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Article: 2Birds enjoys massive international upsurge - US still on backburner.
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- The Lawyer
- Article date:
- November 2, 2009
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Last month Bird & Bird chief executive David Kerr rebuffed criticism levelled at the firm that it was becoming all but impossible for London- based associates to make partner at the firm.
"Partners would love to see the right candidates coming through to back up the growth we've been experiencing," Kerr said (The Lawyer, 5 October). "Because of our growth in London during one of the toughest periods in the market I can remember, the door's still wide open for candidates." The firm's growth has certainly been spectacular, even more so when set in the context of the disastrous couple of years that many firms have endured since 2007.
Since 2007 Bird ...