Skadden shuts down its San Francisco office

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom has announced that it will close its San Francisco office at the end of June 2011. The lawyers in the San Francisco office - 17 associates, three counsel, and four partners - have been offered places at the firm’s Palo Alto office. Corporate partner Kenton King, who leads both the San Francisco and Palo Alto offices, said that "If you look at where there's more growth, where there are more companies and more capital formation, it isn't San Francisco.” San Francisco partner James Lyons sees the move as a positive for the firm's litigation practice, noting that there are 15 litigators in Palo Alto and about 25 litigators in San Francisco. "This is an excellent opportunity for the firm - and for the litigation practice in particular - for everyone to be under one roof," he said.

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