Matthew Taylor

[...] According to Duane Morris' CEO and chairman, Matthew Taylor, the recent additions are part of the firm's plan to increase investment in its "strategic growth areas," which are broken down into four geographical locations in the U.S.: New York, Texas, Northern California, and Chicago, and two regions internationally: London and Singapore. [...]

"Our strategic plan is centered around industries," Taylor said, explaining the industries that "make up a great deal" of the firm's work are in five general industry sectors: financial institutions, health and life sciences, technology, infrastructure and consumer and safety products. [...]

Going forward, Taylor said Duane Morris will continue to invest in the practice areas that stayed busy last year, including mergers and acquisitions, private equity, health law and life sciences, commercial litigation, bankruptcy, white collar and government investigations, and intellectual property.

"We were very happy with our performance in 2020," Taylor said. "We're very happy with our growth on the top line, but we're also very proud of how we performed as loyal partners to our clients." [...]

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