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Law Practice

Feb. 9, 2011

Firm Mandating Client Spending Minimums

At a time when few firms are able to turn business away, global behemoth DLA Piper has made choosiness an official policy.


By Erica E. Phillips


Daily Journal Staff Writer


At a time when few firms are able to turn business away, global behemoth DLA Piper has made choosiness an official policy.


The newly-crowned worldwide leader [by number of attorneys] is taking advantage of its position at the top and extending a mandate to the partnership: a minimum annual spending threshold for new clients.


According to DLA Piper's 2011-2014 strategic plan, which ...

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