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Houston Litigation Boutique Gibbs & Bruns Pays Big Bonuses
Gibbs & Bruns, a 34-lawyer litigation boutique in Houston, recently set a high bar for associate bonuses by paying bonuses to its 10 associates that are at least as large as their yearly base salary.
Calif. Judge Spreads Federal Circuit's Gospel: Less Is More
Federal Circuit Judge Randall Rader issued an advisory order strictly limiting patent suit e-discovery -- and it wasn't long before he gained a Northern District of California disciple.
Judge Knocks Out KBR Counterclaim Over Iraq War Security Contracts
Publication Date: 2012-04-24 Practice Area: Industry: Court: Judge: Attorneys: For plaintiff: For defendant: Case number:
The ruling is a loss for KBR and its lawyers at Susman Godfrey and McKenna Long & Aldridge--but not for long, if the defense lawyers get their way.
Fed. Circuit's Gospel of Limited E-Discovery Spreads
On a hot East Texas day, the chief judge of the Federal Circuit unveiled a plan to "bring some discipline" to e-discovery.Gibbs & Bruns Pays Big Bonuses
�Each of our associates received a bonus at least equal to salary,� Robin Gibbs says.
In the Grid: Large Firms Pay Many Texas Associates Bigger Bonuses
Large Texas-based firms and out-of-state firms with large Texas operations paid bonuses roughly equivalent to what they paid associates for 2006 work or a little more than the previous year, according to interviews with lawyers at the firms. Stanley Mayo, managing partner of the Dallas office of Patton Boggs, says bonuses for his firm's associates will range from about $10,000 to as much as $70,000.
Large Firms Pay Many Texas Associates Bigger Bonuses
Many associates are richer due to bonus money. Large firms in Texas paid bonuses roughly equivalent to what they paid associates for 2006 work. The generous bonuses are in addition to salary raises that many big firms gave associates in 2007 as the Texas base salary for first-year associates increased to $160,000. "We felt like some of the associates ... were working excess hours, and we felt we should provide a special bonus to them," says Stanley Mayo, managing partner of Patton Boggs' Dallas office.Trending Stories
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