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Gretta Rusanow

Gretta Rusanow

August 16, 2012 | The American Lawyer

Citi Midyear Report Sees Signs of Trouble Ahead for Firms

Early indicators suggest the legal industry may not be able to match 2011's tepid growth this year.

By Dan DiPietro and Gretta Rusanow

5 minute read

November 08, 2012 | The American Lawyer

Report: Sluggish Third Quarter Suggests Firms' 2012 Revenues Will Lag 2011's Modest Gains

Results from the first nine months of 2012 are in, and it appears increasingly likely that the legal industry will fall short of 2011's low single-digit profit growth, according to the latest report from Citi Private Bank's Law Firm Group.

By Dan DiPietro, John Wilmouth, and Gretta Rusanow

6 minute read

February 06, 2013 | Law.com

Citi: Firms Posted 4.3 Percent Rise in 2012 Profits

Law firm profits increased by 4.3 percent in 2012, according to Citi Private Bank. But the factors in the fourth quarter that drove such a strong finish to the year (very strong collections, a spike in demand, and more moderate growth in expenses) may not be sustainable.

By Dan DiPietro and Gretta Rusanow

5 minute read

March 28, 2012 | The American Lawyer

Waiting For Spring

Why 2012 could be even more challenging for firms than 2009.

By Dan DiPietro and Gretta Rusanow

9 minute read

November 01, 2011 | The American Lawyer

A Heavy Lift

Citibank's midyear report finds that even before the market meltdown, firms' expenses were outpacing revenue gains.

By Dan DiPietro and Gretta Rusanow

5 minute read

May 05, 2004 | The Recorder

Learning to Share

Law is a knowledge-based profession. Knowledge management -- leveraging your organization's collective wisdom by creating systems and processes to support and facilitate the identification, capture, dissemination and use of your organization's knowledge to meet your business objectives -- should be key to your practice and business. However, for many lawyers, knowledge management remains a narrow theoretical concept.

By Gretta Rusanow

8 minute read

January 02, 2012 | The American Lawyer

New Year, Old Worry

Demand slowed in third-quarter 2011, perhaps presaging a rough patch in early 2012.

By Dan DiPietro and Gretta Rusanow

8 minute read

February 08, 2013 | Daily Report Online

Firms' profits up 4.3 percent for 2012 profits

The early 2012 results are in: Law firm profits increased by 4.3 percent in 2012, in line with Citi Private Bank's full-year 2012 forecast.

By Dan DiPietro and Gretta Rusanow

5 minute read

November 10, 2003 | National Law Journal

KM Cultural Barriers

Before attempting to implement knowledge management, a firm must identify its cultural barriers and take specific steps to overcome them.

By Gretta Rusanow

8 minute read

September 10, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

BigLaw's Cup Is Half Full, But Is It Leaking?

Looking at the 2010 midyear data reported to the Law Firm Group at Citi Private Bank by 187 U.S.-headquartered firms in our latest survey, we can best describe the results as "shrinking toward profit growth."

By Dan DiPietro and Gretta Rusanow

4 minute read