Lowenstein Plots Lawyer Hiring Spree in Big Law’s Growth Era (1)

New Jersey’s Lowenstein Sandler wants to double its headcount to as many as 700 lawyers in three to five years and sees the eventual incorporation of generative AI as quadrupling productivity.

“We know who we are. We know who we want to be,” Gary Wingens, the firm’s chairman and managing partner, said in an interview. “We don’t feel like we need to be 2,000 lawyers, but we need to make sure that we continue to punch above our weight.”

The firm wants to deepen its focus on private investment funds, technology, and life sciences—which already account for about 75% ...