Wake Up Call: Willkie to Double Chicago Office Space on Growth

In today’s column, Goodwin launched an office in Munich to target private equity business; as pay soars for Big Law legal talent, district attorneys are facing a shortage of lawyers; a 71-year-old lawyer is accused of stealing $1.2 million from his former firm in Manhattan.

• Leading off, Willkie Farr & Gallagher said it signed a lease to double space at its two-year-old office in Chicago at 300 North LaSalle to accommodate strong demand. The New York-headquartered firm in March 2020 launched the office with six lawyers as the Covid-19 pandemic was getting started. The office has grown to over 60. ...