Deal valued at just under £1.3bn will create top three UK personal line insurance platform
Institute of Business Ethics taskforce challenges legal profession to act as ‘steward of public trust’
Profit before tax jumps 17.2% to £1.0bn as PEP hits £2.2m ahead of tie-up with Shearman & Sterling
Transatlantic merger creates global giant with nearly 4,000 lawyers and $3.5bn revenue
Longstanding partner Niels Dejean is switching firms ahead of A&O Shearman merger with counsel Anne-Sophie Maes
Vanessa Xu’s exit follows the departure of Marwa Elborai, who left for Kirkland in March
Allen & Overy accounts for 32 of the promotions and Shearman eight, with women making up 42% of the cohort
Magic Circle firm secures third Middle East base as dozens of law firms eye business linked to Saudi wealth
Marwa Elborai jumps to Chicago giant having joined A&O in 2022 from merger partner Shearman
The top 25 US firm secures highly respected team of tech-focused IP litigators in Silicon Valley and Washington DC