Interview with… Jovana Drašković, Executive Director, SELA

How has the pandemic and the flexi-working revolution affected the network model? Even before the pandemic, our network, given the different locations we are in, functioned with the help of tools that are now widely used, such as various web communication platforms (Teams, Zoom…). Our internal infrastructure and internal knowledge and know-how sharing are based …

Interview with… Keith Heddle, managing director, Mackrell International

How has the pandemic and the flexi-working revolution affected the network model? Definitely for the better. It’s brought us closer together and created more opportunities. For starters, we value our in-person meetings more than ever and we’ve added more spark and more sparkle to the programme, so that they are more engaging, optimise interactions and …

Interview with… Glenn Cunningham, Chairman, Interlaw

Glenn Cunningham has been chair of Interlaw since 2019. Interlaw is an elite global network operating in more than 140 cities with 8000+ lawyers worldwide

How has the pandemic and the flexi-working revolution affected the network model? Pre-pandemic, we were already operating in a world where clients were increasingly requiring borderless, tech-savvy, enterprising and accessible legal services providers that could combine global reach with in-depth local expertise. Many elite global networks, such as Interlaw, had already become agile, digitally enabled …

Interview with… Scott Guan, Zhong Lun Law Firm, President, World Law Group

How has the pandemic and the flexi-working revolution affected the network model? The pandemic accelerated the flexi-working revolution that was bound to happen, but it hasn’t had a negative impact on the network model. WLG has been largely virtual for 35 years, and even pre-pandemic, the network hosted phone calls and virtual meetings—often early morning …

Interview with… Adam Cooke, Chief Executive Officer, Multilaw

How has the pandemic and the flexi-working revolution affected the network model? A surprising thing happened during the pandemic – enquiries about joining the network increased. I think this was because many of the normal channels of business development involving travel were no longer available (at least temporarily) for law firms but networks such as …

Interview with… Rafael Truan Blanco, executive director, The Law Firm Network

How has the pandemic and the flexi-working revolution affected the network model? It is widely known that the pandemic has accelerated the adoption of digital technologies and that, in general, there has been a greater uptake of remote working in law firms. Initially, the uptake of flexible working was also widespread. Although the percentage of …

Alliance of Business Lawyers: How a Global Alliance of Lawyers Can Advance Your Work

      Alliance of Business Lawyers 26, Boulevard des Philosophes CH – 1205 Geneva [email protected] +41225967936 When globalization began to emerge 25 years ago, a few law firms felt the need to come together to answer the new challenges of the business. The Alliance of Business Lawyers was then created to build a stronger, …