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{{g}}[[Simmons & Simmons]], [[Simmons + Simmons]], [[Simmons|Simmons<sup>2</sup>]] or just plain old [[Simmons]] — however you put it, is [[silver circle law firm]] headquartered in a disproportionately tall building in London’s Moorgate district. It’s almost, but not quite — magic circle. It's ''groovier'' than magic circle. It’s a bit hipper, popular with hedgies, but still somehow not exactly “down with the kids”. You might even say Simmons is ''gold'' circle, or would be if there were any other firms like Simmons for it to be in a circle with, but there aren’t, really. Simmons stands apart.
{{g}}[[Simmons & Simmons]], [[Simmons + Simmons]], [[Simmons|Simmons<sup>2</sup>]] or just plain old [[Simmons]] — however you put it, is [[silver circle law firm]] headquartered in a disproportionately tall building in London’s Moorgate district. It’s almost, but not quite — magic circle. It's ''groovier'' than magic circle. It’s a bit hipper, popular with [[Hedge fund|hedgies]], but still somehow not exactly “down with the kids”. You might even say Simmons is ''gold'' circle, or would be if there were any other firms like Simmons for it to be in a circle with, but there aren’t, really. Simmons stands apart.


Simmons prides itself in modular but verbose drafting — I mean, could a firm called [[Simmons & Simmons|Simmons and Simmons]] be anything ''but'' a little redundant in the way it expresses itself?<ref>You can just imagine the battle the Simmons brothers had to figure out whose name should be first on the letterhead, can’t you.</ref> — premium [[Hedge fund]] [[client]]s, a fine collection of rapidly depreciating Damien Hirst paintings and a day-long [[CPD]] fest where grateful clients can exchange a single day's crushing [[tedium]] for all the [[CPD]] points they could possibly need.
Simmons prides itself in modular but verbose drafting — I mean, could a firm called [[Simmons & Simmons|Simmons and Simmons]] be anything ''but'' a little redundant in the way it expresses itself?<ref>You can just imagine the battle the Simmons brothers had to figure out whose name should be first on the letterhead, can’t you.</ref> — premium [[hedge fund]] [[client]]s, a fine collection of rapidly depreciating Damien Hirst paintings and a day-long [[CPD]] fest where grateful clients can exchange a single day's crushing [[tedium]] for all the [[CPD]] points they could possibly need.


On the other hand, they do like to create a kerfuffle among their asset manager clients about [[broker]] [[terms of business]] every time [[MiFID]] gets updated. This was funny the first time.
On the other hand, they do like to create a kerfuffle among their asset manager clients about [[broker]] [[terms of business]] every time [[MiFID]] gets updated. This was funny the first time.