Since 1985, I have been privileged to work with hundreds of law firms, and other professional practices around the world. My consulting work now tends to concentrate on strategy, economics, and ownership issues. In particular, I advise on strategy, globalisation and mergers, and carry out reviews of profitability and financial performance. I give advice on ownership issues, including profit-sharing, valuation and capitalisation, planning and performance reviews, admission, retirement and expulsion. I also act as a coach or mentor to managing partners and heads of department, and as a non-executive member of a management or policy board. In addition, I attend many retreats and conferences as speaker or facilitator, and conduct management workshops. I have also acted as an expert witness on law office management. I have a particular interest in the post-Clementi world of legal practice. I therefore advise firms looking to position themselves strategically to succeed in the new competitive landscape, as well as working with new providers of legal services and those raising or contributing capital and investment. My approach to legal practice is driven by the belief that law is a know-how business, and that strategic and financial success is the result of effective implementation as much as making the right choices. Professional service and knowledge-intensive firms present business needs, cultures and management challenges that may not be experienced in other types of businesses or industries. As a result, the motivation and interests of owners, the knowledge base and culture of the firm, and the needs of clients, must all be sensitively considered if a law firm is to succeed and be sustainable. I have always taken the view that my clients are entitled to confidentiality. For this reason, I do not disclose the names of clients that I have advised or worked with, unless that information is otherwise in the public domain. Generally, however, my clients are principally larger providers of legal services; barristers' chambers; corporate and public sector legal departments; patent attorneys; banks; law societies, and public and professional bodies. Although most of my work has originated in Great Britain, it has also involved working with organisations in many other places around the world: the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the Republic of Ireland, Jersey, Guernsey, Sweden, Denmark, the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, France, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Austria, Switzerland, Hungary, Rumania, Turkey, Singapore, Malaysia, and Brunei.