Mum’s The Word On Shearman’s U.S. Partner Departures Ahead Of A&O Merger

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With the merger, they need the model and the footprint within the US.

— Freddie Lawson, head of accomplice search at UK recruiter Montresor Authorized, in feedback given to Bloomberg Law on the upcoming merger between Allen & Overy and Shearman & Sterling. Whereas greater than 30 companions have left Shearman because the A&O Shearman mixture was introduced, lower than half of these departures occurred within the U.S., the place the agency’s line-up stays “largely intact.”

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