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{{about|the former British law firm|its successor|A&O Shearman}}
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{{short description|Multinational law firm}}
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{{Infobox law firm
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| name = Allen & Overy LLP
| name = Allen & Overy LLP
| logo = Allen and Overy.svg
| logo = Allen and Overy.svg
| num_offices = 44 worldwide in 31 countries
| num_offices = over 40 worldwide in 31 countries
| num_lawyers = {{plainlist|
| num_lawyers = {{plainlist|
*Partners: approximately 554
* Partners: Approximately 590
*Associates: approximately 2,768<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chambersstudent.com/allen-overy/true-picture/7/1##firm-profile|title=Allen & Overy LLP - True Picture - Chambers Student Guide|website=Chambers Student}}</ref>}}
* Associates: Approximately 2,768<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chambersstudent.com/allen-overy/true-picture/7/1##firm-profile|title=Allen & Overy LLP - True Picture - Chambers Student Guide|website=Chambers Student}}</ref>}}
| headquarters = One Bishops Square, [[London]], [[England]] {{postcode|E|1|6|AD}}<br>[[United Kingdom]]
| headquarters = One Bishops Square, [[London]], [[England]] {{postcode|E|1|6|AD}}<br>[[United Kingdom]]
| num_employees = approximately 5,500
| num_employees = Approximately 5,800
| practice_areas = General practice
| practice_areas = General practice
| revenue = [[File:Green Arrow Up.svg|12px]] [[£]]2.1&nbsp;billion (2021/2022)
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| revenue = [[File:Green Arrow Up.svg|12px]] [[£]]1.57&nbsp;billion ([[USD]]{{To USD |1.57|GBR| year = 2017 | round = no }}&nbsp;billion) (2017/2018)<ref name="legalbusiness.co.uk">{{cite web|url=https://www.legalbusiness.co.uk/blogs/the-magic-circle-packs-tight-in-2018-results-as-ao-follows-peers-with-modest-growth/|title=The Magic Circle packs tight in 2018 results as A&O follows peers with modest growth - Legal Business|date=6 July 2018|publisher=}}</ref>
| profit_per_equity_partner = [[File:Green Arrow Up.svg|12px]] [[£]]1.64&nbsp;million ([[USD]]{{To USD |1.64|GBR| year = 2017 | round = no }}&nbsp;million) (2017/2018)<ref name="legalbusiness.co.uk"/>
| profit_per_equity_partner = [[File:Green Arrow Up.svg|12px]] [[£]]1.82&nbsp;million (2021/2022)
| date_founded = {{start date and age|1 January 1930}}
| date_founded = {{start date and age|1 January 1930}}
| founder = {{plainlist|
| founder = {{plainlist|
*George Allen
* George Allen
*Thomas Overy}}
* Thomas Overy}}
| key_people = {{plainlist|
| key_people = {{plainlist|
*Wim Dejonghe<br/><small>Senior Partner</small>
* Wim Dejonghe<br /><small>Senior Partner</small>
*Andrew Ballheimer<br><small>Managing Partner</small>}}
* Khalid Garousha<br><small>Managing Partner</small>}}
| company_type = [[Limited liability partnership]]
| company_type = [[Limited liability partnership]]
|dissolved={{end date and age|30 April 2024}} (merger with [[Shearman & Sterling]])
| homepage = [http://www.allenovery.com/ www.allenovery.com]
| homepage = [http://www.allenovery.com/ www.allenovery.com]
}}
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'''Allen & Overy LLP''' (now part of '''[[A&O Shearman]]''') was a British [[multinational corporation|multinational]] [[law firm]] headquartered in [[London]], England.<ref>{{Citation |title=Shearman & Sterling |date=2023-12-26 |work=Wikipedia |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Shearman_%26_Sterling&oldid=1191878129 |access-date=2024-02-01 |language=en}}</ref> The firm has 590 partners and over 5,800 employees worldwide.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-01-18 |title=About us |url=https://www.allenovery.com/en-gb/global/about_us |access-date=2022-09-16 |website=Allen Overy |language=en}}</ref>  In 2023 A&O reported an increase in revenue to GBP2.1 billion and is the second largest law firm headquartered in the UK by revenue.<ref>{{Cite web |title=UK Top 50 Ranked By Revenue: Fee Income Surges Despite Headwinds |url=https://www.law.com/international-edition/2022/09/12/uk-top-50-ranked-by-revenue-fee-income-surges-despite-headwinds/ |access-date=2022-09-16 |website=Law.com International |language=en-gb}}</ref>
'''Allen & Overy LLP''' (informally '''A&O''') is an international [[law firm]],<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://www.thelawyer.com/issues/2-sept-2013/2018-the-magic-circle-will-be-no-more/|title=2018: The magic circle will be no more - The Lawyer - Legal News and Jobs - Advancing the business of law|date=2 September 2013|publisher=}}</ref> advising national and multinational corporations, financial institutions, and governments.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thelawyer.com/the-transatlantic-elite/132912.article |title=The Transatlantic Elite &#124; Features |work=The Lawyer |date=10 May 2008 |accessdate=2011-11-12}}</ref> Allen & Overy is a member of the UK's [[Magic Circle (law)|Magic Circle]] of leading law firms.<ref name="auto"/> It is one of the ten largest law firms in the world measured by revenue and is regularly listed as one of the most prestigious and elite law firms in the world.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.law.com/americanlawyer/2018/09/24/the-2018-global-100-ranked-by-revenue/}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
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[[File:Spitalfields Re-development, London - geograph.org.uk - 64144.jpg|thumb|[[Bishops Square]], [[Spitalfields]]]]
[[File:Spitalfields Re-development, London - geograph.org.uk - 64144.jpg|thumb|[[Bishops Square]], [[Spitalfields]]]]


