George Casey, formerly the global co-managing partner at Shearman & Sterling, is set to join Linklaters in New York with his five-person team. The move is scheduled to take place on January 16, in advance of Shearman’s anticipated union with Allen & Overy.
A seasoned lawyer, Casey spent an impressive 28 years at Shearman, becoming co-managing partner in 2018 and co-heading the firm’s M&A department globally. His departure comes preceding a merger that will put the leaders of Allen & Overy at the helm of the newly combined firm.
Linklaters will undoubtedly reap the benefits of this six-strong team’s expertise amid a time of significant restructuring in the world’s biggest legal firms. Additional details of the impending move can be found in the original Law.com article.