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
Preventing a Revolving Partner Door: Building Ties that Bind
Evolving Approaches to Partner Compensation
Partner Feedback: How to Maximize Your Firm’s Greatest Asset
News & Events
Press Releases
Law firm mergers up year-to-date
Law firm merger activity increased slightly in 2023 relative to 2022, with increased activity in cross-border and large firm mergers, according to findings from 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,...