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US bonuses: Simpson and Davis Polk match Cravath rewards of up to $100,000 for associates

US bonuses: Simpson and Davis Polk match Cravath rewards of up to $100,000 for associates
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30 November 2016
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Leading Wall Street firms have begun announcing their 2016 year-end associate bonuses with Cravath, Swaine & Moore leading the way again on rewards with other Manhattan firms following suit.

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