by John Hellerman | Apr 1, 2014 | Case Study, Crisis, John Hellerman, Law, Litigation, Reputation
Situation: A senior lawyer from a top tier firm is currently the subject of rumors circulating in the press, claiming that he, as well as some other well-known business personalities, are involved in child pornography. Up to this point, the media has been focusing on...
by John Hellerman | Mar 27, 2014 | Awards & Rankings, Business Development, John Hellerman, Law
What is Chambers USA? Chambers USA is a guide produced by the U.K.-based legal publisher Chambers and Partners. It identifies the best lawyers and law firms in the U.S. in a variety of practice areas; essentially, it’s the legal industry’s version of the Michelin...
by John Hellerman | Mar 17, 2014 | Disruption, John Hellerman, Law, Technology
Law360, New York (March 17, 2014, 10:24 AM ET) — The movie “Her,” which just earned Spike Jonze an Academy Award for best screenplay, has earned less than $30 million at the box office. There’s a reason for that. “Her” is a thought experiment,...
by John Hellerman | Mar 13, 2014 | Branding, John Hellerman, Laterals, Law
In a recent column for Above the Law, Michael Allen of Lateral Link enumerated the top five reasons that attorneys move from one firm to another. Here’s the list he came up with: 1) Management: “A popular complaint I hear from lateral partners,” Allen writes, “is that...
by John Hellerman | Mar 10, 2014 | Branding, Business Development, Case Study, John Hellerman
Situation/Objective: The Beatles famously held off coming to New York before they had a number-one hit. Few of the nation’s largest law firms have shown such restraint. Many of them rapidly increased their numbers, and offices, during the good times—only to undergo...
by John Hellerman | Jan 16, 2014 | Amanda Ferrari, Branding, Content Marketing, John Hellerman, Marin Seifert
Mark Herrmann, a columnist on in-house issues at Above the Law, had a nice post this week. In it, he promised to deliver “the key to good writing.” That’s a pretty big promise, but I think Herrmann is onto something here. The key to good writing, he said, is this:...
