Law firms Ex-A&O banking chief Bowden exits for Proskauer as US firm snaps up City finance quartet Alex Ryan · 3 July 2024 · 2 min read Strategic recruitment Strategy and management A&O Shearman Proskauer Rose A&O Shearman banking heavyweight Philip Bowden, the former co-head of legacy A&O’s global banking practice, has left the newly merged firm to join Proskauer as part of a four-partner raid by the US firm.Your limit of 1 article in 30 days is up. Please login for full access or subscribe. Corporate users - click here for simple access (no password needed). For more information, please contact [email protected] Related ContentMore in this categoryTrading Places: Simpson continues K&E raid as Paul Weiss adds disputes in HoustonLaw firmsEliza Winter19 May 2026Will Brussels merger overhaul create Europe’s next corporate giants?Law firmsKate Peacock15 May 2026A&O Shearman reshuffles executive board with three newly elected partnersLaw firmsKate Peacock13 May 2026Boodle Hatfield closes in on £50m, revamps partner compLaw firmsTom Cox19 May 2026Akin hires four-partner Sidley private equity team across NY and LondonLaw firmsWill Lewallen8 May 2026Legal Business Awards 2026: which firms made the shortlist?Law firmsNews Editor7 May 2026How to launch a law firm in 2026 – inside Kindleworth’s playbookLaw firmsEliza Winter27 May 2026Breaking ranks: can AI and private capital fuel a boutique boom?Law firmsEliza Winter26 May 2026‘They ripped the Band-Aid off’ – why Wachtell and other elite firms are tearing up partner payLaw firmsWill Lewallen19 May 2026