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A&O Shearman, Weil, NRF advise on Ageas’ purchase of Bain-backed insurer esure

Deal valued at just under £1.3bn will create top three UK personal line insurance platform

14 Apr 2025

Law firms must ‘rethink roles’ when accepting clients to combat corruption claims

Institute of Business Ethics taskforce challenges legal profession to act as ‘steward of public trust’

4 Apr 2025

A&O grows revenue, profit in pre-merger year

Profit before tax jumps 17.2% to £1.0bn as PEP hits £2.2m ahead of tie-up with Shearman & Sterling

11 Jul 2024

‘A platform like no other’ – A&O Shearman goes live

Transatlantic merger creates global giant with nearly 4,000 lawyers and $3.5bn revenue

1 May 2024

McDermott hires two senior Shearman tax specialists in Paris

Longstanding partner Niels Dejean is switching firms ahead of A&O Shearman merger with counsel Anne-Sophie Maes

15 Apr 2024

Kirkland raids Allen & Overy for second London debt finance partner in past month

Vanessa Xu’s exit follows the departure of Marwa Elborai, who left for Kirkland in March

8 Apr 2024

A&O Shearman announces first partner promotions round ahead of May merger


Allen & Overy accounts for 32 of the promotions and Shearman eight, with women making up 42% of the cohort

8 Apr 2024

Allen & Overy marks Saudi launch ahead of Shearman merger

Magic Circle firm secures third Middle East base as dozens of law firms eye business linked to Saudi wealth

25 Mar 2024

Kirkland secures London capital markets partner from Allen & Overy

Marwa Elborai jumps to Chicago giant having joined A&O in 2022 from merger partner Shearman

12 Mar 2024

Paul Hastings adds ‘firepower’ to IP bench with six-strong US team from Allen & Overy

The top 25 US firm secures highly respected team of tech-focused IP litigators in Silicon Valley and Washington DC

5 Mar 2024