Emergency Episode: We don’t buy the A&O line

05/22/23 • 21 min

It looks set to be one of the most extraordinary deals in legal market history, ushering in a new era of global law, and so The Lawyer Podcast is here with an emergency edition to tell you what the A&O - Shearman & Sterling merger means.

Hosts Cat and Christian are joined by deputy editor (City) Rachel Moloney to talk through why they have merged, why it is bold, and why, no matter what they say, it’s absolutely a takeover.

Director of insight Matt Byrne also joins the podcast to discuss what it says about the future of the transatlantic market, and where it leaves other US and magic circle firms.

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Hosts Cat and Christian are joined by deputy editor (City) Rachel Moloney to talk through why they have merged, why it is bold, and why, no matter what they say, it’s absolutely a takeover.

Director of insight Matt Byrne also joins the podcast to discuss what it says about the future of the transatlantic market, and where it leaves other US and magic circle firms.

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Previous Episode

Quinn and Pallas’s client tussle; new partners; and we sympathise with A&O and Linklaters

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On the brand new episode of The Lawyer Podcast, the coronation may be over, but law firms are still crowning new leaders and partners across the City. Our deputy editor (City), Rachel Moloney, joins hosts Catrin Griffiths and Christian Smith to discuss the trends emerging from the annual round of promotions.

Our other deputy editor (UK) Richard Simmons is also with us to explain why A&O and Linklaters have caved and upped their NQ salaries.

And Christian tells Cat why the Quinn Emanuel and Pallas Partners' Credit Suisse litigation reflects the changing nature of class actions and litigation strategy.

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Special edition: Live from the GC Strategy Summit

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The new episode of The Lawyer Podcast comes to you live from The Lawyer’s recent GC conference in Bedfordshire.

Catrin and Christian are joined by a range of senior in-house leaders, along with journalists from The Lawyer to discuss what’s keeping GCs up at night.

Sarah Binder from Lime and Kodak’s John O’Reilly explain how a bad economy is making life tough for in-house lawyers, Chanel’s Cécile Cailac suggests what in-house counsel can do so they aren’t seen as idea killers, Mollie Stoker from Ocado gives her advice on improving retention in a competitive market, and Adam Woodhall of Lawyers for Net Zero argues why GCs can tackle climate change during their day jobs.

Deputy editor (UK) Rich Simmons and in-house reporter Lucie Cruz also join to tell listeners what they’re hearing behind the scenes at the conference.

Please note, this podcast was recorded on 11 May 2023.

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