Politicians and the business community are taking first steps towards easing the restrictions on public life and social interaction. With today’s article on medium-term measures, we focus on the time when these restrictions will have largely disappeared, at least domestically. The mind-set of the future is being determined now. In the medium term, it is […]
Read MoreOur discussions with law firms over the last few weeks have shown that partners and matter managers face particular challenges when managing and communicating with virtual teams. Some firms lack appropriate tools; in other situations, partners and managers of legal projects are less familiar with available methods and best practices. This can lead to misunderstandings and nervousness in their teams and […]
Read MoreVenturis Consulting Group strengthens its presence in Europe: Gerard Neiditsch, former CIO at Allens, King & Wood Mallesons, Global Head of Applications at Norton Rose Fulbright and currently with the University of St. Gallen, joins as consultant. Venturis Consulting Group, the preeminent European law firm and inhouse legal strategy consulting firm, will further strengthen its presence in Europe with Gerard Neiditsch. Gerard has been a CIO with firms like Blake Dawson (now Ashurst), Mallesons (now King & Wood Mallesons), Norton Rose Fulbright and Allens (Linklaters Alliance) and […]
Read MoreFlexibility and responsiveness are currently crucial for every law firm. Many firms have responded with cash management and cost-cutting measures. Projects have been put on hold, partner drawings and bonus payments suspended. Although the future is difficult to predict we do believe that, for the medium term, firms have to undertake a brutally honest analysis […]
Read MoreGiven the initial consolidation achieved almost everywhere after the outbreak of the pandemic and the massive restrictions linked to the lockdown, we believe that it is now time to think about the next stage of crisis management and future growth. This should aim at: further operational stability; increasing the ability to adapt and learn; […]
Read MoreAs a result of Brexit, and the subsequent move by companies and organisations from London to continental European capital cities (eg. Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Paris), as well as further globalisation and analysis of referral work, international law firms have made it a strategic priority to expand their capabilities and to enter new markets. They can do […]
Read MoreIn our article ‘Corona Crisis– Effects of social and economic scenarios on the legal market’ we have outlined some possible developments and relevant observation points. This results in some areas of actions for law firms, which we outline below. In our future contributions we will detail these in a structured way on the time axis […]
Read MoreIn response to the lockdown, many law firms have now switched to a different way of working. For us, the next sensible steps are to Analyse the Corona crisis in various contexts regarding its potential for development and its impact on the legal market. Identify aspects worth observing that will give us an indication of […]
Read MoreVenturis Consulting Group strengthens its Amsterdam office with the joining of Martijn Lesterhuis, formerly Managing Director of Van Doorne and strategy consultant with The Boston Consulting Group. Venturis Consulting Group, the preeminent European law firm strategy consulting firm has expanded its strategy consulting capabilities in Europe with Martijn Lesterhuis. Martijn will join as a partner […]
Read MoreOur new office in Stockholm published the annual, overall overview of the Top 10 Swedish M&A rankings 2019 taking account of the average deal values, the deal counts and the “talent intensity” rankings based on Chambers 2020 and Legal500. We also looked at the strengths of ancillary practices, the Firm’s revenues and depth and breadth of […]
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