How to get to the top in M&A: leading female partners share their tips for success
For International Women’s Day Legal Business asked ten leading female M&A partners to share their tips for success for the…
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‘We need more women in the rooms where influential decisions are made’ – leading M&A partners have their say
Legal Business gathered some of the leading female M&A partners at UK origin firms in the City together ahead of…
Revealed: A&O Shearman partner exits pass 100 mark since merger announcement
More than 100 legacy Allen & Overy (A&O) and Shearman & Sterling partners have left or retired since the merger…
Kirkland & Ellis and A&O Shearman advise as Northvolt begins Chapter 11 proceedings
Kirkland & Ellis and A&O Shearman are advising Swedish battery maker Northvolt as it enters Chapter 11 restructuring proceedings, with court…
Smaller footprint, bigger ambition: A&O and Hogan Lovells office cuts underline global pressure on profits
As firms grapple with what it means to be global, while also managing intense pressure on costs, the question of…
A&O Shearman Johannesburg team heads for Bowmans after office closure
African firm Bowmans announced today (3 October) that it has hired all the lawyers from A&O Shearman’s shuttered Johannesburg office,…
Life During Law: former A&O chief Wim Dejonghe
Former Allen & Overy senior partner Wim Dejonghe was named Management Partner of the Year at the Legal Business Awards…
A&O Shearman to cut partnership by 10% and close Johannesburg base in post-merger shake-up
A&O Shearman is set to cut 10% of its partnership, close its South Africa office and end its consulting business,…
Legacy Allen & Overy sees profits soar in final year pre-Shearman merger as revenue edges up
Legacy Allen & Overy saw revenue nudge up 3.4% in the last financial year before its transatlantic merger, against a…
Political persuasions – what City partners are hoping for from the next Government
On the eve of a general election that looks set to promise a wipeout for the Conservative Party and the…
Ex-A&O banking chief Bowden exits for Proskauer as US firm snaps up City finance quartet
A&O Shearman banking heavyweight Philip Bowden, the former co-head of legacy A&O’s global banking practice, has left the newly merged…
A&O’s Wim Dejonghe on mergers, money and his plans for life after law
I wanted to go into sports. I was a sailing instructor, close to professional. But then I had knee issues,…
‘Credibility in both US and English law is non-negotiable’ – A&O Shearman readies for launch
As the latest edition of Legal Business went to press in late April, Allen & Overy (A&O) and Shearman &…
Allen & Overy returns to Milbank for City restructuring hire
Allen & Overy has hired its second partner from the London arm of Milbank so far this year, bolstering its…
A&O high yield head retires ahead of Shearman tie-up as firm makes first combined partner promos
Prominent high-yield partner Kevin Muzilla has retired from Allen & Overy, in the latest departure from the practice ahead of…
London partners overlooked as A&O Shearman reveals post-merger leadership
Allen & Overy and Shearman & Sterling today announced (1 March) the names of the key leadership term that will…
Shearman partners overlooked in Allen & Overy leadership race
In a move that may not come as a surprise to most, Allen & Overy (A&O) has unveiled a list…
Allen & Overy dodges data leak bullet as firm tight-lipped on ransom outcome
As the deadline for Allen & Overy (A&O) to pay a multimillion dollar ransom on its data passed by without…
Allen & Overy suffers ‘data incident’ as ransomware group LockBit claims responsibility
Allen & Overy has confirmed that it has suffered a ‘data incident’. Posts from X user and self-described ‘threat intelligence…
ChatGPT has drunk the Kool-Aid on A&O Shearman – let’s see what it makes of Paul Weiss
So much ink has been spilled over game-changing developments in recent weeks – namely the partnership vote in favour of…