Allen & Overy was founded in the City of London on 1 January 1930 by George Allen and Thomas Overy, formerly partners at Roney & Co.<ref name="adamsmithesq.com">{{cite web|url=https://adamsmithesq.com/2007/07/the_history_of_allen_over/|title=The History of Allen & Overy: 1930 – 1971 - Adam Smith, Esq.|website=adamsmithesq.com|access-date=2 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180610114957/https://adamsmithesq.com/2007/07/the_history_of_allen_over/|archive-date=10 June 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="vault.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.vault.com/company-profiles/law/allen-overy-llp-(us)/company-overview|title=Allen & Overy LLP-Company Profile-Vault.com|publisher=}}</ref> The main purpose was to build a commercial practice. The firm's reputation was made as a result of George Allen's role as adviser to [[King Edward VIII]] during the [[Edward VIII abdication crisis|abdication crisis of 1936]].<ref>"The job came about through serendipity. During World War I, Allen served in France and saved another officer... That officer was Walter Monckton, a leading barrister... Monckton and Allen subsequently struck up a friendship and it was this relationship that would give Allen & Overy its big break over a decade later." [http://www.chambersstudent.co.uk/Law/WebExtras/7#AbriefhistoryofAllen&Overy 'A brief history of Allen & Overy']</ref> By the time the Second World War broke out in 1939, Allen & Overy had firmly established itself as a leading City law firm.<ref name="adamsmithesq.com"/><ref name="vault.com"/>
Allen & Overy was founded in the City of London on 1 January 1930 by George Allen and Thomas Overy, formerly partners at Roney & Co.<ref name="adamsmithesq.com">{{cite web|url=https://adamsmithesq.com/2007/07/the_history_of_allen_over/|title=The History of Allen & Overy: 1930 – 1971 - Adam Smith, Esq.|website=adamsmithesq.com|access-date=2 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180610114957/https://adamsmithesq.com/2007/07/the_history_of_allen_over/|archive-date=10 June 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="vault.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.vault.com/company-profiles/law/allen-overy-llp-(us)/company-overview|title=Allen & Overy LLP-Company Profile-Vault.com}}</ref> The main purpose was to build a commercial practice. The firm's reputation was made as a result of George Allen's role as adviser to [[King Edward VIII]] during the [[Edward VIII abdication crisis|abdication crisis of 1936]].<ref>"The job came about through serendipity. During World War I, Allen served in France and saved another officer... That officer was Walter Monckton, a leading barrister... Monckton and Allen subsequently struck up a friendship and it was this relationship that would give Allen & Overy its big break over a decade later." [http://www.chambersstudent.co.uk/Law/WebExtras/7#AbriefhistoryofAllen&Overy 'A brief history of Allen & Overy']</ref> By the time World War II broke out in 1939, Allen & Overy had firmly established itself as a leading City law firm.<ref name="adamsmithesq.com"/><ref name="vault.com"/>


Over the years, Allen & Overy has been involved in many developments in the legal field. Such work has included advising on the first [[hostile takeover]] in the City of London and acting for [[S. G. Warburg & Co.]] The firm arranged the first [[Eurobond (international)|Eurobond]] (issued by Italian motorway group [[Autostrada]]) in the 1960s.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qyh9DAAAQBAJ&pg=PA31&lpg=PA31&dq=allen.and.overy+first+eurobond&source=bl&ots=17jm6xUfvr&sig=mszFTnSeeEdN5Gm_xnAIHd1LsxI&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwirvoT28bXbAhWHKcAKHYytBhwQ6AEwCXoECAMQAQ#v=onepage&q=allen.and.overy+first+eurobond&f=false|title=The Re-Emergence of Global Finance|first=G.|last=Burn|date=19 April 2006|publisher=Springer|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TjWtllGWXF0C&pg=PA53&lpg=PA53&dq=allen.and.overy+first+eurobond&source=bl&ots=Mqjwiw3VhS&sig=fWBftijU_L5URdc3YsJzofXQ-kA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiAuYa28bXbAhXDJMAKHQWBBK8Q6AEwA3oECAEQAQ#v=onepage&q=allen.and.overy+first+eurobond&f=false|title=ABA Journal|first=American Bar|last=Association|date=1 April 1993|publisher=American Bar Association|via=Google Books}}</ref> The Eurobond transaction significantly diversified Allen & Overy's practice from a purely commercial into commercial and financial firm. Through the 1970s the firm's finance and corporate practice grew in the UK and internationally.
Over the years, Allen & Overy has been involved in many developments in the legal field. Such work has included advising on the first [[hostile takeover]] in the City of London and acting for [[S. G. Warburg & Co.]] The firm arranged the first [[Eurobond (international)|Eurobond]] (issued by Italian motorway group [[Autostrada]]) in the 1960s.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qyh9DAAAQBAJ&q=allen.and.overy+first+eurobond&pg=PA31|title=The Re-Emergence of Global Finance|first=G.|last=Burn|date=19 April 2006|publisher=Springer|isbn=9780230501591|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TjWtllGWXF0C&q=allen.and.overy+first+eurobond&pg=PA53|title=ABA Journal|first=American Bar|last=Association|date=1 April 1993|publisher=American Bar Association|via=Google Books}}</ref> The Eurobond transaction significantly diversified Allen & Overy's practice from a purely commercial into commercial and financial firm. Through the 1970s the firm's finance and corporate practice grew in the UK and internationally.


