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note:
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Our
partnership’s
approval
reflects
a
shared
belief
that
combining
to
form
Ashurst
Perkins
Coie
will
create
a
truly
differentiated
global
legal
platform.
One
with
the
scale,
sector
depth,
and
technological
leadership
to
meet
our
clients’
increasingly
complex,
cross-border
needs.
—
Bill
Malley,
managing
partner
of
Perkins
Coie,
in
a
statement
announcing
partnership
approval
of
the
transatlantic
merger
of
Ashurst
and
Perkins
Coie.
As
noted
by
the
American
Lawyer,
partners
at
both
firms
voted
“overwhelmingly”
to
approve
the
combination,
surpassing
the
two-thirds
majority
needed
to
push
through
the
Biglaw
tie-up.
“This
vote
confirms
the
strong
alignment
between
our
firms
and
our
joint
ambition
for
the
future,”
said
Ashurst
CEO
Paul
Jenkins.
“Our
complementary
expertise
across
sectors
and
practice
areas,
together
with
our
shared
commitment
to
innovation,
will
deliver
greater
scale
and
global
reach
for
our
clients.”
When
the
merger
closes
on
July
1,
2026,
the
combined
firm
will
have
~3,000
lawyers
(including
800
partners)
spread
across
more
than
50
offices,
with
a
revenue
of
about
$2.8
billion.
Malley
and
Jenkins
will
serve
as
global
co-CEOs
of
Ashurst
Perkins
Coie.
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Zaretsky is
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managing
editor
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2011.
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