A&O Shearman has promoted 33 lawyers into its partnership, with nine of these in London.
Both the total and London numbers are exactly in line with last year’s round.
M&A was the practice area with the most partners this year, with 10 lawyers making the cut, down from 12 in 2025. Promotions in energy, natural resources and infrastructure (ENRI) decreased from five to two, while global financial markets and antitrust increased from two to five.
Geographically, most promotions came in continental Europe, which saw 14 new partners made up, in line with last year. Elsewhere, the firm promoted four partners in the US, three in Asia Pacific, two in the Middle East, and one in Africa.
‘It is a proud moment to see this group step into the partnership,’ senior partner Khalid Garousha said. ‘They bring expertise and judgement our clients rely on for their most complex, cross-border challenges.’
The promotions, which span 14 countries and 18 offices, will come into effect from 1 May 2026.
The new partners are:
UK:
- James Ashcroft, debt finance, London
- Gordon Bartlett, employment litigation, London
- Josh Baxter, M&A, London
- Nicholas Gomes, litigation and investigations, London
- Poppy Latham, global financial markets, London
- Tim Monahan, global financial markets, London
- Jack Prettejohn, financial services regulatory, London
- Bhishaan Shah, M&A, London
- Daniel Smith, global financial markets, London
US:
- Kara Altman, tax, Washington D.C.
- Robert Bucella, M&A, Silicon Valley
- Jonathan Cho, global financial markets, New York
- Michael Walraven, M&A, Dallas
APAC:
- Alamanda Daud, M&A, Jakarta
- Arthit Hemara, M&A, Bangkok
- Tom Lindley, ENRI, Tokyo
EMEA:
- Mosaed AlAjeel, ENRI, Riyadh
- Jan-Hendrik Bode, debt finance, Frankfurt
- Martin Chassany, M&A, Paris
- Francesca Croci, M&A, Milan
- Chiara De Luca, M&A, Milan
- Quentin Herry, global financial markets, Paris
- Harsha Kumar, M&A, Dubai
- Maurice Macchi, employment litigation, Luxembourg
- Eliana Paredis, antitrust, Brussels
- Esther Remy, M&A, Brussels
- Martina Stegmaier, financial services regulatory, Frankfurt
- Philipp Steinhaeuser, antitrust, Hamburg
- Tim Sweerts, litigation and investigations, Amsterdam
- Mark Taylor, antitrust, Brussels
- Johanna Tschurtschenthaler, tax, Luxembourg
- Lukas Vondrich, real estate finance, Luxembourg
- Nathalie Zanardo, M&A, Casablanca
