Business from the Bay Area tech scene continued to raise head counts at firms in San Francisco and Silicon Valley in 2015, even as concerns about the tech bubble shrinking loomed on the horizon.
Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian, which is known for representing startups and venture capitalists, saw a 26 percent increase in total head count, the fourth largest of any firm on this year’s NLJ 500, The National Law Journal’s annual survey of the nation’s largest law firms. Other Valley-native firms experienced more modest growth: Cooley expanded its ranks by 6 percent nationally; Fenwick & West, which opened a New York office in May, grew by 5 percent; and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati grew by 4 percent.
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