England - London • Corporate and commercial
A&O Shearman
Drawing upon its vast international network which enables it to 'cover deals in almost any jurisdiction, whether the US, Europe or emerging markets', A&O Shearman is gaining increased traction in the market for high-growth companies seeking to scale up and attract invest globally. The 'very knowledgeable, user-friendly and responsive' team head William Samengo-Turner has 'great market knowledge' within the tech sector and is able to leverage his previous time spent in Silicon Valley to good effect on transatlantic mandates. Praised for his ability to provide 'practical advice which is rooted in strong technical ability', senior associate Josh Little regularly advises early stage companies grow their businesses, as well as handling some investor work, including for corporate venture arms.
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Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘The team has tremendous depth and reach - it has the ability to cover deals in almost any jurisdiction, whether the US, Europe or emerging markets. They also take a very tailored approach to a particular deal, understanding the commercial dynamics, which leads to timely and efficient execution.’
‘Diverse team. Seem to be on top of market developments, acting for a host of large UK start ups.'
‘Will Samengo-Turner is very knowledgeable, user-friendly and responsive. In particular, he understands the need to cut the legal advice appropriately to suit a particular deal - which leads to timely and efficient execution.'
‘William Samengo-Turner is very responsive, commercial and has great market knowledge.'
'Eimear Coady is a very strong technical lawyer and maintains a great rapport with the internal team.'
‘Josh Little is always responsive and supportive; he offers practical advice which is rooted in strong technical ability and a deep understanding of the sector, our structure, business and ways of working.’
- 'Josh Little is very technical with great market knowledge.’
Key clients
- PayPal Ventures
- Dai-Ichi Life
- Haveli Investments
- Quantexa
- Zopa
- Dorilton
- Khosla
- Checkout.com
- Unybrands
- Wessex Internet
Work highlights
- Advised Quantexa on its $129m Series E funding found, which values the company at $1.8bn.
- Advised Checkout.com, the global payments processor, on raising $1bn in its Series D funding round at a valuation of $40bn.
- Advising a Middle East-based oil & gas major’s venture arm on various investments in emerging technology companies.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Will Samengo-Turner