Frankly speaking: The blind spot that cannot be avoided even by legal tech
One of the core arguments against putting in-house lawyers on an equal footing with external lawyers was that salaried in-house lawyers are dependent on instructions and therefore cannot be independent. Has the amendment of § 46 of the Federal Lawyers’ Act changed this situation? From a system-theoretical point of view, doubts are justified. People who […]
Vaagt Frontal: News
You can find a selection of our lecture activities here. NIVD spring conference on 15.4.2016 in Wiesbaden: Questions about reorganisation consulting The market for insolvency administrators is currently being shaken up massively. A new project, the alignment of restructuring processes with international (i.e. above all: Anglo-Saxon) practices, is causing the Bundestag to consider whether, prior […]
Being well advised: A difference that is relevant
Consulting is an area that has been little researched so far. It is all the more astonishing, therefore, who feels called upon to give advice. But actually, what is the difference that is relevant? That is quite simple: We don’t produce papers and powerpoints that are not implemented, but we moderate the partnerships in such […]
Frankly speaking: The insolvency of the insolvency administrators
Since 2014, the insolvency administrator scene has had a rather lukewarm market. The few major proceedings are often not followed by insolvency, but rather, already in the self-interest of the management, are reorganized in the self-administration or even earlier. This is a problem for an insolvency administration based on a mixed calculation of large and […]
Quite right: Fines for cartel proceedings included in the price?
Are fines in cartel proceedings included in the costs of influencing the market priced in by the companies from the outset? And does the legal department know about this? This question could be asked if one reads the list of fines imposed by the European Union for breaches of competition law. The most recent example […]
In-depth: re-merger of law firms, or: from the umbrella brand to truly integrated law firms
Traditional law firms, organised in partnership, always organise themselves at minimum cost. This is why they are so profitable, unlike other professions. This went well as long as the competition did not behave differently. In the German market of commercial law firms, a completely different approach has been taken with the emergence of Anglo-Saxon law […]
Vaagt Frontal / News
Coaching for legal department heads at the Legal Revolution on 4 and 5 December 2018: The organizers of the Legal Revolution, according to their own statements of the leading platform (congress and fair) for topics around Legal Tec, which brings together law firms and heads of legal departments, have Dr. Wolf Peter Gross and Christoph […]
Well advised (offers)
Our consulting highlights from 2018 include: Spin-off of a consulting firm on DGVO from a law firm Reorganisation of an auditing company for the purpose of higher internal cooperation and capacity to act Tripling the profit of a medium-sized commercial law firm (Austria)
Review Legal Tech Manuals
Competition improves business, they say: Two books on legal tech. Two books have been published by C. H. Beck-Verlag: The “Legal Tech Handbook” by Stefan Breidenbach/Florian Glatz and the book simply called “Legal Tech” by Harting/Bues/Halbleib. To publish two books on the same topic is at least courageous for a publishing house that has made […]
Quite right: Google: Antitrust violations as a business model
The list of penalties imposed by the European Union for competition violations is so long that one has to ask oneself whether violations are a worthwhile business model. The most recent example is the judgment against Google or Alphabet for deliberately exploiting its supremacy in the search engine market for online shopping (the company has […]
In-depth: Why does a corporate legal department need a strategy?
Isn’t it enough if she just does her job very well? And to do it as conveniently as possible for the company? No – that is not enough, we think. This is already evident from the fact that the provocative questions above raise counter-questions. What is “the work of a legal department”? How must the […]
Being well advised: Kanban in the legal department
Kanban is a so-called agile method for controlling production processes. Kanban comes from the Asian language and means card, label or sticker. The first Kanban system was developed from 1947 by Taiichi Ohno at the Japanese company Toyota. One reason for the development of Kanban was the insufficient productivity and efficiency of the company compared […]