Fairfax Associates brings together the skills of highly experienced professional services consultants with particular expertise in law firms. Our Principals have advised professional firms since the 1980s and combine high-level strategic and analytical thinking with a profound understanding of professional firms and the way in which professionals are managed.
We work with the support of a number of researchers and analysts and we shape our team according to the demands of the engagement and our client’s internal resources.
Featured Insights
Adapting Partner Compensation in High Profit Years
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Can an Acqui-Hire Approach to Merger be a Talent Solution?
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Insights from Womble Bond Dickinson’s Chair and CEO on Transatlantic Growth
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News & Events
Press Releases
Law firm mergers steady between 2020 and 2021 but below historic averages
Law firm merger activity remained steady in 2021 relative to 2020, but well below historic averages, according to the merger research team at Fairfax Associates.
Speaking Engagements
Origination and Partner Compensation: The Impact on Talent Acquisition and Retention Strategies
Decipher Talent Economics Roundtable, New York City, October 25, 2021
Fairfax In the Press
Of Counsel interviews Lisa Smith
Recently, Of Counsel, a legal practice and management publication, held an interview with highly regarded Fairfax Associates principal, Lisa Smith. For three and a half decades at a few of the nation’s most prestigious consulting firms, Smith has helped regional,...