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Winning The Drum Awards for B2B in the Website category was A&O Shearman for work developed by Hugo & Cat. Here is the award-winning case study.
During preparation for a digital transformation strategy with top-tier UK law firm Allen & Overy, news broke of their impending merger with US-based Shearman & Sterling. This development dramatically altered our project scope and introduced an immovable deadline: the new website had to launch alongside the merged firm’s debut on May 1, 2024.
The stakes were suddenly much higher – we needed to create an entirely new and exceptional digital experience with a yet-to-be-agreed-upon brand while navigating the complex and numerous stakeholders of the newly minted third-largest law firm in the world.
Our goal was to create the best legal digital experience in the world. We weren’t just redesigning a site; we were redefining an industry.
In doing this, we needed to:
- Transform a stagnant site that was primarily brochureware …
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