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ANALYSIS: Herbert Smith Freehills Merger To Overcome “Panic” & “Loss-Making” Operations

27 January 2012

Since our recent article profiling the looming merger between Freehills and Silver Circle firm Herbert Smith, more details have come to light. We spent some time re-reading emails in our inbox and ...

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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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The Middle Fingernail; Minters Grad Alisha Prpich Posts Win as Lawyers Dream of Sleep

28 May 2010

Thanks to the anonymous Minter Ellison spy who sent us the following humourous comments yesterday: The maintenance, non-fee earning staff at Minter Ellison (probably much like all Aussie law firms...

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One Day Out of Life; AllensGate Partners Forget About The Bad Times, Oh Yeah!

4 March 2011

HOLIDAY!! CELEBRATE!! If you're in a partnership that is facing allegations of possibly the deepest conflict-of-interest involving a law firm in Australia's legal history it's time for the good t...

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DLA Partner Allegedly Embroiled in Foxxxy Interracial Montana Fishburn Porno Scandal

16 August 2010

Earlier this year, we reported the news that DLA Phillips Fox was chasing a full-merger with its offshore affiliate DLA Piper. The AFR broke the story in August 2009 that DLA Phillips Fox was seeki...

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Ring-a-Ring-a-Michael-Rosey; AAR Chief Places Panic Phone(y) Call to BRW

12 August 2010

Prime-ministerial candidate Tony Abbott - a man who once warned women against pre-marital sex despite fornicating with his college girlfriend and consequently having to endure an embarrassing publi...

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Conducting the Symphony of Destruction; Mallesons Hits Low Note With Graduates

16 July 2010

For those who missed the show in last week's BRW, Mallesons Chief Executive Partner Robert Milliner featured in an article entitled Like Conducting an Orchestra. In that article, Milliner likened h...

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Office Ghost Town; Blakes Partners Score Cheap Computers After Mass Redundancies

7 May 2010

In a deal signed well ahead of the outbreak of the GFC, top-tier firm Blake Dawson decided to move its Melbourne offices from the opulent confines of 101 Collins Street in preference for several fl...

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Deloitte Boss Giam Swiegers Boasts of ‘Double Digit Growth’ Amid Redundancy Rumours

11 June 2009

Since the GFC struck the Firm Spy has regularly queried whether firms have been using the economic climate as the scapegoat for firm redundancies which are in truth attributable to partner greed. ...

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Deloitte Faces Bullying Law Suit from Tax Financial Services Group 1

14 April 2011

We welcomed the news last week that the Victorian Parliament will soon enact laws that will expose workplace bullies to as much as 10-years jail. Referred to as "Brodie Panlock's Law", it is hoped ...

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