Pay
attention,
everyone,
because
we’ve
got
some
very
exciting
bonus
news
from
the
very
first
firm
to
announce
summer
bonuses
—
and
no,
it’s
not
Milbank.
If
you
recall,
back
in
July,
the
first
firm
to
announce
a
summer
bonus
was
Texas-based
complex
commercial
litigation
boutique Vartabedian
Hester
&
Haynes.
Now,
the
firm
is
back
with
a
Cravath/Milbank
bonus
blend
for
its
hardworking
associates.
“This
decision
reflects
our
commitment
to
reward
the
high
standard
of
work
you
deliver
and
to
recognize
your
contributions,”
the
partners
wrote
in
a
memo
to
associates.
Associates
who
have
met
their
1800-hour
annual
billable
goal
will
be
rewarded
with
these
generous
bonuses:
Bonuses
will
hit
bank
accounts
on
or
before
December
31,
for
a
very
happy
new
year
indeed.
Congratulations
to
everyone
at
VHH!
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
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feel
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