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In brief: Bircham & Co boosts private client unit
Westminster firm Bircham & Co has beefed up its private client department with the recruitment of three lawyers from City firms. Peter Davies and his assistant Robert Moore have defected from Nabarro Nathanson’s Reading office. Davies joins as a consultant. Judith Morris also arrives as a consultant after 20 years at Freshfields.