The rise and popularity of hybrid working had firms across the Am Law 200 reevaluating their real estate use and costs, as attorneys continued to work from home throughout 2023. That left Pennsylvania-based firms ultimately split between increasing or decreasing their footprints. 

While big names such as Morgan, Lewis & Bockius and Fox Rothschild looked to shed spare space and the excess costs that come with it, smaller firms, including Barley Snyder and real estate boutique Nochumson P.C., chose to expand their footprints and get creative in using their extra space.