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The reason why Davis Polk, and other top firms, get hired is the credibility they bring to the process. When they talk about what they are doing, they bring credibility.
— Kent Zimmermann, strategic adviser at Zeughauser Group, in comments given to the American Lawyer, concerning Davis Polk & Wardwell’s status as one of the go-to firms for major law firm mergers. Davis Polk has advised on at least five such mergers in recent years.
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