Gretta Rusanow

September 09, 2010 | Law.com

The 2010 midyear data reported by 187 U.S.-headquartered firms to the Law Firm Group at Citi Private Bank may best be described as "shrinking toward profit growth." During the first half of 2010, revenue was virtually flat, and demand was down slightly, compared with the same period in 2009. Inventory grew by less than 1 percent. Given that these results are being compared to a weak first half of 2009, this hardly represents a robust rebound. At best, it may be a bottoming out.

By Dan DiPietro and Gretta Rusanow

4 minute read

March 11, 2011 | Law.com

Law firm profits and lawyer productivity rebounded in 2010, but that was due mostly to cost cutting, according to the latest report from Citi Private Bank's Law Firm Group.

By Dan DiPietro and Gretta Rusanow

8 minute read

March 17, 2003 | New Jersey Law Journal

Knowledge management -- the process of identifying, capturing, disseminating and using the knowledge created by a law firm -- should be key to a law firm's business. However, for most U.S. law firms, knowledge management remains a narrow theoretical concept, without full management support.

By Gretta Rusanow

7 minute read

June 13, 2011 | The American Lawyer

While 2011 has gotten off to a decent start in terms of collections and demand, the increasing pressure on expenses is placing even more pressure on firms to grow their topline revenue--and to reset partner expectations about profit growth.

By By Dan DiPietro and Gretta Rusanow

11 minute read

March 11, 2011 | New York Law Journal

Law firm profits and lawyer productivity rebounded in 2010 - good signs that the market has turned a corner. However, demand was flat and revenues were up modestly compared to a weak 2009. Translation: The increase in profitability was largely driven by expense cuts.

By Dan DiPietro and Gretta Rusanow

8 minute read

December 01, 2003 | Law.com

Law firms that decide to adopt knowledge management initiatives quickly encounter significant cultural barriers to successful implementation. Acknowledging the existence of such barriers is the first step to overcoming them. Because cultural barriers to knowledge management can limit the growth and profitability of your law firm, addressing them is fundamental to your firm's success.

By Gretta Rusanow

8 minute read

January 21, 2003 | National Law Journal

U.K. and Australian firms are far ahead when it comes to capturing and disseminating their stores of knowledge. At U.S. firms surveyed, KM lacks the full support of management.

By Gretta Rusanow

8 minute read