A&O Partners Tapped for Lead Roles Ahead of Shearman Merger

More Allen & Overy partners have been appointed to top roles ahead of the firm’s combination with Shearman & Sterling, the firms announced Tuesday.

A&O London banking partner Denise Gibson will serve as the merged firm’s UK managing partner. Dave Lewis, an A&O partner in New York, has been appointed US co-managing partner, to work alongside Shearman & Sterling’s Doreen Lilienfeld.

Gibson is currently co-head of the global leveraged finance group at A&O and has been a partner in the firm’s banking practice since 2013. Lewis has been at the firm for 23 years and served as New York managing ...