Ex-A&O banking chief Bowden exits for Proskauer as US firm snaps up City finance quartet Alex Ryan[email protected]3 July 2024Strategic recruitmentStrategy and management A&O Shearman banking heavyweight Philip Bowden, the former co-head of legacy A&O’s global banking practice, has left the newly merged firm to join Proskauer as part of a four-partner raid by the US firm.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 categoryThe Slaughters standard: what makes a top quality partner?Senior Cadwalader litigators exit amid Hogan Lovells merger talksKirkland, Simpson Thacher and Latham top LSEG PE rankings as partners look ahead to 2026Sullivan & Cromwell lures Weil finance duo in City buildoutKirkland, Simpson Thacher and Latham top LSEG PE rankings as partners look ahead to 2026Latham taps A&O Shearman for three-partner London finance hireNorton Rose Fulbright partner and former Simmons leader recognised in 2026 silk roundAddleshaws leader on corporate ambitions, key clients and why a US merger isn’t part of the £1bn 2030 strategy‘We must show our value beyond contracts and advice’ - Nestlé’s MENA GC on taking a seat at the top table