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By Jack Womack | December 15, 2023
Wim Dejonghe leaves big shoes to fill for A&O's leadership candidates and their job integrating one of the world's largest law firms will be made harder still given their locations, argues the London Lawyer.
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By Charlotte Johnstone | December 11, 2023
Eight candidates from A&O are in the running for the senior and managing partner positions of the firm, set to lead A&O Shearman following the completed merger.
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By Paul Hodkinson | December 10, 2023
The last 12 months have given the industry law firm collapses, splits, ransomware attacks and scandals, but the year will be remembered for other things, writes the Global Lawyer.
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By Jack Womack | November 1, 2023
A rule change earlier this year has made it easier for international firms to establish a presence in Saudi, leading to a flurry of launches.
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By Paul Hodkinson | October 29, 2023
With US partners now calling the shots, the longstanding UK legal institution faces a nervous wait for its American operation to start boosting firmwide profits writes the Global Lawyer.
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By Justin Henry | Patrick Smith | October 27, 2023
The partner moves from Stroock amount to more than half of its partnership, creating an even more bleak future for the New York law firm that was founded nearly 150 years ago.
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By Corinne Staves, CM Murray | October 26, 2023
Clients, compensation, partner exits and regulator consent is next on the agenda for the management of the merged firm, writes one partnership expert.
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By Paul Hodkinson | October 17, 2023
The grouping of what once were the biggest and best UK law firms no longer holds any meaning and should be retired for good.
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By Habiba Cullen-Jafar | October 16, 2023
Law.com spoke with a range of rivals, consultants and insiders across the city to get their views on the largest law firm merger of recent times.
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By Jack Womack | October 13, 2023
The combination of Allen & Overy and Shearman & Sterling creates the third-largest law firm in the world, with combined revenues of approximately $3.4 billion.
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By Alexander Lugo | March 15, 2024
The early 2023 merger with Nashville-based Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis helped push the firm over $1.8 billion in revenue, marking the addition of over $800 million to the top line since 2019.
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By Thomas Spigolon | March 13, 2024
"We think that a lot of transactions were delayed (in 2023) that will now happen in 2024. We expect to have a great year," said partner Todd Wade of Nelson Mullins.
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By Abigail Adcox | March 11, 2024
"Ten percent of our revenue came from brand-new clients, [which] we attribute in large part to the merger," firm managing partner Brian Waldman said.
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By Jack Womack | March 1, 2024
The merger between Allen & Overy and Shearman & Sterling is set to go live in May.
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By Amanda O'Brien | February 29, 2024
This is the fifth consecutive year in which net income growth surpassed 8.5%, coinciding with the course of the firm's five-year strategic plan.
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By Thomas Spigolon | February 29, 2024
"You demonstrate to prospective clients that your geographic and cultural knowledge in cities that the big (firm) has moved into … gives you an advantage that they will not be able to duplicate," said consultant Joshua Peck.
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By Thomas Spigolon | February 29, 2024
"Our clients are asking us to open up other offices [in the U.S.], but they're not asking us to open foreign offices," said managing partner Jim Lehman.
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By Amanda O'Brien | February 29, 2024
Ken Fulginiti had been with Duffy + Fulginiti, now the Duffy Firm, for over three decades.
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By Andrew Maloney | February 27, 2024
California had the most law firm mergers and office openings of any U.S. state last year. "It's the revival of the Southern California economy, particularly Los Angeles. And you have life sciences and biotech in San Diego that's been very interesting, and some of that leading out to Orange County," one consultant said.
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By Colleen Murphy | February 20, 2024
The merger is the firm's third combination of 2024.
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