businesses on resolution of issues of a
Stephen McGarry commercial and contractual nature and on employment law for both employers and
senior executives.
Christopher
Murphy-Ives President, AILFN Stephen McGarry, BA, MA, JD, LLM (Taxation) As the founder of
WSG he grew it to more than 21,000 professionals in over 650 offices. As the founder he
(Invited) grew Lex Mundi to become the world's largest law firm network whose 160 members
now have 21,000 attorneys in 600 offices. WSG and Lex Mundi have more than 2% of all
Michael Napier the lawyers on earth whose members bill their clients an estimated $120 billion dollars
annually.
(Invited)
ACC Europe President; Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Hewlett
Michael Reiss von Packard Enterprise Regional General Counsel for EMEA, Latin America, Canada
Filski, LLM and Legal Department Communications including responsibilities covering the
following:
Tony Reiss - Managing team of 140 lawyers and legal professionals
- Examples of initiatives in current role:
• Created numerous Business focused Legal Practice Groups to bring lawyers across the
region together, share best practices and create tools and guidance
• Legal ‘centers of excellence’ for sharing best practices and guidance notes with other
regions in HP Legal
Michael Napier was awarded the CBE in 2005 following a long and successful legal career
championing the reform and modernisation of the civil justice system. As a QC and
solicitor (non practising), Mike was voted ‘Lawyer of the Year’ in the 2012 Legal Business
awards for 30 years as senior partner leading Irwin Mitchell ‘from a small Sheffield
practice to the national powerhouse it is today on the brink of becoming a pioneering
ABS firm’ (it now is). An accredited mediator focussing on the delivery of fair and
pragmatic solutions to complex problems.
GGI Global Alliance, Global CEO Geneva Group International is a worldwide
alliance of well-established and experienced accounting, consulting and law firms that
are committed to providing clients with specialist solutions for their international
business requirements. GGI brings together international, independent consulting
companies and their talented specialists across all major countries and fields of practice.
Author, Speaker, Coach, Consultant of two volumes of THE BD HANDBOOK FOR
LAWYERS: Prospects to Advocates and Pitch Perfect. MA, Oxford University, St
Catherine's College, MPhil, University of Reading, Principal Tutor, MBA for Lawyers,
Centre for Law Firm Management, Nottingham Trent University, Tutor, IE Business
