Is Cravath At A Crossroads?
Partner departures are becoming a regular occurrence at the firm, and that's a little scary for a firm that was once considered untouchable.
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This is a different cycle. And their success or not will depend on whether they can get their partnership to agree that this new way of doing things [partners arriving and leaving with more regularity] is the new North Star for the firm. And that will depend on leadership.
— An anonymous Am Law 100 leader, in comments given to the American Lawyer on the changes that seem to be occurring at Cravath, including but not limited to partners leaving the firm (which was once unheard of), lateral partner hires being made (which was once a rarity), the and the creation of a nonequity partner tier.
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