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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...
Law Firm Merger Activity Abroad Highlights First Half Frenzy
Kristin Stark is quoted. Cross-border combinations continued to propel law firm merger activity through the second quarter of 2017.
Law firm practice groups are so… 2015
5th Annual Partner Compensation Workshop – October 4, 2017 in DC
This workshop provides a forum to focus on difficult and pressing compensation issues with other law firm leaders and Fairfax consultants.
Cross-border Mergers Continue Strong Pace In 2017
How ArentFox Schiff Becomes a Serious Contender in the Hunt for New Business and the War for Talent
Lisa Smith, who heads the Washington office of consultants Fairfax Associates, sees the combination as transformative for both firms. “It changes the competitive position of the combined firm significantly—not just from size, but also geographic breadth and practice depth,” said Smith, who is a longtime adviser to ArentFox.
Separation Between Big Law Elites and the Rest Is Intensifying
Lisa Smith is quoted “When we look at the driver of profitability, it really is driven by RPL. The way you get to higher RPL is getting practices that are known-fors and being able to offer a range of services to clients”.
