Fairfax in the Press
Law Firm Mergers Continue at Record Pace Through Third Quarter
Kristin Stark is quoted on the increased competition and firms’ interest in seeking to improve their market position.
Is Kirkland Raiding the Big Four?
Lisa Smith is quoted on the movement of lawyers between law firms and accounting firms.
Pay Model Evolves at Fried Frank, Paving Way for Outsized Earnings
Lisa Smith is quoted on partner compensation trends.
Texas Tie Ups Lead Busy Second Quarter for Law Firm Mergers
Three of the four largest mergers in the quarter involved Texas-based firms.
Power Sharing: Law Firms Say It Can Be Nirvana, But Experts See Pitfalls
Lisa Smith is quoted. Experts aren’t fond of two co-managing partners or a committee of equals running a law firm.
Report Finds Steady Pace Continuing for Law Firm Mergers
Cross-Border Combinations Drive US Law Firm Merger Activity to Record Highs
The Cost of Making Partner and How Senior Associates Should Prepare
Published by The American Lawyer Making partner isn’t cheap, and the cost is more than just the years of hard work and stress that associates put in as they reach for the brass ring. View Full Article Making partner isn’t cheap, and the cost is more than...
Uncertainty Looms Over Boies Schiller After Dunn and Isaacson’s Exit
Kristin Stark is quoted “When firms are larger and have more lease obligations and they lose partners across a swath of their geography, that’s very challenging,” Stark said.
As BigLaw Explores New Pay Systems, Some Carry More Risk
Lisa Smith is quoted: Most often, firms are somewhere between black box and totally transparent, and many are finding what they view as a happy medium on that spectrum, according to Lisa Smith, a law firm strategy and management consultant at Fairfax Associates.
Legal Professionals Want to Keep Working From Home, but Will That Last?
Lisa Smith is quoted “I think people miss it more than they expected,” she said.
As Workforce Scatters, Onus Falls on Practice Group Leaders to Keep Firm Culture Intact
Kristin Stark is quoted discussing how practice heads are serving as “mini-managing partners” as law firms fight to maintain business continuity and ensure cohesion during the COVID-19 pandemic.
