Law firms Ex-A&O banking chief Bowden exits for Proskauer as US firm snaps up City finance quartet Alex Ryan · 3 July 2024 · 2 min read Strategic recruitment Strategy and management A&O Shearman Proskauer Rose 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 categoryRevolving Doors: HSF Kramer hires Sidley life sciences head as Ashurst Perkins Coie sees further departuresLaw firmsNews Editor6 Oct 2026LB100 2026: the firms that stand out from the crowdLaw firm dataAlex Ryan5 Oct 2026‘The death of the billable hour’ – former A&O head launches AI-native firmLaw firmsKate Peacock2 Oct 2026Freshfields New York private equity partners move to DebevoiseLaw firmsWill Lewallen5 Oct 2026How Sidley levered its insurance roots for private capital gainsLaw firmsWill Lewallen2 Oct 2026Weil set to lose lev fin and private equity stars as London exits continueLaw firmsGeorgina Stanley1 Oct 2026Lloyds Banking Group names new legal chief as long-serving CLO announces exitIn-HouseTheresa Hargreaves30 Sep 2026Pinsents elects new managing partner in latest leadership changeLaw firmsWill Lewallen30 Sep 2026Disney legal department to become ‘much smaller’ as memo cites tech transformationIn-HouseTheresa Hargreaves29 Sep 2026