Winston & Strawn has settled on the eve of trial a lawsuit brought against it by a New York partner who claimed the firm broke a deal to exempt him from “decompression,” a policy sharply reducing partners’ pay after age 65, writes the New York Law Journal.
Throughout the 1990s, Anthony LoFrisco, 74, was one of the law firm’s highest-paid partners, based largely on his close relationship with former General Electric (GE) chairman John “Jack” Welch. According to a 1994 agreement with Chicago-based Winston, LoFrisco was to be paid an amount equal to at least 13% of the firm’s GE billings.
