FTI Consulting (FCN) Acquires Attenex
FTI Consulting announced on Tuesday that it is acquiring Attenex. FTI is already a major player in e-discovery; it also owns popular litigation support software Ringtail. The press release, FTI Consulting, Inc. to Acquire Attenex Corporation, dated 10 June 2008, enumerates several expected strategic advantages,...
Ron Friedmann,
18 years ago
1 min read
A Modest Proposal to Regulate Large Law Firms
General counsels complain about large law firms: too costly, bad service, and clueless about the clients’ businesses. After the failure of GC’s many attempts to fix the problem, regulation is surely the solution. This simple and easy idea struck me last week when I heard...
Ron Friedmann,
18 years ago
2 min read
Investing in Law Firms – Right Now [Interview of Lyceum Capital]
I have previously written that Australian and UK legal reforms allowing public ownership of law firms could mean big changes in law firms and legal technology. Lyceum Capital in the UK announced in March that it seeks investments in UK law firms. Today, I heard...
Ron Friedmann,
18 years ago
7 min read
2008 AmLaw 200 List Published (for 2007)
When the AmLaw 100 list came out last month, I wrote that CIOs who want a strategic role must understand law firm economics and where their firms sit in the pecking order. On Friday, the American Lawyer, in the June 2008 issue, published its Am...
Ron Friedmann,
18 years ago
1 min read
Baker & McKenzie Launches New Online Legal Service
Baker McKenzie has recently launched an online legal service, this one with a bit of a twist. Lawyers Weekly reports (4 April 2008) that “BAKER & MCKENZIE’S global climate change practice last week launched the CDM Rulebook website – a freely available, comprehensive online database...
Ron Friedmann,
18 years ago
1 min read
Measuring Lawyer Quality
I recently suggested lawyers call “timeout” when they see a problem in how law is practiced. Doctors and pilots use checklists and have the ability to call timeout. I think a big difference between lawyers and other professionals is that lawyer errors may never become...
Ron Friedmann,
18 years ago
1 min read
Addleshaw Goddard Innovates in Litigation Management and Funding
Where is the discipline to control legal costs in business litigation? An innovation in the UK may usher it in. Radical Addleshaws venture to offer ‘cost-free’ litigation (legalweek.com, 22 May 2008) reports that “Addleshaw Goddard is rolling out a groundbreaking funding package for disputes… [the...
Ron Friedmann,
18 years ago
1 min read
Calling Timeout as a Legal Best Practice
Leading Japanese manufacturers are famous for letting any worker stop the assembly to correct a quality problem. Can lawyers say the same? I’ve been in automotive assembly plants and know that emergency stop buttons are critical safety features. It can also be a critical quality...
Ron Friedmann,
18 years ago
2 min read
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