LA firms Greenberg Glusker FieldsClaman & Machtinger and Christensen, Glaser, Fink, Jacobs, Weil & Shapiro have raised their first-year associate pay. Greenber Glusker’s associates will now earn $135,000 their first year, while Christensen’s raise was undisclosed. The move comes late in comparison to most others, but the firms insist it is to meet the market and bears no relation to the current wiretapping investigations.
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LA firms Greenberg Glusker FieldsClaman & Machtinger and
Christensen, Glaser, Fink, Jacobs, Weil & Shapiro have raised their
first-year associate pay. Greenber Glusker's associates will now earn
$135,000 their first year, while Christensen's raise was undisclosed.
The move comes late in comparison to most others, but the firms insist
it is to meet the market and bears no relation to the current
wiretapping investigations.
New York Lawyer
The San Diego office of Duane Morris has been bolstered by a few recent additions. A three-person team of partners focusing on products liability defense litigation–Karen Crawford, Patricia Hollenbeck, and John Cooley–has left Buchanan Ingersoll to join Duane Morris. Additionally, the firm and Buchanan Ingersoll IP partner Bradford Duft have come to terms, Acording to sources, many other attorneys are mulling offers.
Duane Morris, Chairman Sheldon Bonovitz believes this expansion will continue, as the firm will “focus on attracting talented lawyers in San Diego and throughout the country.”
Duane Morris now employs 20 attorneys in San Diego, while Buchanan Ingersoll is left with 8.
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