Law firms A&O Shearman to cut partnership by 10% and close Johannesburg base in post-merger shake-up Alex Ryan · 6 September 2024 · 2 min read Legal mergers Africa Office closure Partnership A&O Shearman A&O Shearman is set to cut 10% of its partnership, close its South Africa office and end its consulting business, in the firm’s first major reorganisation since it completed its merger this May.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 category‘The centre of gravity for Southeast Asia’ – why PE investment is making Singapore increasingly attractiveLaw firmsKate Peacock8 May 2026A&O Shearman, McDermott, Paul Weiss become latest major firms to cut staffLaw firmsKate Peacock7 May 2026Trading Places: Paul Weiss and Kirkland grow in Houston, while Gibson Dunn hires S&C appellate co-headLaw firmsKate Peacock5 May 2026Revealed: A&O Shearman partner exits pass 100 mark since merger announcementLaw firmsAlex Ryan23 Jan 2025Kramer Levin’s Paris office joins Morgan Lewis amid HSF merger dealLaw firmsTom Cox20 Dec 2024BDB Pitmans rebrands as Broadfield as discussions over US tie-up continueLaw firmsTom Cox3 Dec 2024‘It was never a marriage made in heaven’- what Norton Rose Fulbright’s exit means for South AfricaLaw firmsKate Peacock27 Nov 2025Norton Rose Fulbright becomes latest firm to pull out of South AfricaLaw firmsAlex Ryan12 Nov 2025Ashurst opens in Casablanca: how firms are betting on an investment boom in MoroccoLaw firmsWill Lewallen19 Sep 2025