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By Brooks Igo
Staff Writer for The Texas Lawbook
(January 14)–New-York-based Wilson Elser announced last week that its Houston office has moved to the 33rd floor of Two Houston Center from the Galleria, where it had been located for more than 10 years.
The firm was looking to move downtown after Powers & Frost merged with it last year, according to Chris Tarzon, a managing director at global commercial real estate services firm Studley, which represented Wilson Elser in the leasing transaction.
“It made sense for an AmLaw firm like Wilson Elser to be downtown, where other similar practices are located today,” Tarzon said in a statement issued by the firm. “This location provides the firm with state-of-the art new offices that reflect its culture and with room to grow.”
Wilson Elser’s Houston office, opened in 1997, now has 17 attorneys. Sharla Frost, the regional managing partner of the office, said the long term lease reflects the firm’s commitment to Houston.
“This move puts us in the center of Houston’s legal community and provides us the flexibility to meet our long-term growth goals,” she said in the statement. “We are excited to be a part of the burgeoning business development in downtown Houston and look forward to growing along with the city’s expansion.”
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