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It may well be that rather than worrying about them becoming big law firms, we should be much more worried about them becoming big providers of the services we buy. I believe they will have the biggest impact on legal technology providers and providers of services.

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— Dentons Global Chair Joe Andrew explaining to American Lawyer that EY’s decision to ditch its audit business will have a significant impact on the legal sector, but probably not the one that we’ve long predicted. 

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