(Reuters) - Quarles & Brady said Wednesday it will combine with a 30-lawyer labor and employment firm, becoming the latest law firm to plant a flag in California's legal market.
The Milwaukee-founded firm, which last week rebranded to "Quarles", said it will merge on Jan. 1 with management-side labor and employment firm Paul, Plevin, Sullivan & Connaughton in San Diego.
The combined firm will operate in the state as Paul Plevin Quarles through 2024.
Duane Morris, an 800-lawyer firm founded in Philadelphia, made a similar move this fall when it absorbed 18 lawyers, including many in California's Silicon Valley, from labor and employment firm Curley, Hurtgen & Johnsrud.
Large law firms have increasingly looked to California for expansion plans in recent years, with a growing number of firms opening new offices across the state.
Some, like Offit Kurman, Frost Brown Todd and Fennemore Craig, have similarly grown in the state through combinations with smaller firms this year.
For Quarles, the addition of Paul, Plevin's attorneys will bring its headcount to more than 500 lawyers across 11 U.S. offices.
The San Diego office launch also comes as "business connectivity and opportunities between Arizona and California continue to rise," Quarles said in its statement. The firm said it has a "significant presence" in Phoenix and Tucson.
The combination will nearly double the firm's labor and employment practice, increasing from 46 lawyers currently at Quarles to 76 with...
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