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A&O Shearman and Freshfields both make up nine London lawyers in latest partnership rounds

A&O Shearman and Freshfields both make up nine London lawyers in latest partnership rounds

A&O Shearman and Freshfields have unveiled their latest crop of partner promotions, with nine London lawyers getting the nod at both firms.

Thirty-three lawyers have made the grade at A&O Shearman, a slight decrease on the 40 made up across both legacy firms on the merger go-live date in May last year, when 32 Allen & Overy lawyers and eight from Shearman & Sterling were promoted.

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