Small Law Firms

Elite Litigation Boutique Matches Cravath

Law firm proves doing good and doing well go together.

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While this year’s associate bonus watch news has mostly focused on the Biglaw behemoths, some high-end boutiques are paying market bonuses too. The legal landscape is changing and boutiques that staff up with top-tier talent are increasingly taking high-profile work from their bigger counterparts. And with top-tier talent comes top-tier compensation.

So it comes as no surprise that Roberta Kaplan’s new firm, Kaplan & Company LLC, announced a full Cravath match yesterday. Kaplan & Company isn’t even a year old, so the bonuses will obviously be pro-rated, but matching Cravath is a strong statement of confidence in the young firm’s continued success.

And that’s encouraging on a multiple levels, because it proves the firm’s stated mission — as Kaplan put it in her earlier Above the Law interview — is truly successful in doing good and doing well:

We will have a major public interest and pro bono component. Our goal, as stated on our site, is “to fuse together a private commercial practice with a public interest practice for the mutual benefit of both.” I have always treated pro bono clients just like all my other clients, and that will continue. Pro bono work makes you better as both a lawyer and a person.

Congratulations to the Kaplan & Company team and good luck on a successful 2018!

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HeadshotJoe Patrice is an editor at Above the Law and co-host of Thinking Like A Lawyer. Feel free to email any tips, questions, or comments. Follow him on Twitter if you’re interested in law, politics, and a healthy dose of college sports news.

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