Back in June 2009, in the wake of news that Norton Rose was set to take over mid-tier Australian firm Deacons, Legal Week noted the wall of negativity that greeted the City stalwart’s trip down under.
Gauging the feedback following Norton Rose’s dual takeover of Canada’s Ogilvy Renault and leading South African practice Deneys Reitz reveals an interesting shift – while there is plenty of sniping, there is now more grudging admiration and some of the doubters seem to be rather going through the motions.
