FIELD FISHER WATERHOUSE
INTERNAL PROMOTIONS
| Overall |
2004-05 |
2005-06 |
2006-07 |
| |
1 |
7 |
6 |
2006-07: IP/technology 6
2005-06: Corporate 1, personal injury 1, employment 2, public/regulatory 2, IP/technology 1
2004-05: Technology 1
LATERALS
| Overall |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
| |
8 |
5 |
9 |
2006: IP/technology 4, corporate 2, employment 1, real estate 2
2005: Corporate 3, IP/technology 1, personal injury 1
2004: Commercial 2, IP/technology 2, employment 1, public/regulatory 1, real estate 2
Intake as percentage of partnership: 16.5
New female partners as percentage of intake: 6.7
Firms recruited from: LeBoeuf Lamb Greene & MacRae, Lion Television, Manches, Morrison & Foerster, Olswang
Equity structure: 68 equity partners, 23 non-equity
Practice area(s) most heavily promoted: Technology/IP
*Figures supplied relate to the calendar year
Field Fisher Waterhouse returned to its focus on lateral hires in 2006-07, bringing in nine external partners compared with six internal promotions. When examined over three years, prospects for home-grown lawyers are even dimmer, with 14 internal appointments as opposed to 22 laterals. The sector to benefit most out of the latest promotions was IP and technology, scooping all six. Technology was also the focus of the firm’s lateral hires, accounting for seven in the past three years, while corporate received five and real estate four.
