Clifford Chance LLP is an international law firm headquartered in London, United Kingdom, and a member of the "Magic Circle", a group of London-based multinational law firms.
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10 Facts About Clifford Chance
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Clifford Chance was formed by the merger of two London-based law firms.
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Second firm was Clifford Chance-Turner, founded in 1900 by Harry Clifford Chance Turner, with offices on Gresham Street, EC2.
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In 1929, Clifford Chance-Turner advised and witnessed the creation of John Lewis Partnership.
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In 1992 Clifford Chance became the first major non-US firm to practice US law.
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Clifford Chance was one of several international law firms that developed local law practices in Japan following the easing of restrictions on foreign law firms in 2005.
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Clifford Chance was the highest-ranked European law firm by Japanese corporate legal departments in a December 2013 Nihon Keizai Shimbun survey.
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In February 2012, Clifford Chance opened a new office in Casablanca, giving the firm's Africa practice its first permanent on the ground presence in the continent.
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In July 2012, Clifford Chance became the first UK firm to receive permission from South Korea's Ministry of Justice to open an office in the country.
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On 2 May 2018, Clifford Chance announced the establishment of a delivery and innovation hub in Singapore to serve the Asia-Pacific Region.
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