Cleveland office Managing Partner Hewitt Shaw was quoted in an April 20, 2009, Crain's Cleveland Business article, "Mid-Market Attorneys See Influx of Big-City Work."
According to the article, across the region, attorneys are seeing more business from companies that in the past didn't balk at paying Wall Street prices for their legal work, given the current economic climate. Tighter budgets, though, mean big-name law firms are receiving more scrutiny from their clients, and middle-market players in Cleveland, Akron and other Midwestern cities are reaping the benefits.
Shaw said the city's history as a mature law town puts it at an advantage over the likes of Minneapolis or Milwaukee—cities that also might have high-quality lawyers available at lower rates. Cleveland enjoys a good reputation among lawyers, Shaw said, putting it in a good position to take advantage of opportunities that arise when clients here and elsewhere look to cut costs.