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&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: &#39;Arial&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;&quot;&gt;Philadelphia&amp;#8217;s venerable WolfBlock followed a sadly familiar script: a decline in revenue, a disappearing credit line, some partner defections, a failed merger, a partner exodus, and, finally, dissolution.&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;?xml:namespace prefix=&quot;o&quot; ns=&quot;urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office&quot;?&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: &#39;Arial&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;&quot;&gt;Respondents to our ongoing Law Firm Associate Survey are asked&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: &#39;Arial&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;&quot;&gt; to share their opinions and observations (a/k/a &amp;#8220;Buzz&amp;#8221;) about firms other than their own.&amp;nbsp; Excluding the jejune goofs on the firm&amp;#8217;s name (e.g. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: &#39;Arial&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;&quot;&gt;&amp;#8220;I&#39;d rank them higher during a full moon&amp;#8221;, &amp;#8220;Sounds like a teen horror movie.&amp;#8221;) t&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: &#39;Arial&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;&quot;&gt;he Buzz on WolfBlock follows a recognizable trajectory.&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;A sampling in chronological order: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: &#39;Arial&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt&quot;&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-style: normal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: &#39;Arial&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;&quot;&gt;&amp;#8220;Slipped from its height &amp;#8230; Missteps &amp;#8230; In trouble &amp;#8230; lots of money problems &amp;#8230; On the way out &amp;#8230; Screwed &amp;#8230; DEAD.&amp;#8221;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: &#39;Arial&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;&quot;&gt;The associate comments combine to paint a picture that is both harsh and accurate.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: &#39;Arial&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;-posted by brian&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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Philadelphia’s venerable WolfBlock followed a sadly familiar script: a decline in revenue, a disappearing credit line, some partner defections, a failed merger, a partner exodus, and, finally, dissolution. Respondents to our ongoing Law Firm Associate Survey are asked to share their opinions and observations (a/k/a “Buzz”) about firms other than their own.

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