Performance Management and Substance Addiction in a Traditional Partnership Advising the managing partners of a traditional partnership on a sensitive and complex matter involving performance management and substance addiction relating to
a senior equity partner.
Clare Murray and Esther Martin advised a professional services firm on the exit of
a senior equity partner who sought to lead a team move from the firm.
Wonu advised a professional services firm on the exit of
a senior equity partner who sought to orchestrate a team move from his firm.
Clare advised a high profile
senior equity partner threatened with expulsion and facing significant reputational damage, in relation alleged conduct issues, and subsequently advised on his retirement from the firm on an agreed and confidential basis.
Clare advised a professional services firm on the exit of
a senior equity partner who sought to lead a team move from the firm.
article) I was also pondering the comment of a good friend of mine,
a senior equity partner at one of the major City firms, who admitted to me last week that lawyers in the City «are earning more money than we ever thought possible when we started in law», adding wryly «and quite a lot of us don't really believe we're worth it».
Cuts will come across the board, impacting both
senior equity partners, who earned an average of # 1.1 million last year, as well as younger partners promoted more recently during boom years.
Not exact matches
The strategic review will be headed by Timothy Dattels, who joined BlackBerry's board last year and is a
senior partner at TPG Capital, one of the world's largest private
equity firms.
In a study commissioned by leadership consultant Green Peak
Partners, and conducted by Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor Relations, researchers looked at 72
senior executives at public, venture - backed and private -
equity sponsored companies and found that self - awareness was the biggest predictor of a CEO's overall success.
Under a restructuring pact,
senior lenders including Silver Point Capital, Melody Capital
Partners LP and funds affiliated with KKR Credit Advisors will exchange debt for
equity ownership in the reorganized company.
And venture is not alone; only 5 percent of the S&P 500 index has a female CEO; 3 percent of U.S.
senior leadership teams are racially diverse; 8 percent of law firm
equity partners are individuals of color; and 18 percent of the largest nonprofits ($ 50 million + budgets) are run by women, despite an overwhelmingly (75 percent) female employee base.
As a
partner in Big 4 focused on the transaction world, Elise advised Boards and
senior management on complex issues for Global Corporations as well as Private
Equity and Sovereign Wealth Funds.
In addition to being one of the top three revenue producers in the history of the firm, Frank is a member of the DHR Board,
Senior Operating Committee, DHR Hall of Fame and was an
equity partner in the company for over 10 years.
«We are excited to
partner with David Webster and the rest of ECI's talented management team,» said Michael Sanford, Co-Head of North American Private
Equity and
Senior Managing Director of Cerberus.
Business Experience: Mr. Peña has served as a
Senior Advisor of Vestar Capital
Partners, Denver, Colorado (private
equity firm) since January 2009 and previously served as a Managing Director of Vestar from January 2000 to January 2009.
Prior to joining JMI in 2008, Brian was a
senior associate at Vista
Equity Partners.
Prior to Avanti, Mr. Scal served as Executive Vice President and a member of the board of directors of CamelBak Products LLC, an outdoor equipment company,
Senior Vice President at Kransco
Partners LLP, a private
equity firm, Director of Business Development at Kransco Group Companies, a toy company, Director of Development at Visa International, a financial services company, Product Manager at General Mills, a food products company, and as an analyst at Cambridge Associates.
Prior to HP Palm, she worked as a founding
Senior Associate at Elevation
Partners, a $ 1.8 billion media and entertainment private
equity firm, where she fell in love with the consumer Internet and mobile space.
Over the course of his career, Mr. Kaushal has worked in
senior roles with a number of Canadian investment banks, including Desjardins Securities Inc., Orion Securities Inc., Vengate Capital
Partners Company, HSBC Securities Inc., Medwell Capital Corp. and Gordon Capital, and has held various roles within the private
equity / venture capital industry.
Suvir Varma is a
senior partner with Bain & Company's Southeast Asia business and is a global leader in the firm's Private
Equity and Sovereign Wealth Fund practices.
Emmanuel Hauptmann is a
partner and
senior systematic
equity fund manager at RAM Active Investments.
Yaser Moustafa,
Senior Managing Director, NBK Capital
Partners stated, «In a pioneering move, NBK Capital
Partners was one of the first private
equity firms to invest in the fast growing Mediterranean aquaculture space.
Having
partnered with Brian for years when he served in the State Assembly, I know he will a powerful advocate for our community by funding and promoting
equity and diversity in our public schools, preserving and expanding affordable housing, and promoting services for
seniors and New Yorkers of all ages.»
In 2016, Frances Messano (Managing Partner - NewSchools Venture Fund) and the authors, Xiomara Padamsee (CEO - Promise54) and Becky Crowe (
Senior Adviser - Bellwether Education
Partners), brought together a group of education funders to underwrite a rigorous study of the state of diversity,
equity, and inclusion in the sector.
Former Macmillan president, and now
senior advisor at media investment giant Providence
Equity Partners Brian Napack provides an investor's view of the rapidly changing ownership of publishing assets in a discussion with Michael Cader.