In 1996, non-UK clients contributed more to Allen & Overy's revenue than UK clients. In 1998, non-UK clients contributed two thirds of revenue.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://adamsmithesq.com/2007/07/the_history_of_allen_over_1/|title=The History of Allen & Overy: 1971 – 1998 – Adam Smith, Esq.|website=adamsmithesq.com}}</ref>
In 1996, non-UK clients contributed more to Allen & Overy's revenue than UK clients. In 1998, non-UK clients contributed two-thirds of revenue.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://adamsmithesq.com/2007/07/the_history_of_allen_over_1/|title=The History of Allen & Overy: 1971 – 1998 – Adam Smith, Esq.|website=adamsmithesq.com}}</ref>


In 1999, Allen & Overy hired a team of banking and finance lawyers in Paris from its then ally, [[Gide Loyrette Nouel]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thelawyer.com/issues/14-december-1998/allen-overy-recruits-gide-loyrette-partners-to-boost-paris-bank-practice/|title=Allen & Overy recruits Gide Loyrette partners to boost Paris bank practice – The Lawyer - Legal insight, benchmarking data and jobs|date=15 December 1998|publisher=}}</ref><ref name="thelawyer.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.thelawyer.com/allen-overy/|title=Allen & Overy – What The Lawyer Says|publisher=}}</ref>
In 1999, Allen & Overy hired a team of banking and finance lawyers in Paris from its then ally, [[Gide Loyrette Nouel]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thelawyer.com/issues/14-december-1998/allen-overy-recruits-gide-loyrette-partners-to-boost-paris-bank-practice/|title=Allen & Overy recruits Gide Loyrette partners to boost Paris bank practice – The Lawyer - Legal insight, benchmarking data and jobs|date=15 December 1998}}</ref><ref name="thelawyer.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.thelawyer.com/allen-overy/|title=Allen & Overy – What The Lawyer Says|date=19 April 2018 }}</ref>


In 2000, Allen & Overy merged with the Amsterdam, Brussels and Luxembourg offices of Loeff Claeys Verbeke.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB973716665866754759|title=Allen & Overy Takes on 140 Lawyers From Belgium's Loeff Claeys Verbeke|first=Konstantin Richter Staff Reporter of The Wall Street|last=Journal|publisher=}}</ref>
In 2000, Allen & Overy merged with part of the Amsterdam, Brussels and Luxembourg offices of Loeff Claeys Verbeke.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB973716665866754759|title=Allen & Overy Takes on 140 Lawyers From Belgium's Loeff Claeys Verbeke|first=Konstantin Richter Staff Reporter of The Wall Street|last=Journal|newspaper=Wall Street Journal|date=9 November 2000}}</ref>


In May 2004, the worldwide partnership of Allen & Overy converted to a [[limited liability partnership]], Allen & Overy LLP, which works together with associated undertakings in some [[jurisdictions]] to form a worldwide legal practice. In July 2008 Allen & Overy broke the £1&nbsp;billion turnover mark,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/law/article4265365.ece |title=The Times: Allen & Overy's £1billion turnover confirms London as centre of the legal world |work=The Times |accessdate=2011-11-12}}</ref> and, for the first time, over half of its turnover was generated outside London.<ref name=Lawyrs.com>{{Cite news| title = Allen & Overy half-year results up 11 per cent |work=The Times |location=UK| date = 8 November 2008| url =http://www.lawyrs.net/news/show/1430/allen-overy-half-year-results-up-11-per-cent}}</ref>
In May 2004, the worldwide partnership of Allen & Overy converted to a [[limited liability partnership]], Allen & Overy LLP, which works together with associated undertakings in some [[jurisdictions]] to form a worldwide legal practice. In July 2008 Allen & Overy broke the £1 billion turnover mark,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/law/article4265365.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110612081719/http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/law/article4265365.ece |url-status=dead |archive-date=12 June 2011 |title=The Times: Allen & Overy's £1billion turnover confirms London as centre of the legal world |work=The Times |access-date=2011-11-12}}</ref> and, for the first time, over half of its turnover was generated outside London.<ref name=Lawyrs.com>{{Cite news| title = Allen & Overy half-year results up 11 per cent |work=The Times |location=UK| date = 8 November 2008| url =http://www.lawyrs.net/news/show/1430/allen-overy-half-year-results-up-11-per-cent}}</ref>


In 2009, following the [[Global Financial Crisis]], Allen & Overy completed a redundancy programme which saw 400 partners and staff lose their jobs globally. As well as cutting 47 partners, the firm cut around 200 fee-earners and 200 members of support staff, half of which were based in London. Allen & Overy de-equitised a further 35 partners.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thelawyer.com/ao-redundancy-programme-ends-with-400-layoffs/1000555.article|title=A&O redundancy programme ends with 400 layoffs - The Lawyer - Legal News and Jobs - Advancing the business of law|publisher=}}</ref> In the same year, Allen & Overy demerged its private client department, which became Maurice Turnor Gardner LLP.<ref name="thelawyer.com"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hedgeweek.com/2009/05/01/law-firm-maurice-turnor-gardner-launches|title=Law firm Maurice Turnor Gardner launches|date=1 May 2009|publisher=}}</ref>
In 2009, following the [[Global Financial Crisis]], Allen & Overy completed a redundancy programme which saw 400 partners and staff lose their jobs globally. As well as cutting 47 partners, the firm cut around 200 fee-earners and 200 members of support staff, half of which were based in London. Allen & Overy de-equitised a further 35 partners.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thelawyer.com/ao-redundancy-programme-ends-with-400-layoffs/1000555.article|title=A&O redundancy programme ends with 400 layoffs - The Lawyer - Legal News and Jobs - Advancing the business of law}}</ref> In the same year, Allen & Overy demerged its private client department, which became Maurice Turnor Gardner LLP.<ref name="thelawyer.com"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hedgeweek.com/2009/05/01/law-firm-maurice-turnor-gardner-launches|title=Law firm Maurice Turnor Gardner launches|date=1 May 2009}}</ref>


In 2014, Allen & Overy became the first Magic Circle firm to establish an office in sub-Saharan Africa when it opened an office in Johannesburg, South Africa.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ft.com/content/5d60cfe0-4ef8-11e4-a1ef-00144feab7de|title=Subscribe to read|website=Financial Times}}</ref>
In 2014, Allen & Overy became the first Magic Circle firm to establish an office in sub-Saharan Africa when it opened an office in Johannesburg, South Africa.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ft.com/content/5d60cfe0-4ef8-11e4-a1ef-00144feab7de|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221211181252/https://www.ft.com/content/5d60cfe0-4ef8-11e4-a1ef-00144feab7de|archive-date=11 December 2022|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|title=Allen & Overy expands into sub-Saharan Africa|website=Financial Times|date=8 October 2014|last1=Binham|first1=Caroline|last2=Blas|first2=Javier|access-date=6 July 2018}}</ref>

