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Firm 1: Shoosmiths
Firm 2: White & Case
Firm 3: Hogan Lovells
Firm 4: Fieldfisher
Firm 5: Bird and Bird
Firm 6: Harbottle & Lewis
Firm 7: Wedlake Bell
Firm 8: Norton Rose Fulbright
Firm 9: Nabarro
Firm 10: Shearman & Sterling
Firm 11: Pinsent Masons
Firm 12: Walker Morris
1) Shoosmiths
2) White & Case
3) Hogan Lovells
4) Fieldfisher
5) Bird & Bird
6) Harbottle & Lewis
7) Wedlake Bell
8) Norton Rose Fulbright
9) Nabarro
10) Shearman & Sterling
11) Pinsent Masons
12) Walker Morris
1 – Shoosmiths
2 – White & Case
3 – Hogan Lovells
4 – Field Fisher
5 – Bird & Bird
9 – Nabarro
10 – Shearman & Sterling
1. Shoosmiths
2. White & Case
3. Hogan Lovells
4. Fieldfisher
5. Bird & Bird
6. Harbottle & Lewis
7. Wedlake Bell
8. Norton Rose Fulbright
9. Nabarro
10. Shearman & Sterling
11. Pinsent Masons
12. Walker Morris?
Firm 1 Shoosmiths
Firm 2 White & Case
Firm 3 Hogan Lovells
Firm 4 Fieldfisher
Firm 5 Bird & Bird
Firm 6
Firm 7 Wedlake Bell
Firm 8 Norton Rose Fulbright
Firm 9 Nabarro
Firm 10 Shearman & Sterling
Firm 11 Pinsent Masons
Firm 12 Kirkland Ellis?
Can’t work out 6 and I’m not sure about 12!
1. Shoosmiths
2. White & Case
3. Hogan Lovells
4. Fieldfisher
5. Bird & Bird
6. Harbottle & Lewis
7. Wedlake Bell
8. Norton Rose Fulbright
9. Nabarro
10. Shearman & Sterling
11. Pinsent Masons
12. Walker Morris
Thanks for the great source of procrastination!
1. Shoesmiths
2. White and Case
4. Rush Limbaugh
5. Bird & Bird
7. Wedlake Bell
8. Norton Rose Fulbright
10. Shearman & Sterling
1. Shoosmiths
2. White & Case
3. Hogan Lovells
4. Fieldfisher
5. Bird & Bird
6. Harbottle & Lewis
7. Wedlake Bell
8. Norton Rose Fulbright
9. Nabarro
10. Shearman and Sterling
11. Pinsent Masons
12. Walker Morris
1. Shoosmiths
2. White & Case
3. Hogan Lovells
4. Fieldfisher
5. Bird & Bird
6. Harbottle & Lewis
7. Wedlake Bell
8. Norton Rose Fulbright
9. Nabarro
10. Shearman & Sterling
11. Pinsent Masons
12. Walker Morris
🙂
Shoosmiths
White & Case
Hogan Lovells
Fieldfisher
Bird & Bird
Harbottle & Lewis
Norton Rose Fulbright
Nabarro
Shearman & Sterling
Pinsent Masons
Oh the last one is Walker Morris
Ah number 7 is Wedlake Bell!!!
1. Shoosmiths
2. White & Case
3. Hogan Lovells
4. Fieldfisher
5. Bird & Bird
6. Harbottle & Lewis
7. Wedlake Bell
8. Norton Rose Fulbrigth
9. Nabarro
10. Shearman & Sterling
11. Pinsent Masons
12. ?
1. Shoosmiths
2. White & Case
3. Hogan Lovells
4. Fieldfisher
5. Bird & BIrd
6. Harbottle & Lewis
7. Wedlake Bell
8. Norton Rose Fulbright
9. Nabarro
10. Shearman & Sterling
11. Pinsent Masons
12. Walker Morris
2. White & Case
3. Hogan Lovells
4. Fieldfisher
5. Bird & Bird
9. Nabarro
11. Pinsent Masons