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How Much Do Mallesons Partners Earn? AFR Law Firm Profit Survey

22 September 2009

Thanks to the AFR for the following profile: Partner Remuneration System Lock-step, virtually full equity partnership Partner Pay For 2008/09 Most of its equity partners earned $1,400,00...

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The “Look & Feel” of Blake Dawson – Wikipedia Page Hijacked AGAIN

21 April 2010

You'll recall that in the wake of firm-wide redundancies in March 2009, in which the firm laid off 89 staff, the Blake Dawson Wikipedia page was hijacked. The following comments briefly appeared on...

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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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Blake Dawson Bleak Days; Staff on Notice that Sackings are Imminent

24 February 2009

In contrast to a plurality of domestic and foreign law firms that have quietly laid off employees, Blake Dawson has taken the unprecedented step today of revealing in a brief media release that u...

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Possum Poo Poo; The “Look & Feel” of a Giant Blakes Fake

10 June 2010

Two Friday's ago we reported the frankly hilarious news that two major Australian law firms were apparently claiming to have won the same "coveted" IFLR corporate award. A terrific anonymous spy pu...

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CONFIRMED: Mallesons In Merger Talks With Chinese Firm King & Wood

26 July 2011

It has been mooted for years, but now it looks almost certain that Australia's perennial revenue top-dog, Mallesons Stephen Jaques, will merge with another international firm. We heard a rumour...

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Updated LEAKED CEP EMAIL: Minter Ellison Loses WA Partnership to US Firm Squire Sanders

6 August 2011

The Acquirer When we heard the name "Squire Sanders" - the firm that negotiated the defection of almost the entirety of Minter Ellison's WA partnership - the first thing we thought about was finge...

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Apple vs Google Tech Fight Sees Bitter Freehills/Blake Dawson Courtroom Showdown

4 August 2011

The Samsung inhouse team clearly needs to spend less time working and more time trawling online gossip blogs. We were dismayed to learn, moreover, that the company decided to entrust the fate of it...

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Allens Arthur Robinson Lures Graduates with Hollow Promises of International Travel

4 June 2009

Not only does Allens Arthus Robinson stubbornly refuse to offer graduates a decent rotation system, but it seems that the graduates' original decision to work with the firm may have been influenced...

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AAR Loses Head (Count) After Short Jab, Upper Cut & Knockout Blow

7 July 2010

In a fistful of cinematic scenes that won't soon be forgotten, boxing underdog Rocky Balboa took viewers  literally step  by step through the elaborate training regimen that prepared him for hi...

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