Law firms ‘Evolution, not revolution’: New A&O management team sets sights on US, Europe and China growth Madeleine Farman · 1 June 2016 · 3 min read Law firm management China Europe US A&O Shearman Continued and steady growth is the key focus for Allen & Overy‘s new management team, with senior partner Wim Dejonghe and managing partner Andrew Ballheimer setting their sights on growth in the US, China and Europe.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 categoryQuartet of firms lead on $8.9bn Boots dealLaw firmsKate Peacock7 Oct 2026LB100 2026: the highs, the lows and the surprises from the dataLaw firm dataBen Wheway7 Oct 2026LB100 2026: the firms that stand out from the crowdLaw firm dataAlex Ryan5 Oct 2026‘How hard are you prepared to work?’ – partners who’ve made it on how they built a book of businessLaw firmsElisha Juttla9 Dec 2024‘We don’t have a large ship to turn around’ – Eversheds Sutherland co-CEOs to canvas partners on strategy plansLaw firmsAnna Huntley18 Nov 2024NRF to incentivise cross-border work with formalised global management committeeLaw firmsAnna Huntley24 Sep 2024Latham makes up 36 partners, with none outside US and EULaw firmsWill Lewallen23 Oct 2026Legora raises $550m at $8.8bn valuation in latest funding roundLaw firmsWill Lewallen21 Oct 2026‘Everyone has to prove they’re worth what they’re getting paid’ – inside Freshfields’ US profitability pushLaw firmsWill Lewallen16 Oct 2026