News About Shearman & Sterling
Skadden recruits SoFi GC, Shearman fintech co-chair to lead financial institutions regulatory group
Adam Cohen and Mark Chorazak join in New York and Washington DC respectively amid increasing US bank regulation
Orrick adds seven-lawyer M&A and private equity team in Italy from Shearman
Team led by partner Fabio Fauceglia joins tech-focused firm as other former Shearman Italy partners move to White & Case and Willkie
Clifford Chance underlines US ambitions with hires from Shearman and White & Case
Announcement of former Shearman tax partner’s arrival came on day A&O Shearman came into being
‘A platform like no other’ – A&O Shearman goes live
Transatlantic merger creates global giant with nearly 4,000 lawyers and $3.5bn revenue
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
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
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
Leadership announced for A&O Shearman
Allen & Overy interim managing partner Khalid Garousha named senior partner of soon-to-be firm
Shearman global co-managing partner takes six-strong M&A team to Linklaters in New York
UK firm hails 'transformational step' in US growth strategy as rainmaker George Casey joins as global co-chair of corporate alongside five more lawyers
Willkie adds private equity partner in Houston from Shearman & Sterling
Energy specialist Sarah McLean joins ahead of Shearman’s merger with Allen & Overy
Eight Allen & Overy partners in running to lead A&O Shearman
Elections at UK Magic Circle firm will determine transatlantic giant’s leadership team
Partners vote through merger to create A&O Shearman
Deal will create transatlantic law firm with revenue of around $3.5bn
Allen & Overy and Shearman & Sterling partners start voting on merger approval
Voting will conclude on October 13, with the results announced shortly after
Proskauer raids Shearman for 19-strong corporate team in Paris
Team includes Shearman’s former Paris office head Xavier Norlain and three other partners
O’Melveny hires senior Shearman real estate finance partner in New York
Shearman has lost two US partners this week as it gears up for landmark Allen & Overy merger vote
Cleary Gottlieb adds antitrust partner in Washington DC from Shearman & Sterling
Ryan Shores is latest partner to depart Shearman ahead of its planned merger with Allen & Overy
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
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
Ashurst signs up four-partner Shearman international energy team
Team move across UK and Asia comes hot on the heels of news of Shearman’s planned merger with 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