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      <title>Trio of law firms buck trend of Big Four threat with EY hires</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2018 09:28:52 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Simmons suspends Japan joint venture as Tokyo head leaves for Jones Day</title>
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      <dc:creator>John Kang and Ben Wheway, staff</dc:creator>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 9 Aug 2018 00:00:23 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Six law firms included in Stonewall ranking of top global LGBT-friendly employers</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Allen &amp; Overy and HSF among firms included in charity's list of most inclusive employers<div style="clear:both;padding-top:0.2em;"><a title="Like on Facebook" href="https://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/28/562149712/legalweek/Simmons-and-Simmons"><img height="20" src="https://assets.feedblitz.com/i/fblike20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Pin it!" href="https://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/29/562149712/legalweek/Simmons-and-Simmons,"><img height="20" src="https://assets.feedblitz.com/i/pinterest20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Tweet This" href="https://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/24/562149712/legalweek/Simmons-and-Simmons"><img height="20" src="https://assets.feedblitz.com/i/twitter20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Subscribe by email" href="https://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/19/562149712/legalweek/Simmons-and-Simmons"><img height="20" src="https://assets.feedblitz.com/i/email20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Subscribe by RSS" href="https://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/20/562149712/legalweek/Simmons-and-Simmons"><img height="20" src="https://assets.feedblitz.com/i/rss20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&nbsp;&#160;</div>]]>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2018 07:29:20 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Barclays puts hourly billing under spotlight as bank completes final formal panel review</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2018 09:27:23 -0400</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jun 2018 08:50:31 -0400</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 4 Oct 2017 12:00:08 -0400</pubDate>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>City firm has hired Mason Hayes & Curran partner Fionan Breathnach to spearhead Dublin launch</p><Img align="left" border="0" height="1" width="1" alt="" style="border:0;float:left;margin:0;padding:0;width:1px!important;height:1px!important;" hspace="0" src="https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/i/467169584/0/legalweek/simmons-and-simmons">
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