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they
talk
about
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are
doing,
they
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credibility.
—
Kent
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strategic
adviser
at
Zeughauser
Group,
in
comments
given
to
the
American
Lawyer,
concerning
Davis
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&
Wardwell’s
status
as
one
of
the
go-to
firms
for
major
law
firm
mergers.
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on
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five
such
mergers
in
recent
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