Imagine you are a general counsel or director in whose department sits the person who buys your company’s insurance policies. You may be about to become a star witness in insurance disputes. Is that news to you? Are you concerned by it?
Imagine you have a corporate client with a fraud or corruption issue. The client conducts its business responsibly. It has a code of ethics its leadership believes in. It wants to put its house in order and manage the associated risk. What do you advise? You won’t be surprised to read what my recommendation would […]
Experience shows that it is important for lawyers to engage with the referendum process
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By Alan Hodgart, principal, Hodgart Associates The profitability of a law firm is a key competitive tool. It is not the only performance measure but its importance should not be underrated. A firm that underperforms its competitors on profitability over a sustained period is likely to face a decline in performance relative to competitors. It […]
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