Thanksgiving is almost upon us, and this vacation season, Biglaw associates’ financial institution accounts are being stuffed like turkeys because of agency after agency matching the prevailing market bonus charge.
We’ve just lately acquired phrase that industrial litigation boutique Holwell Shuster & Goldberg has introduced its bonus scale. The agency — based in 2012 by former Southern District of New York Decide Richard Holwell, together with former White & Case colleagues Mike Shuster, Dan Goldberg, and Dorit Ungar Black — is a vacation spot for litigators who wish to be paid effectively and acquire trial expertise early of their careers. After all the profitable agency is providing associates a Cravath match, full with Milbank’s summer time bonuses. Right here’s what that appears like on the agency, with deposits set to hit financial institution accounts in late December:

Right here’s a sort notice to associates that was included within the agency’s bonus memo:
We’re pleased with our continued dedication to offering top-tier authorized providers and the spectacular victories that we’ve got earned for our purchasers in consequence. You’re all an enormous a part of what makes the agency’s successes attainable and why HSG stays a really particular place to follow regulation.
Congratulations to everybody at Holwell Shuster & Goldberg!
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