Regional
business
is
booming
right
now,
with
top
Biglaw
firms
launching
new
offices
in
some
of
the
hottest
spots
around
the
country
in
the
hope
of
snatching
up
some
valued
market
share.
In
today’s
news
alone,
we’ve
got
three
Biglaw
firms
opening
up
shop
in
new
cities:
Freshfields
is
throwing
open
its
doors
in
Boston;
Reed
Smith
is
starting
fresh
in
Denver;
and
McDermott
is
expanding
its
practice
to
Nashville.
First,
while
Freshfields
has
yet
to
officially
lease
a
space
in
Boston,
U.S.
managing
partner
and
global
capital
markets
co-head
Sarah
Solum
said
opportunities
abound
in
Beantown.
“Our
entire
reason
for
being
in
Boston
is
because
we
know
that’s
what
our
clients
want
and
need
from
us,”
Solum
told
the
American
Lawyer.
“The
same
way
the
firm
had
already
been
working
for
Silicon
Valley
clients
for
a
long
time
(before launching there
in
2020),
that’s
also
true
with
Boston-based
clients.
We’re
new
in
Boston
in
terms
of
having
an
office,
but
we’re
not
new
in
terms
of
the
companies
and
firms
we
work
with.”
Next
up,
Reed
Smith
is
going
all
out
with
its
Denver
office,
its
second
new
office
of
the
new
year.
With
lawyers
lateraling
in
from
five
firms
in
the
area
—
Brownstein
Hyatt,
Greenberg
Traurig,
Akerman,
Foley
Hoag,
and
Dentons
—
Reed
Smith
is
equipped
to
handle
client
demand
in
the
Mile
High
City.
“We
know
Denver
is
a
very
vibrant
and
fast-growing
community,”
Julie
Hardin,
the
firm’s
managing
partner
of
the
Americas,
told
the
American
Lawyer.
“What
we
also
see
is
the
private
equity
and
technology
dollars
flowing
into
the
market,
which
is
in
line
with
our
strategic
priorities.”
Last
but
not
least,
McDermott
Will
&
Emery
is
heralding
its
health
and
life
sciences
practice
group
with
its
new
office
in
Nashville.
Thanks
to
a
four-partner
group
from
K&L
Gates,
the
firm
is
confident
that
the
new
team
represents
“a
transformative
addition”
to
the
firm.
Kristian
Werling,
global
head
of
McDermott’s
health
and
life
sciences
practice
group,
told
the
American
Lawyer
that
the
Nashville
launch
will
“further
bolster
our
market-leading
hospitals
and
health
systems
and
health
care
private
equity
teams
in
the
epicenter
of
the
health
industry.”
Who
will
be
next?
If
you’ve
got
any
information
on
which
firms
will
be
the
next
in
the
rush
to
open
up
shop
in
regional
hotspots,
please
let
us
know.
Freshfields
Launches
in
Boston
With
Latham
Office
Corporate
Chair
[American
Lawyer]
McDermott
Enters
Nashville,
Adding
4-Partner
Team
From
K&L
Gates
[American
Lawyer]
Reed
Smith
Launches
in
Denver
With
Five-Firm
Lateral
Group
[American
Lawyer]
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