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‘A compelling combination’: Charles Russell and Speechly Bircham say yes to merger

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Sarah Downey
16 July 2014
Legal mergersSpeechly Bircham

The partnerships of Speechly Bircham and Charles Russell have today (16 July) voted ‘overwhelmingly’ in favour of a merger that will create a firm with 170 partners, a total of 500 lawyers, and combined revenues of £135m, elevating the combined entity into the top 30 of the LB100. The new firm will be called Charles Russell Speechlys.

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