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CMS signs up Saudi partners as White & Case brings in heavyweight Swedish duo

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Marco Cillario
14 September 2017
Legal mergers

They are already two of the most globalised law firms in the business, but CMS and White & Case have announced fresh international investment this week with CMS securing a new partner in the Middle East as the US-bred giant makes significant hires in Sweden.

Four months after completing the largest legal merger in UK history, CMS is continuing its expansion after signing a partnership with Riyadh practice Feras Al Shawaf.

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