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Multi-disciplinary partnerships back on the agenda

"The last time Scotland's leading law firms jumped into bed with firms of accountants, the liaisons turned out to be dangereuses.  Back in 1997, Dundas & Wilson entered an alliance with accounting giant Arthur Andersen and McGrigors did a deal with KMPG a few years later.  To the embarrassment of the law firms concerned, the first alliance ended because of the implosion of Andersen, while the second unravelled when post-Enron regulatory changes undermined its very raison d'etre."

You can read the full article from the Herald Business magazine, which includes quotes from Turcan Connell Joint Senior Partner, Douglas Connell, by downloading the pdf above.

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