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Life During Law: former A&O chief Wim Dejonghe

Life During Law: former A&O chief Wim Dejonghe
Alex Ryan
Alex Ryan
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23 September 2024
Life during law

Former Allen & Overy senior partner Wim Dejonghe was named Management Partner of the Year at the Legal Business Awards in September 2024,  at a glittering ceremony at London’s Grosvenor House Hotel.

Dejonghe signed off from a 23-year career at the magic circle firm in May that year after pushing through the long-awaited, transatlantic merger deal with US firm Shearman & Sterling.

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