Law.com - Hungry Nixon Set to Hire as Many as 100 From Thelen

Law.com - Hungry Nixon Set to Hire as Many as 100 From Thelen
Once again, we have an article that states Nixon's objective of having one-quarter of its attorneys outside the United States within five years. This is a very tall order, and, unless there is a very good reason for doing this - such as significant existing business or documented need - it is probably a very high risk move. It is almost axiomatic that every large firm thinks it needs a strong collection of branch offices in most, if not all, of the major world markets. However, this can be extremely costly, and, without good business justification, simply a waste of money that could be better employed elsewhere. I continue to believe that it is difficult to have every branch office, particularly, a foreign branch office reflect the same high standards of the major domestic office or offices. With such rapid growth, it is almost certain that the foreign branch offices are going to have to have considerable care and supervision to integrate them properly into the fabric of the firm.