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Patrick J. Mc Kenna Patrick J. Mc Kenna is an internationally recognized author, lecturer, strategist, and seasoned advisor to the leaders of premier professional service firms. His published articles have appeared in over 50 leading professional journals and his most notable book, First Among Equals (2002), topped bestseller lists in the US, Canada and Australia and has been translated into nine languages. He was recently voted by the readers of Legal Business World as one of only seven international Thought Leaders (2017). Arthur G. Greene Principal, Boyer Greene LLC Dr Bob Murray Founder and principals of Fortinberry Murray Andrew Hedley Andrew Hedley works with the leaders of law firms on issues of vision, strategy, and change. He established Hedley Consulting in 2005 after almost a decade as the business development director of two UK top 20 international law firms. His practice is recognised as a leading boutique strategy consultancy within the legal sector. Andrew is a recognised expert in the field of law firm mergers. Whilst working within private practice he was a member of a small strategy group tasked with pursuing M&A opportunities which led to the execution of a number of significant mergers as well as numerous early-stage negotiationsand evaluations. He has carried this expertise through to his consultancy practice and now advisesfirms at all stages of the merger process – from creating initial strategy, to candidate firm identification and evaluation, through the full negotiation and business case development process and, finally, postcompletion implementation strategy and delivery. Neryl East Neryl East, MA, Ph D, is a writer, academic, speaker and communication specialist with extensive experience in both internal and external communication in Australian government, private sector and not-for-profit organisations. Neryl”s specialties include issues management, change management; and integrating new and traditional media. She lectures in public relations and journalism, is in demand as a keynote presenter and trains organisations in many facets of communication including media skills and writing in plain language. In 2010 Neryl was selected as an ambassador for the Year of Women in Local Government, a programme supported by the Australian government. She is a member of the Public Relations Institute of Australia and the National Speakers Association of Australia. Neryl is the author of Named and Shamed: Rod Oxley”s inside story of the Wollongong corruption scandal and the Ark Group”s Strategic Internal Communications for Complex Organisations report, now in its second edition. Neryl can be contacted via her website. Duncan Hart Former barrister and solicitor for more than 20 years. Full-time management consultant. Editor of the second edition of Management of the Australian Law Practice. Duncan can be contacted via email at www.duncanhartconsulting.com. Dr Alicia Fortinberry Founder and principals of Fortinberry Murray David J. Parnell David J. Parnell is an author, speaker, Forbes and American Lawyer Media columnist, and the founder and principal of True North Partner Management, a partner-level legal search and placement firm. Along with his experience in private placement, he has previously worked in-house with the likes of Intel, Xircom, and Dream Works SKG. Complimenting his Forbes and ALM columns, his work can also be found in publications such as The American Lawyer, Huffington Post, Venture Capital Post, Fox News Magazine, Lawyerist, Law360, Bloomberg, Australasian Lawyer, NBC News, The Global Legal Post, Business Insider, and NZ Lawyer, among others. Carol Mynott Director at Pw C – Professional Services and Global Mobility Nick Marson CEO The Parallel Mind Ltd