You are a management consultant for a 30-year old partner in a large law firm. in a meeting, your client says: "according to an article in the new york times, 57 percent of large law firms have a mandatory retirement age for partners in the firm. before they retire, partners are paid directly for the work that they do, and, as owners, they are entitled to a share of the profits of the firm. once they retire, partners do not receive either form of compensation. in light of this, i think we should eliminate mandatory retirement in order to gain a ‘competitive advantage’ in attracting high-quality lawyers to work for our firm. of course, you are the expert."