The more virtualized and hybridized law practice becomes, the more matters of physical space matter, it seems.

Law firms have remained committed to geographic expansion. The moves could be more “strategic,” in that they involve entering a market that the law firm has identified as one of growth, or more “tactical,” in that they involving entering a market to which the law firm already has some sort of nexus, by client base, co-counsel or otherwise. Most successful moves are probably both in near-equal shares.