On January 29th, Managing Partner Roger E. Barton was a panelist for an ALM Law.com Pro Mid-Market webinar titled, “How Stratification and Consolidation Are Redefining Law Firm Partnership.” Other panelists included:
The program description was as follows:
Through aggressive recruiting and (more than ever) combinations, law firms in all segments are looking at how to scale up. For midsize firms—who, as one leader put it, “most need the added heft”—the rapid industry consolidation can add an extra layer of urgency.
But whether firms merge, aggressively hire, or otherwise position themselves for transformation to keep pace with a changing industry, these shifts have knock-on effects to the fabric of these firms: partnerships. Change management in 2026 and beyond requires firm leaders and stakeholders to dig into governance, leadership, business models, compensation and more. In many cases, undergoing these processes means putting partnership under the proverbial microscope. And for many firms, partnership is the manifestation of the culture, collegiality and talent development qualities that have set them apart from their larger competitors for generations.
Join our panel of Law.com Pro Mid-Market journalists and analysts, along with experts from the legal community, as we dive into these issues and more. Attendees will hear about how firm leaders are confronting these rapid changes, in ways that both rethink and reinforce what partnership means for their firms.
Roger E. Barton