Ed.
note:
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to
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daily
feature,
Quote
of
the
Day.
Almost
every
firm
outside
the
top
20
by
PEP
in
the
Am
Law
100
is
either
pursuing
a
deal
or
talking
about
pursuing
one.
A
core
reason
has
to
do
with
compensation:
having
enough
money
and
flexibility
relative
to
competitors
to
keep
up
with
what
bigger,
more
profitable
competitors
are
paying.
—
Kent
Zimmermann,
law
firm
adviser
at
Zeughauser
Group,
in
comments
given
to
the
American
Lawyer,
concerning
the
uptick
in
merger
talks
that
are
currently
happening
among
Am
Law
100
firms.
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