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The changing face of the profession

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Mark McAteer
1 July 2012
RestructuringGlobal 100SNR Denton

Long live the Verein. The overwhelming majority of firms in this year’s Global 100 report are still single-partnerships, but with seven of the top 100 firms in the world now comprising multiple partnerships, it’s clear that the mantra of ‘one partnership, one firm’ is being challenged.

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