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February 24, 2006 |

Shartsis Friese Hikes Salaries for Associates

Following pay hikes at other firms across California that have altered the market average, Shartsis Friese partners have agreed to bolster salaries at the 53-lawyer firm. "We've always committed to employing high-quality attorneys, and we've always paid market rates," said Paul Feesby, the firm's chief operating officer. Under the new structure, first- and second-year associates will receive a $10,000 boost in salary, and more senior associates will also enjoy a pay increase.
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April 16, 2009 |

Silicon Scene

Shartsis Friese helps a waste-management company buy $261 million worth of landfills dumped in the wake of a mega-merger of junk giants.
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March 21, 2005 |

On the Move

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May 15, 2007 |

How Small Firms Are Managing $160K Salaries

In February, Day Casebeer Madrid & Batchelder partners invited their associates to discuss pay increases over lunch. It was a response to the first announcements rocking Silicon Valley that some big firms would move salaries for first-years to $160,000.
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July 09, 2009 |

Midsize Firms Weigh Salary Cuts

Some midsize firms, like Douglas Winthrop's Howard Rice, have matched the associate salary cuts doled out by many big firms. Others are likely to follow, but a few say they?ll hold the line.
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July 12, 2010 |

The 2010 Midsize Hot List

The National Law Journal's 2010 Midsize Hot List shows the agility of law firms with 50 to 150 attorneys in ducking the recession's blows -- or at least bouncing back more quickly than many big-firm competitors. Lower hourly rates remain the greatest advantage that midsize firms offer, but it's not all about the money. The 20 firms included on the list have demonstrated the ability to snag big clients by offering specialized services and to hold on to smaller clients through bread-and-butter practices.
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May 29, 2007 |

Pillsbury, Others Hit or Exceed $160K Mark for Associate Salaries

Just when you thought the bandwagon was packed, another handful of California firms have announced associate salary hikes. Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman became the latest large firm to move first-year pay up to $160,000. And in the midsize camp, Munger, Tolles & Olson boosted first-year pay to the $160,000 level, while Shartsis Friese took its top-billing associates to $165,000. In a prepared statement, Pillsbury said the salary hike won't come at the cost of associates or clients.
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April 08, 2005 |

Playing Hard to Get

Fifteen years after the onset of merger mania, and despite the invasion of out-of-towners now crowding the San Francisco region, some leading Bay Area law firms remain independent -- sometimes fiercely so. As consultant Blane Prescott says, "This is a market where the firms that were here got big or they dissolved or they've already merged. What's left are highly, highly successful firms that don't have much interest in merging." Then again, some firms have learned to never say never.
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April 06, 2005 |

Playing Hard to Get

Ask law firm leaders or consultants for a Northern California merger wish list and some of the same names pop up. But 15 years after merger mania started, and despite the invasion of out-of-towners now crowding the Bay Area, these and other firms remain independent -- sometimes fiercely so. Their reasons vary, but not by much.
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