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SEPTEMBER 05,
2011 |
Squire
Sanders
Partners
Approve
Western
Australia
Combination |
The
global partnership of Squire, Sanders & Dempsey has
enthusiastically approved the proposed combination with
Minter Ellison Perth, placing Squire Sanders among the
world’s top 20 legal practices. Partners at the firm in
Western Australia voted earlier this month to join Squire
Sanders’ global legal practice. The combination will take
effect by October.
Approximately 80 lawyers in Perth, including 14 partners,
will join Squire Sanders, bringing the practice’s global
total to more than 1,300 lawyers in 36 offices and 17
countries. The combined legal practice will be among the top
20 firms by headcount in The American Lawyer’s Global 100,
and among the 15 largest US-based legal practices, as ranked
by The National Law Journal’s NLJ 250. With US$725 million
in anticipated revenue, the combined practice will be among
the top firms ranked in The Lawyer’s Transatlantic Elite.
The combination gives Squire Sanders a strengthened Asia
Pacific presence and additional practice capabilities in key
areas such as corporate finance, labor and employment,
litigation and international dispute resolution,
intellectual property and technology, competition and
regulatory, planning, environmental and real estate. In
addition, the combination complements and expands Squire
Sanders’ global industry expertise in key sectors including
energy and natural resources, major projects, and
engineering and construction.
Squire Sanders chair and global chief executive officer
James J. Maiwurm said: “We are creating a more powerful and
effective platform for our clients, who operate in many
different markets ranging from Australia, across Asia
Pacific and into Africa. Our expanded practice, with its
additional talent, expertise and local market knowledge,
will help us provide clients with value on a global scale.
“Our new colleagues are established market leaders, whether
in the domestic practice, complicated cross-border
transactions and international disputes, or key sectors such
as energy and natural resources. Squire Sanders’
longstanding presence in Asia Pacific, its local knowledge
and its varied industry expertise make for a combined legal
practice with significant growth prospects in the wider
region.”
Current Minter Ellison Perth (and designated Squire Sanders
Australia) managing partner John Poulsen said: “This is an
important step for our team in Perth as we become part of a
genuinely global legal practice. We are very excited about
the combination as it enables us to provide enhanced service
to domestic and international clients operating or investing
in Western Australia.”
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