Brown Fox announced Wednesday it is relocating its Dallas office from Preston Center to The Quad, a mixed-use development in Uptown Dallas.
The 25-lawyer business boutique is nearly doubling its footprint, growing from 6,637 square feet to 12,011 square feet. It is yet another example suggesting the center of gravity for corporate law firms in Dallas has shifted to Uptown.
Russ Brown, cofounder and managing partner of Brown Fox, said the firm wanted to be in the “nerve center of the top economic center in the country.
“The Quad stood out during an extensive search as a location that aligns with our firm’s long-term vision, both strategically and culturally,” he said. “We were looking for great amenities for our team, resources to enhance how we serve and build relationships with our clients, and a location reflecting the energy of our city’s pro-business climate. The Quad hit the bullseye with all three aspirations.”
Brown said the firm expects to move in this summer. Other law firms officing at The Quad include Willkie and Perkins Coie.
In an interview at Written by the Seasons at The Quad, one of Brown’s go-to closing spots, Brown raved about the development’s restaurants and amenities, including Michelin-starred Mamani, Michelin-recommended Written, LDU Coffee, and the Quad Club, a penthouse conference center and outdoor terrace overlooking the Dallas skyline where Brown Fox hosted its Christmas party and celebrated newly promoted partners Alan Carrillo and Morgan Buller.
One of the plans Brown is most excited about for the new digs is a library meeting space with a Wrensilva record player.
Brown Fox was represented by Cushman & Wakefield’s Charlie Beck in the real estate dealings, while Ryan Evanich and Marissa Parkin of Stream Realty led the leasing team for The Quad. The firm has tapped Pacific Builders as the general contractor for the project.
The office move coincides with the firm’s “Vision 20/30,” a strategic plan looking ahead to its 20th anniversary in 2030, and the launch of Leadership Brown Fox, a curriculum for associates that will focus on teaching them leadership skills, how to provide exceptional client service, and the business side of practicing law.
A former bellman at a luxury hotel, Brown says hospitality is an essential piece in any service industry, including law. He has been “locked in on exceptional client service my entire legal career, but the book Unreasonable Hospitality has fueled that obsession.
“We want to build leaders out of Brown Fox lawyers.”