Our advisory services.

Reviews and redesigns of partner compensation, gain-sharing and profit-sharing systems for professional services firms. We assess whether incentives, contribution measures and profit-sharing outcomes remain aligned with your strategy, governance model and long-term economic objectives.

We give leadership the evidence needed to make confident compensation decisions through three proprietary diagnostics.

Advising remuneration committees on partner compensation, gain-sharing and governance structures that strengthen alignment, performance and long-term cohesion. We help committees bring greater clarity and credibility to profit distribution decisions, especially during periods of growth, transition or structural change.

Advising boards, managing partners and governance committees on complex strategic, leadership and organizational decisions, bringing independent perspective during periods of change, uncertainty and increased partnership pressure. We help boards determine whether existing structures, decision-making processes and leadership dynamics remain fit for the pressures facing the partnership.

Proprietary diagnostics designed to assess how effectively partner reward systems support performance, collaboration and long-term firm cohesion, identifying structural risks and areas where existing models may be constraining growth or alignment.

• Partner Remuneration Diagnostic
• Partner Comp Health Check
• SmarterReward™

Advising partnerships on succession, equity transition and governance continuity to preserve long-term stability, culture and institutional knowledge. We help firms navigate generational transition, equity recalibration and leadership succession in ways that protect culture while securing the firm’s economic future.

Advising professional services firms on mergers, acquisitions, lateral partner hires and firm combinations, with a focus on partner compensation, profit-sharing, governance and integration risk. Independent analysis of reward structures and governance gives leadership a credible basis for integration decisions and partner alignment through combination.

Advising organizations on strategic alliances, joint ventures and partnership ecosystems, with a focus on governance, incentives and long-term collaborative performance. Our work addresses how reward, decision rights and accountability should be structured so partnerships remain commercially sustainable over time.