Consulting Editor: Christoph H. Vaagt

Table of contents (as of April 21, 2020)

Chapter Author/Firm

I. Introduction Christoph H. Vaagt/Law Firm Change Consultants

II. General Aspects of Law Firm Strategies

Strategy in law firms -what is it and why should we care? Bente R Løwendahl - passed away BI Norwegian Business School, Bergen

The Role of Professional Ethics in Shaping Law Firms' Strategy Tomasz Wardynski Wardinsky & Partners, Warszawa

Drivers of Change I: History of Market Changes (UPDATE) Mats Anderson Linklaters, Stockholm

How to drive change in a partnership setting (NEW) Wolf-Peter Gross Law Firm Change consultants

II. Resource Side Strategies

Resource based approach to strategy (SAME) Dina Gracheva, Moscow Dow Chemical

Culture of Collaboration as a neglected driver of profitability (NEW) Heidi Gardner Harvard Business School

Business models and evolving digital technologies Rob Millard Venturis Consulting Group LLP, London

Matter management in law firms  the emergence and impact of Legal Project Management Ignaz Fuesgen Deloitte

IV: Market side strategies

Professionalising the pricing and procurement processes (UPDATE) Silvia Hodges Columbia Law School; Fordham Law School; TyMetrix Legal Analytics

How to Screw up your International Expansion (SAME) Robert C Bata WarwickPlace Legal, NY

How (not) to merge Lisa R Smith Fairfax Associates, Washington

Winning and keeping clients E Leigh Dance ELD International LLC, Brussels

Corporate reputation: definitions and dimensions (UPDATE) William S Harvey, University of Exeter Business School; Centre for Corporate Reputatio; Tim Morris, Said Business School, University of Oxford; Michael Smets, Economics and Strategy Group, University of Oxford

Legal Tec in M&A: Opportunities and challenges for mid size law firms Felix Dette Metis Legal