Only a couple of days after Dewey & LeBoeuf warned its employees that it might close its doors, more top partners at the firm left for new locations on…
In recent days, Morgan Lewis announced the addition of Margaret M. Gatti as a partner in its Antitrust Practice. She will work out of the Washington and Philadelphia offices. Gatti…
International law firm McDermott Will & Emery announced leading natural gas regulatory partner Karol Lyn Newman has joined the firm as a partner in its Energy Advisory Practice Group, based…
Global law firm K&L Gates LLP has added partners to both its Paris office, as well as its Palo Alto office in recent weeks. Etienne Drouard joins as an intellectual…
Morgan Lewis and Bockius has recently hired Martin Stewart-Smith from Simmons and Simmons to their London transaction practice. Stewart-Smith is set to join the practice in September when he has…
On Monday, March 28, eBay Inc. announced its plans to buy GSI Commerce for $2.4 billion. GSI Commerce is a Pennsylvania based company that provides online marketing services and operates…
Since Howrey dissolved last week, its partners have been going to many different firms. This Thursday, March 17, three more firms hired several former Howrey partners. Morgan Lewis is getting…
Good morning everybody! Today is Thursday, November 11th, and it’s Veterans Day. Here’s a quick look back at yesterday’s stories. Austin-based labor and employment shareholder Peyton Smith was named Winstead…
Almost a year and a half after announcing plans to move away from lockstep compensation and implement a merit-based pay system for its associates, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius has decided…
Good morning everybody! Today is Tuesday, November 9th. Here’s a look back at yesterday’s stories. Ballard Spahr will open its 13th office with the addition of a group of attorneys from…
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Law firms of all sizes are being much more selective about who makes equity partner. Gone are the days where doing good work and putting in your time is enough to get you to a profit sharing level. Today, equity partners almost always have to prove that they can contribute their share to the firm. So what does this mean for associates and how can a two-tiered partnership track be beneficial? With a two-tiered partnership structure, associates get more time to prove themselves and also more time to determine whether partnership is the right goal for them. Two-tier partnerships (non-equity and equity) exist so the firm can train and develop associates into equity partners. The non-equity track to partner at most firms is on average, 6 years long. [...]
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