such
thing
as
a
free
lunch.
Thanksgiving
is
nearly
upon
us,
and
this
holiday
season,
Biglaw
associates’
bank
accounts
are
being
stuffed
like
turkeys
thanks
to
firm
after
firm
matching
the
prevailing
market
bonus
rate.
We’ve
recently
received
word
that
commercial
litigation
boutique Holwell
Shuster
&
Goldberg
has
announced
its
bonus
scale.
The
firm
—
founded
in
2012
by
former
Southern
District
of
New
York
Judge
Richard
Holwell,
along
with
former
White
&
Case
colleagues
Mike
Shuster,
Dan
Goldberg,
and
Dorit
Ungar
Black
—
is
a
destination
for
litigators
who
want
to
be
paid
well
and gain
trial
experience
early
in
their
careers.
Of
course
the
successful
firm
is
offering
associates
a
Cravath
match,
complete
with
Milbank’s
summer
bonuses.
Here’s
what
that
looks
like
at
the
firm,
with
deposits
set
to
hit
bank
accounts
in
late
December:
Here’s
a
kind
note
to
associates
that
was
included
in
the
firm’s
bonus
memo:
We
are
proud
of
our
continued
commitment
to
providing
top-tier
legal
services
and
the
impressive
victories
that
we
have
earned
for
our
clients
as
a
result.
You
are
all
a
big
part
of
what
makes
the
firm’s
successes
possible
and
why
HSG
remains
a
very
special
place
to
practice
law.
Congratulations
to
everyone
at
Holwell
Shuster
&
Goldberg!
Remember
everyone,
we
depend
on
your
tips
to
stay
on
top
of
compensation
updates,
so
when
your
firm
announces
or
matches,
please
text
us
(646-820-8477)
or email
us (subject
line:
“[Firm
Name]
Bonus/Matches”).
Please
include
the
memo
if
available.
You
can
take
a
photo
of
the
memo
and
send
it
via
text
or
email
if
you
don’t
want
to
forward
the
original
PDF
or
Word
file.
And
if
you’d
like
to
sign
up
for
ATL’s
Bonus
Alerts
(which
is
the
alert
list
we
also
use
for
salary
announcements),
please
scroll
down
and
enter
your
email
address
in
the
box
below
this
post.
If
you
previously
signed
up
for
the
bonus
alerts,
you
don’t
need
to
do
anything.
You’ll
receive
an
email
notification
within
minutes
of
each
bonus
announcement
that
we
publish.
Thanks
for
your
help!
Staci
Zaretsky is
the
managing
editor
of
Above
the
Law,
where
she’s
worked
since
2011.
She’d
love
to
hear
from
you,
so
please
feel
free
to
email
her
with
any
tips,
questions,
comments,
or
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