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2029 Century Park East Suite 3500 Los Angeles, CA 90067 (310) 277-2223

Effective Date: February 2006

Associate	Base Salary	Bonus Range		Bonus	Comments
Year		Low	High	Discretionary
1st Year	$125,000			Yes	The bonus range is from 5% for 2100 hours to 15% for 2400 hours. The firm also pays a discretionary bonus of up to an additional 10%.
2nd Year	$140,000			Yes	The bonus range is from 5% for 2100 hours to 15% for 2400 hours. The firm also pays a discretionary bonus of up to an additional 10%.
3rd Year	$150,000			Yes	The bonus range is from 5% for 2100 hours to 15% for 2400 hours. The firm also pays a discretionary bonus of up to an additional 10%.
4th Year	$160,000			Yes	The bonus range is from 5% for 2100 hours to 15% for 2400 hours. The firm also pays a discretionary bonus of up to an additional 10%.
5th Year	$175,000			Yes	The bonus range is from 5% for 2100 hours to 15% for 2400 hours. The firm also pays a discretionary bonus of up to an additional 10%.
6th Year	$185,000			Yes	The bonus range is from 5% for 2100 hours to 15% for 2400 hours. The firm also pays a discretionary bonus of up to an additional 10%.
7th Year					The bonus range is from 5% for 2100 hours to 15% for 2400 hours. The firm also pays a discretionary bonus of up to an additional 10%.
8th Year					The bonus range is from 5% for 2100 hours to 15% for 2400 hours. The firm also pays a discretionary bonus of up to an additional 10%.

General Salary Comments:
The foregoing base amounts are guaranteed based upon 1950 hours billed each year (plus 150 non-billable). The structure is partially deferred compensation- e.g., for first years, through the year salary is paid at the rate of $125K with an expectation of 1850 billable hours (plus 150 non-billable), with an additional $10K guaranteed paid at the end of the year if 1950 hours are billed. Hours bonuses are as follows: 5% of the 1950 hours base for 2100 billable hours; 10% for 2250; 15% for 2400. Discretionary bonuses are up to an additional 10%. The above salaries are for non-IP associates. The IP associates have the same bonus schedule with base salaries as follows: 2001-$125,000; 2000-$130,000; 1999-$140,000; 1998-$150,000; 1997-$160,000; 1996-$175,000.

Hours (Effective Date: February 2006): 2048 Worked ; 1848 Billed ; 1850 Required (see Base Salary Per Hour Worked chart)

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