Seeing double: Desmarais outlines California expansion plans

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Seeing double: Desmarais outlines California expansion plans

Rani Mehta
October 12, 2023
Golden Gate, San Francisco, California, USA.

The firm, which has just hired former Fish & Richardson litigator Betty Chen, plans to double the number of attorneys in its San Francisco office

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