There is still something of a frisson - a sense of the unusual - about seeing the name Debevoise & Plimpton attached to a notable London appointment. The firm's recruitment last month of Travers Smith's David Innes was no exception. The reason is obvious. Despite a pukka Wall Street brand - backed by average partner profits currently in the $1.9m (£1.22m) region - for the last decade the firm has been content to haul in a strong but unflashy UK partner hire as pretty much a once-a-year event.
October 06, 2010 at 04:39 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Legalweek
Steady as she goes for Debevoise in the City… but less slow than you’d think
There is still something of a frisson – a sense of the unusual – about seeing the name Debevoise & Plimpton attached to a notable London appointment. The firm’s recruitment last month of Travers Smith’s David Innes was no exception.
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