Sitting on the same panel for the ABA debate on MDPs in London was a certain Judith Mayhew, special adviser to Clifford Chance’s Keith Clark, and one Tony Williams, head of Andersen Legal.

Not long ago, Mayhew was part of the negotiating team at Wilde Sapte, which nearly pulled off a merger with Arthur Andersen – while Tony was managing partner of Clifford Chance. How times change.