More than 30 of its Johannesburg lawyers—including seven partners and managing partner Gerhard Rudolph—are expected to receive their pink slips by the end of the year, a move already slammed by critics as ‘distasteful’ and ‘disgraceful’.
September 13, 2024 at 12:43 PM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.com International
Lawyers in the soon-to-be former office of A&O Shearman in Johannesburg are negotiating to join top-tier African law firm Bowmans with discussions said to be at the advanced stages.
Around 36 A&O Shearman lawyers work in the Johannesburg office, according to Law.com Compass numbers based on scraped website data. All are set to lose their jobs by the end of 2024. Bowmans, separately, has an estimated 500 lawyers.
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