In what was described as adventurous, challenging and a lot of work, the law firm of Foley & Lardner moved out of its former offices in the Greenleaf Building last weekend to its new home in Independent Square.
“It had actually been going on for a while, but we started our full-blown move on Friday,” said managing partner Charles Hedrick. “They best way I can describe it is that it was like moving out of a home you’ve lived in for 20 years.
“In other words, we had accumulated a lot of things that needed to be moved.”
Hedrick said the move was difficult, but necessary.
“We really did love our offices in the Greenleaf Building and we all felt bittersweet about leaving, but we were spread out over nine floors,” he said. “Sometimes we would have attorneys working on six or seven different floors at a time.
“It was just becoming very difficult to be efficient.”
Hedrick says they can now look forward to a more modern setting.
“It’s disorienting right now, but we’re excited to have access to some new technology,” said Hedrick. “We have the ability to modernize now.”
Among the new toys in Foley’s offices are large projection screens in the conference room and voice mail that can be routed to the attorney’s computers.
“I’m just trying to figure out how to use our new phones,” said partner can City Council member Kevin Hyde. “It’s hectic right now, but it’s equally as exciting. I’ve got a much better view now.”