The former attorney general of the United Kingdom has joined New York's Debevoise & Plimpton as the firm's London-based head of European litigation. Peter Goldsmith, who served as the chief lawyer for the British crown and government from 2001 until June, said in an interview that the fact that it was an American rather than a British law firm had not been important to him. "The key part for me is that this firm understands problems need to be dealt with on a global basis," said Goldsmith.
September 27, 2007 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on National Law Journal
The former attorney general of the United Kingdom has joined New York’s Debevoise & Plimpton as the firm’s London-based head of European litigation.
Peter Goldsmith, who served as the chief lawyer for the British crown and government from 2001 until June, said in an interview Wednesday that he was happy to be joining a firm of Debevoise’s stature and the fact that it was an American rather than British law firm had not been important to him.
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