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Still, the firm stated it has grown its Salt Lake City ranks by more than 65% since 2015. There are now 80 attorneys in the office, out of 569 legal representatives at the 20-office company, the representative said.
The out-of-town firms that have actually set up store in the city since 2020 consist of Kirkland & & Ellis, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & & Rosati, Mayer Brown, Foley & & Lardner and Greenberg Traurig.
Firms have pointed out innovation, life sciences and other company activity in the Mountain West area as a draw to the marketplace, in addition to other factors like area universities.
The brand-new IP works with at Dorsey originate from Portland, Oregon-founded Stoel Rives, which has actually seen a slew of attorneys depart for newbie companies getting in Salt Lake City, including Mayer Brown and Foley & & Lardner in current months.
Melissa Jones, handling partner of Stoel Rives, said in a declaration the departures werent unanticipated as the market is in “transition” and kept in mind the company just included an IP group from Dorsey in Seattle.
( This story has been upgraded to consist of a statement from Stoel Rives and show the number of legal representatives in Dorseys workplace).
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( Reuters) – Dorsey & & Whitney stated Thursday its ended up being the current big law practice to grow in Salt Lake City, swiping a four-partner IP team from another company that has just recently lost a variety of attorneys in the area.
Minneapolis-founded Dorsey has included Stoel Rives partners Aaron Barker, Matthew Bethards, Jason McCammon and Jordan Olsen a couple of weeks after inducing trademark partner Catherine Parrish Lake, likewise from Stoel Rives.
While several big law office have actually recently opened brand-new offices in Salt Lake City, Dorsey is among the handful thats existed beyond the previous couple of years. It opened in the Utah capital in 1996, according to a spokesperson.
Dorsey has 80 attorneys in Salt Lake City, publishing 65% headcount growth there because 2015
Minneapolis-founded company employed 5 Stoel Rives partners this month
