Source: Reuters
A leader of Shearman & Sterling LLP’s U.S. energy industry group, Sarah McLean, is leaving for a rival U.S. law firm ahead of Shearman’s planned merger with London-founded law firm Allen & Overy.
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP on Tuesday said it hired McLean in Houston, where she will be a partner in Willkie’s private equity practice.
McLean “brings significant dealmaking experience to our global energy team in Texas and across the U.S. and Europe,” Willkie chairman Thomas Cerabino said in a statement.
A Shearman spokesperson said the firm thanks McLean for her contribution and wished her well.
The firm is in the process of implementing its merger with Allen & Overy to create a firm with nearly 4,000 lawyers, including about 800 partners, across 48 global offices. The firms said in October that more than 99% of each partnership voted in favor of the deal.
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