Ed.
note:
Welcome
to
our
daily
feature,
Quote
of
the
Day.
In
our
first
year
as
a
merged
firm,
we
have
delivered
strong
results
while
making
important
investments
in
our
business,
including
reshaping
the
firm
to
ensure
we
are
optimally
positioned
to
meet
client
needs.
We
have
created
a
significantly
enhanced
proposition
for
our
clients:
when
global
businesses
face
their
most
pressing
strategic
needs,
they
need
counsel
that
can
deliver
seamlessly
across
markets
and
industries.
That’s
exactly
what
we’ve
built.
—
Hervé
Ekué,
A&O
Shearman’s
global
managing
partner,
in
a
statement
concerning
the
firm’s
revenue
of
$3.7
billion
in
its
first
financial
year
post-merger.
Ekué
went
on
to
say
that
the
firm’s
financial
record
“reflect[s]
both
the
strength
of
the
firm’s
single,
integrated
global
partnership
and
a
year
of
investment
in
the
newly
combined
firm.”
Staci
Zaretsky is
the
managing
editor
of
Above
the
Law,
where
she’s
worked
since
2011.
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love
to
hear
from
you,
so
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