A 2021 assessment singled out Allen & Overy among law firms as engaging in the most transactional work for fossil fuel companies.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Thomas|first=David|date=2021-08-19|title=Top law firms taking on more fossil fuel work as planet warms - report|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/top-law-firms-taking-more-fossil-fuel-work-planet-warms-report-2021-08-19/|access-date=2021-10-09}}</ref>

On 21 May 2023 it was announced that Allen & Overy had agreed to terms in a merger with [[Am Law 100|AMLaw100]] member [[Shearman & Sterling]], creating a firm estimated to have over 4,000 attorneys across 48 offices with a combined revenue of $3.4bn.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sweney |first=Mark |date=2023-05-22 |title=Law firms Allen & Overy and Shearman & Sterling plan to merge in $3.4bn deal |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/may/22/allen-overy-shearman-sterling-merge-law-firm |access-date=2023-06-08 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> The combined firm will be known as '''[[Allen Overy Shearman Sterling]] (A&O Shearman)'''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Beioley |first=Kate |date=2023-05-21 |title=Allen & Overy and Shearman plan merger to create $3.4bn law firm |work=Financial Times |url=https://www.ft.com/content/38ef46af-7fda-4b49-ac3a-d86e76e42f96 |access-date=2023-05-21}}</ref> On 13 October 2023, the deal was approved by more than 99% of partners from both firms.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Thomas |first1=David |last2=Merken |first2=Sara |last3=Thomas |first3=David |last4=Merken |first4=Sara |date=2023-05-22 |title=A&O Shearman merger would be a blockbuster, but maybe not a harbinger |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/ao-shearman-merger-would-be-blockbuster-maybe-not-harbinger-2023-05-22/ |access-date=2023-05-25}}</ref>


==Projects==
==Projects==
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*'''aosphere'''. aosphere is an online subscription business.<ref name="legalbusiness.co.uk"/>
* '''ContractMatrix.''' ContractMatrix is a contract negotiation tool. It is a SaaS product with Microsoft and Harvey.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Allen & Overy rolls out AI contract negotiation tool in challenge to legal industry |url=https://www.ft.com/content/f1aff4d0-b2c5-4266-aa0a-604ef14894bb |access-date=2024-02-19 |website=www.ft.com}}</ref>
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*'''Fuse'''. Fuse is a technology innovation space where technology companies, Allen & Overy lawyers, technologists and their clients can collaborate to “''explore, develop and test legal, regulatory and deal-related solutions''”.<ref name="abajournal.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/facebook_buys_ai_startup_in_allen_overys_incubator|title=Facebook buys AI startup in Allen & Overy's incubator|publisher=}}</ref> Fuse was launched in September 2017.<ref name="abajournal.com"/> Technology startups that have formed part of Fuse include machine-learning software providers, Kira Systems and Neota Logic, as well as Bloomsbury AI, a natural language processing software provider. Bloomsbury AI was acquired by [[Facebook]] in 2018. Facebook uses its software to address content issues, including [[fake news]].<ref name="abajournal.com"/>
* '''Harvey.''' In February 2023, A&O started using generative AI tool, Harvey.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Harvey {{!}} Generative AI for Elite Law Firms |url=https://www.harvey.ai/ |access-date=2023-05-21 |website=www.harvey.ai |language=en}}</ref> It is a platform that uses natural language processing, machine learning, and data analytics for various aspects of legal work, such as contract analysis, due diligence, litigation and regulatory compliance.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-15 |title=A&O announces exclusive launch partnership with Harvey |url=https://www.allenovery.com/en-gb/global/news-and-insights/news/ao-announces-exclusive-launch-partnership-with-harvey |access-date=2023-05-21 |website=Allen Overy |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |title=Generative AI Is Coming for the Lawyers |language=en-GB |magazine=Wired UK |url=https://www.wired.co.uk/article/generative-ai-is-coming-for-the-lawyers |access-date=2023-05-21 |issn=1357-0978}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last1=Beioley |first1=Kate |last2=Criddle |first2=Cristina |date=2023-02-15 |title=Allen & Overy introduces AI chatbot to lawyers in search of efficiencies |work=Financial Times |url=https://www.ft.com/content/baf68476-5b7e-4078-9b3e-ddfce710a6e2 |access-date=2023-05-21}}</ref>
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*'''Legal services centre'''. In 2011, Allen & Overy opened a legal services centre in Belfast, one of the first law firms to do so.<ref name="thelawyer.com"/>
* '''Markets Innovation Group (MIG).''' The Markets Innovation Group (MIG) is a team of lawyers and developers. Their projects include ContractMatrix, BrexitMatrix, IBORMatrix, and MarginMatrix. They built ContractMatrix and deployed Harvey.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-10-13 |title=Tom Roberts |url=https://www.allenovery.com/en-gb/global/people/Tom-Roberts |access-date=2023-05-21 |website=Allen Overy |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-01 |title=Francesca Bennetts |url=https://www.allenovery.com/en-gb/global/people/Francesca-Bennetts |access-date=2023-05-21 |website=Allen Overy |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-09 |title=David Wakeling |url=https://www.allenovery.com/en-gb/global/people/David-Wakeling |access-date=2023-05-21 |website=Allen Overy |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-15 |title=Scaled solutions |url=https://www.allenovery.com/en-gb/global/expertise/advanced_delivery/scaled_solutions |access-date=2023-05-21 |website=Allen Overy |language=en}}</ref>
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* '''Peerpoint'''. Peerpoint is a contract lawyer service platform.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ft.com/content/1b887584-5901-11e8-806a-808d194ffb75|title=Flexible upstarts win in-house legal teams’ trust|first=Barney|last=Thompson|date=26 June 2018|website=Financial Times}}</ref>
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* '''aosphere'''. aosphere is an online legal analysis business tool.<ref name="legalbusiness.co.uk">{{cite web|url=https://www.legalbusiness.co.uk/blogs/the-magic-circle-packs-tight-in-2018-results-as-ao-follows-peers-with-modest-growth/|title=The Magic Circle packs tight in 2018 results as A&O follows peers with modest growth - Legal Business|date=6 July 2018}}</ref>
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* '''Fuse'''. Fuse is a technology innovation space where technology companies, Allen & Overy lawyers, technologists and their clients can collaborate to "''explore, develop and test legal, regulatory and deal-related solutions''".<ref name="abajournal.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/facebook_buys_ai_startup_in_allen_overys_incubator|title=Facebook buys AI startup in Allen & Overy's incubator}}</ref> Fuse started in September 2017.<ref name="abajournal.com" /> Technology startups that have formed part of Fuse include data extraction and machine-learning software providers, Kira Systems and Neota Logic, as well as Bloomsbury AI, a natural language processing software provider. Bloomsbury AI was acquired by [[Facebook]] in 2018. Facebook uses its software to address content issues, including [[fake news]].<ref name="abajournal.com" /> In September 2017, content aggregator [http://www.vable.com Vable] was selected as one of the first seven companies to benefit from the innovation space.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.legalcheek.com/2017/08/eight-tech-start-ups-set-to-join-allen-overys-hipster-esque-fuse-innovation-hub/|title=Eight tech start-ups set to join Allen & Overy's hipster-esque 'Fuse' innovation hub.|website=Legal Cheek|date=25 August 2017}}</ref>
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* '''Legal services centre'''. In 2011, Allen & Overy opened a legal services centre in Belfast.<ref name="thelawyer.com" /> In 2022 Allen & Overy opened an additional legal services centre in Johannesburg.
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* '''Peerpoint'''. Peerpoint is a contract lawyer service platform.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ft.com/content/1b887584-5901-11e8-806a-808d194ffb75|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221211181207/https://www.ft.com/content/1b887584-5901-11e8-806a-808d194ffb75|archive-date=11 December 2022|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|title=Flexible upstarts win in-house legal teams' trust|first=Barney|last=Thompson|date=26 June 2018|website=Financial Times|access-date=6 July 2018}}</ref>


