The NZ DLA Phillips Fox offices have now also gone the way of Adelaide – they are now also a ‘ financially separate business from the Australian partnership’. This has been explained on the basis of getting closer to DLA Piper, but it seems suspiciously like shedding the unprofitable areas.
Preparing to enter the DLA fold or just another case of trimming the fat? We’re inclined towards the former.
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