“It’s one of the great ironies of everything that’s gone on at Ashurst,” says one former partner of the firm. “The partnership had wanted a US deal for so long, and then just as Charlie [Geffen] gets a firm on board, they vote him out.”
The full financial tie-up with Australian outfit Blake Dawson may be a key part of Geffen’s Ashurst legacy, but news that he and a small group of partners held early stage merger talks with US firm Sidley Austin last year suggests the former senior partner’s tenure could have been even more significant.
This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.
To view this content, please continue to their sites.
Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law are third party online distributors of the broad collection of current and archived versions of ALM's legal news publications. LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law customers are able to access and use ALM's content, including content from the National Law Journal, The American Lawyer, Legaltech News, The New York Law Journal, and Corporate Counsel, as well as other sources of legal information.
For questions call 1-877-256-2472 or contact us at [email protected]