==Offices==
==Offices==
Allen & Overy has 44 offices in 31 countries across [[Africa]], [[Asia Pacific]], [[Europe]], [[North America]], [[Latin America]] and the [[Middle East]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.law360.com/articles/962334/global-20-allen-overy|title=Global 20: Allen & Overy - Law360|website=www.law360.com}}</ref>
Allen & Overy has over 40 offices in 31 countries across [[Africa]], [[Asia Pacific]], [[Europe]], [[North America]], [[Latin America]] and the [[Middle East]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.law360.com/articles/962334/global-20-allen-overy|title=Global 20: Allen & Overy - Law360|website=www.law360.com}}</ref>


==Diversity and inclusion==
==Diversity and inclusion==
In 2018, the firm has faced criticism over diversity and [[gender pay gap]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ft.com/content/138eb3ae-b1c4-11e8-8d14-6f049d06439c|title=Latest Allen & Overy figures show 39% gender pay gap|website=www.ft.com}}</ref>
In 2018, the firm has faced criticism over diversity and [[gender pay gap]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ft.com/content/138eb3ae-b1c4-11e8-8d14-6f049d06439c|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221211181222/https://www.ft.com/content/138eb3ae-b1c4-11e8-8d14-6f049d06439c|archive-date=11 December 2022|url-access=subscription|title=Latest Allen & Overy figures show 39% gender pay gap|newspaper=Financial Times|date=6 September 2018|last1=Thompson|first1=Barney|access-date=17 December 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
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* '''Gender'''. In 2010, Allen & Overy announced that it was offering full equity partners the option to work part-time. The move was hailed as a "watershed moment" for the legal sector. It is believed to be the first scheme of its kind by any major international law firm.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/supportservices/7047466/Allen-and-Overy-to-let-partners-work-part-time-penalty-free.html|title=Allen & Overy to let partners work part time penalty-free|first=Richard|last=Tyler|date=31 May 2018|via=www.telegraph.co.uk}}</ref>
Externally the firm states, "Allen & Overy's strategic priorities are to achieve better gender balance at its top levels and to promote greater LGBT+ inclusion."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allenovery.com/corporate-responsibility/diversity-inclusion/Pages/Creating-a-better-gender-balance.aspx|title=Creating a better gender balance - Diversity and inclusion - Allen & Overy|website=www.allenovery.com}}</ref>
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* '''LGBT+'''. Allen & Overy's [[LGBT+]] network, A&Out, which was launched in 2016,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allenovery.com/corporate-responsibility/diversity-inclusion/Pages/Promoting-LGBT-inclusion.aspx|title=Promoting LGBT+ inclusion - Diversity and inclusion - Allen & Overy|website=www.allenovery.com|date=20 September 2021}}</ref> supports its members by hosting a variety of events that aim to raise awareness of LGBT issues, and to allow members to network.<ref name="pinknews.co.uk">{{cite web|url=https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2017/10/09/vote-for-the-pinknews-award-for-business-equality/|title=Vote for the PinkNews Award for Business Equality|date=9 October 2017}}</ref> Allen & Overy was ranked in the top 100 of the [[Stonewall Workplace Equality Index]] 2018, an audit of workplace culture for LGBT+ staff in the UK.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stonewall.org.uk/full-list-top-100-employers-2018|title=The Full List: Top 100 Employers 2018|date=24 January 2018|access-date=2 June 2018|archive-date=7 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221007062857/https://www.stonewall.org.uk/full-list-top-100-employers-2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2017, Allen and Overy advised Stonewall on the [[Alan Turing law]] on a [[pro bono]] basis. The Alan Turing law is an informal term for the [[law of the United Kingdom|law in the United Kingdom]], contained in the [[Policing and Crime Act 2017]], which serves as an [[amnesty law]] to [[pardon]] men who were [[Police caution|cautioned]] or convicted under [[sodomy law|historical legislation that outlawed homosexual acts]].<ref name="pinknews.co.uk"/>

