■ STRATEGIC GROWTH
Expanding Where Clients Need Us Most
Foley’s 27th office opened in Nashville in 2025, reflecting a deliberate growth strategy aligned with client demand. Supported by coordinated onboarding and integration, new partners were positioned to contribute quickly and strengthen cross-firm collaboration from day one.
Health Care‑Driven Expansion in Nashville
Foley takes a deliberate, demand‑driven approach to lateral hiring — expanding strategically in high‑growth practices and key markets to strengthen service delivery across the firm.
The 2025 opening of Foley’s Nashville office illustrates how deliberate lateral hiring translates into operational impact. Launched with a health care focus, the office reflects the firm’s continued strategy of expanding alongside clients in high‑growth markets, building on prior office openings in Raleigh (2024) and Salt Lake City (2021).
The Nashville expansion reflects an integrated talent model in action, with lateral onboarding and integration supported in a coordinated, end‑to‑end manner. From day one, new partners were connected across the firm, aligned with service expectations, and positioned to contribute immediately.
Together with recent market expansions, the Nashville office demonstrates how Foley operationalizes talent investments at scale in support of strategic growth and a strong national platform.
The Nashville office launch demonstrates how Foley approaches growth intentionally. We weren’t just opening an office — we were building a cohesive, health-care-focused team with deep local roots and supported by structured onboarding across the firm. That foundation enabled immediate impact and momentum in a market that’s strategically important for our clients and the firm.”
Jesse Neil Nashville Office Managing Partner
Lateral Partners
Lateral Non-Partners
Each lateral addition was made with a clear purpose: building sector depth, supporting cross‑disciplinary collaboration, and meeting evolving client needs. This intentional approach reflects Foley’s focus on aligning talent decisions with client demand and long‑term firm strategy while also identifying and actively working to eliminate bias across our processes and systems.
Key Talent Programs That Support Lateral Hiring
Lateral Partner Integration Program
Foley maintains a robust lateral integration program designed to help new partners quickly and effectively assimilate into the firm, their practice group, and their office. The program supports seamless client transitions and early engagement with Foley colleagues and clients. Each lateral partner begins with a customized Foley Integration Success Plan, introduced during orientation. Information gathered during the hiring process, including insights from practice leadership and discussions around client opportunities, is synthesized into a clear, thoughtfully sequenced plan tailored to the attorney’s practice and goals. The plan includes a year‑long roadmap of coordinated touchpoints across the firm, with monthly check‑ins to reinforce accountability, make adjustments as needed, and maintain momentum.
Refined Recruiting Workflows
Foley continues to refine our legal recruiting practices to respond to evolving market dynamics, increased lateral activity, and shifting law student recruiting timelines, and provide a consistent, high‑quality candidate experience. Key enhancements in 2025 included the implementation of updated background check processes, introduction of new‑hire surveys to inform continuous improvement, deployment of FloRecruit to modernize recruiting workflows, and refinements to placement‑fee structures. Together, these enhancements support more efficient and informed decision‑making, greater consistency across recruiting efforts, and a smoother transition from offer acceptance through onboarding — embedding Foley’s service excellence standards throughout the recruiting lifecycle and positioning the firm to scale effectively.