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With US politics changed for the worse, does it matter who wins the presidency?

As a US jurisdiction partner at Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP), my work often takes me to America to see clients and law firms that we know. It is always interesting at this stage in the American political cycle to make such a trip, as I did recently – spending nearly three weeks criss-crossing the continent. Conversations often turn to who will win the presidency.
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The hard sell – profiling the mad men and women who strive to sell law

"Procter & Gamble may have been created by soap makers, but their brands have been built by running them as a rounded business," argues Mishcon de Reya's iconoclastic business development director Elliot Moss. "You would have never heard of P&G if they had left just the soap makers in charge. Law firms are no different."
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Legal Week

The hard sell – profiling the mad men and women who strive to sell law

"Procter & Gamble may have been created by soap makers, but their brands have been built by running them as a rounded business," argues Mishcon de Reya's iconoclastic business development director Elliot Moss. "You would have never heard of P&G if they had left just the soap makers in charge. Law firms are no different."
91 minute read

International Edition

Kennedys set to cut finance support roles as firm begins consultation

Kennedys has launched a redundancy consultation involving up to 70 support staff in the firm's finance department. The consultation has been launched in a bid to consolidate the non-legal department, which is spread across the firm's offices in London, Sheffield, Chelmsford and Maidstone. Some of the 70 staff affected by the consultation are expected to keep their positions. The news was first reported today (18 October) on RollOnFriday.
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International Edition

SJ Berwin elects three in partnership board reshuffle

SJ Berwin has shaken up its partnership board, replacing three out of the ten positions following a firmwide election. The partnership has elected Germany IP-IT and commercial chief Stefan Kruger, EU and UK competition partner Elaine Gibson-Bolton and corporate real estate partner Michael Goldberg to join the board. The trio will formally take up their posts at the start of November and will stay on until 2015.
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International Edition

Field Fisher gives fixed share partners voting rights in partnership rejig

Field Fisher Waterhouse (FFW) has rejigged its partnership structure, with the City firm taking capital contributions from some of its fixed-share equity partners in exchange for voting rights. The overhaul, which took place earlier this year, effectively rids the firm of a three-tier partnership structure, which comprised a tier of full equity partners and two tiers of fixed-share partners, some who contributed capital and others who did not.
2 minute read

International Edition

Akin Gump appoints first female chair as long-serving leader steps down

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld has elected US managing partner Kim Koopersmith as its new chair, as current post-holder Bruce McLean prepares to step down in March 2013 after 20 years in the role. Koopersmith, a New York litigation partner, is the first woman to be elected to the position in Akin Gump's history.
2 minute read

International Edition

Three paths to resilience – what law firms will have to do to thrive in the new normal

Firms willing to specialise and differentiate themselves will gain a competitive edge, says Deloitte's Jeremy Black
4 minute read

International Edition

Gateley trades up in London with move into bigger offices

Gateley has moved into new London premises as the firm continues to bulk up its presence in the capital.
2 minute read

International Edition

Freeth Cartwright to merge with Oxford firm Henmans

National firm Freeth Cartwright is set to merge with Oxford-based Henmans, in a deal which will create a combined entity worth nearly £50m. The deal is due to go live on 1 February 2013, when Henmans will join the Freeth Cartwright Group and will rebrand as Henmans Freeth.
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