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Law firm leaders on 2024: Going global and scoring mega-mergers

Leaders from Clifford Chance, Sidley Austin, Dentons, Cleary Gottlieb and Norton Rose Fulbright on what to expect this year

By James Booth
Yvette Ostolaza, Sidley Austin’s management committee chair, is just one of the top lawyers focussed on international expansion amid 'challenging market fluctuations'
Yvette Ostolaza, Sidley Austin’s management committee chair, is just one of the top lawyers focussed on international expansion amid 'challenging market fluctuations'

Law firms bosses are eyeing scale and global reach in 2024, amid worries about an uncertain economic outlook and geopolitical upheaval.

Magic Circle firm Allen & Overy’s merger with New York’s Shearman & Sterling is set to go live in May as the two firms push for growth, leading some top lawyers to predict further mergers.

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