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The market and variation is utterly bewildering. Some household name firms that are near and dear to clients’ hearts are proposing whopping increases over 30% while similarly situated firms are proposing a zero percent increase.
— Jason Winmill, managing partner of Boston consultancy Argopoint, in comments given to Corporate Counsel, concerning the “scattershot” rate hikes general counsel have seen across firms. “It’s a complicated, highly fragmented industry with tens of thousands of people making different decisions every day,” said Winmill, who has advised legal departments for more than two decades. “Variations in pricing are are reflected by geography, by fields of law and by individual practices—and certain practices are doing better than others.”
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