Williams, Tony
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(Article) Operational excellence - an underrated business tool
01.10.2017
The key to a law firm's success may not be what you think. Janet Day and Tony Williams show their appreciation for an unsung hero. -
(Article) Partner retirement - grasping the nettle
01.01.2018
Many law firms of all sizes are now encountering the challenge of the baby-boomer generation of partners starting to retire. These partners have witnessed and been instrumental in achieving considerable growth in the reputation, revenue and profitability of their law firms for the 30+ years that many have been with their firms. Furthermore, this generation of partners hold or have held a range of senior positions in the firm, whether at firm-wide or practice group level and have often been key to the development of the firm's major client relationships. Accordingly, dealing with this generational transition is a key issue - handled well and the firm can go from strength to strength, handled badly and the future of the firm may be in doubt. -
(Article) Law firm IPOs - access to a money tree?
01.10.2018
In the United Kingdom over the last year a range of legal businesses have floated on the UK junior stock market (Alternative Investment Market or AIM). To date, they have been well-received by investors. As a result, these businesses are trading with a market capitalisation in a range of twice revenues plus and a price earnings ratio (P/E) in the late teens. -
(Article) The Big 4's move into law
01.05.2019
The Big 4 accounting firms are developing their legal services capability at a time when their core audit business is facing increased scrutiny and challenge. This article considers what is happening in relation to audit, the impact or otherwise on their legal offering, why the Big 4 are expanding into law, what their legal offering is and their chances of success. -
(Article) Why law firms need best friends
01.10.2019
This article will focus on law firms' ?best friends' relationships with other law firms. It will consider why law firms establish such relationships and how they should select, monitor and develop their best friends arrangements and provide indicators of best practice as to the operation of such structures.