Paul Weiss Spinoff Dunn Isaacson Rhee Dishes Out Bonuses (1)

Litigation boutique Dunn Isaacson Rhee is dropping special bonuses for its associates just past the firm’s one-year anniversary.

The DC-founded boutique is handing out between $10,000 to $25,000 based on seniority, according to a memo viewed by Bloomberg Law. “Associates and counsel whose matters have required truly exceptional dedication and who have had an outsized impact may also receive an additional award,” the memo said.

Dunn Isaacson Rhee issued a pair of hefty year-end incentives totalling up to $175,000 for associates last year without imposing any hours-related pre-requisites. There are no hours prerequisites this year either, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Karen Dunn, Jeannie Rhee and Bill Isaacson

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Karen Dunn, Jeannie Rhee, William Isaacson, and Jessica Phillips left Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison last year to launch the new firm. It later added over a dozen ex-Paul Weiss recruits and poached from other Big Law firms such as Willkie Farr. The boutique snagged two partners, Danielle Conley and Jude Volek, from Latham & Watkins in April 2026.

The firm’s past client roster includes Andrew Weissmann, Alphabet Inc. ‘s Google and Meta Platforms Inc. Dunn Isaacson Rhee has 34 attorneys.