Law firms Q&A: A&O capital markets co-heads talk innovative solutions and sharing leadership Jaishree Kalia · 5 December 2014 · 3 min read Financial services Innovation Leadership Q&A A&O Shearman Six months on from being elected co-heads of Allen & Overy’s (A&O) capital markets global team, David Benton and Simon Hill (pictured) talk about market confidence, current focuses and how Peerpoint is a big part of their future with Legal Business.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 categoryLatham, A&O Shearman and CC up front as Jeff Bezos-backed consortium buys stake in Liverpool FCLaw firmsKate Peacock14 Aug 2026Trading Places: A&O Shearman energy and infra co-head moves to DLA as Linklaters builds in New York with Paul Weiss hireLaw firmsKate Peacock7 Aug 2026The new pecking order: key takeaways from the latest magic circle financialsLaw firm dataAlex Ryan5 Aug 2026Orrick hires Kirkland partner as global capital markets headLaw firmsKate Peacock13 Aug 2026Simmons taps McDermott for former Schulte funds partnerLaw firmsKate Peacock13 Aug 2026Sidley hires 11-strong fund finance team from Hogan Lovells CadwaladerLaw firmsWill Lewallen4 Aug 2026‘A mark of where we want to go’ – Latham sets out growth plan for new City HQLaw firmsWill Lewallen31 Jul 2026Clifford Chance hikes PEP as firm aims to ‘unlock’ its brand in the USLaw firmsEliza Winter22 Jul 2026‘There will be winners and losers’ – CMS leaders pin their hopes on tech, scale and client relationshipsLaw firmsKate Peacock22 Jul 2026