Cultural differences between the US and UK can cause headaches for departing partners, says Andrew Cromby

US law firms have become an accepted feature of the legal landscape in the UK, as they have throughout the world. Multinational legal practices offer their partners the opportunity to ‘clean-up’ on legal work all over the planet and, less cynically, to provide their global clients with consistent service levels in a multitude of jurisdictions. Enter the UK branch of the US law firm.