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Law Practice

Sep. 24, 2013

'Jewel' waivers a point of contention

Law firms are increasingly considering Jewel waivers in partner contracts, but established law firms can have it harder than their younger counterparts in going about implementing these waivers.


By Kylie Reynolds


Daily Journal Staff Writer


The longtime friends and partners who broke away from Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP to form San Diego-based Crosbie Gliner Schiffman Southard & Swanson LLP in July spent months negotiating their partnership agreement.


Part of that discussion surrounded whether to include a so-called "Jewel" waiver - named after a 1984 ruling in Jewel v. Boxer - which, in th...

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