Thoughts on rep/culture at Wilmerhale (NY) v. Allen & Overy (NY)?

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I have a general sense that “magic circle” firms should be avoided. They are rigidly-managed and struggle culturally in the US. No matter how hard they try (looking at you Freshfields), they will always be British firms with a British sphere of influence that is largely ignored on the US side, so the sense of being a “satellite” remains strong.

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I think Freshfields has tried really hard to escape the gravitational pull of what A1 mentioned with varying levels of success but A&O is definitely firmly within that orbit. I’d do Wilmer easily.

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