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Rumour; Clifford Chance to Open Australian Office in 2010 With… Mallesons Partners

18 June 2010

At various times in the last year we have reported rumours that Clifford Chance and Mallesons have been toying with the idea of a major international merger. As recently as May we reported the rumour that Mallesons was in renewed discussions with Clifford Chance, following the breakdown of merger talks in late 2008 by reason of the then emerging GFC. Today, we can report the most compelling (and in our opinion most logical) rumour yet - that Clifford Chance will open shop in Sydney later this year, on its own terms.  And yes folks, the bidding war for profitable Australian partners is set to begin. We received the following anonymous comments from a Clifford Chance spy a couple of days ago: 'which magic circle firm is now well past the due diligence phase of orchestrating it...

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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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EXCLUSIVE: Blake Dawson Loses 3 Partners + Marketing Team in “AssHurts” Exodus

5 December 2011

Since the Blake Dawson link up with Ashurst was formally revealed in late September, there have been some interesting developments. In September, Legal Week reported that it had spoken to an Ashurs...

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Office Meltdowns Loom as KPMG Cuts Leave Entitlements of CA Students

22 September 2010

Thanks to the anonymous KPMG spy who sent us the following number-crunching hullabaloo: Most accountants doing their CA usually take a week and a half off work to study for each exam. However, we ...

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Enter The WA Dragon: How The Clifford Chance/Mallesons Merger Rests On One Man

8 September 2010

The prospect of a Mallesons/Clifford Chance merger is a topic that has been utterly done to death by news media in the last year, including by us. We regularly receive updated intelligence on the s...

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Getting a Fill of the Milliner; Mallesons Flocks to Spiritual Leader

19 March 2010

Throughout history, people have flocked to see great leaders speak. On October 20, 2008, for example, people flocked from all corners of the globe to watch former US president George W. Bush spe...

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Cracks Appearing; Mallesons Chief Executive Partner Cries Poor

3 April 2009

With a proud history as Australia's leading law firm, many have wondered whether the global financial strife, which we recently reported was spreading upwards, is also affecting Mallesons Stephen J...

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PwC (Optional) Unpaid Leave of Absence Initiative Receives Approval

16 June 2009

PwC today announced that 3500 staff agreed to participate in its 'I Cant Believe It's Not: A PwC Pay Freeze' initiative. Chief Executive Mark Johnson said in today's AFR: This is one of the better...

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Fireball Burns Mallesons Environment Group Amid Questions Over Junior Welfare

5 August 2011

In March we reported conflicting rumours regarding Mallesons' Environment Practice, specifically in Melbourne. We received reports that the group was in a parlous state, bleeding staff and unable t...

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Norton Rose Clerkship Applicants Wait By The Phone, Typing Angry Emails

28 September 2011

A phone call, or at the very least a automatically generated email, is not too much to ask in today's technological age.  Simply pick up the phone. Or call someone in IT and give them the email di...

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