Firm Summary
Dechert
Since its founding in 1875, Dechert has grown to become a firm of 22 offices around the world. Today, the firm is known for its expertise in a wide range of areas including antitrust, international arbitration, financial services, life sciences, litigation, product liability, real estate, and securities. In the 1990s, the firm also started focusing on specialization, shoring up their abilities in private equity, intellectual property, and white collar criminal defense. Financial services is also a significant focus, with the firm representing 18 of the top 20 global asset managers.
Firm Stats
- Firm Name
- Dechert
- U.S. Lawyer Headcount
- 613
- Headcount Change Since 2016
Overall -43
Partner -10
- Salary Scale
- Market
- Bonus Category
- Full Match < 2000 Hours Billable Requirement
- Hours Required
- 1,800 - 2,000
- Top Feeder Schools
- Georgetown University Law Center, University of Pennsylvania Law School, Harvard Law School, Columbia Law School
- Average Lawyer Tenure at Firm (Years)
- 4.8
- Revenue Per Lawyer Change Over Five Years
- 22%
- Women Partners (as Percentage of U.S. Lawyer Headcount)
- 7%
- Women Partners (As a Percentage of U.S. Partnership)
- 20%
- Promotion Rate
- 2%
- Most Common Federal Case Types
- Product Liability, Personal Injury, Contract
- Most Active Federal Jurisdictions
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida, U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
- Frequent Federal Litigation Clients
- Aearo Holding LLC, Aearo LLC, Aearo Intermediate LLC
Firm Policies
Work/Life Balance
- 18 weeks primary caregiver leave
- 4 weeks family leave
- Flex and/or reduced hours
- Tech stipends
- Subsidized backup care/emergency dependent care
- Telecommuting
- Mentoring
Benefits and Perks
- $5K bar stipend, $0-10K salary advance, $10K stub bonus (New York and DC)
- $8K bar stipend, $3K stub bonus (New Jersey)
- $11-12K bar stipend, $0-3K stub bonus (Pennsylvania)
- Firm has direct billing with preferred movers
- Full payback required if associate leaves within 12 months
Superstars
Arif H. Ali
Partner
A partner in the firm’s Washington, D.C. and London offices, Ali is the co-chair of Dechert’s International Arbitration practice. The Minority Corporate Counsel Association recently named him an MCCA Rainmaker for 2021.
Laurence Bary
Partner
A partner in the firm’s Paris office, Bary focuses her practice on EU and French competition law. Bary was recently recognized by Law.com International and named to its inaugural European Female Rising Star list for 2021.
Maria Sit
Partner
A partner in the firm’s Hong Kong office, Sit is the Asia head and global co-leader of the firm’s White Collar, Compliance and Investigations practice. She’s also a former in-house counsel at the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong. Recently, sit was named to Global Investigations Review’s Women in Investigations 2021 list.
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