The change is designed to ramp up its recruiting efforts and retain its rainmakers.One of the country's top law firms, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, has restructured its equity partnership, expanding the income gap between its rainmakers and junior partners, according to two people with direct knowledge of the matter.
Last year, Gibson Dunn's top partners could earn anywhere between $8 million and $9 million, according to one of these partners. The change went into effect on January 1 and was designed to improve the firm's recruiting efforts and retain its top talent. Gibson Dunn, a firm with over 1,600 lawyers and 20 offices, is best known for handling high-profile disputes on behalf of Fortune 500 companies like Apple and Chevron. It has also represented corporations like Merck and investors like Platinum Equity in recent multibillion-dollar deals.
The firm has an executive committee that included 18 people as of 2019, including Ted Olson, a top lawyer in President George W.
诉讼巨头吉布森·邓恩（Gibson Dunn）刚刚修改了其赔偿规则，以提高律师的薪酬