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James B. Stewart: How a Top Law Firm Destroyed Itself

Dewey & LeBoeuf, the product of the largest law firm merger in New York history, was often referred to in the press as a “global super firm.” Five years later, the partnership was riven by intrigue, animosities, and defections. It was uncertain that the firm would survive. Steven Davis, its former c...

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