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‘There’s no other global firm that has this footprint’ – A&O Shearman makes the case for Europe

Kate Peacock
Kate Peacock · 26 June 2026 · 4 min read
Europe United Kingdom A&O Shearman
‘There’s no other global firm that has this footprint’ – A&O Shearman makes the case for Europe

For A&O Shearman’s Tom Schoors, taking up the role as the firm’s first-ever EU chair was a no-brainer.

‘The reason why I accepted it is very simple,’ Schoors says, ‘it’s that this project is so close to my heart.’

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