News About Allen & Overy

Sidley hires energy partner from Allen & Overy in New York to boost renewables coverage

Greg Lavigne joins the firm’s energy, transportation and infrastructure group

7 Nov 2023

Allen & Overy spins off risk management business ahead of merger

Magic Circle firm to retain 'significant minority stake' in aosphere following deal with private equity firms Inflexion and Endicott Capital

30 Oct 2023

White & Case is fastest-growing law firm in Africa since 2019, study finds

US firm grew African headcount 177% between 2019 and 2022, according to Africa Legal

23 Oct 2023

Senior London fraud partner quits Allen & Overy for London boutique Enyo

News of Andy McGregor’s departure follows Friday’s merger vote to create A&O Shearman

19 Oct 2023

Partners vote through merger to create A&O Shearman

Deal will create transatlantic law firm with revenue of around $3.5bn

13 Oct 2023

Allen & Overy and Shearman & Sterling partners start voting on merger approval

Voting will conclude on October 13, with the results announced shortly after

28 Sep 2023

Allen & Overy bolsters London arbitration practice with White & Case partner hire

Construction specialist Daniel Garton adds to Magic Circle firm’s ranks ahead of Shearman merger

18 Sep 2023

Raft of top-tier firms advise on Smurfit Kappa’s $11bn acquisition of WestRock

Advisers include Matheson, Freshfields, Wachtell, Clifford Chance, Cravath and Paul Weiss

12 Sep 2023

Former Allen & Overy arbitration co-head joins Hong Kong’s Temple Chambers

Matthew Gearing KC joins as an arbitrator member having earlier also chaired the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre

30 Aug 2023

'You can be an effective litigator in multiple different ways’: Allen & Overy’s Lisa Nguyen

West Coast IP partner on how clients increasingly recognise the value of looking more broadly for talent

18 Aug 2023

Allen & Overy hires partner from Paul Hastings to head up US energy private equity

Kfir Abutbul joins in Houston as the Magic Circle firm seeks to boost its energy transition capabilities

9 Aug 2023

Allen & Overy appoints Middle East and Turkey chief as interim global managing partner

Khalid Garousha begins eight-month term in September following Gareth Price’s resignation for personal reasons

27 Jul 2023

Allen & Overy’s revenue exceeds £2bn as managing partner resigns for personal reasons

Turnover ahead of proposed Shearman merger grows 7% but PEP falls slightly to £1.82m

13 Jul 2023

Kirkland & Ellis builds energy offering in Washington DC with tax partner from Allen & Overy

Hire latest example of law firms responding to Biden administration’s $370bn clean energy subsidies

21 Jun 2023

Financial services firms face culture risk from tech, managing multi-generational workers, study finds

Organisations need to view culture as a strategic imperative, according to Allen & Overy report

21 Jun 2023

Linklaters, Allen & Overy among firms collaborating in major new social mobility initiative

Scheme led by City of London Law Society aims to significantly grow number of solicitor apprentices from diverse backgrounds

16 Jun 2023

Norton Rose Fulbright builds in Paris with senior A&O corporate partner

Jean-Claude Rivalland helped found A&O’s Paris arm in 1999 and led the Paris office for eight years from 2010

12 Jun 2023

Shearman finance partner joins Freshfields in London

Structured products and derivatives specialist one of three finance partner laterals unveiled by UK firm in London and New York

7 Jun 2023

Kirkland, Latham and Skadden check in for Asda’s £2.3bn acquisition of EG petrol chain arm

Addleshaw Goddard and Allen & Overy also act in deal to create retail group with £30bn combined revenue

30 May 2023

The elite Wall Street legal teams advising on the blockbuster A&O Shearman merger

John Malpas explores the thinking behind the appointment of Davis Polk and Simpson Thacher to advise on the planned A&O/Shearman tie-up

25 May 2023