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Why Law Firms Need IT Policies

Kraft Kennedy

The rules and procedures that govern how organizations use technology to conduct business, Information technology (IT) policies are crucial to security, efficiency and productivity and shouldn’t be considered optional, static or one-size-fits all.

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Why Are We Still Classifying Companies by Industry?

Harvard Business

For more than 60 years, investors, analysts, business leaders, and even governments, have classified companies based on industries. There were no tech companies back then, at least not as we currently define them. They have expanded far beyond the “Information Technology” tag attached to them by GICS.

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FTI Consulting Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

Luczak pioneered solutions at the intersection of law, communications and technology that affected not only the cases he was involved in, but the industry itself. First, consulting services were added for property and casualty insurance claim adjusters and attorneys. 1999: FTI Consulting began trading as a public company on the NYSE.

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Where Trump Does (and Doesn’t) Have Leverage with China

Harvard Business

companies close home factories more readily than German and Japanese corporations, and Trump can use the presidency to challenge that boardroom culture. The companies to focus on would be those that import heavily from China, such as big retailers like Walmart or branded orchestrators like Apple. made products over the next 10 years.

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The Brattle Group Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

Though the company was first founded by 5 Principals, today they have 67 Principals and 4 Principals Emeritus. Intellectual property. But that’s not all, others go on to enjoy illustrious careers as analysts at Fortune 100 companies and beyond. Each day at The Brattle Group brings opportunities to make an impact.

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The Real Reason Superstar Firms Are Pulling Ahead

Harvard Business

But why are these companies doing so well? One answer to that first question shows up in study after study: superstar firms are succeeding in large part due to information technology. They’re also more profitable, more innovative, and they pay better. This hypothesis is bolstered by another recent paper.

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Backdoor Government Decryption Hurts My Business and Yours

Harvard Business

Senators Richard Burr and Dianne Feinstein have introduced a bipartisan bill that would require all tech companies to decrypt customer data at a court’s request. based technology company that securely backs up and protects data for more than 1.5 At my company, we promise to keep valuable data private and secure.