U.K., German law firms are in talks to merge; Freshfields and Bruckhaus to form powerhouse
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The proposed merger of Great Britain's law firm Freshfields and Bruckhaus Westrick Hellet Loeber of Germany is described. British law firms have been attempting to enter the German legal services market for many years.
Publication Name: Wall Street Journal. Europe
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0921-9986
Year: 2000
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Freshfields, Bruckhaus Partners vote unanimously for merger; consolidation among British and German law firms continues
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This article discusses how the law firm partners of Germany's Bruckhaus Partners and Britain's Freshfields voted unanimously to merge, ending months of talks and preparing the way for a giant Anglo-German law firm operating from both London and Frankfurt.
Publication Name: Wall Street Journal. Europe
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0921-9986
Year: 2000
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Trio's merger will create world's largest law firm
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Rogers and Wells, Clifford Chance, and Puender, Volhard, Weber and Axster are merging their law firm operations. The merger will form the largest law firm in the world.
Publication Name: Wall Street Journal. Europe
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0921-9986
Year: 1999
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