The wrong side of the law

Wall Street securities law firms are losing out in Asia to their less glamorous country cousins.
September 17, 2003

Fancy lawyers at elite Wall Street law firms are having a tough time of it in Asia these days. But while the conservative white-shoe firms pack their bags and head home, a new breed of bolder US firms are doubling their efforts to crack the Asian market for legal services.

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