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Vault Guide to the Top Northwest & Great Plains Law Firms Get the inside scoop on jobs and careers with Vault career guides. Vault Guide to the Top Northwest & Great Plains Law Firms is your complete resource to jobs, careers, interviews and recruiting. |
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Vault Guide to the Top Northwest & Great Plains Law Firms We don't hear any gripes about Portland. In fact, associates in the city contest that "Portland and the Pacific Northwest in general are unparalleled in terms of natural beauty, opportunities for outdoors activity and cleanliness." Whether they're gazing at mountains, rose gardens, active volcanoes or trekking to the beach, attorneys practicing in the area aren't in the market for a new 'hood. "I have lived here most of my life and plan to live here the rest of it," an associate vows. And that's not a particularly exaggerated claim, either; from what we hear, "Oregon is the greatest state in the country." John Denver told us all about Colorado and its Rocky Mountain high, but that was awhile ago. Still, most associates practicing in the Mile-High City praise its superior scenery and comfortable quality of life. And hey, what's not to love? Mountains, dry air, plenty of snowfall and the Denver Broncos. We're intrigued. "I'm from Denver and after leaving for awhile, I decided it was the place for me," one returnee shares. A native "stayed here for the mountains and because Denver is a nice-sized city." Getting into more superlative declarations, we're told that it's the "best place in America to live." |
Heller Ehrman is a global law firm with roots in 1890s San Francisco and major clients including Wells Fargo Nevada National Bank and the Union Trust Company. The firm's list of significant longtime clients grew to include Ampex Corporation, Sara Lee Corporation (previously Consolidated Foods), ALZA Corporation (now part of Johnson & Johnson), Levi Strauss, Hoffman La Roche, Cetus Corporation and, more recently, McDonald's Corporation and Northrop Grumman Corporation.
Today, Heller Ehrman numbers approximately 700 attorneys and professionals in 13 cities. The firm's international offices are thriving, with 2004's opening in Beijing. The firm marked its entry into the European market by opening its London office in 2007. Clients range from established multinational companies to entrepreneurial, technology-driven enterprises across varied industry groups, particularly financial services, life sciences, energy, software and electronics, accounting, real estate and hospitality. Heller's litigation group focuses on high-stakes matters in antitrust, securities, intellectual property, consumer class action, insurance recovery, employment and environmental law. Firm business attorneys are leaders in corporate securities, M&A, finance, real estate, tax, corporate governance, bankruptcy and a range of regulatory issues, earning a 23rd-place ranking for U.S. target M&A legal advisors in 2006 by Thomson Financial and recognitions for 40 attorneys in the 2007 edition of Chambers USA's "Leading Business Lawyers." In 2005, the firm won a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court victory on behalf of client Merck KGaA in one of the most important patent infringement cases to confront today's biotech and pharmaceutical industries.
