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NEW Developments
BigLaw 2020: Special Partner Issues
See this new webpage for At-risk BigLaw Partners and Counsel. It provides insights about developments such as the following:
- "Will The Next Wave Of Layoffs Target Nonequity Partners?" (Law 360, 7/17/2020).
- "Why Law Firms Collapse" (The Business Lawyer, Winter 2019-2020).
- "Being a Law Firm Partner Was Once a Job for Life. That Culture Is All but Dead" (Wall Street Journal, 8/2019).
- "When is a Partner Not an Employee? According to the Eighth Circuit, Equity Partners in Law Firms Not Employees Under the ADEA" . . .
- "Law Department Leaders Bracing for Recession" reports that 76% of chief legal officers expect a recession . . .
- "Memo to Exiting Lawyers: You’re Not Part of the Firm’s Strategy" - Look in the mirror for the best insight from this blog because . . .
Executive Rx for 2020: Prepping for Recession or Volatility
Executive Compensation & Volatile Times - see this article from Law360 (2020.01.14) for the greatest risks and best precautions to consider before a recession or other financial volatility strikes.
Good Faith and Fair Dealing. Principles of fairness generally entitle executives and other employees to collect bonuses and other performance-based compensation if applicable goals have been satisfied, as well as . . . continued at Cash Bonus Litigation.
"The Art of Drafting Executive Employment Agreements"
2019.11.22 LexisNexis made this article a featured one because it provides insights about the full range of employment terms -- from both the employer perspective and that of individual executives. It is an excellent guide for determining reasonable "asks" as well as provisions to seek or to question.