Wake Up Call: Ashurst Global Chief Brushes Off US Merger Chatter

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• UK law firm Ashurst has “no plan at present” to pursue a US merger, according to global CEO Paul Jenkins. “Organic growth” is the firm’s top priority, said Jenkins, although Ashurst will “continue to look at all the opportunities to expand in the US.” (UK Legal Week)
• Reed Smith lawyers are among a wide cast of people accused of leaking offensive emails from former Las Vegas Raiders’ football coach Jon Gruden, which led to Gruden’s departure from ...