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Dedication
This book is dedicated to the hundreds of thousands of professionals who work at firms that are members
of a professional services network. As a result of the efforts of the founders, officers, directors, committee
chairs, and individual professionals, clients now receive the highest quality and most cost-effective
professional services in the world through independent firms. This book is also dedicated to the staff at
each of the more than 170 law firm networks whose members have cumulative annual revenues of more
than $120 billion U.S. dollars and represent virtually every significant business on earth.
I would like to thank everyone with whom I have had the personal opportunity to collaborate in creating
and building world-class network organizations, including Lex Mundi, World Services Group (WSG),
and the Association of International of Law Firm Networks (AILFN).
Stephen J. McGarry
About the Sponsor
AILFN is a new trade association owned by law
firm networks that represents their common
interests. AILFN has four purposes: (1) enhance
the position and recognition of all networks in the
legal market; (2) establish common principles to
maintain standards of quality; (3) provide a forum
for networks to exchange non-confidential
information; and (4) negotiate agreements with
vendors that can increase the efficiency and
effectiveness of networks and their members.
AILFN will have network members whose
members have more than 200,000 attorneys in
5,000-plus offices and who cumulatively bill
between more than $100 billion U.S. dollars
annually.
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This book is dedicated to the hundreds of thousands of professionals who work at firms that are members
of a professional services network. As a result of the efforts of the founders, officers, directors, committee
chairs, and individual professionals, clients now receive the highest quality and most cost-effective
professional services in the world through independent firms. This book is also dedicated to the staff at
each of the more than 170 law firm networks whose members have cumulative annual revenues of more
than $120 billion U.S. dollars and represent virtually every significant business on earth.
I would like to thank everyone with whom I have had the personal opportunity to collaborate in creating
and building world-class network organizations, including Lex Mundi, World Services Group (WSG),
and the Association of International of Law Firm Networks (AILFN).
Stephen J. McGarry
About the Sponsor
AILFN is a new trade association owned by law
firm networks that represents their common
interests. AILFN has four purposes: (1) enhance
the position and recognition of all networks in the
legal market; (2) establish common principles to
maintain standards of quality; (3) provide a forum
for networks to exchange non-confidential
information; and (4) negotiate agreements with
vendors that can increase the efficiency and
effectiveness of networks and their members.
AILFN will have network members whose
members have more than 200,000 attorneys in
5,000-plus offices and who cumulatively bill
between more than $100 billion U.S. dollars
annually.
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