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Still, the firm said it has grown its Salt Lake City ranks by more than 65% because 2015. There are now 80 legal representatives in the workplace, out of 569 legal representatives at the 20-office company, the representative stated.
The out-of-town firms that have started a business in the city because 2020 consist of Kirkland & & Ellis, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & & Rosati, Mayer Brown, Foley & & Lardner and Greenberg Traurig.
Firms have cited innovation, life sciences and other business activity in the Mountain West area as a draw to the marketplace, in addition to other aspects like area universities.
The new IP employs at Dorsey come from Portland, Oregon-founded Stoel Rives, which has actually seen a multitude of lawyers leave for newcomer firms going into Salt Lake City, including Mayer Brown and Foley & & Lardner in current months.
Melissa Jones, managing partner of Stoel Rives, said in a declaration the departures werent unanticipated as the market remains in “shift” and noted the firm just added an IP group from Dorsey in Seattle.
( This story has actually been updated to include a statement from Stoel Rives and reflect the number of attorneys in Dorseys office).
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Dorsey has 80 attorneys in Salt Lake City, posting 65% headcount growth there considering that 2015
Minneapolis-founded company employed 5 Stoel Rives partners this month
( Reuters) – Dorsey & & Whitney stated Thursday its become the current 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 number of lawyers in the area.
Minneapolis-founded Dorsey has added Stoel Rives partners Aaron Barker, Matthew Bethards, Jason McCammon and Jordan Olsen a few weeks after causing trademark partner Catherine Parrish Lake, also from Stoel Rives.
While numerous big law office have just recently opened new workplaces in Salt Lake City, Dorsey is among the handful thats been there beyond the previous few years. It opened in the Utah capital in 1996, according to a spokesperson.
Sara MerkenSara Merken reports on personal privacy and information security, as well as business of law, including legal development and essential players in the legal services industry. Reach her at sara.merken@thomsonreuters.com.
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