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Article: THE LAWYER IN NEW YORK: Dechert's game of Russian roulette.
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- The Lawyer
- Article date:
- October 5, 2009
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THE head of Dechert's Russian practice Laura Brank has made a spirited defence of her reasons for leaving Chadbourne & Parke in May, and of her new firm's strategy in Moscow.
"I believe I was absolutely correct in moving for the reasons I did - the platform is significantly better," says Brank. "In four months I've had more referrals [from the office network] than in the previous four years at Chadbourne."
The spotlight has been shining on both Chadbourne's and Dechert's operations in Russia, following the return of corporate partner Konstantin Konstantinov to Chadbourne just three-and-a-half months after he left for Dechert.
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