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Monday, April 13, 2009

Ind. Law - Barnes & Thornburg announces expansion to Columbus Ohio

See today's press release here. It begins:

Barnes & Thornburg LLP, a leading national law firm, is expanding into Ohio with the addition of noted labor and employment attorney William A. Nolan, who will lead the firm’s new Columbus office located at Fifth Third Center, 21 E. State St., Suite 1850.

The Columbus, Ohio, office is Barnes & Thornburg’s ninth office nationwide. Last week, the firm opened an office in Atlanta, Ga., its first location in the Southeast.

Nolan, formerly of Squire, Sanders & Dempsey LLP in Columbus, joins Barnes & Thornburg as a partner in the firm’s Labor and Employment Law Department which Law360 ranks as one of the top 20 labor and employment practices nationwide; Workforce Management also has recently named the firm to its list of top employment law firms in the country for the second consecutive year.

"We are pleased to welcome someone of Bill’s caliber to Barnes & Thornburg, and we are excited about the opportunity to better serve our clients with our new Ohio office,” Firm Managing Partner Alan A. Levin said. “In recent years, we have seen an increased need for labor and employment counseling on a number of issues from our clients who operate in Ohio, as well as those who are based in Ohio."

Levin noted that Barnes & Thornburg is not expanding into Columbus just to get bigger, but rather to better serve its clients. “Unlike other firms, our strategic growth is not premised on just adding more lawyers to leverage dollars for the firm, but rather stems from our desire to add respected practitioners like Bill who immediately are able to bring the desired value to our client matters. This value includes rates that will be very competitive in the Columbus market.” Cost management and client service will remain key elements in the firm’s future growth, Levin observed.

Here is the April 6th Atlanta expansion announcement.

Posted by Marcia Oddi on April 13, 2009 10:35 AM
Posted to Indiana Law