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Comment: The cost of culture – HSF finds mega-mergers always come at a price

Comment: The cost of culture – HSF finds mega-mergers always come at a price
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5 November 2014
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This month’s cover feature on Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) looks in hindsight like the end of an informal trilogy on storied London firms agreeing high-stakes mergers, following earlier pieces on Hogan Lovells and Ashurst.

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