Law firm Baker Donelson opens office in Winston-Salem

Law firm Baker Donelson opens office in Winston-Salem

Baker Donelson, based in Memphis, Tennessee, has opened three offices in North Carolina since 2021: Raleigh in October 2021, Charlotte in March 2024 and Winston-Salem in December 2025.

11 former Akerman lawyers in Winston-Salem join Baker Donelson

Tennessee-based law firm Baker Donelson added a Winston-Salem office today with 11 lawyers who switched from the Akerman firm. It marks the fourth office Baker has opened in the Carolinas since 2021. It now employs 40 lawyers in the region. The move follows Akerman’s September decision to consolidate its Winston-Salem office into Charlotte. It said the decision was part of a “broader platform optimization strategy,” the firm said then. Both Aker…