Lateral Hire Shows Ballard Spahr Looking to Grow
When Ballard Spahr announced last week that it had hired Justin M. Miller, formerly a top lawyer at DuPont, the lateral move was generally seen as one that deepened the well-established relationship between Ballard Spahr and a prominent client.
December 09, 2015 at 05:54 AM
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When Ballard Spahr announced last week that it had hired Justin M. Miller, formerly a top lawyer at DuPont, the lateral move was generally seen as one that deepened the well-established relationship between Ballard Spahr and a prominent client.
But observers and analysts also saw a clear strategic benefit for a firm looking to grow its presence both locally and on a national scale.
“I think it may be more nationally-oriented, to say you're drawing on people from Fortune 100 companies,” he said. “I just didn't think of this as a Delaware play,” said Lawrence Hamermesh, professor at Widener University Delaware Law School.
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