Exclusive: Freshfields partners vote on lockstep reform in firm shake-up.

The article reports that Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer partners have voted to remove its second-tier lockstep ladder as part of a series of changes to its remuneration system. It states that move has brought Freshfields partners back onto one lockstep, with one source explaining that it makes it more "holistic," and mentions that Freshfields relegated a number of equity partners to the "second tier" of its lockstep in 2016.