Law Society: teaming up with firms to seek exemption from SEC regulationsTop City firms have joined forces with the Law Society to forge a united front in the battle to win exemption from the threat of regulation by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Representatives from Clifford Chance (CC), Allen & Overy (A&O), Linklaters, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Herbert Smith and Norton Rose met with Chancery Lane officials last week to begin forging a joint response on the SEC’s new powers.