A&O, CC loosen banking shackles to flex M&A muscle
While still dominating banking, A&O and CC have closed the gap on their corporate rivals. By Caroline Binham &AOld stereotypes die hard. But if nothing else, Allen & Overy (A&O) and Clifford Chance have been assiduous in dispatching one this past year: that the two firms are only the banking giants within the magic circle. […]