Episode 28: Reed Smith converts to ABS, Google Data-Grab accusation and more

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Links for the stories:

Grant Thornton £100m legal fund

https://www.thelawyer.com/grant-thornton-set-to-launch-100m-fund-for-insolvency-and-asset-tracing/

KPMG cull

https://www.ft.com/content/4c4ed8e0-fcd7-11e9-a354-36acbbb0d9b6

https://www.cityam.com/kpmg-denies-partner-cuts-cost-cutting-drive/

The U.S. and China Trade War update

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-11-07/china-says-it-agreed-with-u-s-to-roll-back-tariffs-in-phases?srnd=premium-europe

LSE-Refinitiv deal

https://www.ft.com/content/191921fc-0082-11ea-be59-e49b2a136b8d

Heineken invests in sustainability

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/nov/07/heineken-to-join-other-beer-giants-in-ditching-plastic-recyclable-cardboard-can-multipack

DWF acquires BT law

https://www.thelawyer.com/dwf-acquires-bt-law-for-nominal-1-fee/

Reed Smith ABS

https://www.reedsmith.com/en/news/2019/11/reed-smith-becomes-first-international-law-firm-to-gain-abs-license

https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/reed-smith-converts-to-abs-in-first-for-us-firm/5102043.article

https://www.forbes.com/sites/markcohen1/2018/12/03/there-is-nothing-alternative-about-new-model-providers-especially-the-big-four/#11fb07d86f5a

https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=b5d2be17-1def-4a0a-9003-cc7d1e7483a3

Google-Fitbit

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/nov/01/google-snaps-up-fitbit-for-21bn

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-fitbit-m-a-alphabet-eu/after-googles-fitbit-deal-eu-says-worrying-when-firms-targeted-for-their-data-idUSKBN1XH25S

https://www.thelawyer.com/google-acquires-fitbit/

Microsoft 4 work day experiment

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/nov/04/microsoft-japan-four-day-work-week-productivity

https://www.ft.com/content/d660deac-0097-11ea-be59-e49b2a136b8d