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?This article is for Legal Business subscribers. Please log in or subscribe to read on. Related ContentMore in this categoryA&O Shearman announces AI strategy next phase, valued at $1.1bn over five yearsLaw firmsKate Peacock5 Nov 2026Quartet 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 2026McDermott hires London finance partner from Fried FrankLaw firmsKate Peacock2 Nov 2026City reacts to a ‘pedestrian’ BudgetLaw firmsWill Lewallen29 Oct 2026Latham hires leading IP litigator from Paul Hastings in tech pushLaw firmsWill Lewallen26 Oct 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