News & Events
News & Events
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...
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.
Designing Effective Compensation Systems
US Law Firm Group Nashville, TN, September 2017
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.
