The myth of global law firms
- From: Vol 9, Issue 5 (May 2008)
- Category: General
- Region: Unspecified
- Related Companies: Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, Denton Wilde Sapte, Hawkins Delafield and Wood, Hunton & Williams, Nixon Peabody, Pinsent Masons, Simmons & Simmons and White & Case
What does it take to be a global law firm in the water sector? Mario Alemi finds that the reality does not always match up to the marketing material.
Law firms, like any other service organisation, love to label themselves as global. But when it comes to water, acting globally is as difficult as it is necessary. There is an intimate struggle in law firms: the capital flows around the world at the speed of light, and lawyers have to be able to connect an American investor to a ...
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