#1408
San Francisco - Ground floor of top national firm
Partners for new San Francisco office – opportunity to leverage existing clients
This firm’s Southern California operation is very busy but many of the firm’s national clients have requested a significant presence to San Francisco. In fact, they make a compelling pitch that of the several million dollars presently being left on the table with existing clients; they can capture a good chunk of it. This firm has a roster of very deep client relationship with long-term national clients. In short, their focus is not just book of business but finding those with outstanding reputations, leadership ability and interested in making a huge imprint. We see this as a great opportunity to grow ones practice on their nickel. Practices that would be most attractive are: complex and class action litigation; products liability; intellectual property and patent litigation. This is an exciting ground floor opportunity with a firm who is making a significant financial commitment to both So. and No. California. Preferred book: $1M+.

#1412
San Diego
Transactional Partners - Leading edge
Partner – Biotec – Life Sciences – Nanotechnology
Our client is doing leading edge work in the biotechnology, nanotechnology, life science, drug (generic and non-generic) and medical device arena. They also have a robust national practice in technology, semiconductors, H/W-S/W, wireless telcom, etc. We have been retained to handle a few notable searches in both So. and No. California.

One of our most pressing searches is in the biotech center of San Diego. Anyone attracted to great climate, a terrific life style, reasonable real estate prices (at least in some places), strong growth in the life sciences sector, please respond. The firm may handle relocation.

#1520
San Francisco - Law firm with a soul
Transactional Partners
This law firm truly has a soul. Seldom have we seen a law firm that is doing so well financially yet has so many attorneys that really like each other and have a highly collaborative team work environment. It reminds me how law firms operated 20 years ago. In addition to a "team-tackle" approach and environment which incentives teamwork, PPP of $1.7M+, this firm has been growing 20%-25% annually the last few years. Turnover is almost non-existent.

Our client, one of the most prestigious and stable "old line" law firms in the Nation, has an incredible roster of first tier clients including more than 50% of Fortune 100 corporations (boardroom relationships); 250+ public companies; some of the most dynamic middle market and emerging growth companies in technology, media, life science, FDA/pharma and a host of regulatory practices. Many of this firm’s practice areas, including litigation are consistently nationally ranked in the top ten.

What we find particularly intriguing is the extent of this firm’s relationships and existing revenue stream in California – either with Calif. based clients or divisions of major companies doing business in Calif. In fact the figure is staggering. While much of this work is currently being handled by partners in other offices, many top clients have requested a major presence in No. California. The expression "low hanging fruit" may be a bit over reach, but the potential for additional business to be extracted from existing clients is striking. In short, this is an unusual ground floor opportunity with an extremely established old-line firm with progressive management and one that has never closed an office, superior financial wherewithal and extremely committed to success in California. Client relationships and strategic objectives are triggering this initiative.

Our client is looking for a partner (and/or group) who is a leader – ideally a partner with vision and leadership ability who will be the "hub of the wheel" in San Francisco. A significant portable book would certainly be a plus, but book is not the key component. Practice areas that make strategic sense are Transactional: general corporate; private equity; mergers & acquisitions; finance. In addition, we are also actively recruiting litigation partners.  Litigation: bet the farm – big-ticket item litigation; patent litigation and general intellectual property; products, environmental and toxic torts.

#1530
Transactional Partner (Corporate, R.E., project finance)
Los Angeles
Climate change – renewable and alternative energy – green technology
This firm is one of the most recession proof firms we have worked with. Their growing L.A. office is barely keeping up with their London, Dubai, Washington D.C., New York and Moscow offices – and then some. What is perhaps more impressive than their growth and rising profitability is the people – some we have worked with for several years. The culture is the anti "sharp-elbows" firm. They have assembled a terrific group.

This firm has exclusively retained Esquire to handle non-contingency searches in litigation, project finance and real estate/corporate practices. The L.A. office is almost all transactional (with spin-off litigation matters) and is looking for the right person to lead and/or play a key role in the growth of a complex litigation practice. The ideal partner will have a self-sufficient practice but also be interested in cross-selling with the firm’s energy, climate change, alternative energy clients, "green" technology and other corporate clients. This firm has one of the top renewable energy practices in the nation. We see a number of client relationships that can be leveraged. In addition, a litigator with an entrepreneurial spark and instinct to build would be attractive. We have also been retained to find partners interested in the project finance, real estate/finance and regulatory arenas (environmental, land use, etc.). Depending on age, the ideal candidate will have a $1M+ practice and demonstrated track record.