Shearman & Sterling Law firm

About Us

Shearman & Sterling has been advising many of the world's leading corporations and financial institutions, governments and governmental organizations for more than 130 years. We are committed to providing legal advice that is insightful and valuable to our clients. This has resulted in groundbreaking transactions in all major regions of the world, including:

Asia: In Beijing, we advised on the first successful transaction done under the new Chinese M&A rules.

The Middle East: We participated in the first power project in the Middle East that included financing from Islamic banks and also in the largest oil and gas Islamic financing.

Europe: We participated in the first US listing of a German company- Daimler Benz AG-on the New York Stock Exchange.

Latin America: We represented the first Brazilian company to register an IPO with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.

North America: We represented Ispat International N.V. in two major M&A transactions that resulted in the creation of the world's largest steel company.Together, our lawyers work across practices and jurisdictions to provide the highest quality legal services, bringing their collective experience to bear on the issues that clients face. For example, our Hong Kong, Menlo Park and New York offices recently advised The Link Management Co. Ltd. in its HK$19.8 billion (approximately US$2.5 billion) initial public offering. The Link REIT is the world's largest property trust to date and the first REIT for Hong Kong. Underpinning the quality of our work firmwide are our shared values.We take pride in the successes of our clients and in our contributions to them.