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Large Firms

Aug. 12, 2003

Morale Boost

A lot has happened in the three years since Bob Gunderson made his historic splash in the large law firm market. Everyone knows the story by now: The leader of Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian, a Silicon Valley firm he co-founded in 1995, Gunderson boldly hiked associate salaries $50,000 in late 1999. Young lawyers were practically shouting "Viva Bob Gunderson!" as the Brobecks and Lathams and Sonsinis of the California legal community followed suit,

By Liz Valsamis
        A lot has happened in the three years since Bob Gunderson made his historic splash in the large law firm market.
        Everyone ...

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