Linklaters has clearly been taking lessons on managing tricky news, but there is such a thing as being too cute. Buried away at the bottom of a press release confirming the admittedly quite interesting news that the magic circle giant was to launch an office in the much-fancied Duesseldorf market with a couple of respected Freshfields partners, is the footnote:
“With the opening of the new office, Linklaters will wind down its nearby Cologne office. A number of partners in the Cologne office do not share the strategic vision of opening an office in Duesseldorf and the firm is engaged in constructive discussions with them.”
