Law firms Troubled markets: Allen & Overy lays off four Moscow associates as firms face sanctions fallout Jaishree Kalia · 18 November 2014 · 2 min read CIS and Russia Job cuts A&O Shearman The US and EU sanctions in Russia are taking their toll on some of the international firms located in the country with Allen & Overy’s (A&O) Moscow office offering redundancy packages at associate level.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 categoryWhat made the headlines this summer: the top stories you might have missedLegal Business7 Sep 2026Revolving Doors: latest hires for Eversheds Sutherland, HFW and Bird & BirdLaw firmsNews Editor2 Sep 2026HSF Kramer climbs FTSE 250 client rankings as Slaughters stays ahead of the packLaw firmsTheresa Hargreaves1 Sep 2026Eversheds and Clifford Chance Moscow teams launch independent firms following Russia exodusLaw firmsCharles Avery3 May 2022Dentons, DLA and Bakers to sever ties with Russia offices as A&O and CC wind downLaw firmsCharles Avery17 Mar 2022Akin Gump, Freshfields and Latham latest to withdraw in Moscow as mass exodus ensuesLaw firmsCharles Avery10 Mar 2022Freshfields promotes 40 to executive assistant but will recruit more in support staff reviewLaw firmsLegal Business31 Jan 2017‘A process of transition’: Slater and Gordon to close more offices as UK restructure continuesLaw firmsKathryn McCann4 Nov 2016SABMiller legal team faces autumn redundancies as £79bn AB InBev deal closesLaw firmsLegal Business2 Sep 2016