The gloves are off when it comes to using market-rate salaries to woo fresh associate recruits to Silicon Valley firms. First-year associates will earn $125,000 plus a guaranteed minimum bonus of $20,000 next year at Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian.

The salary increases, which take effect Jan. 1, are across the board at the Menlo Park-based corporate boutique.