Allen & Overy and Shearman & Sterling’s leaders managed to keep their merger plans secret from most of the partnerships until just hours before the Sunday announcement.
Now they may have a bigger hill to climb: selling the merger to all partners.
A&O and Shearman have many issues to resolve, but sources say all matters will take a back seat to selling the merger to partners and the vote.
May 25, 2023 at 02:25 PM
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The original version of this story was published on American Lawyer
Allen & Overy and Shearman & Sterling’s leaders managed to keep their merger plans secret from most of the partnerships until just hours before the Sunday announcement.
Now they may have a bigger hill to climb: selling the merger to all partners.
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