Talk:A&O Shearman

Adding further information to the A&O Shearman Wikipedia page

Hi all. I work for Kekst CNC, a global communications agency that is working with A&O Shearman to manage its communications.

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We would like to make some factual additions to this page to improve its content further. Please find these below. Let us know if you’re happy for these to be published on the main page. On May 1, Allen & Overy and Shearman & Sterling merged to become A&O Shearman. A new Wikipedia page was created shortly after the merger was completed, independently of our work with A&O Shearman. We have since developed copy that will help expand the article that has been created, and ask for an editor to review, and if its deemed appropriate to edit the article using the information we’ve provided. Our suggested copy is below, with references.

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A&O Shearman is a global law firm that was founded on May 1, 2024, through the merger of Allen & Overy and Shearman & Sterling[1]. The merger was one of the biggest legal industry combinations in decades, creating a firm with nearly 4,000 lawyers across almost 50 offices, with combined revenues of approximately $3.5 billion[2]. It’s widely reported that this makes A&O Shearman the third-largest law firm in the world[3].

The merger was approved by a majority of partners from both firms on October 13, 2023[4] On March 1, 2024, A&O Shearman announced its first senior leadership roles, taking effect on May 1, 2024. Khalid Garousha was elected as global senior partner. Adam Hakki, former senior partner at Shearman, was appointed co-chair of the global A&O Shearman board and executive committee and leads the firm’s U.S. business as its chair. Hervé Ekué was elected as global managing partner of A&O Shearman.[5]

History

Shearman & Sterling, founded in New York City in 1873, was a multinational law firm headquartered in New York City, United States. As of April 2024, the firm had over 700 lawyers globally practicing U.S., English, EU, French, German, Hong Kong, OHADA, Dubai International Financial Centre and Abu Dhabi Global Market law.

Allen & Overy, founded in London in 1930, was a British multinational law firm headquartered in London, England.  As of April 2024, the firm had 613 partners and 6,275 employees worldwide. It was the second largest law firm headquartered in the UK by revenue. MichaelPWhite (talk) 08:58, 22 May 2024 (UTC)