Huntsville, Alabama, is home to a vast network of federal contractors, as well as U.S. defense operations. By launching in the city this week, Am Law 100 firm Womble Bond Dickinson sees a significant opportunity to grow its government contract practice.

“The opportunities are incredible,” said Richard Raleigh, one of three new Womble partners in Huntsville, who noted that “billions of federal dollars are awarded to Huntsville-based government contracting businesses.”