How did a locally focused, four-attorney real estate practice transform into a 111-person, national department responsible for 21 percent of Ballard Spahr's total revenue? The heads of the firm's real estate practice said it's the direct result of a pioneering culture, talent, depth and a deep client base.
In May 1985, a group of four lawyers came to Ballard Spahr from another big Philadelphia firm with the idea of creating one of the top real estate practices in the city of Philadelphia. The real estate practice originally started as part of Ballard Spahr's business enhancement department but began to grow and was formally spun out as its own practice in 1988. All four attorneys responsible for the real estate practice's launch are still with the firm today.
