News About Allen & Overy
‘Opportunistic and strategic’ – Allen & Overy’s bold move to crack the lucrative US market
For the first time in decades the four international UK Magic Circle firms will no longer be marching in strategic tandem, reports John Malpas
Allen & Overy and Shearman & Sterling unveil ‘transformative’ merger plan to create $3.4bn firm
Deal would forge unique ‘integrated global elite firm’ both sides claim ahead of partner votes
London International Disputes Week begins with arbitration-focused day as top lawyers back tech’s profound impact on disputes
Ben Rigby reports on LIDW’s opening day featuring keynotes on aspects of arbitration and a tech study
Linklaters, Allen & Overy and Cravath called in for Deutsche Börse’s €3.9bn SimCorp acquisition
Covington & Burling also acts on German stock exchange operator's biggest acquisition to date alongside Germany's Hengeler Mueller and Danish firms Plesner and Kromann Reumert
London International Disputes Week changes with confidence
LIDW will explore how the disputes community is adapting to a world that has changed dramatically since its 2019 launch, reports Ben Rigby
Allen & Overy adds corporate partner duo in Singapore from Baker McKenzie
Kenny Kwan and Caryn Ng join as magic circle firm moves to bolster its Asia-Pacific equity capital markets and public M&A offering
'It can’t just be a slogan' - Allen & Overy's Elizabeth Holland on advancing women in IP
Clients and law firms have been successfully collaborating to boost the the number of senior women IP lawyers, A&O's US head of life sciences tells Maura O’Malley
Allen & Overy elevates 36 to partnership
Proportion of women in latest round rises to 42% from 36% last year as overall number of promotions dips
Allen & Overy announces new US senior leadership
Global litigation co-head Karen Seward and leading infrastructure partner Kent Rowey to succeed Tim House as US practice co-chairs
Allen & Overy and King & Spalding snap up Shearman & Sterling partners in Paris and UAE
International departures from New York firm continue in wake of its now shelved merger talks with Hogan Lovells.
Sullivan & Cromwell adds PE star from Allen & Overy in rare London partner hire
Karan Dinamani joins elite US firm’s European PE and M&A teams after almost a decade at A&O
Allen & Overy flags eco-credentials as it signs deal to move Sydney team to landmark 33 Alfred Street Tower
UK firm to lease 2,500 sq metres of historic tower from 2025 following eco-friendly refurbishment
Allen & Overy integrates ChatGPT-style chatbot to boost legal work
Magic Circle firm partners with OpenAI-backed legal startup Harvey to introduce ‘game-changer’ tool
Weil builds up Paris banking team with leveraged finance partner duo from Allen & Overy
Géraldine Lezmi and Jean-Christophe David join shortly after US firm added high yield partners in London from Freshfields and White & Case
Davis Polk secures Allen & Overy partner duo to launch in Brussels
Wall Street leader joins ranks of US firms planting a flag in EU’s competition hub post-Brexit
Raft of top firms called in as Royal Bank of Canada buys HSBC Canada in ‘once in a generation’ $13.5bn cash deal
Allen & Overy, Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz among those acting for RBC as Linklaters advises HSBC’s Canada arm
Allen & Overy boosts leveraged finance bench with partner hire from Shearman & Sterling
US-qualified high yield specialist Marwa Elborai joins in London after more than 15 years at US rival
UK Magic Circle need ‘another yard of pace’ to compete with US rivals, ex-senior partner warns
Former Slaughter and May leader joins debate over future of London’s elite law firms
Allen & Overy continues West Coast growth with private equity partner hire from Winston & Strawn
Joshua Birenbaum joins in Los Angeles as UK firm’s 48th US partner lateral in last two years
Allen & Overy boosts Italian litigation practice with partner hire from Delfino Willkie
Francesca Petronio becomes magic circle firm’s 10th global litigation practice recruit this year