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Odd Lots: Why a $2 Billion Law Firm Suddenly Collapsed (Podcast)

Bloomberg ·

At the end of October, seemingly overnight, a major law firm called Weil Gotshal announced it was winding down after a number of partners departed and talks of a merger with another firm failed. So how did a $2 billion big law firm collapse in the span of a few weeks? In 2015, Yale Law professor…

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