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Still, the firm said it has actually grown its Salt Lake City ranks by more than 65% because 2015. There are now 80 attorneys in the workplace, out of 569 attorneys at the 20-office company, the spokesperson said.
The out-of-town companies that have actually started a business in the city because 2020 include Kirkland & & Ellis, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & & Rosati, Mayer Brown, Foley & & Lardner and Greenberg Traurig.
Companies have pointed out technology, life sciences and other company activity in the Mountain West area as a draw to the marketplace, in addition to other elements like location universities.
The new IP works with at Dorsey come from Portland, Oregon-founded Stoel Rives, which has seen a slew of legal representatives depart for newbie companies entering Salt Lake City, including Mayer Brown and Foley & & Lardner in current months.
Melissa Jones, handling partner of Stoel Rives, stated in a declaration the departures werent unforeseen as the marketplace is in “shift” and kept in mind the company simply included an IP group from Dorsey in Seattle.
( This story has actually been upgraded to consist of a statement from Stoel Rives and reflect the number of legal representatives in Dorseys office).
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Sara MerkenSara Merken reports on personal privacy and information security, along with business of law, including legal innovation and crucial players in the legal services market. Reach her at sara.merken@thomsonreuters.com.

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Dorsey has 80 legal representatives in Salt Lake City, publishing 65% headcount development there considering that 2015
Minneapolis-founded company hired five Stoel Rives partners this month

( Reuters) – Dorsey & & Whitney said Thursday its become the most recent large law office to grow in Salt Lake City, swiping a four-partner IP group from another company that has actually just recently lost a variety of attorneys in the area.
Minneapolis-founded Dorsey has actually added Stoel Rives partners Aaron Barker, Matthew Bethards, Jason McCammon and Jordan Olsen a couple of weeks after causing trademark partner Catherine Parrish Lake, also from Stoel Rives.
While a number of big law practice have recently opened new workplaces in Salt Lake City, Dorsey is amongst the handful thats been there beyond the previous couple of years. It opened in the Utah capital in 1996, according to a spokesperson.

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