Salisian Lee LLP recently appeared in the L.A. Business Journal. Here is the text:
Startup Spirit
He doesn’t remember exactly why, but Neal Salisian started telling people he wanted his own law firm back when he was in high school.
He started seriously considering that possibility again a few years ago, as an associate in the L.A. office of Philadelphia-based Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP. Then, late last month, at the age of 30, he opened the doors to the downtown L.A. offices of Salisian Lee LLP, which he co-founded with Richard Lee, another former Morgan Lewis associate.
Salisian and Lee will focus on providing legal services to owners of small to medium-size businesses. They’re already working with about 20 clients, including real estate developers and sports agents.
“The timing was right in terms of the opportunities out there for small businesses, with the economy turning south and businesses looking for ways to save costs,” Salisian said.
Lee, 35, said he’d been frustrated with the inefficiencies at some of the law firms he’s worked at, but never considered starting his own until Salisian reached out to him.
“He was kind of the impetus of this. I had always taken the safe route in life, working in big firms,” Lee said. “Neal has an entrepreneurial spirit and an enthusiasm about him that’s infectious.”
Staff reporter Alfred Lee can be reached at alee@labusinessjournal.com or at (323) 549-5225, ext. 221.
www.labusinessjournal.com/news/2010/aug/09/downtown-l-firm-ready-its-close-/