Minnesota law firm Dorsey & Whitney adds more Arizona attorneys - Phoenix Business Journal - Phoenix Business Journal
Only a few weeks after opening its first Arizona law office, fast-growing Minnesota firm Dorsey & Whitney LLC has already brought in more attorneys to grow its Valley presence.
In mid-January, attorneys Scott Jenkins, Isaac Gabriel and Andrea Parker left Quarles & Brady to open the new local office for Dorsey & Whitney. The three attorneys joined their new firm as partners.
Jenkins told the Business Journal that the firm has just added two more partners, who have also moved over from Quarles & Brady. Joining the firm are Alissa Brice Castañeda and Gabriel Hartsell, along with a team of four associates, also coming over from Quarles & Brady, and two legal assistants.
Brice Castañeda's practice focuses on litigation, bankruptcies and corporate restructuring, while Hartsell's practice focuses on bankruptcies, creditors' rights and litigation.
“Dorsey has a broad footprint — having resources in New York, Delaware and all of the western U.S. and international offices will be an immediate benefit to our clients,” Hartsell said in a statement.
Dorsey & Whitney now has a total of 13 attorneys on staff in the Valley as the firm continues to look for permanent office space in the region after settling in at temporary space in the Biltmore area.
Bill Stoeri, managing partner at Dorsey & Whitney, told the Business Journal last month when the Phoenix office opened that his firm sees a long runway for growth in Arizona. Having a presence in Arizona fills out the firm's Southwest footprint, he said, along with offices in Utah and Colorado, three states that he said offer plenty of growth potential.
Jenkins said the newest attorneys joining Dorsey & Whitney have complementary practices to the first group of partners who opened the office but have strengthened the firm's support for banking customers as well as bolstering its overall litigation and bankruptcy practice.
The first quarter of the year is typically the busiest for attorneys moving to new jobs, and competition to lure in attorneys is increasing. Jenkins said that the effects from the pandemic have helped to fuel the job-switching movement.
"More than ever, people are reevaluating where they work," Jenkins said. "The question is how well a firm has adjusted to the new way of practicing law by being flexible. There's no one-suit-fits-all for the practice of law. Whether you are working remote, flexible hours or in the office, it's all the same at the end of the day if you're meeting clients' needs."
source: https://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/news/2022/02/22/minnesota-law-firm-adds-arizona-attorneys.html
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