A firm built around clear counsel

Our history

A&O Shearman Global Law Firm brings together litigation, corporate and private-client practices under one roof so that clients receive joined-up advice instead of separate opinions. The firm advises individuals, families and businesses across the eight practice areas listed on this website, from a first consultation through to resolution.

Our mission

To give every client a clear understanding of their legal position, realistic options and steady representation — without jargon and without promises about outcomes.

Our approach

• Listen first, then map the legal options and their practical consequences.
• Agree on scope and fees in writing before work begins.
• Keep clients informed at each stage rather than only at milestones.
• Escalate to litigation only when it serves the client's interests.

Achievements

Our attorneys hold current practising certificates and maintain memberships of the professional bodies listed on their individual profiles. Recognitions and publications are added to those profiles as they are confirmed, so that everything shown here can be verified.