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Feb. 10, 2025

Bold vision leads to legal powerhouse

After 35 years, Russ August & Kabat reflects on the culture that the attorneys believe has led to their successes in intellectual property, entertainment, and M&A law.

Bold vision leads to legal powerhouse
Marc Fenster and Larry Russ

Longtime litigator Larry C. Russ struck out on his own in the late 1980s, hoping to build a law firm that operated far differently from those where he practiced previously.

"From my experience at the firm where I worked as an associate, I learned that when the partners didn't have a good relationship and didn't trust each other and - to be frank - were greedy, that's not a formula for success," Russ said.

In 1990, Russ teamed up with atto... (continued)

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