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A Discussion on Partner Capital

In a July issue of The National Law Journal, there was a lead article titled, "Firms Ask Partners to Pony Up." That article sparked questions from clients of our firm, Altman Weil, Inc., regarding law firm capital structures. This article pulls together a number of the issues we have been dealing with recently.

20 minute read October 29, 2008 at 04:49 PM
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James D. Cotterman
A Discussion on Partner Capital

In a July issue of The National Law Journal, there was a lead article titled, “Firms Ask Partners to Pony Up.” That article sparked questions from clients of our firm, Altman Weil, Inc., regarding law firm capital structures.

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