Chapter: 6443
All he was thinking about was how to do his best to screw over that old boss, Nate, who had betrayed him.

The Ellis Law Firm's annual net profit is roughly around $500 million. As the founder and major shareholder, Nate could at least take away $15 million. Jimmy calculated the firm's top 10 earners, whose total income, bonuses, and shares were approximately around $100 million. Although they only took home 20% of the firm's profits, their value creation accounted for 80% or even more of the entire law firm.

Jimmy thought that since he had Steve as a trump card, he would naturally take away the firm's top 10 earners, leaving none behind.

As long as these ten people left Ellis, Nate's annual revenue would likely be at least halved.

The most terrifying thing was that these ten people no longer created value for Ellis, but Ellis still had to continuously pay them full salaries. This would deduct another $100 million from his next year's profits, making him start losing money.

However, Jimmy thought that just doing this wasn't enough.

He wanted Nate to pay a greater price.

So he spent twelve hours thinking up a very sinister plan.

When he walked out of the airport with dark circles under his eyes, Nate rushed up to him, looking excited and said, "Jimmy, you're finally back!"

As he was saying this, Jimmy seemed to be worried that Nate might just spring into action on his own, so he quickly took out a folder from his briefcase and said to Jimmy, "There are two agreements in here, one being your approval letter for joining the board of directors, and the other is an agreement granting you partial ownership options. Estimated conservatively, this option agreement will bring you an additional $5 million per year. This is also my gesture as a boss, and please don't take previous events to heart."

Jimmy nodded silently without batting an eyelid and asked him, "Let me join the board of directors? The other board members all agree?"

Nate hastened to say, "I haven't had a detailed discussion with them yet, but I believe if I recommend you joining the board, they will definitely not have any objections. These board members are mostly early investors who have already made a lot of money from their share of the profits at the law firm. So, I want to bring you on board; they shouldn't dare refuse."

As he was saying this, Nate added, "If you're tired, I'll send you back home to rest first. If you're not tired, we can go straight to the company and meet with the board members who are already waiting for you."

Jimmy said in a detached tone, "Then let's just head to the company first."

"Alright!" Nate smiled and said, "My car is outside; let's go!"

The two of them left the airport, and Nate promptly invited Jimmy into his Bentley. After that, Nate started driving, with Jimmy sitting in the back seat, heading towards the Ellis office building in Manhattan.

On the way, Nate looked extremely regretful and said, "Jimmy, I've been regretting what happened yesterday. We've worked together for many years, and I highly recognize you if it weren't for the pressure from the Rockefeller family's staff, I wouldn't have put you in this situation; I hope you can understand."

Jimmy asked him, "You said on the phone that every high-level partner at the law firm has leverage over me. I want to know what specific leverage that is?"

Nate rubbed his nose and looked somewhat embarrassed as he said, "Actually, it's similar to your situation - just some relatively high-value cases that are easy to win. I'll have someone coax clients into reaching private agreements with lawyers, which will reduce at least half of the lawyer fees. Because the case values are high and relatively easy to win, the clients will also voluntarily express a desire to reach private agreements, and most lawyers will find it hard to refuse. I'll also have someone coax these clients into leaving behind relevant evidence to avoid future risks, then figure out how to get my hands on that evidence."

As he was speaking, Nate defended himself by saying: "Jimmy, you also know that every high-level partner has many client resources besides their reputation. If they are taken away by another law firm or even start their own practice, they will inevitably bring Ellis' clients and potential clients with them. This is something I cannot tolerate, so I must keep some evidence in hand as a bargaining chip..."

Jimmy nodded slightly and said calmly: "I know you want me to stop pursuing this matter. Considering the faces of the shareholders and board members, I can consider it too. But I have one condition - you must agree to my terms."

Nate hastened to say: "You mean, whatever I can do, I will definitely comply!"

Jimmy said: "I want you to give me all the black files and evidence related to every high-level partner in your hand. To be honest, this time you've left me with no sense of security. My own black file is already in your hands, so I must also know what others have to increase my own sense of security."

Nate thought for a moment before speaking cautiously: "Jimmy, if these files are leaked out, it will have a significant impact on the stability and unity within our law firm. Moreover, considering that your case has the Rockefeller family's backing, even if they're leaked out, there won't be any problems at all. So you don't need to worry about security..."

Jimmy interrupted his words with a raised hand, speaking seriously: "I just have one condition - if you can agree, we'll go see the board members tomorrow. But if you can't agree, then send me back home and let me complete the resignation agreement at the company in the morning." JrNovels.com

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