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*'''Gender'''. In 2010, Allen & Overy announced that it was offering full equity partners the option to work part-time. The move was hailed as a 'watershed moment' for the legal sector. It is believed to be the first scheme of its kind by any major international law firm.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/supportservices/7047466/Allen-and-Overy-to-let-partners-work-part-time-penalty-free.html|title=Allen & Overy to let partners work part time penalty-free|first=Richard|last=Tyler|date=31 May 2018|publisher=|via=www.telegraph.co.uk}}</ref>
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*'''LGBT+'''. Allen & Overy's [[LGBT+]] network, A&Out, which was launched in 2016,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allenovery.com/corporate-responsibility/diversity-inclusion/Pages/Promoting-LGBT-inclusion.aspx|title=Promoting LGBT+ inclusion - Diversity and inclusion - Allen & Overy|website=www.allenovery.com}}</ref> supports its members by hosting a variety of events that aim to raise awareness of LGBT issues, and to allow members to network.<ref name="pinknews.co.uk">{{cite web|url=https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2017/10/09/vote-for-the-pinknews-award-for-business-equality/|title=Vote for the PinkNews Award for Business Equality|publisher=}}</ref> Allen & Overy was ranked in the top 100 of the [[Stonewall Workplace Equality Index]] 2018, an audit of workplace culture for LGBT+ staff in the UK.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stonewall.org.uk/full-list-top-100-employers-2018|title=The Full List: Top 100 Employers 2018|date=24 January 2018|publisher=}}</ref> In 2017, Allen and Overy advised the UK government on the [[Alan Turing law]] on a [[pro bono]] basis. The Alan Turing law is an informal term for the [[law of the United Kingdom|law in the United Kingdom]], contained in the [[Policing and Crime Act 2017]], which serves as an [[amnesty law]] to [[pardon]] men who were [[Police caution|cautioned]] or convicted under [[sodomy law|historical legislation that outlawed homosexual acts]].<ref name="pinknews.co.uk"/>


==Leadership==
==Leadership==
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==Notable alumni==
==Notable alumni==
{{see also|Category:Alumni of Allen & Overy}}
{{See also|Category:Alumni of Allen & Overy}}


Some of the firm's notable alumni include:
Some of the firm's notable alumni include:


===Academia===
===Academia===
* [[Marike Paulsson]] - the Director of the [[University of Miami]]'s School of Law International Arbitration Institute.
* [[Marike Paulsson]] – Director of the [[University of Miami]]'s School of Law International Arbitration Institute.
* [[Steven R. Schuit|Steven Schuit]] - a [[Netherlands|Dutch]] [[lawyer|law professor]], [[Nyenrode Business University]].
* [[John Dewar (academic)|John Dewar]] – UK [[lawyer|law professor]] and the [[Vice-Chancellor]] of [[La Trobe University]].
* [[John Dewar (academic)|John Dewar]] - a UK [[lawyer|law professor]] and the [[Vice-Chancellor]] of [[La Trobe University]].


===Arts===
===Arts===
* [[Nick Laird]] - a Northern Irish novelist and poet.
* [[Nick Laird]] – Northern Irish novelist and poet.


===Business===
===Business===
*[[Steuart Walton]] - an American heir, attorney, pilot, businessman and philanthropist.
* [[Steuart Walton]] – American heir, attorney, pilot, businessman and philanthropist.


===Politics and government===
===Politics and government===
*[[Ferdinand Grapperhaus]] - a Dutch politician and current Minister of Justice and Security
* [[Ferdinand Grapperhaus]] – Dutch politician and Minister of Justice and Security.
*[[Annagrazia Calabria]] - an Italian politician.
* [[Annagrazia Calabria]] – Italian politician.
*[[Patricia Ceysens]] - a Belgian politician.
* [[Patricia Ceysens]] – Belgian politician.
*[[David Wootton]] - a British lawyer and politician. He was the 684th [[Lord Mayor of London]], from 2011 to 2012, and is the [[Alderman]] of the [[Wards of the City of London|Ward]] of [[Langbourn]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/76ACC1A4-5B8E-48F5-BF0B-783A0 |title=Archived copy |access-date=30 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402185803/http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/76ACC1A4-5B8E-48F5-BF0B-783A0 |archive-date=2 April 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[David Wootton (lord mayor)|David Wootton]] – British lawyer and politician. He was the 684th [[Lord Mayor of London]], from 2011 to 2012, and [[Alderman]] of the [[Wards of the City of London|Ward]] of [[Langbourn]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/76ACC1A4-5B8E-48F5-BF0B-783A0 |access-date=30 May 2018 |title=Archived copy |archive-date=2 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402185803/http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/76ACC1A4-5B8E-48F5-BF0B-783A0 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* Sir Christopher Walford - a British lawyer and politician. He was the seventh solicitor since records began in 1730 to become Lord Mayor. He also became the fifth person in A&O's history to receive a knighthood.{{citation needed|date=January 2016}}
* [[Christopher Walford|Sir Christopher Walford]] – a British lawyer and politician. He was the 667th Lord Mayor of London, and the seventh solicitor since records began in 1730 to become Lord Mayor. He also became the fifth person in A&O's history to receive a knighthood.{{citation needed|date=January 2016}}
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* [[Heath Tarbert]] – [[Assistant Secretary of the Treasury]] for International Markets and Investment Policy.
* [[Nate McMurray]] - a US politician.
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*[[Heath Tarbert]] - [[Assistant Secretary of the Treasury]] for International Markets and Investment Policy.


