---
id: "entity-ao-shearman"
type: "entity"
entityType: "organization"
canonicalName: "A&O Shearman"
aliases: ["Allen & Overy Shearman & Sterling", "Allen & Overy", "Shearman & Sterling"]
source_timestamps: ["§ Measurement of Business Value"]
tags: ["law-firm", "ai-adopter"]
related: ["concept-business-value-measurement", "entity-wilson-sonsini"]
sources: ["spine"]
sourceVaultSlug: "hbr-seg-spine"
originDay: 1
articleStem: "hbr-cl-95-6-disciplines-genai"
sourceUrl: "https://hbr.org/2024/07/the-6-disciplines-companies-need-to-get-the-most-out-of-gen-ai"
sourceTitle: "The 6 Disciplines Companies Need to Get the Most Out of Gen AI"
---
# A&O Shearman

**Role in the source:** Case example for measuring *business* value beyond individual productivity. A&O Shearman is a global law firm (formed by the merger of Allen & Overy and Shearman & Sterling) cited for successfully creating **new Gen AI products and services around contract review**, generating measurable business value — a worked example of [[concept-business-value-measurement]].

Cited alongside [[entity-wilson-sonsini]]. Canonical reference: the firm's innovation/AI or products section.