Why Compensation and Buyout Plans Must Be Synchronized

Overhead view of people solving a large jigsaw puzzleTransitions can be affected, too, if you don’t handle this.

By Marc Rosenberg
Partner Comp: Art & Science

Coordinating how the partner compensation and partner retirement/buyout plans are structured is critical.

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One of the biggest complications for firms changing their partner compensation system is addressing the effect it will have on their partner retirement/buyout plan.