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Eleven firms, including Allen & Overy (A&O) and Baker & McKenzie, have been successful in winning a place on Shell's new global legal panel, which was unveiled yesterday (22 May).
The tender, which kicked off in March, went out to 357 firms in 20 jurisdictions. The aim, according to legal director Peter Rees QC, was to find between two and five suitable firms for each practice area in each jurisdiction who would then be 'pre-qualified' for Shell legal work and who would compete with each other for significant mandates.

