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Dewey administration sees 96 London layoffs with core team of 12 kept on
Dewey & LeBoeuf has made a total of 96 redundancies in its now-defunct London office, with a core team of 12 support staff members retained by the administrators to assist with the wind-...
29 May 2012 | 15:10 | 3 comments
Dewey becomes world's largest legal failure as firm files for bankruptcy
Dewey & LeBoeuf has filed for bankruptcy, with the firm's UK operations simultaneously placed into administration, confirming the w...
29 May 2012 | 09:03
Ashurst announces 6% revenue hike with PEP also expected to be up
Ashurst has unveiled its financial results for for the 2011-12 year, with the top 20 firm increasing fee income by 6% over the peri...
29 May 2012 | 12:44
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