Wake Up Call: A&O Shearman Office Protest Leads to Five Arrests

December 6, 2024, 12:00 PM UTC

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  • Five people were arrested after climate protesters entered A&O Shearman‘s London office. Members of climate group Extinction Rebellion stormed the firm’s lobby, sprayed the outside of the building with fake oil, and let off smoke bombs in a demonstration against the firm for “facilitating more than $285 billion in fossil fuel transactions,” according to a group spokesperson. (Law.com)
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