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( Reuters) – Dorsey & & Whitney said Thursday its ended up being the most recent big law practice to grow in Salt Lake City, swiping a four-partner IP team from another firm that has recently lost a variety of attorneys in the area.
Minneapolis-founded Dorsey has actually included Stoel Rives partners Aaron Barker, Matthew Bethards, Jason McCammon and Jordan Olsen a few weeks after inducing hallmark partner Catherine Parrish Lake, also from Stoel Rives.
While a number of large law practice have just recently opened brand-new offices in Salt Lake City, Dorsey is among the handful thats existed beyond the previous few years. It opened in the Utah capital in 1996, according to a representative.
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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 office, out of 569 lawyers at the 20-office company, the spokesperson stated.
The out-of-town companies that have set up store in the city considering that 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 market, in addition to other aspects like location universities.
The brand-new IP works with at Dorsey originate from Portland, Oregon-founded Stoel Rives, which has seen a slew of attorneys depart for newbie firms getting in Salt Lake City, including Mayer Brown and Foley & & Lardner in recent months.
Melissa Jones, managing partner of Stoel Rives, said in a declaration the departures werent unanticipated as the market remains in “transition” and kept in mind the firm simply added an IP group from Dorsey in Seattle.
( This story has actually been upgraded to include a statement from Stoel Rives and show the variety of attorneys in Dorseys office).
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