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Applying the
law to multi-cultural, multi-jurisdictional and multi-national transactions
is the major challenge facing law firms today. Bryan Cave excels
at it. With its headquarters in St. Louis, the firm employs more
than 800 lawyers (250 in St. Louis) and 1,000 staff in 16 offices:
nine throughout the United States and seven spread from London to
the Middle East to China.
One of the 35 largest law firms in the world, Bryan Cave posted
$350 million in revenues in 2002. Leading this successful law firm
since 1994 is chairman, Walter Metcalfe, who joined Bryan Cave in
1982. Despite its reach, Walter Metcalfe and his partners regard
Bryan Cave as one firm, not a collection of profit centers and practice
groups. The cover story by Pam Droog, details Metcalfe’s outlook
and direction for the firm.
Dr. James Dennis, president of McKendree College, is a college professor’s
son. Like Walter Metcalfe, an attorney’s son, he intended to follow
in his father’s footsteps. But his career in higher education shifted
from teaching to administration when he accepted an offer to be
vice president of student affairs at USC in 1982. In 1994, he moved
to Illinois to become McKendree’s 32nd president.
Though Dennis misses teaching, McKendree College has taken enormous
strides under Dennis’ leadership. The campus, 25 minutes from downtown
St. Louis, has expanded dramatically as has its curriculum and other
programs. In the last nine years, McKendree’s enrollment has more
than tripled and the average GPA of incoming freshmen has essentially
doubled. U.S. News & World Report has ranked McKendree in
the top tier of Midwest regional colleges for three consecutive
years.
This issue of St. Louis Commerce also features our popular
Commercial Construction Roundup. This section reviews significant
projects undertaken in metropolitan St. Louis by the region’s general
contractors, developers, architects and engineers. As a sidebar
to the Roundup, three local construction industry leaders—Joe McKee,
president of Paric Corp., Gary Frossard, president of Kadean Construction
Co., and Pam Duffy, president of Rhodey & Son Construction—offer
their opinions on the state of the regional construction industry
and what to expect over the coming year.
Additionally we have a story for you about HIPAA, the Health Insurance
Portability and Accountability Act, and its impact on local businesses;
an interesting insight into the challenges facing CIOs; and a perspective
on company fitness programs. There is more. Enjoy, and as always,
I look forward to hearing from you.
RICHARD C.D. FLEMING
President and Chief Executive Officer
St. Louis Regional Chamber and Growth Association |
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