Q2: The Friedman Williams Focus

Introducing The Friedman Williams Focus — Insights for Law Firm Strategies!

Volume 1, Issue 1 is live.

This issue starts with a simple problem: law firms that spend extraordinary care vetting lateral partners often hire their CFO, COO, or CMO with a fraction of that rigor. The result is a mistake that’s expensive, slow to surface, and entirely preventable — one that costs 200–400% of annual salary and takes up to 30 months to fully correct.

This issue examines the margin pressure reshaping C-suite hiring decisions, with data from the Thomson Reuters 2026 State of the U.S. Legal Market Report, our recent American Lawyer article, and observations from the executive searches we’re running now.

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