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Originally posted by lost in transit
I am a mid-level corp. associate from NYC and am interested in lateralling back home to the bay area. Originally, I planned to seek a position at the traditional biglaw shops (latham, wilson); but have recently become very interested in the new Heller Ehrman/Venture Law Group practice.
My hestitation is that [when I left CA] Heller was not a significant corp firm in the valley, but with the VLG acquisition, it seems that things may have changed. Thus, my question is whether Heller has become a larger player on the corp market. That is, are they now perceived as a significant competitor to the lathams and wilsons? Or, alternatively, are they now getting a larger portion of the interesting deals? Finally, even if this is the case, do people still recommend latham/wilson and the like?
Thank you in advance for your opinions.
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What do you value more - lifestyle or interesting/complex work? If the latter, I would go to Latham or another non-valley based firm. IMHO, Heller's prestige in the corporate world has not changed with the addition of the VLG group.
