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Is $5,000 an Hour Next?

The bull market in high-end work makes hourly rates defy gravity.The dramatic increase in clients’ need for complex and bet-the-company work is bad for clients but downright awesome for law firm rates. The highest rate in the market now commands 2.9 times the average rate clients pay. Clients* give BTI…

Michael RynowecerMay 11, 2016

The Mad Clientist

How Many Law Firms Fail This Business Development Test?

Tom and Mark, two brothers who had worked for 26 years to build their company, reached a pinnacle moment. Their now substantial wealth was fully invested in the company. The brothers were reaching a point in their lives where they wanted to ensure the future financial security of their families.…

Michael RynowecerMay 4, 2016

The Mad Clientist

BTI State of Alternative Fee Arrangements 2016

The votes are in and clients are loving AFAs. The data in BTI State of Alternative Fee Arrangements 2016 shows just how much. In addition, top legal decision makers identify 22 of the 650 law firms serving large and Fortune 1000 clients as absolutely best at developing and implementing alternative…

Michael RynowecerApril 28, 2016

The Mad Clientist

The 22 Law Firms Best at AFAs

Top legal decision makers identify 22 of the 650 law firms serving large and Fortune 1000 clients as absolutely best at developing and implementing alternative fee arrangements*, and shared 6 reasons these firms stand out:Partners have authority to enter into an AFA quickly. These partners do not have to wait…

Michael RynowecerApril 27, 2016

The Mad Clientist

AFAs Soar to an All-Time High

The votes are in. Clients are loving AFAs. And we’ve got the data* to show just how much:Alternative Fee Arrangements (AFAs) now account for $21.3 billion of outside counsel spending in 2015, up from $13.1 billion in 2013. AFAs are the biggest growth market around—registering a 19.8% compound annual growth…

Michael RynowecerApril 20, 2016

The Mad Clientist

The Real Disruptor Changing The Legal World

Partner compensation rules are being broken as we dismiss and explain away the money being thrown at top partners to lure them away from once untouchable firms—Quinn Emanuel grabs partners from Skadden, Kirkland grabs a top rainmaker from Winston & Strawn, and just last week Paul, Weiss picked Scott Barshay…

Michael RynowecerApril 13, 2016

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Is $5,000 an Hour Next?

How Many Law Firms Fail This Business Development Test?

BTI State of Alternative Fee Arrangements 2016

The 22 Law Firms Best at AFAs

AFAs Soar to an All-Time High

The Real Disruptor Changing The Legal World