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Top Firms

Mar. 20, 2012

Top Law Firm Leader

A look at how Thomas Turner, managing partner of Procopio, has fended off countless merger proposals and kept the 120-lawyer San Diego firm strong.


By Casey Sullivan


Daily Journal Staff Writer

Fewer firms are staying regional in today's increasingly global legal market. The industry is saturated with consultants, who are often paid big money to broker mergers and acquisitions, knocking at the door of mid-sized firms and emphasizing the importance of a broad geographic footprint.


Grow or die, they say.


They use phrases like "growing critical mass" and p...

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