Tag: Allen & Overy

A&O Shearman confirms post-merger leaders

Mega tie-up edges closer

Mar 5 2024 8:51am

A&O Shearman sets out City office plans 

Merger gathers pace

Jan 15 2024 8:04am
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The story of corporate law from 1978 until 2024

How big law firms evolved into what they are today

Dec 13 2023 9:21am
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A&O Shearman to be led by Magic Circle partners

'Shearman & Sterling partners will hold very significant leadership positions globally and regionally' but the top jobs will go to Allen & Overy lawyers this time around

Dec 12 2023 9:41am

A&O remains tight-lipped over hacker ransom

Magic Circle player suffered data breach earlier this month

Dec 1 2023 11:03am

A&O suffers cyber attack

Impacts small number of storage servers, says firm

Nov 9 2023 5:02pm
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A&O and Shearman partners prepare to vote on mega-merger

Requires 75% approval from both partnerships

Sep 19 2023 9:41am
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Swapping London for the Louvre: life on an international secondment at a global law firm

A&O's Gabriella Masding discusses her move to Paris

Sep 15 2023 1:35pm

Corporate law and the 2008 financial crash

Podcast: Former Magic Circle dealmaker Alan Paul looks back on the chaos that ensued in the following years 🎙️

Aug 15 2023 8:38am

Clifford Chance breaks £2 billion revenue threshold with eighth consecutive year of growth

Average partner profits remain flat at £2 million amid significant 'economic headwinds'

Jul 19 2023 11:03am
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A&O breaks £2 billion revenue barrier ahead of proposed Shearman mega-merger

Partner profits dip due to 'challenging market conditions'

Jul 13 2023 9:40am
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A&O reveals 93% trainee retention rate

Magic Circle firm keeps 37 of its 40 autumn qualifiers

Jul 11 2023 12:06pm
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The transformation of corporate law through the 90s and into the new millennium

Podcast: Ex-Magic Circle partner Alan Paul delves into his time as a top City dealmaker in the period that witnessed the rise of New Labour, the dot-com bubble and the Y2K bug 🎙️

May 31 2023 9:41am

A&O and Shearman merger will put ‘pressure’ on Magic Circle, says former Slaughters chief

Rivals may wonder how to 'ratchet up their US strategy in response'

May 23 2023 10:32am
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A&O and Shearman reveal new combined logo as part of mega merger plans

Magic Circle and US firms announced plans to combine on Sunday

May 22 2023 10:53am
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A&O and Shearman set to create new global mega firm

Magic Circle player 🤝 US giant

May 21 2023 6:26pm
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A&O matches Links with £125k NQ lawyer salary

MC firm opted not to increase last year citing 'challenging' economic conditions

May 3 2023 4:35pm
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What was corporate law like in the 1980s?

Podcast: Legendary City dealmaker Alan Paul remembers his journey from trainee to partner in the era of miner's strikes, Thatcher and punk 🎙️

Apr 20 2023 8:57am