Strategic Growth Planning: Related Publications
“ZG Alert: Foreign Law Firms in Brazil: Opportunities in 2010 and Beyond,” February 2010
"Navigating the Economic Crisis: The CMO's Role," Strategies, The Journal of Legal Marketing, August 2009, by Jerome L. Coben and Mozhgan Mizban
"Alternative Reality: Road rules for ensuring that the cure for the billable hour isn't worse than the ailment itself," The American Lawyer, May 2009, by Peter Zeughauser
"Moving the Global Law Firm Through a Challenging Economy: Focus on Strategy," Bright Ideas: Insights from Legal Luminaries Worldwide, April 2009, by Mary K Young
"Overseeing The End: What should a leader do when his firm enters a death spiral?" The American Lawyer, February 2009, by Peter Zeughauser
"Ties That Bind: There are four essential elements of a strong law firm culture (and collegiality isn't one of them)," The American Lawyer, December 2008, by Peter Zeughauser
"Making Lemonade: Just as adversity builds character, the current downturn, played correctly can create a stronger law firm," The American Lawyer, May 2008, by Peter Zeughauser
"Rewarding Leadership: Firms need effective management more than ever. But compensation schemes for their chairs often fail to reflect that fact.," The American Lawyer, January 2008, by Ron Beard and Peter Zeughauser
"Beating the Odds: Conventional wisdom gives regional firms a stark choice: Merge or Die. But there are more cheerful options," The American Lawyer, October 2007, by Peter Zeughauser
"Recession Resistant: Does your firm have what it takes to survive the next big downturn?," The American Lawyer, May 2007, by Peter Zeughauser
"Leading by Serving: Successful chairmen focus on their responsibilities to clients, lawyers, the public and the legal system," The American Lawyer, December 2006, by Peter Zeughauser
"Beyond the Black Box: To please clients and maximize profits on every matter, create a formal role for engagement managers," The American Lawyer, October 2006, by Peter Zeughauser
"Practice, Practice, Practice: How do you build a successful group? One detail at a time," The American Lawyer, August 2004, by Peter Zeughauser
"A Midyear Report: The business outlook for the rest of 2004: More of the same, with a rise in demand that will push billing rates toward the thousand-dollar barrier," The American Lawyer, July 2004, by by Peter Zeughauser
"A Vision of Future Law Firms," San Francisco Attorney, Spring 2004, by Ron Beard, Mozhgan Mizban, and Lonnie Zwerin
"A Lawyers' Lawyer: Now that a handful of law firms are the size of mid-cap corporations, they are finding they need a dedicated general counsel," The American Lawyer, January 2004, by Peter Zeughauser
"Show & Tell: Don't let recruiters rush a lateral hire so much that key questions go unanswered," The American Lawyer, Nov 2003, by Peter Zeughauser
"Why England Slept: Despite years of trying, most Magic Circle Firms have failed to make a splash in the United States. What's the problem?," The American Lawyer, September 2003, by Peter Zeughauser
"Culling the Laggards: For every action, there's a reaction. So will the rush to cherry-pick the most profitable practice groups leave poorer performers homeless?," The American Lawyer, February 2003, by Peter Zeughauser
"Is Bigger Better?: Head count is one way for a firm to distinguish itself in a client's mind. But it's not the only way," The American Lawyer, September 2002, by Peter Zeughauser
"Paring the Partnership: Firm leaders say that dealing with underperformers is their toughest task. Time-tested strategies can ease the pain," The American Lawyer, July 2002, by Peter Zeughauser
"The Real Enron Threat: Not that it matters, but the Big Five's exit from the consulting business wont change the MDP landscape," The American Lawyer, May 2002, by Peter Zeughauser