If A&O’s new team can’t get a mandate, who can? Alex Novarese Writing at the end of November, with this issue hitting desks only a day or two before the candidates for…
Comment: If A&O’s new leadership team can’t get a mandate, who can? Alex Novarese Writing at the end of November, with this issue hitting desks only a day or two before the candidates for…
‘Dynamic and excellent’: A&O chooses Johannesburg for second cost-saving hub as Steptoe launches in Hong Kong with CC pair Nathalie Tidman Allen & Overy has built on the success of its Belfast cost-saving centre with the launch of another in Johannesburg as…
Ballheimer announces surprise retirement as A&O leadership race heats up Nathalie Tidman As the Allen & Overy (A&O) leadership elections heat up, managing partner Andrew Ballheimer has announced his retirement from the firm…
Dealwatch: A&O and Ashurst close £1.2bn UK tunnel project as US-led buyouts take centre stage Muna Abdi Allen & Overy and Ashurst won leading roles on the £1.2bn Silvertown Tunnel project, the only big-ticket UK-led deal this…
Deal View: A&O’s corporate practice has matured nicely but will O’Melveny fallout take its toll? Nathalie Tidman Habitually viewed as the poor relation to its unparalleled banking and finance practice, Allen & Overy (A&O)’s corporate team has…
A&O’s transatlantic woes continue as New York leveraged finance pair quit for Shearman Nathalie Tidman Allen & Overy (A&O) has suffered a fresh blow to its transatlantic aspirations following its failed US merger as two…
Revolving doors: Former Quinn white collar head sets up City boutique as Shearman and HFW make Paris corporate plays Muna Abdi Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan’s former white-collar crime and corporate investigations head in London Robert Amaee has launched a boutique…
A&O adds NY capability in London as Freshfields lures Linklaters Paris partner Nathalie Tidman A double Magic Circle hire today (17 September) has seen Allen & Overy (A&O) hiring financial services regulation counsel Knox…
The end of A&O’s marathon O’Melveny merger bid reveals the stark choices facing the Magic Circle Alex Novarese This article sits in the news leader slot of our latest issue, but when considering Allen & Overy (A&O) and…
Revolving doors: US & City firms target Simmons & Simmons as Ashurst makes hires Muna Abdi US & City firms saw a steady influx of lateral hires across sectors as Latham & Watkins, Allen & Overy…
Dealwatch: Rich pickings for A&O and Linklaters on €120bn tech listing as Addleshaws wins Battersea redevelopment Marco Cillario The European teams of Allen & Overy (A&O) and Linklaters are set to bring in a total of more than €4m in…
Bad timing – A&O loses M&A duo to Skadden following failed US merger talks Marco Cillario Allen & Overy has lost two well-respected London corporate partners to Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom just days after…
A&O’s Mansell to appear before SDT in December as #MeToo fallout promises busy winter Marco Cillario Allen & Overy (A&O) employment partner Mark Mansell is to face his first Solicitor Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) hearing on Wednesday…
‘Focus and speed’: A&O to fast-track US investment after foiled O’Melveny merger with new hires imminent Nathalie Tidman Andrew Ballheimer, Allen & Overy’s (A&O’s) global managing partner, has promised heavy investment in its US practice in the wake of…
Revolving doors: KPMG and Orrick hire City partners as Ashurst and A&O focus on Germany Muna Abdi Lateral hires in London and Germany were the order of last week, with KPMG bolstering its City legal services bench,…
The deal is off: A&O and O’Melveny call an end to transatlantic merger talks Nathalie Tidman Allen & Overy has conceded the ‘compelling synergies’ between it and O’Melveny & Myers were not quite enough to seal…
Allen & Overy loses litigation partner Florent to Baker McKenzie’s City hiring spree Muna Abdi Allen & Overy (A&O) has lost its second London partner in as many weeks with the defection of Marc Florent (pictured),…
Revolving doors: Ince appoints London managing partner duo as City players hire globally Muna Abdi After an eventful few months following its acquisition by Gordon Dadds, Ince has put down some roots with the appointment of…
Legal 500 Data: Behind the story David Burgess This issue holds our annual Global 100 survey results, but which Global 100 firms top The Legal 500 for number…
