One response to the news that City thoroughbred Herbert Smith has at last sealed a major international merger sums up the mood. “The most poignant thing is what it means for the culture of Herbert Smith. This is a firm where all hell broke loose over the decision to drop ‘& Co’ from its name,” says one ex-partner, referring to a debate that ruffled feathers back in the innocent days of 1986.
July 05, 2012 at 07:03 PM
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One response to the news that City thoroughbred Herbert Smith has at last sealed a major international merger sums up the mood. “The most poignant thing is what it means for the culture of Herbert Smith. This is a firm where all hell broke loose over the decision to drop ‘& Co’ from its name,” says one ex-partner, referring to a debate that ruffled feathers back in the innocent days of 1986.
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