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Professional Services in the Age of AI: Regulation, Strategy, and Real-World Impact – Professional Practices Alliance (PPA) Webinar – Friday 19 September 2025: 2.30pm – 3.30pm BST

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Last month marked 25 years since the Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2000 received Royal Assent, ushering in a new era for professional services firms in the UK. While lawyers don’t typically celebrate the birthdays of legislation, CM Murray Partner and partnership specialist Corinne Staves bucked that trend and marked the LLP’s Big Birthday with this article for Law.com. In the […]

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In this fourth video in our series focusing on Private Equity investment in professional services firms, Partners Zulon Begum, Corinne Staves and Nick Leale discuss the key regulatory considerations that firms should be thinking about when contemplating PE investment for their firm. In this video, Zulon, Corinne and Nick discuss: How does PE investment reshape law […]

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In this third video in our series focusing on Private Equity investment in professional services firms, Managing Partner Clare Murray and Partners Corinne Staves and Zulon Begum discuss the key considerations in relation to governance that firms should be thinking about when contemplating PE investment for their firm. Watch the video above or listen to the recording […]

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Tougher at the Top? Keys to Thriving (Not Just Surviving) in an Increasingly Uncertain World – 2 November – 9.30am – 12.00pm in Toronto

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In this second video in a series focusing on Private Equity investment in professional services firms, Managing Partner Clare Murray and Partners Corinne Staves and Zulon Begum discuss the key issues in relation to remuneration that firms should be thinking about when considering PE investment for their firm. Watch the video here and see below for further details. In this video, […]

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Corinne Clare

In this introductory video in a series focusing on Private Equity investment in professional services firms, Managing Partner Clare Murray and Partner Corinne Staves discuss what firms should be thinking about when considering PE investment for their firm, or the impact for them if their competitors accept PE investment. In this video, Clare and Corinne discuss: […]

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We are delighted to share with you the recording of our recent webinar, ‘The LLP: 25 Years On’, on the approximate 25th anniversary of the Limited Liability Partnership. In this panel discussion, subject specialists share their expert insights into the interesting and challenging features of LLPs that they have seen over the last 25 years and what […]

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Author Corinne Staves

In the UK, non-lawyer ownership has been a feature of the legal industry for over a decade, bringing in private equity, corporate structures, and even stock market listings. The US legal service market is starting to see non-lawyer ownership of law firms, and in this podcast, The Lawyerist explores the UK experience with Partner Corinne Staves. […]

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In this first video in a series focusing on the key issues surrounding partner performance in law firms, Managing Partner Clare Murray and Partner Corinne Staves are joined by special guests Nick Jarrett-Kerr and Jonathan Middleburgh from leading law firm consultancy, Edge International, and authors of the book Managing Partner Performance: Strategies for Transforming Underperforming Partners. In this […]

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