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Before Inking PE Deals, Law Firms Must Navigate 'Comp Scrape' Conundrum

Alex Kaufman was featured in a Law.com article examining how law firms are weighing private equity investment opportunities and the tradeoffs associated with compensation "scrapes" for equity partners. The article explores the financial and structural considerations firms face when evaluating these transactions.

Alex says, “The amount of that equity and the impact of that equity grant and the upfront economics on the go-forward annual compensation of the partner, that varies widely, and that’s where the devil is really in the details.”

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Law.com