Fazio Advisory’s skill base covers the full range of issues facing professional firms, from problem solving or project management to sounding board or coach. Areas of skill include:

SPECIAL ISSUES AROUND PARTNERSHIP

  • audit and refresh outdated equity systems
  • recommend partner entrance/exit arrangements
  • introduce measurement systems for partner performance
  • implement partner remuneration methodologies and partner cash flow management
  • help devise the source (internal and external) of working capital funds
  • match partner remuneration methodologies with firm strategy and culture

PROCESS IMPROVEMENT IN THE DELIVERY OF SERVICES

  • demonstrate how systems/IT can help manage projects, enable cooperation, retain knowledge of expertise and clients, develop precedents and create workflows
  • tailor delivery to particular clients so they get what they really want
  • show how positive behaviours around systems/IT will increase compliance with protocols, quality assurance, support of juniors and work/life balance
  • recommend methods to ensure consistency across file management, project management, knowledge, use of IT and staff supervision
  • drive reviews of current approaches to deliver major positive change

CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING

  • develop innovative solutions or approaches for difficult situations
  • create innovative proposals to allow parties at “deadlock” to move forward. The situation could be between parties to a legal dispute, between people in a group or firm, between a firm and its client (such as a major fee or quality dispute) or even between a regulator and a business.

MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP TRAINING AND PRESENTING

  • Attendance and active participant at many FMRC conferences and Managing Partner Forums run by Chilli Marketing (presenter)
  • Ran internal management courses at Minter Ellison, Andersen Legal and Herbert Geer, including chairing Andersen Legal Asia Pacific Senior Managers forum
  • Various CLE (Continuing Legal Education) conferences and seminars (presenter)
  • Attendance at AICD, CEDA, ALPMA (presenter) and other conferences and seminars