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It's fair to say I've been slightly sceptical of this merger - thoughts I've largely kept to myself on the off chance it turns out to be an unequivocal success. Now I don't think law firm mergers are anywhere near as patently stupid an idea as law firm IPOs, at least if you care about the long-term survival of the relevant firm and aren't one of the senior people in line for a major short-term cash grab (I can obviously see the appeal in that), and at least A&O and Shearman are firms that make sense together in many ways. What I would NOT say, however, is that this represents the death of the Magic Circle. If anything, it's the most "Magic Circle" thing I've seen in a while, particularly if you're comparing them with the US elites. As I see it, the Magic Circle (excluding Slaughters) is almost defined by a pursuit of scale and coverage in terms of headcount, offices and practice areas offered. The Elite US firms, by contrast, are defined by a pursuit of profit; operating primarily in the most profitable practices areas for the most lucrative client-bases in a handful of the most profitable jurisdiction. I have no doubt there are certain synergies at play here that may help to boost A&O's profitability over time. But this seems mostly about coverage, primarily of the US market. I'm not sure this is an attempt to become an elite US firm or to take on the US elites at their own game. It is doubling down on being a fully global full-service top-tier law firm, and strikes me as very "Magic Circle" indeed. And just to be clear, I'm not saying that's a bad thing - by any normal standard, magic circle law firms are outstandingly successful and impressive business.