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A&O Shearman and Cahill finance teams jump to Proskauer Rose in London

A&O Shearman heavyweight Philip Bowden is moving to Proskauer as part of a major finance expansion

A&O Shearman boosts salaries for new lawyers to £150,000

The newly merged firm has matched its UK rivals amid London legal pay race

A&O Shearman is ‘fraught with massive challenges’

Newly elected leaders Khalid Garousha and Hervé Ekué face a steep learning curve

A&O Shearman: Who are the winners and losers?

Exits mounted in the months before the seminal deal, but others have risen to new positions

A&O Shearman will be ‘elite everywhere’ say new bosses as merger goes live

FN speaks to the top team as Allen & Overy and Shearman & Sterling’s $3.5bn mega-deal completes

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A&O Shearman appoints Denise Gibson as UK managing partner

New top team takes shape as legal giants Allen & Overy and Shearman & Sterling prepare to merge on 1 May

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Allen & Overy’s UK financial services regulatory head resigns ahead of Shearman & Sterling merger

Damian Carolan heads for the exit as Magic Circle stalwart Allen & Overy prepares to merge with US law firm Shearman & Sterling on 1 May

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Allen & Overy boss Wim Dejonghe to retire ahead of Shearman & Sterling merger

The firm’s senior partner played a key role in negotiating the mega-merger which goes live on 1 May

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