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The conservation game – up close with New York’s original inner circle

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Jaishree Kalia
2 October 2015
USUS firms

Amid a changing global legal market, three storied Wall Street firms retain commanding reputations. Legal Business assesses New York law’s enduring inner circle.

‘Almost all absurdity of conduct arises from the imitation of those whom we cannot resemble.’

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