Shearman & Sterling

A&O Shearman to axe 10% of partnership

Law firm slashes ranks after merger

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A&O Shearman is ‘fraught with massive challenges’

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

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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

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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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A&O Shearman will need to keep hold of key partners to be successful

Will more Shearman & Sterling partners leave?

Your guide to the week’s top legal stories

Veteran partner is the latest to leave as A&O deal nears finish line

Shearman & Sterling’s Europe head Ward McKimm exits ahead of Allen & Overy merger

High-yield finance expert McKimm will not join the merger between Allen & Overy & Shearman & Sterling

Hervé Ékué will have a lot on his plate as he steps into the role, including a major merger and culture clashes

Meet A&O’s Hervé Ékué, the first Black leader of a Magic Circle law firm

Capital markets specialist Ékué becomes the face of a more international, more diverse firm

Khalid Garousha has been elected as senior partner of Allen & Overy

Allen & Overy unveils new leadership ahead of merger

A&O confirms leadership team ahead of $3.4bn merger with Shearman & Sterling