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 categoryGlobal London 2026: US firms hit record scale as City investment reboundsLaw firm dataKate Peacock9 Jun 2026Ex-A&O Shearman practice heads ditch big law to start boutique practices in EuropeLaw firmsKate Peacock29 May 2026A&O Shearman finalises board with two additional appointmentsLaw firmsKate Peacock28 May 2026The Hogan Lovells scheme letting lawyers see the world – and the marriage proposal it promptedLaw firmsTom Cox12 Jun 2026Kirkland launches Tokyo office with three-lawyer hire from US rivalsLaw firmsTom Cox1 Jun 2026Boodle Hatfield closes in on £50m, revamps partner compLaw firmsTom Cox19 May 2026AI, leadership and BD skills from the start: Paul Hastings rethinks associate training for the next generationLaw firmsGeorgina Stanley18 Jun 2026Building a ‘peerless’ arbitration practice: inside King & Spalding’s London hiring coupLaw firmsEliza Winter18 Jun 2026Global London crunched: the firms winning (and losing) London’s talent warLaw firm dataGeorgina Stanley12 Jun 2026