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…
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Kramer Levin’s Paris office joins Morgan Lewis amid HSF merger deal
A team from the Paris office of New York-based Kramer Levin is scheduled to join Morgan Lewis’ Paris office on 1…
BDB Pitmans rebrands as Broadfield as discussions over US tie-up continue
BDB Pitmans has completed its rebrand as Broadfield, joining as the founding member of a planned global network of mid-market…
Getting to know Kramer Levin – a guide to HSF’s merger partner
While Herbert Smith Freehills is one of the best-known legal brands in the UK, it is fair to say that Kramer Levin…
Herbert Smith Freehills set for $2bn transatlantic merger with Kramer Levin
Since the A&O Shearman merger went live in May, there has been no shortage of market speculation about which transatlantic…
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,…
Broadfield of dreams: BDB Pitmans signs up for new Alvarez & Marsal legal venture
While the legal market is never short of speculation about the next potential merger, last month saw news of an…
‘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 &…
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…
Partners vote yes on A&O Shearman – now they have to make it work
‘You’ve now got one more 64,000lb gorilla,’ said one former UK firm leader, in response to the news that the…
It’s a ‘yes’ from them – A&O and Shearman partners vote through landmark $3.5bn transatlantic deal
Allen & Overy (A&O) and Shearman & Sterling are set to go ahead with their transatlantic merger, after partners at…
A&O Shearman merger vote to kick off this month as pensions issues overcome
Allen & Overy and Shearman & Sterling today (18 September) announced that their respective partnerships will start voting on their…
Economies of scale: Scottish consolidation escalates as Irwin Mitchell announces merger with WJM
Just days after Scottish firms Morton Fraser and MacRoberts announced their intention to merge, Irwin Mitchell also unveiled plans to…
‘No-one has managed to build out of the key locations’: Eversheds’ Ranson discusses Asia strategy following KWM tie-up
Following the announcement last week that Eversheds Sutherland has entered into a formal cooperation agreement with Chinese firm King &…
Departures from Shearman and Allen & Overy as merger is unveiled and energy dominates lateral hiring
Following the announcement of the proposed A&O Shearman merger, news came that Shearman & Sterling had lost two partners to…
Getting its mojo back: How A&O Shearman could redefine the Magic Circle
The proposed merger of A&O and Shearman & Sterling has got the market talking about the biggest news in the…
A&O Shearman is a marriage of necessity, not convenience – now to give the rainmakers the hard sell
Easily the most enjoyable part about analysing the proposed merger of Allen & Overy and Shearman & Sterling has been…
Breaking: Allen & Overy and Shearman & Sterling announce merger
In what the firms describe as ‘the first fully integrated global elite law firm’ Allen & Overy and Shearman &…
End of the road for Womble Bond Dickinson merger talks with BDB Pitmans
Merger talks between Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) and BDB Pitmans have been called off, the firms announced on Wednesday (1…
Womble Bond Dickinson and BDB Pitmans table merger
Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) and BDB Pitmans are continuing to pursue a strategy of development through consolidation, having confirmed they…