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Director of Business Development: Aaron Kellogg
Quick facts
# Partners

750

# Other qualified practitioners

3300

# Total number of lawyers

4000

# Practitioners (worldwide)

4000

Key practice areas
Dispute resolution
International arbitration
White collar crime
Securities
Competition/antitrust
Commercial
Firm overview
A&O Shearman transforms the way law is practiced, to deliver unparalleled results for our clients' most complex matters – everywhere in the world.

We’re a law firm at the forefront of the forces changing the current of global business: energy transition, life sciences, technology, private capital, finance and beyond.

Fluent in U.S. law, English law, and the laws of the world’s most dynamic markets in equal measure, we support our clients with bespoke teams of expert minds. Ready to provide unmatched insight and seamless delivery, right now.

A firm where everyone can belong, excel, move markets and make a difference.
Key practice areas

  • Appellate
  • Arbitration
  • Bankruptcy
  • Class action
  • Commercial
  • Commercial and transactions
  • Commercial disputes
  • Competition/antitrust
  • Construction
  • Construction and real estate
  • Dispute resolution
  • Energy and construction
  • Entertainment
  • Environmental
  • EU Competition
  • Family and matrimonial
  • Government and regulatory
  • Insolvency
  • Insurance
  • Intellectual property
  • International arbitration
  • Labor and employment
  • Plaintiff
  • Private client
  • Product liability and recall
  • Securities
  • Tax
  • Tax disputes
  • Trade and customs
  • White collar crime
Sector expertise

  • Accounting
  • Agriculture
  • Aviation
  • Automotive
  • Banking
  • Construction and materials
  • Consumer goods and services
  • Energy
  • Financial services
  • Fisheries and aquaculture
  • Food and beverage
  • Forestry
  • Gaming
  • Government and public policy
  • Healthcare
  • Industrials
  • Insurance
  • Investment management
  • Media
  • Mining
  • Natural resources
  • Oil and gas
  • Pharmaceutical and life sciences
  • Real estate
  • Shipping
  • Social infrastructure
  • Technology and telecommunications
  • Tourism
  • Transport
  • Utilities
Address:
599 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10022
United States
Tel:+1 646 344 6714 Email:Contact Us Web Address:https://www.aoshearman.com/en
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