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Shearman & Sterling Paris team quits ahead of Allen & Overy merger

Proskauer Rose hires four private equity partners from Shearman in Paris

Lawyers in French capital latest to depart amid landmark tie-up talks
Lawyers in French capital latest to depart amid landmark tie-up talks Photo: Thomas O'Neill/Getty Images

Shearman & Sterling’s Paris head is leaving as part of a four-partner team ahead of the US law firm’s merger with Allen & Overy.

Shearman’s Paris managing partner Xavier Norlain is jumping to rival US firm Proskauer Rose along with three other partners, according to a person familiar with the matter.

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