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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* {{official website|http://www.allenovery.com}}


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Latest revision as of 18:38, 27 September 2024

This article is about the former British law firm. For its successor, see A&O Shearman.

Allen & Overy LLP
HeadquartersOne Bishops Square, London, England E1 6AD
United Kingdom
No. of officesover 40 worldwide in 31 countries
No. of lawyers
  • Partners: Approximately 590
  • Associates: Approximately 2,768[1]
No. of employeesApproximately 5,800
Major practice areasGeneral practice
Key people
  • Wim Dejonghe
    Senior Partner
  • Khalid Garousha
    Managing Partner
Revenue £2.1 billion (2021/2022)
Profit per equity partner £1.82 million (2021/2022)
Date founded1 January 1930; 94 years ago (1 January 1930)
Founder
  • George Allen
  • Thomas Overy
Company typeLimited liability partnership
Dissolved30 April 2024; 8 months ago (30 April 2024) (merger with Shearman & Sterling)
Websitewww.allenovery.com

Allen & Overy LLP (now part of A&O Shearman) was a British multinational law firm headquartered in London, England.[2] The firm has 590 partners and over 5,800 employees worldwide.[3]  In 2023 A&O reported an increase in revenue to GBP2.1 billion and is the second largest law firm headquartered in the UK by revenue.[4]

History

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Bishops Square, Spitalfields

Allen & Overy was founded in the City of London on 1 January 1930 by George Allen and Thomas Overy, formerly partners at Roney & Co.[5][6] The main purpose was to build a commercial practice. The firm's reputation was made as a result of George Allen's role as adviser to King Edward VIII during the abdication crisis of 1936.[7] By the time World War II broke out in 1939, Allen & Overy had firmly established itself as a leading City law firm.[5][6]

Over the years, Allen & Overy has been involved in many developments in the legal field. Such work has included advising on the first hostile takeover in the City of London and acting for S. G. Warburg & Co. The firm arranged the first Eurobond (issued by Italian motorway group Autostrada) in the 1960s.[8][9] The Eurobond transaction significantly diversified Allen & Overy's practice from a purely commercial into commercial and financial firm. Through the 1970s the firm's finance and corporate practice grew in the UK and internationally.

In 1996, non-UK clients contributed more to Allen & Overy's revenue than UK clients. In 1998, non-UK clients contributed two-thirds of revenue.[10]

In 1999, Allen & Overy hired a team of banking and finance lawyers in Paris from its then ally, Gide Loyrette Nouel.[11][12]

In 2000, Allen & Overy merged with part of the Amsterdam, Brussels and Luxembourg offices of Loeff Claeys Verbeke.[13]

In May 2004, the worldwide partnership of Allen & Overy converted to a limited liability partnership, Allen & Overy LLP, which works together with associated undertakings in some jurisdictions to form a worldwide legal practice. In July 2008 Allen & Overy broke the £1 billion turnover mark,[14] and, for the first time, over half of its turnover was generated outside London.[15]

In 2009, following the Global Financial Crisis, Allen & Overy completed a redundancy programme which saw 400 partners and staff lose their jobs globally. As well as cutting 47 partners, the firm cut around 200 fee-earners and 200 members of support staff, half of which were based in London. Allen & Overy de-equitised a further 35 partners.[16] In the same year, Allen & Overy demerged its private client department, which became Maurice Turnor Gardner LLP.[12][17]

In 2014, Allen & Overy became the first Magic Circle firm to establish an office in sub-Saharan Africa when it opened an office in Johannesburg, South Africa.[18]

A 2021 assessment singled out Allen & Overy among law firms as engaging in the most transactional work for fossil fuel companies.[19]

On 21 May 2023 it was announced that Allen & Overy had agreed to terms in a merger with AMLaw100 member Shearman & Sterling, creating a firm estimated to have over 4,000 attorneys across 48 offices with a combined revenue of $3.4bn.[20] The combined firm will be known as Allen Overy Shearman Sterling (A&O Shearman).[21] On 13 October 2023, the deal was approved by more than 99% of partners from both firms.[22]

Projects

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  • ContractMatrix. ContractMatrix is a contract negotiation tool. It is a SaaS product with Microsoft and Harvey.[23]
  • Harvey. In February 2023, A&O started using generative AI tool, Harvey.[24] It is a platform that uses natural language processing, machine learning, and data analytics for various aspects of legal work, such as contract analysis, due diligence, litigation and regulatory compliance.[25][26][27]
  • Markets Innovation Group (MIG). The Markets Innovation Group (MIG) is a team of lawyers and developers. Their projects include ContractMatrix, BrexitMatrix, IBORMatrix, and MarginMatrix. They built ContractMatrix and deployed Harvey.[28][29][30][31]
  • aosphere. aosphere is an online legal analysis business tool.[32]
  • Fuse. Fuse is a technology innovation space where technology companies, Allen & Overy lawyers, technologists and their clients can collaborate to "explore, develop and test legal, regulatory and deal-related solutions".[33] Fuse started in September 2017.[33] Technology startups that have formed part of Fuse include data extraction and machine-learning software providers, Kira Systems and Neota Logic, as well as Bloomsbury AI, a natural language processing software provider. Bloomsbury AI was acquired by Facebook in 2018. Facebook uses its software to address content issues, including fake news.[33] In September 2017, content aggregator Vable was selected as one of the first seven companies to benefit from the innovation space.[34]
  • Legal services centre. In 2011, Allen & Overy opened a legal services centre in Belfast.[12] In 2022 Allen & Overy opened an additional legal services centre in Johannesburg.
  • Peerpoint. Peerpoint is a contract lawyer service platform.[35]

Offices

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Allen & Overy has over 40 offices in 31 countries across Africa, Asia Pacific, Europe, North America, Latin America and the Middle East.[36]

Diversity and inclusion

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In 2018, the firm has faced criticism over diversity and gender pay gap[37]

Leadership

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The table below sets out a history of Allen & Overy's leadership:

Election Managing Partner Senior Partner
1994[12] John Rink Bill Tudor John
1999[12] John Rink Guy Beringer
2003[12] David Morley Guy Beringer
2008[12] Wim Dejonghe David Morley
2012[12] Wim Dejonghe David Morley
2016[12] Andrew Ballheimer Wim Dejonghe
2020[42] Gareth Price Wim Dejonghe

Notable alumni

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See also: Category:Alumni of Allen & Overy

Some of the firm's notable alumni include:

Academia

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Arts

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Business

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  • Steuart Walton – American heir, attorney, pilot, businessman and philanthropist.

