Former Addleshaw Goddard managing partner Paul Devitt and fellow Addleshaws corporate partner Richard Thomas have become the latest partners to leave the firm to join the legal arm
of accountancy giant EY.
Its entry into the UK legal market follows that
of accountancy giants PwC and KPMG, both of which were granted ABS licences earlier this year.
Not exact matches
The move is part
of a wider plan for the
accountancy giant to ramp up legal capability around Asia - Pacific, with the aim to boost Asian legal services revenue from $ 75m to between $ 150m and $ 200m and have approximately 500 lawyers in the region within five years.