Taylor Wessing Paris dozen jump ship to Nixon Peabody

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The 12 senior lawyers at the heart of the dispute between Taylor Wessing’s Paris arm and Nixon Peabody have quit the UK law firm to launch a Paris office for Nixon Peabody. The lawyers, all of whom were non-equity partners at Taylor Wessing, handed in their notices earlier this month in the wake of failed merger talks between the firms. The departures will leave Taylor Wessing’s Paris office with 45 fee earners, of whom eight are partners, including managing partner Christian Valsamidis.Th

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