Politics and government

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References

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  1. ^ "Allen & Overy LLP - True Picture - Chambers Student Guide". Chambers Student.
  2. ^ "Shearman & Sterling", Wikipedia, 26 December 2023, retrieved 1 February 2024
  3. ^ "About us". Allen Overy. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  4. ^ "UK Top 50 Ranked By Revenue: Fee Income Surges Despite Headwinds". Law.com International. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  5. ^ a b "The History of Allen & Overy: 1930 – 1971 - Adam Smith, Esq". adamsmithesq.com. Archived from the original on 10 June 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  6. ^ a b "Allen & Overy LLP-Company Profile-Vault.com".
  7. ^ "The job came about through serendipity. During World War I, Allen served in France and saved another officer... That officer was Walter Monckton, a leading barrister... Monckton and Allen subsequently struck up a friendship and it was this relationship that would give Allen & Overy its big break over a decade later." 'A brief history of Allen & Overy'
  8. ^ Burn, G. (19 April 2006). The Re-Emergence of Global Finance. Springer. ISBN 9780230501591 – via Google Books.
  9. ^ Association, American Bar (1 April 1993). "ABA Journal". American Bar Association – via Google Books.
  10. ^ "The History of Allen & Overy: 1971 – 1998 – Adam Smith, Esq". adamsmithesq.com.
  11. ^ "Allen & Overy recruits Gide Loyrette partners to boost Paris bank practice – The Lawyer - Legal insight, benchmarking data and jobs". 15 December 1998.
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Allen & Overy – What The Lawyer Says". 19 April 2018.
  13. ^ Journal, Konstantin Richter Staff Reporter of The Wall Street (9 November 2000). "Allen & Overy Takes on 140 Lawyers From Belgium's Loeff Claeys Verbeke". Wall Street Journal.
  14. ^ "The Times: Allen & Overy's £1billion turnover confirms London as centre of the legal world". The Times. Archived from the original on 12 June 2011. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
  15. ^ "Allen & Overy half-year results up 11 per cent". The Times. UK. 8 November 2008.
  16. ^ "A&O redundancy programme ends with 400 layoffs - The Lawyer - Legal News and Jobs - Advancing the business of law".
  17. ^ "Law firm Maurice Turnor Gardner launches". 1 May 2009.
  18. ^ Binham, Caroline; Blas, Javier (8 October 2014). "Allen & Overy expands into sub-Saharan Africa". Financial Times. Archived from the original on 11 December 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  19. ^ Thomas, David (19 August 2021). "Top law firms taking on more fossil fuel work as planet warms - report". Reuters. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  20. ^ Sweney, Mark (22 May 2023). "Law firms Allen & Overy and Shearman & Sterling plan to merge in $3.4bn deal". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  21. ^ Beioley, Kate (21 May 2023). "Allen & Overy and Shearman plan merger to create $3.4bn law firm". Financial Times. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  22. ^ Thomas, David; Merken, Sara; Thomas, David; Merken, Sara (22 May 2023). "A&O Shearman merger would be a blockbuster, but maybe not a harbinger". Reuters. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  23. ^ "Allen & Overy rolls out AI contract negotiation tool in challenge to legal industry". www.ft.com. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  24. ^ "Harvey | Generative AI for Elite Law Firms". www.harvey.ai. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  25. ^ "A&O announces exclusive launch partnership with Harvey". Allen Overy. 15 February 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  26. ^ "Generative AI Is Coming for the Lawyers". Wired UK. ISSN 1357-0978. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  27. ^ Beioley, Kate; Criddle, Cristina (15 February 2023). "Allen & Overy introduces AI chatbot to lawyers in search of efficiencies". Financial Times. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  28. ^ "Tom Roberts". Allen Overy. 13 October 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  29. ^ "Francesca Bennetts". Allen Overy. 1 November 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  30. ^ "David Wakeling". Allen Overy. 9 March 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  31. ^ "Scaled solutions". Allen Overy. 15 November 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  32. ^ "The Magic Circle packs tight in 2018 results as A&O follows peers with modest growth - Legal Business". 6 July 2018.
  33. ^ a b c "Facebook buys AI startup in Allen & Overy's incubator".
  34. ^ "Eight tech start-ups set to join Allen & Overy's hipster-esque 'Fuse' innovation hub". Legal Cheek. 25 August 2017.
  35. ^ Thompson, Barney (26 June 2018). "Flexible upstarts win in-house legal teams' trust". Financial Times. Archived from the original on 11 December 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  36. ^ "Global 20: Allen & Overy - Law360". www.law360.com.
  37. ^ Thompson, Barney (6 September 2018). "Latest Allen & Overy figures show 39% gender pay gap". Financial Times. Archived from the original on 11 December 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  38. ^ Tyler, Richard (31 May 2018). "Allen & Overy to let partners work part time penalty-free" – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
  39. ^ "Promoting LGBT+ inclusion - Diversity and inclusion - Allen & Overy". www.allenovery.com. 20 September 2021.
  40. ^ a b "Vote for the PinkNews Award for Business Equality". 9 October 2017.
  41. ^ "The Full List: Top 100 Employers 2018". 24 January 2018. Archived from the original on 7 October 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  42. ^ "Gareth Price elected as global managing partner - Allen & Overy". Allen Overy. 28 February 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  43. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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