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The LDS Churchs Mormon Temple in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart
Still, the firm said it has grown its Salt Lake City ranks by more than 65% considering that 2015. There are now 80 lawyers in the office, out of 569 attorneys at the 20-office company, the representative stated.
The out-of-town firms that have started a business in the city given that 2020 include Kirkland & & Ellis, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & & Rosati, Mayer Brown, Foley & & Lardner and Greenberg Traurig.
Companies have actually mentioned innovation, life sciences and other company activity in the Mountain West region as a draw to the marketplace, in addition to other aspects like location universities.
The new IP hires at Dorsey originate from Portland, Oregon-founded Stoel Rives, which has seen a variety of legal representatives depart for beginner companies getting in Salt Lake City, including Mayer Brown and Foley & & Lardner in recent months.
Melissa Jones, handling partner of Stoel Rives, stated in a statement the departures werent unexpected as the marketplace remains in “shift” and kept in mind the firm simply added an IP team from Dorsey in Seattle.
( This story has been upgraded to include a declaration from Stoel Rives and reflect the number of lawyers in Dorseys office).
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( Reuters) – Dorsey & & Whitney stated Thursday its ended up being the most recent big law practice to grow in Salt Lake City, swiping a four-partner IP group from another firm that has just recently lost a variety of attorneys in the area.
Minneapolis-founded Dorsey has added Stoel Rives partners Aaron Barker, Matthew Bethards, Jason McCammon and Jordan Olsen a couple of weeks after causing trademark partner Catherine Parrish Lake, likewise from Stoel Rives.
While numerous large law firms have just recently opened new workplaces in Salt Lake City, Dorsey is amongst the handful thats been there beyond the past few years. It opened in the Utah capital in 1996, according to a spokesperson.
Sara MerkenSara Merken reports on personal privacy and information security, along with business of law, consisting of legal innovation and key players in the legal services market. Reach her at sara.merken@thomsonreuters.com.
Dorsey has 80 legal representatives in Salt Lake City, publishing 65% headcount development there because 2015
Minneapolis-founded company employed 5 Stoel Rives partners this month
