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Flood Crisis in Bangkok But Business as Usual @ “Allens Arthur Robinson Thailand”

31 October 2011

A crisis of considerable magnitude is unfolding in Thailand and at the risk of making light of it, we wanted to comment today on the scarcity of information concerning AAR and the welfare of the st...

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“Idea Lifecycle”; KPMG Brain Explosion Brings Alumni “Evolution”

5 October 2010

One of the fundamental ideals underpinning Firm Spy - which gives us motivation to continue burning the midnight oil while you all sleep - is an unyielding aim to expose and hopefully one day eradi...

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Lack of MOMENTUM; Clayton Utz Stripped of Employer Credentials

11 March 2010

Earlier this week, the federal governement, through its Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency (EOWA), named 12 Australian law firms that support women in the workplace. Those named were: Corrs Chambers Wegarth, Baker & McKenzie, AAR, Blakes, Cooper Grace Ward, Freehills, Holding Redlich, G+T, Maddocks, Mallesons, McCullough Robertson and Sparke Helmore. One firm was conspicuous in its absence - Clayton Utz. We received the following comments from an anonymous spy last night in relation to the non-appearance of Clutz this year: Six is an interesting number. Six is the number of new partners @ Clutz - all male. It is also, according to what firmspy would have us beleive the number of grdauates - all female who were terminated by Clutz in Melbourne. Considering ...

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BDO Gossip Roundup: Mergers, Secret Side Deals and Private Investigators

11 October 2011

[Update 17/10 - we've turned this post into a feature because, well, we thought everyone should get a chance to read "partners abusing the living daylights out of each other" in the comments.] T...

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Firm Spy Case Summary: Mitchell v Clayton Utz & Ors (No.1)

13 December 2010

Mitchell v Clayton Utz & Ors (No 1). In July 2009, Magistrate Hennessy of the NSW Administrative Decisions Tribunal (ADT) considered an application filed by Mr Mitchell for leave to proceed ...

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The Sounds of Silence: Robinson’s ResAARrection & the Indolence of Mainstream Media

25 March 2011

Two weeks have now passed since AllensGate done got real, and there's still nary a mention of the sorry saga in any of our favourite Friday legal rags.  This has led some spies to wonder why -- is...

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How Much Do Allens Arthur Robinson Partners Earn? AFR Law Firm Profit Survey

21 September 2009

Thanks to the AFR for the following profile: Partnership Remuneration System Lock-step with performance-based elements. Partner Pay 2008-09 A select few equity partners took home as much as $...

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Best in the West! KPMG Hoards ‘Good’ Banned Employees

25 August 2009

In the current edition of BRW, KPMG national managing partner James Allt-Graham made the following comments: We've gone to great lengths to hoard good staff... one of the realities in the medium t...

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A Very Unhealthy 18%; Blake Dawson ‘F*ck-Us’ Exposed

14 October 2009

Some dynamite just in from a Blake Dawson spy! Last month we reported a controversial post profiling the Blake Dawson pay-rise-pay-freeze. By 'controversial', we mean that it compelled a Blakes lawyer to rebuke us! We love getting feedback; comments like this from the Blake Dawson lawyer cause us to reflect on the content of our stories. Were we wrong to argue that Blake Dawson remuneration 'focus' was more about remuneration 'f*ck-us'? We will let you be the judge after reading the following information received from an anonymous Blake Dawson spy: Blake Dawson pay freeze - you have reported on this already, and Blakes came back with figures of 30% received rises - this INCLUDES those lawyers elevated from graduate to lawyer and lawyer to SA. However, it has now come to my at...

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Mallesons Chief Expects ‘Record Revenue’, Yet Wont Rule Out Merger or Redundancies

27 April 2009

In a bizarre move, Mallesons Chief Executive Partner Robert Milliner has today given the most candid account yet of the financial state of his firm. And it beggars belief! Whereas the spectrum o...

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