Economic trends have put alternative fee arrangement (AFAs) in the spotlight.  Value and efficiency demands by clients have forced nearly every attorney to pay attention to AFAs.  However, if we depart from the billable hour, what does this mean for the profession?  How do AFAs change the attorney-client relationship, as well as the internal law firm hierarchy and baseline for performance evaluations?

The distinguished panel addresses these questions from several perspectives: a global law firm managing partner, a consultant specializing in AFAs, a former in-house counsel and a law school professor.

Program Topics

• Kinds of AFAs Being Utilized

• How AFAs Have Changed the Business of Law

• Why AFAs Will Change the Legal Profession

• Ethics and Professional Considerations of AFAs


Program Faculty

Anastasia V. Boyko, Esq. (Program Chair)
Professional Development Manager
Practical Law Company, Inc.
—New York City

Kirk G. Forrest, Esq.
Former Vice President and General Counsel at both
Minerals Technologies and SAM’S CLUB
—New York City

Mr. James Hassett
Founder
LegalBizDev
—Boston, MA                
                                                     
Professor Gary A. Munneke
Pace University School of Law
—White Plains

William Perlstein, Esq.
Co-Managing Partner
WilmerHale LLP
—Washington, D.C.

Total MCLE Credits 2.5
Ethics MCLE Credits 1.0