Big Law Firms Target February, March for Office Reopenings (1)

Lawyers from at least seven firms are headed back to the office—again—in February and March, months after Covid-19 variants delayed initial reopening plans.

Davis Wright Tremaine, WilmerHale, and Dorsey & Whitney are targeting office return dates in February after cutting back on in-person work expectations as the omicron variant surged in the U.S. Reed Smith, Goodwin Proctor, Morrison & Foerster, and Wilson Sonsini plan to reopen in early to mid-March.

Covid-19 cases have steadily declined in the U.S. since peaking in mid-January, and many are cities and states are beginning to loosen pandemic-related restrictions. New York and Illinois are expected ...