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Law Practice,
Law Office Management

Jun. 10, 2016

Why and when partners leave a law firm

Lawyers frequently move from one firm to another, sometimes alone, sometimes with groups, but almost always with significant impact on the firms they leave behind.

Daniel O'Rielly

Partner
O'Rielly & Roche LLP

Partner Departure Law

Email: djo@oriellyroche.com

Daniel focuses his practice on Partner Departure Law, providing counsel for law firms and attorneys navigating partner departures, Law Firm Advice and Planning, and Legal Ethics Counsel, advising law firms and attorneys regarding ethics issues and compliance. The firm publishes the California Partner Departure Law blog (www.partnerdeparturelaw.com) and the California Attorney Ethics blog (wwww.attorneyethics.com).

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Dena Roche

Partner
O'Rielly & Roche, LLP

Partner Departure Law

Email: dena@oriellyroche.com

Dena focuses her practice on Partner Departure Law, providing counsel for law firms and attorneys navigating partner departures, Law Firm Advice and Planning, and Legal Ethics Counsel, advising law firms and attorneys regarding ethics issues and compliance. The firm publishes the California Partner Departure Law blog (www.partnerdeparturelaw.com) and the California Attorney Ethics blog (wwww.attorneyethics.com).

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PARTNER DEPARTURE LAW

At this point, most lawyers and law firms are familiar with the reality of attorney mobility. Lawyers frequently move from one firm to another, sometimes alone, sometimes with groups, but almost always with significant impact on the firms they leave behind. Despite the fact that partner departures are increasingly common, lawyers and firms are frequently taken by surprise when it happens. That can lead to a less-than-opti...

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