Puget Sound Business Journal Interviews Pallavi Mehta Wahi on Arnold & Porter Seattle Growth
Pallavi Mehta Wahi, Arnold & Porter Chair of Western U.S. Strategic Growth and head of the firm’s Seattle office and India practice, was recently quoted in the Puget Sound Business Journal article, “Law firm Arnold & Porter to expand with move to Seattle’s One Union Square,” discussing the firm’s ongoing strategic West Coast growth.
Since the firm’s Seattle office opened with just three attorneys in July 2025, the team has steadily grown to more than 40 attorneys and staff. The publication described it as having nearly doubled in size since its last office opening. “Arnold & Porter’s Seattle office at U.S. Bank Center launched with 25 employees,” PSBJ wrote. “It currently has 41 attorneys and staff.”
The article also noted that, after establishing “its first Seattle office with a 15,000-square-foot lease, [which] has since expanded to 25,000 square feet,” Arnold & Porter now “plans to move to the 39,000-square-foot space by the end of the year.”
In an interview, Pallavi highlighted the wide range of expanding practices, noting that the Seattle office has seen “across-the-board” growth, including in industries such as technology, life sciences, healthcare, manufacturing, and real estate.
She also discussed the importance of the firm operating where its clients are doing business, including in downtown Seattle.
“We are Seattle residents, and we are business owners in the city, and we really want to support the growth, resurgence, and invigoration of the downtown corridor,” Pallavi said. “We want to be where our clients are.”