Patricia Arancibia, Editorial Director, International Digital Content, Barnes & Noble Benedict Evans, Consultant, Enders Analysis Peter Hildick - Smith, President, Codex Group Brian Napack,
Senior Advisor, Providence
Equity Partners Helmut Pesche, Editorial Director Digital Media, Bastei Entertainment (Bastei Lübbe Publishers) Dominique Raccah, CEO & Publisher, Sourcebooks Charlie Redmayne, CEO, Pottermore Rebecca Smart, Managing Director, Osprey Group Marcello Vena, Director of Digital Products, RCS Libri (Rizzoli / Fabbri Editori)
Brian Napack,
Senior Adviser, Providence
Equity Partners, Former President of Macmillan then weighed in on the issue.
He was previously the president of Schroer Capital, L.P.; an
equity analyst with HealthCor Management, L.P.; a managing member and portfolio manager for ITROS Capital Management, LLC; a global
partner,
senior vice president, and portfolio manager for INVESCO; and an analyst for Trust Company of the West.
The Altegris group of affiliated companies is wholly - owned and controlled by (i) private
equity funds managed by Aquiline Capital
Partners LLC and its affiliates («Aquiline»), and by Genstar Capital Management, LLC and its affiliates («Genstar»), and (ii) certain
senior management of Altegris and other affiliates.
By way of background, the EEOC has sued Sidley on behalf of 27 former
equity partners who were demoted to «counsel» or «
senior counsel» in 1999.
Alabaster — who joins as a
partner — was previously a
senior counsel in the private
equity house's New York office.
Working Mother and Flex Time Lawyers said that, «Female representation is lower at
partner levels than in less
senior roles; however, Best Law Firms, on average, employ more female
equity partners (20 %) than the national average (18 %).»
The Berlin - based Stephan Rechten and Eva Kreibohm made
equity partner and
senior salaried
partner, respectively.
Paying Attention to Partnership Structure / Firm Ownership Some firms utilize contract arrangements with attorneys (e.g.
equity partners,
senior counsel, contract attorney, contract
partner, etc.) to slot lawyers in arrangements where there is a base salary plus a bonus tied to performance.
Under the leadership of
senior partner Michael Ward profit per
equity partner (PEP) increased nearly 10 % to # 288,000 in 2013 - 14.
This reportedly sparked a «run on the bank» as more than 30
senior partners cashed in their partnership
equity and moved to other law firms with their clients (4).
In one of the articles that accompanies the report, Nicholas Bruch,
senior analyst at ALM Legal Intelligence, which assisted in compiling the results, and Hugh A. Simons, an industry analyst and former COO at Ropes & Gray in Boston, write that 78 percent of the firms in this year's Am Law 100 surpassed their pre-recession levels of profits per
equity partner — and did so in large part through management.
As you can see from last year's write - up by Alison Frankel, one can learn a lot about the varying stripes of
partner compensation in American BigLaw (
equity, nonequity, junior,
senior, etc.).
Clayton Utz Sydney Private
Equity partners Niro Ananda and Jonathan Donald and Finance
partner Geoff Geha are leading the team advising Ironbridge, with support from
senior associates Kounny Rattley and John Farren - Price and special counsel Kathryn Mitchell.
One of the country's Big Five firms, Bowman Gilfillan made additions to its corporate practices in October last year, enticing John Bellew away from Johannesburg - headquartered rival Webber Wentzel to be its head of private
equity, bringing with him
partner James Westgate and
senior associate Timothy McDougall.
It would be misleading for an
equity partner - intensive matter to show dramatically greater profitability than a comparable matter staffed more efficiently with non-
equity partners and
senior associates.
A firm is made up of
equity and non-
equity partners,
senior attorneys,
senior associates, «Of Counsel» designates, associates, and interns, in addition to the paralegals, managers, and support staff that all help make a... Read More»
Several others took issue with how
equity or
senior partners refused to share or pass down clients or work in a way that empowered new
partners.
Our
Senior Partner is a woman and 58 % of the
Equity Partners are female.
Charlie Geffen, the former
senior partner of Ashurst and one of the pre-eminent private
equity lawyers in London, is to join Gibson Dunn & Crutcher's London office along with fellow Ashurst corporate
partner Mark Sperotto.
«We have some
senior people who are still valuable for us, but not in the position to, or not wanting to, devote themselves in quite the same way as we expect of an
equity partner,» he says.
A firm is made up of
equity and non-
equity partners,
senior attorneys,
senior associates, «Of Counsel» designates, associates, and interns, in addition to the paralegals, managers, and support staff that all help make a law firm run effectively and efficiently.
On the personnel side, the firm brought on at least 11
senior attorneys, including four private
equity partners in London; a pair of corporate
partners in Hong Kong; M&A
senior counsel Joseph Giunta from Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom in Los Angeles; capital markets
partner Frank Zarb from Katten Muchin Rosenman in Washington, D.C.; bankruptcy and restructuring
partner Geoffrey Raicht from McDermott Will & Emery in New York; and finance
partner Andrew Bettwy and
senior counsel Glen Lim from Skadden in New York.
Believed to be under consideration are plans to implement a U.S. — style tapered lockstep system that could result in more
senior partners seeing their
equity points reduce over time after reaching a plateau.
Over the past two calendar years, White & Case has added 45
senior laterals and promoted a total of 75 lawyers to either
equity or nonequity
partner status, many of them in the M&A, capital markets, and litigation practices.