Office-Lite FisherBroyles Hires 4 Ex-Big Law Partners in U.K.

FisherBroyles, a law firm that eschews big-ticket offices, has hired four partners in the U.K. from prominent Big Law firms in the so-called “virtual” firm’s largest international expansion.

The move comes while traditional firms are cutting salaries and struggling to re-open their own offices amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The U.K. hires bring FisherBroyles’ London offering to 10 lawyers since it opened in February. The latest hires previously worked at firms that include Davis Polk, DLA Piper, and Seyfarth Shaw.

FisherBroyles’ all-partners business model lets lawyers keep a larger percentage, up to 80%, of their billings than most traditional Big Law ...