Quarles Exec: Valley Law Office on ‘Rocket Ship’ with New Hires from Fallen Competitor

Article originally posted on Phoenix Business Journal on August 24, 2023

As one storied Phoenix law firm shutters its doors, another is ready to board a “rocket ship” to a new phase of growth.

After more than 80 years in business, Jennings, Strouss & Salmon PLC recently announced it would cease operations at the end of August. That opened the door for Quarles & Brady LLP, among others, to scoop up of some of the firm’s top talent.

Jeff Gardner, the former managing attorney at Jennings Strouss who worked there for a decade, is one of four new additions to leave the firm for Quarles. Gardner declined to discuss the specifics of Jennings’ surprising collapse, though he did note that “the pace of change and the pace of the diversification” of the Phoenix business landscape has accelerated over the years — putting a national firm like Quarles in an excellent position to service a client base that’s spread out across the country.

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