Why Do Top Attorneys Stay at Boutique Firms?

Sept. 22, 2016, 4:00 AM UTC

Fewer conflicts, less bureaucracy, and, well, happiness, are big perks of small firms, prominent attorneys who practice at boutique law firms told Bloomberg BNA.

U.S. Supreme Court advocate and former U.S. Solicitor General Paul C. Clement and the boutique firm, Bancroft PLLC, most likely received a financial offer “they couldn’t refuse” to join Kirkland & Ellis, but “I can’t see” myself doing the same, Deepak Gupta, the founder of a top appellate boutique for plaintiffs and public-interest clients, told Bloomberg BNA.

Kirkland & Ellis announced Sept. 12 that Bancroft’s 17 attorneys would join its firm by Oct. 1, ...

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