Low costs, a strong talent pool and an abundance of upper middle-market corporations are the factors that are luring a steady stream of law firms to open outposts in Minneapolis.

In 2019 alone, a parade of large out-of-town firms—including Greenberg Traurig, Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith, Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr, and Spencer Fane—have announced they are opening offices in the City of Lakes.