The Lonely Leader
Leading a law firm is both rewarding and challenging, but it doesn’t have to be isolating. With the right support, timely decisions, and trusted advisors, leaders can overcome frustrations and steer their teams toward success.
Welcoming Vikki Bentwood to Edge International
We are pleased to welcome Vikki Bentwood, an accomplished consultant specialising in marketing and business development for law firms, helping to expand their client bases and enhance their reputations. Having held senior marketing and business development positions in British and international law firms, Vikki has a track record in successfully growing departments, implementing new marketing […]
Ten Obstacles to Effective Strategy
Ten Obstacles to Effective Strategy In this article I examine the main reasons why professional are firms are typically littered with uncompleted strategic projects and failed initiatives. The ten obstacles that I have identified can of course be addressed by better processes. However, in addition, I plan in an ensuing article to set out what […]
The Mid-Sized Full Service Commercial Firm “Playbook”
As the legal industry continues its multi-decade embrace of operating scale (bigger is better, or at least more efficient!), what does this trend mean for commercial firms that don’t choose to anchor their success to hiring more lawyer bodies across which to allocate their fixed costs?
India Opens Doors For Foreign Lawyers & Foreign Law Firms – Part I
A three-part series on Indian Bar Council’s Historic Announcement & What Followed Thereafter
Susan Slifer and Joel Barolsky Join Edge
2022 was a very good year for Edge International for many reasons but clearly the highlights included the addition from Australia and the USA of two of the most amazing professionals to add to our global team of Principals.
Jonathan Middleburgh and Leon Sacks Join Edge International
Edge International are delighted to announce that two new principals have joined us effective July 1, 2019. Leon Sacks, who is fluent in Portuguese and Spanish, will be focusing on our offering in the USA and Latin America. Originally from England, Leon is a UK chartered accountant and has much experience in the professional services industry. […]
Edge International Welcomes Yarman J. Vachha
On behalf of all the principals of Edge International, I am delighted to welcome Yarman J. Vachha to our firm. Based in Singapore, Yarman extends Edge International’s legal-services consulting reach in Asia across Singapore, Hong Kong and Kuala Lumpur. Yarman Vachha brings Edge International the benefit of his 38-year professional accounting and management career, including […]
In Memory of John Plank
It is with great sadness that I must report that on October 19, 2016, our colleague John Stewart Plank passed away after a valiant fight against illness. John was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, and during the 1970s and 1980s he worked as a director of Shakespearean theatre in Stratford and Peterborough, Ontario. In subsequent years, […]
How Important is Collegiality?
What truly defines a successful law firm culture? Explore how shared values, camaraderie, and a unified strategy can shape high performance—even when profit isn’t the top priority.