Coming barely four months after it formally merged with Canada’s Ogilvy Renault, last week’s announcement that Norton Rose had sealed a second tie-up in the country led some rivals to question why the firm needs 700 lawyers in a nation that was until recently ignored by international law firms. But while Calgary-based Macleod Dixon – which will unite with Norton Rose’s existing Canadian operations under a new Norton Rose Canada banner in January 2012 – may not have the same brand recognition outside Canada as legacy Ogilvy, closer scrutiny shows the union with the 250-lawyer practice fits rather neatly with the City firm’s practice and global ambitions.
October 12, 2011 at 07:03 PM
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The original version of this story was published on Legalweek
Sofia Lind finds that a second merger in Canada looks like a neat fit for Norton Rose’s global ambitions
Coming barely four months after it formally merged with Canada’s Ogilvy Renault, last week’s announcement that Norton Rose had sealed a second tie-up in the country led some rivals to question why the firm needs 700 lawyers in a nation that was until recently ignored by international law firms.
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