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The Phillips Fox(t)rot; DLA Merger Talks Intensify Amid Absence of “Financials”

17 March 2010

We reported in August 2009, in a post entitled "DLA Phillips Fox(t)rot; Formal Merger DLA Piper Sought", that national mid-tier firm DLA Phillips Fox was seeking an early 2010 formal financial integration with DLA Piper. In the current edition of BRW, incoming DLA Phillips Fox Chief Executive Partner Tony Holland sheds some light on the prospects of a full merger: After just three weeks in the role, most recently managing partner of DLA Piper's Dubai office, has been forced to defend the Australian firm's merger talks with his former firm... Holland said negotiations were going well but stops short of offering a time line for completion. However. a global DLA Piper partner's conference in May could lead to a more definitive time frame... "All I can say is our relationship with DLA P...

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Rumour; PwC Managers Paid $17k Less in 2010 Than in 2008 as Morale Bottoms Out

13 July 2010

In an article aptly entitled Accountants feel duped on pay rises, the AFR (25/6) walked readers through the poor salary sentiment pervanding Big4 accounting firms: A survey has found that 35 per c...

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The Singrid Effect; KPMG’s Bernard Salt Marshals Apes on “Planet Normal”

7 December 2010

Part of what Firm Spy stands for is to give junior corporate employees an opportunity to ventilate their views about corporate firm partners and management without fear. This is reflected on our "A...

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Kill Bill; Minter Ellison’s Redundancy Firing-Line Exposed

17 September 2009

When news is slow (like this week), the team at the Firm Spy needs to work a little harder. But our pain is your gain with this little gem that almost slipped through the cracks! We reported in ...

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No Deal! Andrew O’Keefe Snubs Articled Clerk Admissions

22 April 2009

With doubts lingering as to whether game-show host Andrew O'Keefe would move the lawyer admissions of a group of Allens Arthur Robinson articled clerks, the Firm Spy can today reveal that, at the b...

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Trade Mark FAIL! KingsWood Mallesons’ “The Power of The Scorpion” Advertising Campaign

20 February 2012

In case you missed Friday's AFR, the promotional material we've been expecting to attend Mallesons' merger with King & Wood (we prefer "KingsWood" - also the name of Holden's first full size ca...

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Burgess v Corrs Chambers Westgarth: Prepare For Brutal Litigation Trench Warfare

10 June 2011

Last week we exclusively reported that Corrs Chambers Westgarth is embroiled in an ugly spat involving former graduate at the firm, Ms Louise Burgess. Ms Burgess’ application alleges unlawful ...

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REDACTED: Defections, Claire Winton Burn & Trust in Clayton Utz ‘Relationship Contracting’

6 August 2010

Occasionally we get it wrong with our stories and this is one such instance. No, we don't think the content we previously published was inaccurate, it was just way too personal and irrelevant. We agree with the comments from Marco below and have thus withdrawn the post. Send the Firm Spy your news and views!

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Allens Arthur Robinson Business Services Staff Shudder as Outsourcing Threat Emerges

23 March 2011

We mentioned recently that there is plenty of noise in the Australian corporate space on the issue of outsourcing, This follows from major moves internationally: In 2010, the US lost approximately...

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WANTED – Craig Raneberg: Alleged Fraudster Minter Ellison CFO Reportedly Took Millions From Partners

15 August 2011

Minter Ellison's former CFO Craig Raneberg is on the run and a wanted man. He is being investigated by South Australian Police over allegations he misappropriated several million dollars from t...

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