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December 13, 2004 |

New York Bonuses Causing a Stir

New York-based firms have gotten into the holiday spirit, rushing to hand associates fat across-the-board bonuses. But Bay Area-based firms don't seem to be in any rush to match them -- at least, not yet. The bonus boom started in October and is ranging from $20,000 up to $60,000. Consultants say big bonuses reflect rising revenues as well as renewed worries about hanging on to talent.
3 minute read
October 26, 2009 |

In-House At Large Public Companies

2009 Almanac - In-House At Large Public Companies
33 minute read
November 05, 2004 |

Whistle While You Work

If 2004's summer associates had a collective motto, it might be the comment by an intern at Pittsburgh's Buchanan Ingersoll: "I loved coming to work every day." In the 2004 Summer Associates Survey, this year's crop of soon-to-be lawyers positively gushed over how much they liked their firms, their work and the lawyers they worked with. There was little angst voiced this year about getting an offer. Instead, summers knew what they wanted and felt more confident that they would get it.
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November 17, 2011 |

Representing Corporate New Jersey

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December 12, 2000 |

Surviving the Great Salary Wars

Looking back on the Great Salary War of 2000 -- and forward to a potential salary war in 2001 -- it's time to assess the fallout. Who will pay for the exorbitant associate salaries? How can smaller firms compete for talent? Moderator Edward Poll, J.D., M.B.A., CMC of Edward Poll & Associates, Inc. and a panel of attorneys and law practice management consultants examined these issues during the recent law.com seminar "Law Practice Management: Managing People First."
15 minute read
August 22, 2002 |

The Harder They Fall

Riding the wave of the 2000 technology boom, Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison became the first San Francisco Bay Area firm to break the seven-figure mark in profits per partner -- and it looked like Tower Snow Jr.'s CEO-style strategy to make Brobeck a world-class firm was working. But a year and a half later, profits were way down, support for Snow had eroded and an extraordinary round of revisionism and recrimination had begun.
32 minute read
July 05, 2000 |

Big Times for Small IP Firms

These days, big firms in Silicon Valley don't need no stinkin' rainmakers. The last thing they want to see is somebody with a big book of business because they already have more work than they can handle. But this enviable problem is proving good news for small IP shops in the San Francisco area.
8 minute read
April 05, 2000 |

Dealmakers of the Year: Twelve Corporate Lawyers Who Led the Pack in 1999

A day in the life of a partner in a law firm that represents pre-IPO companies is hectic and stressful, but there is a new reward: client equity. The daily schedule of Cooley Godward partner Mark Tanoury sheds some light on the recent boom for law firms and how they go about deciding which companies they will represent.
23 minute read
July 13, 2000 |

Summer in San Francisco

It's a good time to be a summer associate in the Bay Area. Salaries are high, and the courtships that are summer associate programs continue to live up to their extravagant reputations. The work is often gratifying: thanks to a booming high tech sector, students are working on "incredible assignments" for "big clients." And Northern California offers an added perk -- gorgeous scenery.
5 minute read
September 23, 1999 |

Locked In? Buy That New Mansion Now

California firms are swamped with initial public offerings and corporate transactions, so it was up to the likes of New York's Davis Polk & Wardwell to help investment bankers solve the newest age-old problem in Silicon Valley -- how to spend a windfall in non-tradeable stock. Davis brought the pre-paid forward contract, an instrument that limits the stockholder's downside, provides an up-front cash payment and still qualifies for the capital gains tax.
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