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Law Practice

Jun. 22, 2013

Mayer Brown's LA office now leads firm in profitability

Boasting 40 attorneys, the L.A. office is now the busiest and most profitable of any of the Chicago-based firm's 23 outposts.


By Alexandra Schwappach


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Sometime around 2008, the word on the street was that Mayer Brown LLP's Los Angeles office was in dire straits. The location, established in 1985, had seen a number of good years and nearly 75 attorneys at its peak. But then the recession hit. Profits fell and the departures started. In one six-month period between 2008 and 2009, the office lost more than 30 attorneys. It hit a low of 26 attorneys i...

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