The first firm to fall in line and follow Milbank on summer bonuses is going to start a domino effect. Which one will it be?
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Other firms will probably follow to stay competitive, even if some of them shouldn’t, because not all firms are on equal financial footing as Milbank. But the peer firms will not have problems matching the bonuses.

— Katherine Loanzon, a managing director at search firm Kinney Recruiting, in comments given to Bloomberg Law on Milbank’s recent round of summer bonuses for associates and counsel, which range from $6,000 to $25,000, based on class year. Loanzon went on to add that these bonuses represent “a sign of optimism that the market is moving in a positive direction and firms are hopeful that revenue will increase in Q4 and in 2025.”

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