Faegre & Benson has a tremendous track record of attracting lateral candidates from other law firms and from the ranks of in-house counsel. Lawyers from other firms appreciate immediately the culture of teamwork and expertise that makes Faegre & Benson distinctive.

We look for lateral candidates who are interested in a highly collaborative practice environment and who are focused on growing and managing teams and client relationships in order to maximize the potential of their practices.

We have welcomed laterals not only from our own communities, but also from the coasts and from firms all over the country, including New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Chicago. We have hired individual lawyers, small teams, and full practice groups, and we have merged with entire law firms in London, Frankfurt, and Boulder.

We have added specialty expertise through lateral hires in areas such as franchising, immigration, affordable housing, and many other focused areas of practice. Lateral candidates with highly developed niche practices usually find substantial opportunity for growth from cross-marketing with the firm's large base of national and international clients.

In addition to our strong tradition of hiring laterals in our domestic offices, we continue to seek out experienced lateral candidates and practices for our international offices in Europe and Asia.

Several lawyers have also joined us from senior corporate counsel positions. They include top lawyers from Qwest, General Mills, Target Corporation, Meredith Corporation, US Bancorp, 3M, and others. And we have often been pleased to welcome back firm "alumni" who have chosen to return to Faegre & Benson after working in other positions in the public and private sectors.

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