When calculating the latest round of associate salary increases, DLA Piper singled out one group of associates for a higher scale: patent litigators. In a move away from lock-step compensation, those first-years -- no matter what office they're in -- will be placed on the higher $160,000 scale, while other California associates start at $145,000. "I am a believer in listening to the marketplace and making sure you're in line with the market," said DLA's J. Terence O'Malley.
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DLA Piper Singles Out Patent Litigators for Higher Pay
The Recorder
March 2, 2007
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