Wake Up Call: U.S. Firms Lure Aussie Talent With Big Pay

In today’s column, as Big Law’s talent war continues, Latham was among over a dozen firms matching or topping the Davis Polk scale for associate pay hikes yesterday; several big firms still have not matched the scale; as private equity deals soar in London, Squire Patton Boggs is launching a funds practice there.

• Leading off, firms including Kirkland & Ellis, Davis Polk & Wardwell, and Latham & Watkins are using American-size salaries to entice Australian associates to work in the U.S., according to a report. Australian associates with experience in banking, M&A, private equity and other transactions, can get double ...