In the face of a glaring pay gap between male and female partners, some firm leaders point to the emphasis on origination credit as the key culprit. But moving away from such a model may not be so easy.
The 12 law firm combinations announced or completed in the third quarter of 2016 is a sharp decline from the 28 in the second quarter, according to data from law firm consulting company Altman Weil.
Law firm mergers through the third quarter of 2016 were on par with the same period last year, according to the merger research team at Fairfax Associates, and are dominated by very small acquisitions/combinations.
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