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Mar. 31, 2009

Baxter's Audacious Approach Attracts Laterals

Ralph Baxter, who has been at the helm of Orrick for 19 years, is considered to be the pioneer of the San Francisco firm's international expansion.

By Jill Redhage
Daily Journal Staff Writer

SAN FRANCISCO - In the midst of the tumult now roiling the legal industry, San Francisco-based Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe has found some stability in the lasting vision of its chairman and chief executive of 19 years, Ralph Baxter Jr. His commitment to the idea that the firm can play a significant role in all of the world's major centers of law and commerce has helped give him staying power.

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