Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day.
You have to have the financial strength to pay people what they’re worth in the market.
— Frank Lopez, chair of Paul Hastings, in comments given to Bloomberg Law, on his firm’s aggressive recruiting of rainmaker partners for top dollar, which was one of the top trends of 2024 across the Biglaw landscape. At some firms, highly sought-after partners were able to collect $20 million or more to make a key lateral move.
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