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Alphas revisited: Women deal stars five years on

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Holly McKechnie
holly.mckechnie@legalease.co.uk
29 August 2023
Corporate and M&A

‘There is still fundamentally an issue with how women are perceived in the legal market and how well they can traverse the seniority ranks. It says a lot more about our profession than it does about women.’ So argues Tamara Box, Reed Smith’s former Europe and Middle East managing partner and now head of structured finance.

The outlook now, while not exactly bleak, is not as bullish as it should be.

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