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Conflict prompts Moscow exodus for Global 100 firms as Ukraine crisis takes its toll

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Charles Avery
28 April 2022
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Charles Avery reports on the firms taking a stand as sanctions bite

When news broke that Russia had invaded Ukraine, international law firms looked on in horror at the events unfolding and found themselves in the same predicament as just about every other major corporate entity.

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