United States: Outsourcing

Family offices are grappling with mounting operational complexity, talent shortages, and succession challenges that strain traditional in-house models. As wealth structures expand across investments, entities, and philanthropic activities, many families are reconsidering whether every function should remain internal or if outsourced support could provide stronger continuity, specialized expertise, and improved coordination.

The modern workforce has transformed dramatically, with individuals building client bases and working across state lines through digital platforms. Yet the employment laws governing these arrangements often date back to the 1930s, creating complex legal challenges when contemporary business models collide with outdated regulatory frameworks. This discussion examines the critical questions surrounding independent contractors, joint employment, gig work, and workforce design in today's evolving labor landscap

Generative AI is fundamentally reshaping the economics that drove decades of outsourcing growth, automating routine tasks that companies previously sent offshore for cost savings. As AI capabilities expand, organizations face critical decisions about which work to keep in-house, what to automate, and how to restructure their relationships with outsourcing partners.

Escalating vendor cyber risk, tighter regulatory expectations, and fast-moving AI-driven threats are making traditional checkbox diligence insufficient for protecting organizational data. This episode explores how businesses can leverage system and organizational control framework reports to address critical gaps in vendor assessments and strengthen their cybersecurity posture.

The business of law is evolving. Today, management services organizations (MSOs) for law firms are becoming an increasingly attractive tool to allow lawyers and law firms the ability to leverage outside investment...

Recently, a federal court in the Northern District of California issued an important ruling in the closely followed Mobley v. Workday putative class action lawsuit alleging that Workday violated federal discrimination laws.

Global business services (GBS) is an organizational concept that has gone through multiple value lever phase...

In today's competitive business landscape, companies are constantly seeking ways to enhance efficiency and cut costs.

In recent years we've seen a number of mega investors pivot to outsourcing their co-invest operations to an asset manager to address issues caused by limited internal resources...