Sentences with phrase «few boutique firms»

There are still a few boutique firms that, together with their clients, have a very different attitude to risk, and will still do some of these schemes.

Not exact matches

It's the sort of rapid gearshift that few companies ever experience, much less master: over the course of about five years, FouFou Dog (FFD), a Markham, Ont. - based dog apparel firm, has seen its revenue grow by more than 800 % — a steep growth trajectory matched by the company's shift from providing very specialized boutique goods, like jewelry and booties for small dogs, and to a far wider range of products suitable for mass merchandisers and large offshore customers.

A primary — and by sheer headcount perhaps the prevalent — point of view is that the industrial structure of BigLaw is moving toward a bimodal distribution, with a few dozen (at most) truly Global U.S. and U.K. firms, on whose empires the sun never sets, and at the opposite end of the curve a profusion of boutiques and regional powerhouses.

The story, «Wall Street Lawyers Dumped for Lower - Priced Boutiques,» says that greater numbers of U.S. companies are following the lead of DuPont Co. and adding firms with 300 or fewer lawyers to their rosters of outside counsel — saving as much as half compared with what they would pay larger Wall Street firms.

The survey, which looked into why relatively few women make partner or reach board level appointments, was presented to an International Women in Law summit of more than 130 senior in - house counsel and delegates from City firms and boutique practices.

Over the next few pages, Lawyer Monthly talks to Alexander Reus, Managing Partner of DRRT, a boutique international law firm and litigation funder.

Private KM teams Imagine this: a small group of lawyers (as few as five, up to around 20, ideally about 10), each potentially in a different type of environment — a large law firm, a small boutique, a sole practice, an in - house department, a law faculty, whatever.

As the only firm named in the Entertainment (litigation) category, KWIKA is spotlighted for its high - profile clientele: «Few boutiques can claim a client roster quite like the one at Kinsella Weitzman Iser Kump & Aldisert.»

A few years ago, I was contacted by some people at a boutique firm who were facing an existential problem: the name founders were all coming up on retirement, but were showing little interest in devolving authority, transitioning clients, or planning for the future.

After my call to the bar I was working at a boutique litigation firm in the city; the firm did high end corporate - commercial cases, and was led by a very senior and eminent lawyer, «XY», and a few much younger partners and associates whose work was primarily through him.

A few already have: some firms are value players, others are boutiques with specialized, high - end practices.

The aging bar, the huge numbers of young lawyers joining the bar, fewer partners in big firms, more niche work in boutique firms, alternative fee arrangements, a changing economy, client pushback — all of these are disruptive forces.

Today's Legal Blog Watch reports on a trend of BigLaw being dumped for lower - priced boutiques following the lead of DuPont and adding firms with 300 or fewer lawyers to their rosters of outside counsel — saving as much as half compared with what they would pay larger Wall Street firms.

A few investment management and banking employers ask for a CV and covering letter, especially the smaller, boutique firms, but the majority of employers in the sector use online application systems.

The boutique bailiwick All in all, it appears that at least a few regional brokerage firms are making it in today's marketplace - with all eyes on the smaller, boutique firms.