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Edwards Wildman loses associate quartet to City firms as tensions mount over potential Cooley takeover

Edwards Wildman loses associate quartet to City firms as tensions mount over potential Cooley takeover
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Sarah Downey
29 September 2014
Legal mergersUS firms

Having endured a spate of high profile partner exits during the summer, US firm Edwards Wildman has now seen four associates depart from its London office, and join the ranks of Eversheds, Travers Smith, Pinsent Masons and automobile giant Nissan in recent weeks as uncertainty over Cooley talks continues.

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