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Is this Australian lawyer worth $100 million?

The Corrs board has asked the law firm’s partners to vote through a surprise contract extension for the CEO, likely worth more than $100 million into the next decade.

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This column revealed last year the bonkers sums Corrs Chambers Westgarth pays its most senior partners. No less than four “super partners” will earn more than $7 million in base equity this year – plus another million in expected bonuses. It’s the closest thing the corporate law fraternity in this country gets to f--- you money.

Corrs CEO Gavin MacLaren. Michelle Smith

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Mark Di Stefano is Rear Window columnist, based in the Sydney newsroom. He previously worked at BuzzFeed, the Financial Times and The Information before joining the Financial Review as a media and tech correspondent. Connect with Mark on Twitter. Email Mark at mark.distefano@afr.com

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