As Mellon Financial Corp. and The Bank of New York Co. Inc. forge ahead with their $16.5 billion merger, the deal is raising concerns for business people in Pittsburgh, worrying vendors who may lose business and creating major holes in local real estate.
If practice makes perfect, practice groups can be the perfect way for a law firm to repackage its existing skills and market them to new clients.
Starting salaries at Pittsburgh-based law firms, fairly stable over the past few years, might take a hike in 2006.