Future Proofing Your Firm: What Should Professional Services Founders Be Thinking About When Considering Ownership Transition?
August 29th, 2025 by Stuart Smith

In this discussion for professional services founders, particularly those considering ownership transition, Managing Partner Clare Murray and Partner Zulon Begum discuss strategies for future proofing your firm during ownership changes, while maintaining culture, internal relationships and business stability. Watch the video or view the transcript, and see below for further details. In this video, Clare […]
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Financial and Operational Issues for Firms considering Private Equity Investment
August 4th, 2025 by Stuart Smith

In this fifth video in our series focusing on Private Equity investment in professional services firms, Partner Zulon Begum is joined by special guest Claire Watkins, Partner and Head of the Professional Practices Group at Buzzacott LLP, to discuss the key financial and operational considerations that firms should be thinking about when contemplating PE investment […]
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In this fourth video in our series focusing on Private Equity investment in professional services firms, Partners Zulon Begum, Corinne Staves and Nick Leale discuss the key regulatory considerations that firms should be thinking about when contemplating PE investment for their firm. In this video, Zulon, Corinne and Nick discuss: How does PE investment reshape law […]
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In this second video in our series focusing on the key issues surrounding partner performance in law firms, Partners Zulon Begum and David Fisher are joined by special guests Nick Jarrett-Kerr and Jonathan Middleburgh from leading law firm consultancy, Edge International, and authors of the book Managing Partner Performance: Strategies for Transforming Underperforming Partners. In this video, The One […]
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In this third video in our series focusing on Private Equity investment in professional services firms, Managing Partner Clare Murray and Partners Corinne Staves and Zulon Begum discuss the key considerations in relation to governance that firms should be thinking about when contemplating PE investment for their firm. Watch the video above or listen to the recording […]
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Tougher at the Top? Keys to Thriving (Not Just Surviving) in an Increasingly Uncertain World – 2 November – 9.30am – 12.00pm in Toronto
June 4th, 2025 by Stuart Smith
Tougher at the Top? Keys to Thriving (Not Just Surviving) in an Increasingly Uncertain World – 2 November – 9.30am – 12.00pm in Toronto
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In this second video in a series focusing on Private Equity investment in professional services firms, Managing Partner Clare Murray and Partners Corinne Staves and Zulon Begum discuss the key issues in relation to remuneration that firms should be thinking about when considering PE investment for their firm. Watch the video here and see below for further details. In this video, […]
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Justifying Mandatory Retirement Ages in Professional Partnerships – Show Me The Evidence!
March 19th, 2025 by Stuart Smith
The recent Employment Tribunal decision in Scott v Walker Morris LLP, whilst not a binding authority, provides an interesting illustration of how an employment tribunal will deconstruct the purported legitimate aims and proportionality of a firm’s mandatory retirement policy for partners, and closely scrutinise whether there is adequate evidence to support the firm’s justification. In that […]
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Zulon Begum appointed Course Director of IBA Law Firm Management Committee Academy for Leaders
March 14th, 2025 by Stuart Smith
We are delighted to announce that Zulon Begum, Partner at CM Murray LLP, has been appointed as a Course Director for the IBA Law Firm Management Committee’s Academy for Leaders, alongside Moray McLaren (founder of Lexington Consultants), Stephen Revell (immediate past chair of the IBA Law Firm Management Committee) and Stephen Bowman (former Toronto Managing Partner […]
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Is The Glue That Holds Partnerships Together Coming Unstuck? – Discussion Recording
February 28th, 2025 by Stuart Smith
We are delighted to share with you a recording of the discussion Is The Glue That Holds Partnerships Together Coming Unstuck? which took place at an event we held recently in London. The discussion explored the evolving dynamics of professional partnerships and the challenges they face in today’s complex legal and business environment. Taking place in a Samoan […]
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