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"Culture" is a popular buzzword for law firm leaders describing in vague terms what sets them apart from their rivals. For Winston Taylor's Steve D'Amore, it's a key part of melding the two firms that combined in June in Big Law's latest transatlantic merger.
"We put culture at the top of the list of things that were important to make sure we had right," D'Amore said on Bloomberg Law’s podcast, On The Merits. That includes blending US and European approaches to consensus building and urgency to attain "urgent collaboration" across the newly minted $1.75 billion firm, he said.
Chicago's Winston & Strawn and UK firm Taylor Wessing hired BDO Global to analyze cultural compatibility before the merger was announced and brought the consultants back to look at pain points after completing the tie-up, D'Amore told Bloomberg Law reporter Roy Strom. Winston Taylor's leaders are also trying to bridge gaps on lawyer pay, client conflicts, practice group structures and AI tools.
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