A&O Shearman

About

A&O Shearman is a global law firm formed in 2024 through the merger of Allen & Overy and Shearman & Sterling, with nearly 4,000 lawyers practising English law, US law and the laws of other markets. Its practices include financial services advisory and regulatory work and a digital assets team that advises on central bank digital currencies, cryptocurrencies, blockchain bonds, smart contracts, NFTs and initial coin offerings. Clients in this area include government regulators, banks, fintechs, technology companies, exchanges, enterprise blockchain developers and digital asset custodians. The firm also runs Fuse, a legal technology incubator launched in 2017 that has supported more than 108 businesses, and the client-nominated stream of its tenth cohort in 2026 is themed around digital assets.