Dan Dipietro

May 01, 2011 | The American Lawyer

For two years, firms have protected profits by cutting costs. That tactic isn't going to work anymore.

By By Dan DiPietro and Gretta Rusanow

8 minute read

November 01, 2007 | The American Lawyer

By Dan DiPietro

10 minute read

November 17, 2009 | The American Lawyer

In the last year, several Am Law 100 firms have announced that they have shifted to, or are in the process of shifting to, a performance-based asssociate compensation system. But a decision to consider abandoning lockstep is just the first step. The hardest part is yet to come.

By Dan DiPietro, Lisa Keyes, Laura Saklad

16 minute read

December 15, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Citi Private Bank Law Watch Third Quarter 2010 results indicated that firms continue to experience flat revenue growth.

By Dan DiPietro and Gretta Rusanow

10 minute read

December 10, 2010 | Law.com

Dan DiPietro and Gretta Rusanow of Citi Private Bank's Law Firm Group analyze how law firms are responding to constant pricing pressures and seeking to differentiate themselves.

By Dan DiPietro and Gretta Rusanow

10 minute read

August 21, 2008 | The American Lawyer

Preliminary financial data for 2008 suggests that this will be a bleak year for large law firms--the worst since 2001, and, perhaps, since the early nineties, writes Dan DiPietro of the Law Firm Group at Citi Private Bank.

By Dan DiPietro

12 minute read

August 01, 2008 | Law.com

Lockstep compensation is an illogical, ill-conceived approach to pay that addresses none of the issues faced by today's associates, writes Dan DiPietro of The Law Firm Group of Citi Private Bank. Neither does lockstep help firms address such concerns as associate turnover and client complaints about associate pay. DiPietro presents his case for replacing the lockstep system with a performance-based pay structure.

By Dan DiPietro

10 minute read

November 22, 2010 | Law.com

Dan DiPietro and Gretta Rusanow of Citi Private Bank's Law Firm Group analyze law firm surveys that give an overview of trends in the industry and insight into where it is headed.

By Dan DiPietro and Gretta Rusanow

5 minute read

November 22, 2010 | Law.com

Dan DiPietro and Gretta Rusanow of Citi Private Bank's Law Firm Group analyze law firm surveys that give an overview of trends in the industry and insight into where it is headed.

By Dan DiPietro and Gretta Rusanow

5 minute read

November 19, 2009 | Texas Lawyer

The legal industry loves its traditions, and one of the most entrenched -- embraced by virtually every Am Law 100 firm -- is lockstep associate compensation. But over time, even the best traditions can become anachronisms, and that is the case with lockstep.

By Dan DiPietro, Lisa Keyes, Laura Saklad

16 minute read