Publications

Worldwide IT Trends For 2010-11
This article is adapted from a Gartner Research Report that highlights trends in IT global spending for 2010-11 including the challenges faced by Chief Information Officers post the Global Financial Crisis.

Marriages and Mergers. For Love or Money? 
This article was published in the May 2010 edition of the Australian Legal Business and examines the similarities between mergers and marriages.

The Relationship between In-house Counsel and Private Practice
This article was published in the October 2009 edition of the Australian Legal Business and addresses the relationship between private law firms and in-house counsel.

Speak up in Hard Times
Managing Partner, Robert Wagner's interview and published article with the Human Resources Leader magazine on managing organisational change during difficult economic times - February 2009.

Freehills wins Top Gong
For the third year in a row, Freehills has won the coveted Harriss Wagner Australian Law Firm of the Year Award.

Piper Alderman's Edge 
With the recent success of breaking into the Australian top 25 law firms by revenue (as ranked by BRW), Piper Alderman is continuing to edge ahead with the firm's growth strategy, says managing partner Simon Ward.

Living For Today - Gearing Up For The Future
Wisewould Lawyers, a Melbourne law firm established in 1853, offers a broad range of legal services and is well known for its insurance practice.

Selecting the right practice management system can save firms years of despair
It is not easy to select the right legal practice management system in the market today, not without a thorough examination of the system's value to business imperatives and future direction.         

Harriss Wagner weighs up - Managing change to improve shareholder value
Implementing organisational change  - whether it is a merger or aquisition, the launch of new technology, or a change in business practices can have undesirable consequences if not managed carefully.