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 categoryThe new pecking order: key takeaways from the latest magic circle financialsLaw firm dataAlex Ryan5 Aug 2026Linklaters and South African firm Webber Wentzel call time on 13-year allianceLaw firmsKate Peacock28 Jul 2026Revolving Doors: Simpson Thacher builds London fund finance practice, while Latham bolsters Brussels antitrustLaw firmsNews Editor17 Jul 2026Sidley hires 11-strong fund finance team from Hogan Lovells CadwaladerLaw firmsWill Lewallen4 Aug 2026Addleshaws and Pinsents advise as leading offshore firm takes private equity investmentLaw firmsTom Cox4 Aug 2026‘Getting it wrong isn’t an option’ – CRS chief sets out vision behind US launchLaw firmsTom Cox4 Aug 2026‘It’s about relentless implementation’ – Eversheds Sutherland’s Keith Froud on his first year at the helmLaw firmsKate Peacock6 Aug 2026Anglo American and Teck name top lawyer for $69bn mining mega-mergerIn-HouseTheresa Hargreaves31 Jul 2026‘A mark of where we want to go’ – Latham sets out growth plan for new City HQLaw firmsWill Lewallen31 Jul 2026