Law firms Q&A: Allen & Overy’s Scott Zemser talks leveraged finance, lockstep and competing in the US Madeleine Farman · 26 August 2016 · 4 min read Financial services Q&A US A&O Shearman Legal Business caught up with Allen & Overy’s (A&O) new global co-head of leveraged finance, Scott Zemser.How has the leveraged finance market evolved?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 2026Legal Business Awards 2026: which firms made the shortlist?Law firmsNews Editor7 May 2026World class: new research showcases the international elite in key practice areasLaw firmsNews Editor29 Apr 2026Meet the 35 GCs making the grade in first-ever Legal 500 UK Powerlist Hall of FameIn-HouseTheresa Hargreaves20 Apr 2026Clifford Chance names Cohen first New York managing partner amid fresh bid to crack America with Houston office openingLaw firmsHolly McKechnie28 Jun 2023International Women’s Day 2022: Barbara L. Becker, chair & managing partner, Gibson Dunn, New YorkLaw firmsMegan Mayers8 Mar 2022International Women’s Day 2022: Perlette Jura, Gibson Dunn, Los Angeles – disputesLaw firmsMegan Mayers8 Mar 2022