Dorsey has 80 lawyers in Salt Lake City, posting 65% headcount development there since 2015
Minneapolis-founded company worked with five Stoel Rives partners this month
Still, the firm stated it has grown its Salt Lake City ranks by more than 65% since 2015. There are now 80 lawyers in the workplace, out of 569 legal representatives at the 20-office firm, the spokesperson said.
The out-of-town firms that have actually set up shop in the city because 2020 include Kirkland & & Ellis, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & & Rosati, Mayer Brown, Foley & & Lardner and Greenberg Traurig.
Companies have actually pointed out technology, life sciences and other business activity in the Mountain West area as a draw to the marketplace, in addition to other factors like area universities.
The new IP works with at Dorsey come from Portland, Oregon-founded Stoel Rives, which has seen a variety of lawyers depart for beginner firms going into Salt Lake City, consisting of Mayer Brown and Foley & & Lardner in recent months.
Melissa Jones, handling partner of Stoel Rives, stated in a declaration the departures werent unexpected as the marketplace is in “shift” and noted the company simply included an IP group from Dorsey in Seattle.
( This story has been updated to include a statement from Stoel Rives and reflect the variety of attorneys in Dorseys office).
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( Reuters) – Dorsey & & Whitney stated Thursday its become the current big law office to grow in Salt Lake City, swiping a four-partner IP group from another company that has actually recently lost a number of lawyers in the region.
Minneapolis-founded Dorsey has included Stoel Rives partners Aaron Barker, Matthew Bethards, Jason McCammon and Jordan Olsen a couple of weeks after bringing on trademark partner Catherine Parrish Lake, also from Stoel Rives.
While several big law office have actually just recently opened brand-new offices in Salt Lake City, Dorsey is among the handful thats existed beyond the past couple of years. It opened in the Utah capital in 1996, according to a spokesperson.
The LDS Churchs Mormon Temple in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart
Sara MerkenSara Merken reports on privacy and information security, as well as business of law, consisting of legal development and crucial gamers in the legal services market. Reach her at sara.merken@thomsonreuters.com.
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