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Source #3696

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TitleWikipedia and Global Counsel press release
Original URLhttps://bbcincorp.com/offshore/articles/uk-limited-liability-partnership
PublicationDirected Inquiry — Web Search
Source typeweb_search
Date2010-11-01
EntityGlobal Counsel
Captured2026-04-11T21:31:19.639Z UTC
Hash computed at2026-04-11T21:31:19.639Z UTC
SHA-256a2ef9fb57d5841bed40ace5b40d4f1d3b9b6dc45c5a771b043406dcb5815334a
Content length113 bytes
Content preview (first 800 chars) 
Peter Mandelson and Benjamin Wegg-Prosser founded Global Counsel in November 2010 with financial backing from WPP

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