Law firms A&O Shearman promotes 33 new partners, nine in London Will Lewallen · 15 April 2026 · 2 min read Partner promotions A&O Shearman A&O Shearman has promoted 33 lawyers into its partnership, with nine of these in London.Both the total and London numbers are exactly in line with last year’s round.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 categoryA&O Shearman and McDermott become latest major firms to make job cutsLaw firmsKate Peacock7 May 2026Trading Places: Paul Weiss and Kirkland grow in Houston, while Gibson Dunn hires S&C appellate co-headLaw firmsKate Peacock5 May 2026Latham, A&O Shearman and WBD take honours at Legal 500 UK ESG AwardsLaw firmsKate Peacock1 May 2026DLA Piper promotes more than 60 partners as firm shifts to single leadership structureLaw firmsTheresa Hargreaves6 May 2026Clifford Chance promotes nine in London, six across US officesLaw firmsEliza Winter30 Apr 2026Simmons & Simmons promotes nine new partners, with a reduced focus on LondonLaw firmsTheresa Hargreaves27 Apr 2026Legal Business Awards 2026: which firms made the shortlist?Law firmsNews Editor7 May 2026McDermott hires HSF Kramer global energy leadLaw firmsKate Peacock7 May 2026Inside the $240bn secondaries boom sparking a new private equity talent warLaw firmsWill Lewallen6 May 2026