2017 Legal Awards

36 Acquisition International - Legal Awards 2017 Decisis was founded in 2007 by Michael Bilewycz, an experienced IP lawyer who gives us an insight into the services the firm offers, as well as its success. ecisis deals with a wide variety of clients, both worldwide and domestically, including law firms, food businesses, branding/design consultancies, IT businesses, marketing businesses, financial firms, management consultancies, and many more. Michael talks to us about the state of the legal profession and business sector, noting how small law firm numbers are increasing . They are showing a different way of doing business: the result is the increased use of outsourcing, as Michael alludes to. “Currently, a major feature of the UK legal market is the growing number of small independent specialist law firms. They are agile, flexible, provide a high standard of expertise and specialisation, and manage their costs very effectively. Simultaneously, medium-sized firms without a strong specialism are finding themselves under ever increasing pressure. “The challenges are multifarious, including an ever-changing regulatory environment, greater competition, ever increasingly expensive overheads and professional indemnity insur¬ance, and more demanding clients. These challenges seem to affect medium-sized full service law firms more adversely than the rest of the legal sector. This has led to increased outsourcing of some key functions.” Company: Decisis Limited Contact: Michael Bilewycz Email: michael.bilewycz@ decisis.co.uk Address: 5 St. John’s Lane, London, EC1M 4BH, UK Phone: 020 7250 4732 Decisis Limited D LA170042 The legal industry can be very competitive, and Michael explains what the team does to help its clients. Being unique is something Decisis aim to be, and he describes what it is that differentiates the firm from others in the industry. “To benchmark the business, we try to apply solutions that other businesses (including non-legal) find useful. At the same time, we do not seek to imitate other legal practices whose circumstances may well be very different. I really do not pay much attention to what my competitors are doing unless they are being completely radical. “Essentially, we differentiate ourselves from our competitors through branding, being flexible, commitment, and a per¬sonal approach to clients and their needs.” Looking ahead, Michael foresees some upcoming challenges which, if tackled correctly, can easily turn into opportunities which will open up new avenues of success for Decisis. “Moving forward, Brexit, technology, the Internet and social media will present oppor-tunities as well aschallenges. Brexit can generate opportunities if those in the legal and other business sectors adopt a positive, pragmatic attitude and broaden out their perspectives. Indeed, over the last two years before the Brexit vote, I detected an inclination amongst many international clients to look beyond the EU for business opportunities.” Best Trade Mark Law Firm - London