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Op-Ed
Over the last few weeks, we have seen a lot of ink relating to a certain merger that didn't happen. Everyone is speculating on why it didn't happen and what the fallout will be for both firms. Some have opined both in print and on blogs that the firm who has lost the most in terms of talent will be weakened and without a clear vision to move forward
From where I am sitting, I can attest to the fact that there is a light at the end of the tunnel for that firm. I know this because I experienced first hand how a firm can recover from 'the worst of times.'
In my long career I have been asked to take on assignments that would seem at the outset to be almost impossible to accomplish. The most challenging and I must confess in the end most successful was the reinvigoration and reinvention of a law firm that had been the focus of a lawsuit brought by the government against the firm. This suit occurred at a time when law firms did not have formal marketing or communications departments, and so the press had its way with the story and did a remarkable job of predicting the demise of the firm. Needless to say, it was not pretty. After a settlement was reached I was asked by the new incoming chairman of the firm to reinvent and reinvigorate the firm. Not an easy task, but from where I was perched, it seemed worth the time and effort.
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