After This Am Law 200 Firm Fled London, Doubters Are Questioning Its Growth Strategy
St. Louis-founded Armstrong Teasdale is also in the process of exiting Boston and Salt Lake City.
September 27, 2024 at 01:44 PM
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Law Firm Office Launches and ClosuresWhat You Need to Know
- After seeing explosive growth under the leadership of former chair David Braswell, disagreements over the firm's long-term strategy and a failure to integrate new additions contributed to the abrupt closures of three of Armstrong Teasdale's offices in 2024.
- Employees based in London were notified only one day before the office was set to shut down.
- They were also left without pay, benefits, or the means to get assistance from the U.K. government.
When David Braswell took up his position as managing partner of St. Louis-founded Armstrong Teasdale in 2019, he launched an unprecedented era of growth for the Am Law 200 firm. But many stakeholders were not pleased with the firm's exponential expansion, nor with its potential implications for the firm's future.
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