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A&O Shearman said it was partnering with Berlin Global Dialogue for a fourth consecutive year and would send an 11-partner delegation to the 2026 summit. The firm said David Wakeling and Hervé Ekué would participate in panel discussions during the two-day program.
A&O Shearman said it acted as U.S. counsel to the underwriters on Stellantis Finance US Inc.’s SEC-registered offering of $2.5 billion in senior notes. The firm said the offering comprises two equal tranches and identified its Paris and London lawyers who led the transaction team.
A&O Shearman said patent litigator Constanze Krenz will join its Munich office on November 1, 2026. The firm said she previously helped develop DLA Piper’s German patent practice and served as managing partner of its Munich office, bringing experience in patent infringement and validity proceedings.