Boies Says Firing Lawyers Is the Hardest Part of Running a Firm

Welcome back to the Big Law Business column on the changing legal marketplace written by me, Roy Strom. This week, we look at the strategic role that disappointing people plays in managing a law firm. Sign up to receive this column in your inbox on Thursday mornings.

I interviewed David Boies and his firm’s soon-to-be deputy chair Natasha Harrison last week following news that Boies Schiller Flexner co-managing partner Nick Gravante would be leaving the firm for Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft. My story focused on how Boies Schiller is handling generational transition at the firm, which has come under ...